Specifications

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2.4.6 GSMCONNECTIONSTATUS
 ServiceType:
Determinesthetypeofnetworkyourdevicehasconnectedto;GPRS,EDGE,HSDPA,HSUPA,orHSPA."CheckSIM"
willbedisplayediftheSIMisinvalid,missing,orifthePINneedstobeentered.
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 MDN:
TheMobileDirectoryNumberisthephonenumberassignedto
theSIMcardsuppliedbythecarrier.TheMDNmay
display“NOTAVAILABLE”ifthePINstatusisdisabledortheMDNisunknown.
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 IMEI:
TheInternationalMobileEquipmentIdentityisaunique15‐digitnumberthatservesastheserialnumberofthe
GSMmoduleinthemodem.
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 IMSI:
TheInternationalMobileSubscriberIdentityisauniquenumberwhichdesignatesthesubscriber.Thisnumberis
usedforprovisioninginnetworkelements.TheIMSImaydisplay“NOTAVAILABLE”ifaSIMcardisnotdetected.
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 Country:
CountrynameorcodeassociatedwiththeGSMnetwork.
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Carrier:
Cellularprovidernameorcode.
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 CellID:
NetworkIdentifier,thisissuppliedautomaticallyfromthenetwork.
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 Channel:
CellSitechannelnumberatwhichthemodemisconnectedandisusefulforthecarrierintheeventof
troubleshooting.
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 Frequency:
Cellularfrequencybandthemodemis
using,800MHzand1900MHzaremainlyintheUSandoutlyingareas.In
somecases900and1800willbeseenforEuropeanorForeigncarriers.
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 Roaming:
OptionsareeitherRoamingorNotRoaming.
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 SignalStrength(dBm):
MeasuredindBm,thisistheReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator(RSSI).
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 Diagnostic:
Ifthisnumberislessthan128,itisthenumberofPPPconnectionsmadesincethelastrebootofthemodem.If
thisnumberis128ormore,theformula128‐Diagnosticvalueequalsthenumberoftimesthecellularradio
modulehasbeenreset.