Huawei T-Mobile Sonic User manual

TMOBILE®SONIC™ 4G MOBILE
When connecting to your new Mobile
HotSpot for the rst time, you will need the
default SSID and password located on the
label beneath the back cover.
It is recommended that you change your
SSID, Wi-Fi password, and T-Mobile®
HotSpot Admin password. See the T-Mobile
HotSpot Admin section of this guide for
more information.
For your convenience, record your login
information here.
SSID:
Wi-Fi
Password:
Admin
Password:

GET STARTED
This guide helps you get started. For
additional information, please review the
following options:
n On your T-Mobile HotSpot Admin
page, click User Manual, My
T-Mobile, or T-Mobile Forum.
n Get in touch, free of charge:
Just dial 611 from your T-Mobile phone
or call 1-800-937-8997. Customer Care
representatives are available from
3 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pacic Time, daily.
Automated account help is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Service Overview ................................... 1
Postpaid Monthly Overage-Free
Mobile Broadband Data Plans .................. 1
No Annual Contact Plans ......................... 2
No Annual Contract ............................... 3
Introducing your T-Mobile Sonic
4G Mobile HotSpot ................................ 6
Indicators ............................................... 7
SIM Card & Battery ............................... 8
Memory Card ......................................... 9
Battery & Charge ................................. 11
Charge using a Wall Outlet .................... 11
Charge using a Computer ..................... 11
Power .................................................... 12
Connection ........................................... 12
Locate the Default SSID ........................ 12
Connect via Wi-Fi ................................. 13
Connect via the USB Cable .................... 13
Connect Additional Wi-Fi
Enabled Devices
................................... 14

T-Mobile HotSpot Admin ..................... 15
Access ................................................ 15
Change SSID Name .............................. 16
Change Wi-Fi Password ........................ 17
Change HotSpot Admin Password ......... 17
Locate Mobile HotSpot Phone Number ... 18
Log Out of HotSpot Admin Page ............ 18
Text Messaging .................................... 18
Access Inbox ....................................... 18
Send a Text Message ............................ 18
Troubleshooting ................................... 19
Reset to Factory Default Settings ............ 21
Additional Information ........................ 22

1
SERVICE OVERVIEW
T-Mobile offers postpaid monthly-overage
free Mobile Broadband data plans and No
Annual Contract Mobile Broadband data
plans.
Postpaid Monthly Overage-Free
Mobile Broadband Data Plans*
A Monthly Overage-Free data plan is ideal
if you frequently connect to the Internet and
transfer data, such as sending and receiving
email, downloading pictures, music, videos,
and so on. With a Monthly Overage-Free
plan, you can:
nConnect to the T-Mobile network
using T-Mobile Broadband or Wi-Fi.
n Send and receive text messages.
If you are a new T-Mobile customer and
your service has not been activated, please
call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 and
a T-Mobile Activations representative will
assist you.
After service activation, you can go to the
Connection section of this guide to learn
about network connections.
* Two year agreement required.

2
No Annual Contract Plans
A No Annual Contract plan is ideal for those
who want the same network performance as
a Monthly Overage-Free data plan, but do
not want to sign up for a long-term contract.
With a No Annual Contract plan, you can:
nGet a Mobile Broadband Pass
online when and where you
need it for the amount of time
and data that you require.
nConnect to the T-Mobile network
using T-Mobile Broadband.
nReceive system text messages
from T-Mobile, but you cannot
send text messages.
Please go to the No Annual Contract
section of this guide for information on how
to sign up.

3
NO ANNUAL CONTRACT
To sign up for No Annual Contract plan and
get a Mobile Broadband Pass, please follow
these steps:
Step1
Make sure your SIM card is in your
Mobile HotSpot
Make sure that the Subscriber Identity
Module (SIM) card is inserted in your Mobile
HotSpot.
Step 2
Connect to T-Mobile Broadband
Connect your Mobile HotSpot to your Wi-Fi
enabled computer using the default SSID
and password located on the label beneath
the back cover of your Mobile HotSpot.
Note: See the Connection section of this
guide for more information.
Step 3
Activate on www.t-mobile.com
After connecting to your Mobile HotSpot
and opening a Web browser, you will see
an Activation page. Provide
the requested information
and click Activate device.

4
Activation will require T-Mobile to re-
establish your connection. Once you
receive a text message from T-Mobile that
your Mobile HotSpot has been activated
(an envelope indicator will appear on your
Mobile HotSpot’s display), open a new
Web browser window on your computer to
continue.
Step 4
Register your account
Once you have re-established your
connection to the T-Mobile Broadband
network, open a new Web browser window.
You will see the Registration page where
you will be asked to register your new
account. Enter the required data and click
Register when done.
Your new account number - Please check
your Mobile HotSpot inbox (see the Text
Messaging section of this guide) for a
text message containing your new Mobile
Broadband phone number for your Mobile
HotSpot. Please write this number down
and keep it in a safe place. You will need the
phone number when you log into the
www.my.t-mobile.com Web site to
purchase a Mobile Broadband Pass.
Phone Number:( ) -

5
Step 5
Purchase a Mobile Broadband Pass
After you have registered your account, you
will need to purchase a Pass before you can
access the Internet.
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read,
understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s
Terms and Conditions and your Service Agreement.