Month: November 2015

Huawei E5170 4G LTE Router Review

Previously there were two types of LTE router models: devices for mobile use with integrated battery and device for stationary use without battery as a DSL replacement. The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has presented a new LTE router Huawei E5170 since spring 2015, which combines the advantages of both types of devices. The small modem consists of a stationary docking station with LAN connection and a removable router with integrated battery and WLAN.  The following data sheet shows all the details for Huawei E5170.

 

 

 

Features and specifications of Huawei E5170

Manufacturer and model number

Huawei E5170 (E5170s-22)

Chipset:

HiSilicon

LTE Category:

CAT4

Download rate

Up to 150 MBit/s

Upload rate

Up to 50 MBit/s

supported LTE bands:

800 MHz / 900 MHz / 1800 MHz / 2100 MHz / 2600 MHz

backward compatible with:

DC-HSPA+, UMTS, GSM (UMTS 900 and 2100MHz)

Support of LTE-Advanced:

no

MIMO Support:

MIMO 2×2

External antenna connector:

yes, 2x MIMO

Telephony

no

Network | LAN & WLAN

LAN Ports:

1x RJ-45 Ethernet LAN

WLAN Standards:

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

5 GHz WLAN support:

no

Encryption:

WEP, WPA, WPA2

Wireless Internet Hotspot function:

Yes (32 units)

Others

Battery pack:

1,500 mAh

Dimensions:

120 x 120 x 66.2 mm

USB:

USB 2.0

Memory card expansion:

no

Release:

Spring 2015

available at:

www.4gltemall.com

 

 

 

Battery for mobile use

 

The Huawei E5170 is primarily intended for stationary use, ie for example as a substitute for a DSL connection. However, unlike other stationary LTE routers, the E5170 is divided into two parts: There is the router part of the wireless technology with an integrated battery and there is the docking station. The latter includes not only the battery but also offers an RJ-45 LAN port to connect a desktop computer. Between Router and dock, the LED lighting has a unique design.

If you want to use the Huawei E5170 mobile use without external power supply, according to the manufacturer, the integrated 1500 mAh battery could provide for an operating time of more than one hour. Thus, the device is also ideally suited for regions where often fails the power. In our view, the capacity would not be enough for long time run. Rather, it is more likely to provide emergency internet service.

 

 

Fast Internet over LTE

 

Thanks to support for LTE category 4, the Huawei E5170 can reach speeds of up to 150 Mbit/s downstream and 50 Mbit/s upstream. But the built-in modem can do even more: If no LTE network is available, UMTS+ is used with the data accelerator DC-HSPA+, so that up to 42.2 Mbit/s in the downlink are possible. Reception may need an external LTE antenna to be strengthened, the necessary connections are integrated directly in the device.

 

Wi-Fi for up to 32 users

Many LTE router with battery, which are designed for mobile use, can connect up to 10 devices simultaneously via Wi-Fi. Huawei E5170 seems powerful on this point, it can support up to 32 devices simultaneously. The maximum speed is 300 Mbit/s via WLAN 802.11b/g/n. Unfortunately, the LTE router supports only the frequency band of 2.4 GHz.

Availability and price

 

The Huawei E5170 LTE Router is available both at various online stores such as www.4gltemall.com. There is unlocked version of Huawei E5170 on 4gltemall.com . User can use it with many other network providers in Europe. If you usually travel the countries around, it would be a good partner.

 

Uros Goodspeed ZTE MF900 LTE Mobile Hotspot

For many devices, it has become a must to have access to the Internet abroad. It may be due to that one wants to share his vacation photos via Facebook or Instagram with friends, or that you have to work as a business traveler outside his hotel with the laptop.  The Finnish company Uros offers with their mobile hotspot Goodspeed MF900 on a solution that now dominates LTE.

Features and Specifications of Uros Goodspeed MF900

Manufacturer and Model Number

ZTE MF900 (Uros Goodspeed)

Chipset:

Qualcomm MDM9225 Gobi

LTE Category:

CAT4

Download rate

Up to 150 Mbit/s

Upload rate

Up to 50 Mbit/s

supported LTE bands:

850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 Mhz

backward compatible with:

DC-HSPA+ / UMTS / GSM

Support of LTE-Advanced:

no

MIMO Support:

WLAN MIMO

External antenna connector:

no

Network | LAN & WLAN

LAN Ports:

no

WLAN Standards:

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

5 GHz WLAN support:

yes (5.8GHz)

Encryption:

WPA, WPA2

Wireless Internet Hotspot function:

Yes, for up to 14 devices

Others

Battery pack:

3,200 mAh

Dimensions:

123 x 62 x 14 mm

USB:

MicroUSB

Memory card expansion:

no

available at:

www.4gltemall.com

 

 

Technical Features

 

The previous Hotspot sold by Uros could offer a maximum 3G speed. The new model MF900, which is offered from July, is produced by ZTE and has a Qualcomm chipset (MDM9225 Gobi), which has an LTE module of category 4. The download speed to a maximum of 150 Mbit/s and upload speed to 50 Mbit/s could be achieved, of course only where a LTE network is available. It supports most 7 LTE bands. The Hotspot produces a wireless b/g/n network  to 2.4 and 5.8 GHz, in which up to 14 mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones or laptops can dial in order to surf the Internet.

 

 

Display & Battery

 

The ZTE MF900 hotspot, which comes in the design of a smartphone and pocket fit with 125 grams, has a small display that can display the name of the used mobile network, the number of connected devices, the used data volume and the battery level. In addition, the name and password of the generated Wi-Fi network can be displayed in order to make it available to other users. The strong battery of MF900 is 3,200 mAh and can take 12 hours active use time or 7 days standby time, which is approximately the same length as a smartphone.

 

Support for up to 10 SIM cards

 

10 SIM card slots are available, each 5 are on each side: Taking the front panel of the instrument, shows the unique selling point of the Goodspeed router. If you use the Goodspeed MF900 Hotspot in other countries, the hotspot automatically switches to the local network mode to support the available network, so you have to worry about anything.

 

 

77 countries worldwide

 

Uros offers SIM cards for 77 countries worldwide (Jul. 2015). Europe is expected to be already well covered with more than 30 countries. In Asia and in the Americas, more than a dozen countries are supported, including the US and Canada, Argentina and Brazil, Japan and Thailand. According to the provider, the number of available countries will be further expanded. Through a partnership with Vodafone, Turkey, Romania, Malta, Albania and seven African countries are added, including South Africa.

 

Availability & Price

 

The Uros Goodspeed 4G Mobile Hotspot is now available on the shop www.4gltemall.com, you can buy at a fixed price right in the shop. But you have to buy a contract from the network provider. 4gltemall.com only provides the devices, the contract SIM is not available with the device.