By
now you may be aware that Digicel has stopped selling their 4G Broadband
modems.
Instead,
they're pushing their Digicel LTE, which they'd launched in June 2016 as I'd
detailed in my blog
article entitled “US$50
million 60Mbps Digicel LTE Network as Caricel and FLOW prep for August 2016
Launch”.
Digicel
has been experienced a great deal of success with their Digicel LTE as reported
in my Geezam blog article entitled “How to Activate a Digicel LTE
Smart Plan on your Smartphone” ,
with an increasing number of persons signing up to the Faster Mobile Broadband
service.
Digicel,
however has not abandoned their 4G Broadband Network. They've instead increased
the cost of their 4G Broadband Data Plans as of Monday August 1st 2016 as
follows:
1. 1
day - JA$350
2. 3
day – JA$800
3. 7
day - JA$1350
4. 14
day - JA$2000
5. 30
day - JA$3000
Despite
this and this price increase, many fans of the 4G Broadband modem, particularly
the EX-250 Greenpacket modems are still waiting on Digicel to launch new modems
so that they can upgrade.
I
was one such persons who had hoped that Digicel would offer a program to
upgrade to the DX-250 modem with Wi-Fi in exchange for carrying in the older
EX-250 Greenpacket Modem as explained in my blog article
entitled “No
Exchange for @Digicel_Jamaica Greenpacket Dx-250 Modem as Data Prices unchanged
since 2013”.
Granted
the DX-250 modem isn't perfect; it's slow in the daytime and you have to use various
techniques to extend the range as detailed in my blog article
entitled “How
to Increase Digicel Greenpacket DX-250 Modem Wi-Fi Signal and Range”.
But
once you have a Car charger based inverter, you can basically have Internet
anywhere 4G Broadband has coverage. So this article is for those of you that
STILL have the EX-250 or DX-250 Greenpacket modem and have decided to dust if
off to use while waiting on Digicel to launch Digicel LTE modems.
EX-250 or DX-250
Greenpacket modem - How to set up you Modem all over again
After
a protracted period of not using the EX-250 or DX-250 Greenpacket modem, the
login and password ma have expired. To set up the EX-250 or DX-250 Greenpacket
modem, first you have to power up the modem, making sure the Ethernet cable is
connected to you laptop for desktop computer.
It
will boot up, showing a yellow power light.
Then
the first signal light will light up, indicating it's trying to connect to Digicel
4G Broadband Network, which is still up and running.
Eventually, once I has established full contact with Digicel's 4G Broadband Network, all three symbols will glow with a green colour.
On
the computer screen, you'll see the familiar welcome page for the Digicel Selfcare website. To
re-register, click on Click here to
Register on the Left.
You'll
be taken to a screen where you'll be given the option to re-enter the MAC
Address, which is located on the underside of your EX-250 or DX-250 Greenpacket
modem.
You're
then taken to a form where you create a new Password and login.
Digicel,
ever the data collecting company they are, also included a fairly detailed form
to fill out after you've chosen a new login and password.
After
entering the information successfully, you can now restart the EX-250 or DX-250
Greenpacket modem.
So
now you've registered, how do you choose a Data Plan!?
Registering the EX-250 or
DX-250 Greenpacket modem - Choosing a 4G Broadband data Plan
Once
you’re restarted the modem, you'll be taken to a screen that'll tell you
current status. First, you have to have some credit on your account by clicking
on Prepaid Voucher.
You'll then be taken to a screen where you can add voucher credit.
Once you've added credit, you'll be taken back the home screen, where you can now select a Modem Data plan by selecting Click Here to purchase a Data plan.
You have five (5) Data plan to choose from as shown below.
The cost for these Data plans are as follows:
1. 1
day - JA$350
2. 3
day - JA$800
3. 7
day - JA$1350
4. 14
day - JA$2000
5. 30
day - JA$3000
Once
you've chosen a plan, you be taken to a screen where you'll be prompted to
restart the modem. Once that's done, you’ll be able to browse the Internet.
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As
for me, I’ll be publishing an article on Digicel 4G Broadband triumphal return
.......or the coming of Digicle LTE Modems when that occurs.
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