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3g signal strength

Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:38 am

Ok, I have search mikrotik forum and also google. I am using 3g with USB Huawei modem on roterOS. Is it possible to read signal level even if I am using ppp over 3g modem? The problem is that I can't believe that such option is not implemented. The routers os 20$ can do that but Router OS cannot. Or I can't realize how to do that.

int ppp-client info PPP
working only when usb modem is not used for data
 
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Re: 3g signal strength

Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:17 pm

Please make sure 3G card info-channel uses different channel than data-channel.
 
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Re: 3g signal strength

Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:12 pm

@sergejs

Thank You for Your advice.

inter/ ppp-client /set ppp-out info-channel=3
I changed info-channel to 3 an now is everything working fine

/interface ppp-client info ppp-out
interface ppp-client info ppp-out
status: call in progress
pin-status: no password required
functionality: full
gprs-class: A - GPRS & GSM simultaneous
manufacturer: huawei
model: E182E
revision: 11.831.03.00.00
serial-number: 359740023743030
current-operator: 22005
access-technology: 3G
signal-strengh: -69
frame-error-rate: unknown

TNX once again.
 
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Re: 3g signal strength

Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:58 am

Hello,
Mine runs this way
[engineer@centre] /interface ppp-client> info
number: ppp-out1
modem-status: call in progress
pin-status: no password required
functionality: full
manufacturer: huawei
model: E173
revision: 11.126.16.05.200
serial-number: 860015019027074
current-operator: 62160 (cellid unknown)
access-technology: GSM compact
signal-strengh: -61 dBm
frame-error-rate: n/a
But I have monitored it, yet it is still in GSM compact, how do i make the access technology change to 3G, because 3G is in that area.

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pppout access tecthnology on GSM compact.jpg
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