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wg1608 + Foxconn T99W175

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did the wg1608 support Foxconn T99W175 5G m2 module (from hp laptop) ... i am asking befory making purchase
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Re: wg1608 + Foxconn T99W175

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I think the T99 is a PCI modem, does it have USB mode capability?
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the seller said its only support pcie mode only
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yet the hardware specs call out support for usb?...

http://219.143.15.28:3088/esurfing/tim/pim/20201105162420_100320126.pdf
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It may support it hardware wise, but the firmware has to have it enabled. The Foxconn modems I know nothing about personally, but I have seen people messing with them in so many ways including enabling carrier aggregation combos and enabling and disabling 4x4 MIMO, etc.

We need a Foxconn firmware pro to chime in.
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That module has a qualcomm x55 chip, it supports usb, I dont have one to look at to help you enable it.
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Hi Rich, any tips/pointers on how one might go about enabling USB mode on one of these suckers? there seems to be a plethora of the HP variants available on AliEx ~$75US, so if they could be made to work with USB (2 or 3,) might make for an economic hi-speed solution for use with Rooter... Thanx, Paul.
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I just ordered one of these modems (aka X55, aka L83053-005, aka T99W175.16) for my laptop, so I was researching whether it would be supported in Rooter for testing purposes. I hope to receive it this weekend.

I know with Quecte1 RM5x, the AT command to change between USB and PCI is AT+QCFG="data_interface",#,#.

<network> Integer type.
0 Set the network port communication via USB interface.
1 Set the network port communication via PCIe interface.
<diag> Integer type.
0 Set the diagnostic port communication via USB interface.

I will report back on my findings with compatibility.
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The .16 says it's for Canada only per the documentation. Very interested what you are able to successfully connect to if you are US-based. I'd really like to be able to migrate to 5g and those modems have a nice price.

/edit: what that documentation means vs reality of that hardware I'm not sure but it's scared me off enough to avoid buying one until now
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W0216420 wrote: Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:02 am I will report back on my findings with compatibility.
Any luck?
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eskaryo wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:35 am
W0216420 wrote: Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:02 am I will report back on my findings with compatibility.
Any luck?
The modem arrived DOA (or I killed it). It is unresponsive.
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W0216420 wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:30 pm
eskaryo wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:35 am
W0216420 wrote: Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:02 am I will report back on my findings with compatibility.
Any luck?
The modem arrived DOA (or I killed it). It is unresponsive.
I'll bet you it's the protocol. These only support PCIE/MHI wich the WG1608 doesn't do and is actually a little bit difficult to find an adapter to support converting the B Key to something more easily usable.
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