Month: April 2013

Unlocked Vodafone R210 4G LTE Router Review

The mobile hotspot router for LTE users
Since early August in 2012, Vodafone offers the R210 mobile Wi-Fi hotspot with built-in battery, which could work with GSM and UMTS and LTE networks. Today, we get the unlocked Vodafone R210 here for test review. Unlocked means it’s not limited to Vodafone SIM card, it could support other operators’ SIM card when the network frequency band is compatible.

 

First impression

In the package you will find next to the Vodafone R210, there are a USB cable and an AC adapter to charge the battery at the socket. If desired, the device can also be charged directly to the USB port of the computer.

The device itself is about the size of a cell phone and weighs, on the basis of very generously a battery of 3000mAh capacity, a little more than other mobile hotspots. Unfortunately, the battery is permanently installed in the device, so it cannot be easily changed by the user. The casing is made entirely of plastic. However, the R210 is well in hand. The side of the device you will find the power button and the button for the WPS encryption, which makes the wireless connection to computers significantly. In addition, a small reset button has been installed – it is right next to the microUSB port to charge the battery.

 

Also on the other sides of the R210 are the slots for the SIM card and a microSD memory card type. If desired, an external antenna can be connected. For the usual TS9 port is hidden behind a cover.

 

Operation of Vodafone R210

The operation of the Vodafone R210 is actually quite simple; it is not immediately clear what position the SIM card to be inserted into the device. Although it displays a small icon next to the slot as it goes, but the icon is extremely small and barely visible. A magnifying glass might help! If you have inserted the SIM card then you have to do is to run the hotspot with a short press on the power button. Then chooses the R210 into the best available wireless network – ideally, of course, the LTE network, if available locally. Connection settings, such as the APN must be entered only when a SIM card from another provider is used – which is generally no problem, because the Vodafone R210 is SIM unlocked. Vodafone cards generally require no configuration.

 

 

General information about the current wireless connection will be displayed directly on the screen of the Vodafone R210. These include the online time, the data volume, the current battery charge level or the network technology that is being used by the device. On request, you can also use a corresponding app for Apple iOS or Android smartphones and tablets, download from the respective app store and view the data directly on the smartphone. If you want to make any major settings, but this must still be done via the web interface in the browser. To this are added in the address bar “vodafonemobile.wifi” and after entering the password “admin” are various configuration options given. It can be determined, for example, that the mobile hotspot only uses the LTE network and not to fall back to the 3G or 2G network.

 

 

Power and data rates

Let’s talk about data rates. Technically speaking, the Vodafone R210 is perfectly equipped: The integrated modem LTE can handle up to 100 Mbit/s download and affairs up to 50 Mbit/s upload, and if the network and mainly used the plan, this also allows for data rates. In the UMTS network figure is still 43.2 Mbit/s based on the possible data accelerator DC-HSPA+. In a pinch, of course, also the 2G network can be used – here, then with EDGE about 250 kilobits per second.

 

 

 

In my test, I used a SIM card from Vodafone, which supports up to 50 Mbit/s downstream. In addition, tests were conducted in the telecommunications network; the SIM card is limited to 100 Mbit/s. In 4G mode (LTE), it quickly became apparent that it is not about the power or the rate is the limiting factor, but the wireless interface of the Vodafone R210: more than 30 Mbit/s are possible. A look at the technical data also opens soon discover why this is so: While the router supports Wi-Fi to the current n-standard, but only with a maximum of 72 MBit/s – which explains the low net data rates. That’s a shame, but for most users, 30 Mbit/s is also likely to to be perfectly adequate. In the UMTS network in the telecom, Speedtest incidentally reached almost 28 Mbit/s. A use of a modem via USB is not possible; the USB port is only for power.

 

Conclusion for Vodafone R210 4G Hotspot Router

The reception of Vodafone R210 is absolutely fine, but sets no new standards – in LTE and UMTS network, it could beat Vodafone K5005 4G Surfstick. Nevertheless, the reception is better than most smartphones. The internal battery is 3000mAh with pocket size and it kept six and a half hours of continuous use in test. This is considerably longer than most by keeping other mobile hotspots.

 

To sum up, the Vodafone R210 is a highly recommended device. Finally it is a mobile hotspot, with LTE, UMTS and GSM combines all three wireless standards in one device and also confident in continuous operation.  The Vodafone 4G Mobile Wi-Fi R210 allows you to connect to the internet with 4G speeds of the smartphone, the tablet, or laptop. If you need one, welcome to shop from www.4gltemall.com

Will you buy Huawei E589 or Unlocked Vodafone R210 4G Pocket WiFi?

It has been a long time since Huawei E589 and Vodafone R210 available in the market. But there are still many users who haven’t gotten their 4G mobile WiFi.

 

Today, we will have a general review of the two similar 4G LTE mobile WiFi. Huawei released Huawei E589 at the beginning of 2012, then Vodafone customized this factory model per its preference, then Vodafone R210 was presented to public.

 

 

Vodafone R210 4G Pocket WiFi was first available in European areas for Vodafone 4G LTE network.  With Vodafone logo below the screen, it looks cool. The classic combination of red and black color makes Vodafone R210 attractive. However, following the factory model of Huawei E589, Vodafone R210 has only one external antenna connector, which may not be a good solution for MIMO. The battery is inserted and cannot be detachable. But the battery is rechargeable with capacity of 3000mAh, which could support the R210 to work for 6 – 8 hours.

 

 

Here comes a question, what’s the key difference between Huawei E589 and Vodafone R210? Are they just different from the logo? It’s a good question.

 

 

Vodafone R210 is for the commercial 4G LTE network from Vodafone in Europe. So when Vodafone ordered R210, it set R210 to support its deployed 4G LTE frequency band 800/1800/2600MHz. However, Huawei E589 is the model in Huawei brand, so it’s not limited to any network, per the specification, we found it would work on 4G FDD 800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz, which covers almost 80% 4G FDD network available now. Based on good reputation in 3G mobile WiFi, Huawei E589 4G LTE pocket WiFi will lead the market demand.

 

 

 

So Huawei E589 would support more operators over the world, unlimited to Vodafone. Per current sales record, Huawei E589 is the most popular mobile WiFi for 4G LTE network, especially in Asia and Europe. The good news is that there are unlocked Vodafone R210 available in 4gltemall.com , it means Vodafone R210 could not only work with Vodafone 4G network, but also support the 4G FDD network operators in other countries or areas. And the price is better than Huawei E589, so if you like Vodafone R210, and don’t want contract, to buy an unlocked Vodafone R210 from 4gltemall.com is a good idea.

 

Huawei B593 B593u-12 4G LTE CPE Quick Setup

As the world’s first 4G LTE CPE, Huawei B593 is now commonly used in many areas, but it seems Huawei B593 is used more at home or SOHO office. Even though it becomes more and more well-known, many users don’t know how to set up this 4G CPE.

 

 

The 4G LTE CPE is different from the 3G wireless router what we had used. There is no Port for Ethernet to input data. The CPE connects network via one SIM card Slot. And 4 Ethernet ports are outputting data for desktop. And two VoIP telephone ports and one battery charger port are lines with the Ethernet ports.

 

 

Today, we have a brief introduction about how to quick setup the LTE CPE Huawei B593.

 

 

First step is to plug the SIM card to Huawei B593; when you first get the device, you may don’t know where to plug the SIM card, below the image will show the slot for SIM card.

 

 

Then plug the power adapter and press the power button to start the device. After power on, the indicators on the front of Huawei B593 will start shinning. After few second, you could find the SSID in your PC, and then connect it through the WLAN Key on the back stick of the CPE.

 

After connected with the WiFi, land the home page http://192.168.1.1 and default password is admin

 

Then click the Setup and the management page will guide to Setup Wizard.

 

If the SIM card PIN is disabled, click next to Internet setting, users could choose the network mode and connection mode per users’ preference.

 

 

Then click next to set up WLAN, users could setup the WiFi mode, Country mode, Channel, SSID name and to hide the broadcast.

 

 

Then next step ot set up the WLAN Security, users could setup the Security mode, WiFi key and WPA Encryption mode.

 

 

Then click to next and submit the setting and. After few seconds, the setup is finished and users could surf internet.

 

 

Sometimes, users may want to have better signal and high data transmission, so it’s necessary to use 4G LTE External antenna for HUAWEI B593. But there is no setting in HUAWEI B593 4G LTE CPE. It could enhance the signal invisibly.