I'm not able to connect my dongle to a Windows 10 laptop. What should I do?
Just follow the steps below:Method 1 (Older Method works fine with Windows 8):1. uninstall the software if already installed.2. open the modem in new windows and set its (modem_installation.exeand show_modem.exe ) compatibility to windows7 then press OK.3. Now install the software , then restart the system .4. Connect the modem and start the software ( it shows no device ) then exit the application from the task manager .5. Open the Device manager ( control panel > Administrative tools > Computer management )6. Go for Other devices , simply uninstall all the drivers related to modem there (better uninstall both with or without yellow mark)7. Go to Action menu and click on Scan for hardware changes .8. Now simply open the MMX usb manager and it works fine.Method 2 (Updated Article January 2014 for Win 8/8.1 both):1. Install the MMX modem application in compatibility mode as above, then restart your system.2. Next go to your installation folder as:x64 bit OS –> C:\Program Files (x86)\MMX353G 3G USB Manager\Driver\Win7_64x32 bit OS –> C:\Program Files\MMX353G 3G USB Manager\Driver\Win7_323. copy the file cmnsusbser.sys and paste it to C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder do replace if any older version is already present. Better save the older file before replacing it with new one.4. Now, go back to installation folder and simply:right click cmnsmdm.inf and click install,then right click cmnsser.inf and click install.5. So its done then, only note that you must open the application from the desktop icon. Enjoy your MMX 3G modem in windows 8.1. Have fun guys.source: usb modem not working windows 8/8.1 (SOLVED)
Do I need an internet provider to use wifi?
Your internet and your network are two separate things. Your internet must be provided by an ISP (Internet Service Provider,) which is usually a monthly fee, otherwise the network you create will only allow you to connect to other devices connected to your network via either ethernet cable or wifi. (An ethernet cable being that thing that kinda looks like a bigger version of an old phone line cable. It carries the connections between computers and such inside your home, and is basically the wired version of wifi.) To my knowledge, there is no way to legally get permanent internet from a provider, and no way to get internet at all without one.Once you have your internet connection from your ISP, make sure you get either a modem/router/wifi access point combo, or any form of those three. The modem part is needed to get the internet into your network (as it will likely be brought into your space of living through a coaxial cable and not an ethernet cable at first.) The router is needed to control what information goes to which devices that are connected to the network, so that you don’t send the information for your download to the wrong device. The wifi access point is needed to actually send and receive the wifi signal to and from your devices. A lot of devices advertised as routers are all three combined, but it is generally a good idea to make sure what you get is everything you need because it is still possible to get them all as separate devices and it would really suck to think you’re getting everything you need only to get home and find out that you only bought a router.Also check what comes with your internet package as some ISP’s do provide modem/router/access point combos with their internet.
Is it possible to know which device is using most of data when connected to Wifi?
You can take help of your router only to detect the data usage of a particular device or all the devices connected to your router because only router is connecting them to Internet and if any device lose connection from router it will disconnect from Internet. So only router knows which device is using how much data, right?Unfortunately there is no inbuilt feature in router to keep track of data usage of individual device.And fortunately there is a way to do this.You just need a third-party router firmware (How to Use a Custom Firmware on Your Router and Why You Might Want To) for this. A popular firmware DD-WRT (www.dd-wrt.com | Unleash Your Router) offers the ability to see live bandwidth usage, and you can check which devices are currently using the most data. This will let you pinpoint any devices hogging bandwidth at that very moment.But monitoring data usage over an extended period of time is hard. For this you can use a script ( Crazy Software Developments), although it will require additional storage on your router to continue logging all this data over time — a device plugged into USB storage, for example.But if you are buying a router you can buy one with DD-WRT prinstalled. some companies like Buffalo, Asus, provide these type of routers.If your device is connected to a router and you want to know how much data you have used till now. You can use software for this. Glasswire (Firewall Software by GlassWire) is such a software for windows. Macs can use Bandwidth+ (Bandwidth+ on the Mac App Store) from the Mac App Store. Android’s built-in data storage monitor (How to Monitor (and Reduce) Your Data Usage on Android) may allow you to monitor your Wi-Fi data usage, but not for a specific network — just all Wi-FI data.