No Reply to SMS 909 from PEOPLEnet — How to Get the Account Password
I have PEOPLEnet 3G internet — I use it as a backup connection (besides Triolan, Velton and 3G Utel). PEOPLEnet was a Ukrainian CDMA mobile operator. I bought the package already flashed into a Novatel U720 USB modem — a nice modem, by the way: cheap and reliable.
In short: the password for the PEOPLEnet account dashboard is sent in reply to an empty SMS to 909. If no reply comes, write to the online support on the website: they gave me the password in 30 seconds.
How to get the PEOPLEnet account password
I didn’t use the internet often, but today I wanted to log in to the account dashboard to check my balance and usage stats. You need a password to log in, and getting it is simple: send an empty SMS to 909.
Why there’s no reply from 909
But no such luck: I send the SMS — no reply!
I even put the card into a ZTE AC8700 modem, switched it to 1X mode and sent the SMS from its software — still silence. It turns out that dealers flashing a modem can leave only EV-DO mode (fast internet) enabled, and then SMS simply doesn’t work through that modem.
The fix: online support
One option was left — tech support (the online chat on the website). I answered a couple of questions and that was it: 30 seconds later I had my password.
I’d dealt with PEOPLEnet support before, but that was with contract plans, and I had to give a lot of passport details for identification. With this package it was quick.
PEOPLEnet account dashboard: my.peoplenet.ua.
Update
PEOPLEnet later began winding down its CDMA network: from 2015 the operator withdrew from most regions, and by 2017 it had cut coverage to two oblasts. If your PEOPLEnet modem stopped connecting, check whether the network still works in your area.