Adding mini antenna into Maxis Huawei E220

If you are my blog reader for long time, you should know my un-rested hand have opened up and do something to the little E220 modem. keke. [Link here] and [Link here..]

While even I do those things, the line still unsatisfied to me, even after the soldering two wires into the heatsink where that time I was though the antenna, haha XD [Related post] The link actually improved then become slow again. =X

So being learned from the stupid act, I now know where the located. And the very recent, I plug off the two wires that soldered previously and restored the mini heatsink in. =X




Then I ordered one mini antenna for about 3.60 USD from ebay last few weeks ago. [Find this item here] and planning to put it on the golden round head in the modem. Tried to improve the signal, again =X hahaha

The item was reached in about two weeks time, which is today, in good packaging and good condition. Yeap, it passed the custom, else I can't get it, haha XD

Then my house ngam ngam blackout, I can't surf net or anything, before I went for interview at noon time, my hand start itching watching the envelope, so... I just have to cracked up the mini modem and snap the mini antenna in, haha XD

The envelope

This is how the head looks like.

Wow, Hitachi one ler~

Opened up

This is where the place I'm gonna put the head

Snapped!!

And finally, I cover up the Maxis plate on top, it still look nice isn't it? Hahaha XD
I don't think I will return the modem to Maxis lar~ haha


Show how's the top speed get?
Actually, I have three method to connect to the line, either by the default application named, Mobile connect, or the third party freeware called CheetahWatch, or the Internet Connection dialer in mac. All of them are working quite well.

Mobile Connect

CheetahWatch
Internet Connect

After the mini antenna added, the line appeared to be more stable than before. But one thing that can't be avoid is, the signal will still dropped out of sudden. Where there is no solution to bite the signal =X

And also, for increase successful connection, I do found out that when connect the modem to the USB port, let it blink from Green to Dark Blue or stay Green for at least 30 seconds (cause sometimes it won't go Dark Blue when no WCDMA/HSDPA signal is detected), then only go press the connect button =X

So.. Folks out there, enjoy if you plan to do the same as me. XD