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    Default Newby modem problem Expert help Required!

    Hi All,

    I am having a small problem and wonder if you can help.

    I currently have a laptop and a Bigpond Wireless USB External Modem. It works fine. Except that it uses mains power, meaning everytime we have a power cut i am unable to access the net.

    I decided to get a USB Stick modem that uses power from the laptop so that I can surf the net even when the power is out.

    I purchased a Bigpond USB Stick Modem secondhand on e-Bay, thinking that if I simply switched the sim cards it would work fine.

    Unfortunately that doesnt work. Does anyone out there have a similar experience/solution to this. After bouncing around bigpond tech support for hours I figured that perhaps I might find a solution online.

    I dont want to change providers or set up a new account. I just want to get the Bigpond USB Stick modem working with my current account. Any help would be appreciated. Both modems are with Bigpond.

    TIA



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    I no expert mate but from what I understand the simms are written in a compleltly different way, ie they are identified to work with the specific item of hardware, and nothing else............will of course stand corrected if someone else knows more.

    As for your problem, have you considered a UPS, I got a medium size el cheapo one 1000VA from ebay for around $250 posted, and it can run my network (ie just the modem and the routers etc) for around an hour or so.

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