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You can change the channel on your Vodafone GigaCube CAT19.
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Before you start, check the contents of the delivered GigaCube. The package includes the Vodafone GigaCube CAT19, the power supply, LAN cable and installation instructions.
First, put Vodafone GigaCube CAT19 into operation
Good to know: If you use WLAN, enter the WLAN password (network security key).
You can find it on the sticker at the bottom of the GigaCube. You will also find a sticker in the packaging.
Note: The GigaCube must be connected to the mobile Internet.
It’s even easier now with a QR code scanner. Scan the QR code and connect directly to the GigaCube via Wi-Fi.
Tip: Use the Huawei SmartHome app. The QR code scanner is already there.
Read more under How to manage your GigaCube CAT19 via the Huawei SmartHome app.
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Good to know: If your Vodafone router is turned on, you must not insert or remove the micro SIM card. This may affect performance or damage the micro SIM card.
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| LED indicator lights | LED indicator flashes | |
| Signal | * No LED lights up: no mobile connection
* 1 green LED lights up: weak mobile radio reception * 2 green LED lights: good mobile radio reception * 3 green LED lights: very good mobile radio reception |
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| LAN | * No LED lightt: Ethernet cable not connected * Green: Ethernet cable connected |
Green: device connected, data transmission |
| Wireless Internet Access | No LED is lit: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz connections are closed | * Green: WLAN switched on * Fast Green: Connecting to 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz using WPS |
| Power | * No LED lights up: GigaCube switched off * Green: GigaCube switched on |
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| Status | * No LED is lit: connection to the data service is disconnected * Green: data service is connected |
Fast Green: Firmware Update |
| Mode LED | Red = Error: This indicator is solid red when the CPE 1) maintains the offline mode while the temperature protection function is running or 2) the SIM card can not be identified. Or the PIN is not entered or the PIN check fails. 3) Or does not have access to the wireless network |
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| Mode LED | Cyan: 4G | LTE mode | |
| Mode LED | Blue: 3G mode | |
| Mode LED | Yellow: 2G mode |
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Do the Vodafone GigaCube Cat19 support public IP addresses?
– No, public IP addresses are currently not supported. With the GigaCube rates, a private IP address is automatically stored.
Can I connect my landline telephone to the GigaCube?
– No, that will not work. The telephone connection on the GigaCube is shut down. There are no voice services for the GigaCube rate on the SIM card. You also can not use the GigaCube’s phone port with another SIM card with voice services.
Can I also use the GigaCube in my motorhome?
– Yes, with the Vodafone GigaCube you can even surf in the car, motorhome and camping.
You only need Vodafone mobile reception and a car converter for the cigarette lighter or 12V connection.
Or use the GigaCube external battery.
Does the GigaCube have voice recognition?
– No. You can only control and set it up via the GigaCube web interface.
More about this: How to set up your Vodafone Gigacube Cat19?
In March 2019, Huawei supplied the new LTE WiFi Router B818 to Vodafone and the B818 router got a new name “Vodafone GigaCube Cat19” as the successor to the old model Vodafone GigaCube B528. Per the description from Vodafone, the Huawei B818 router could achieve download speeds up to 1.6Gigabits per second and upload speeds up to 150Mbps based on the LTE Category 19. It’s the fastest LTE router from Huawei now. For the Vodafone GigaCube Cat19, Huawei offer the model number B818-260.
Huawei B818 Specifications and Appearance
Although the Huawei B818 GigaCube Cat19 is the successor to the first generation GigaCube Huawei B528, the appearance of B818 looks more similar to the Huawei B618 Router. The Huawei B818 router is integrated with HiSilicon Balong V7R65 modem which supports LTE Cat19 with 256QAM, and up to 8 x 8 MIMO Antenna technology. As the sayings from Vodafone, the GigaCube Cat19 B818 supports speed up to 500Mbps, but theoretically with a suitably equipped LTE network, significantly higher speeds are possible.
The Huawei B818 router WLAN works on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and, in addition to the standard network, also enables a guest network. Thanks to 3 × 3 MIMO antenna technology, speeds of around 1.3 GBit/s can be reached via WLAN.
Huawei B818 Supported Frequency Bands
The Huawei B818-260 supports all the popular LTE frequency bands in Europe and Asia: Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38 and 42. For those who prefer to have it in MHz: 700, 800, 900, 1500, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz are supported for FDD-LTE, 2600 and 3500 MHz for TDD-LTE. The Huawei B818 is thus very well prepared for the future!
Huawei B818 Interfaces
The Huawei B818 has two RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports on the back. A LAN cable is already included. There is also a USB port and two TS-9 ports for an external LTE antenna. On the bottom, the micro-SIM card is inserted. Various LEDs indicate the operating status on the front.
The power consumption is according to Huawei at a maximum of 24 watts. A battery is not integrated in the Huawei B818 LTE router.
Huawei B818 Price and Avaialability
Huawei B818 is now only available for Vodafone Contract, if you need the unlocked unit, you have to wait for more time. But it would be long. The Huawei B818 price in unlocked version would be more expensive than the locked one.
As the successor to the Nighthawk M1, Netgear presented a new 5G mobile router Nighthawk M2 for the Australian network carrier Telstra at CES 2019. The new mobile hotspot supports 4G LTE Category 20 and could provide faster speeds for surfing. The appearance of the new 5G mobile hotspot is very similar to the first 5G mobile router Netgear Nighthawk M5, which is available for the AT&T 5G networks in the USA.
The Nighthawk M2 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 modem, and the theoretical data rates are 2Gbps for download and 316Mbps for upload. It’s possible to achieve 7 carrier aggregations for download and triple carrier aggregation for upload. The 4 × 4 MIMO antenna technology is supported on up to 5 carriers simultaneously. The 256QAM modulation is supported not only in the downlink but also in the uplink. Combining the mentioned technologies, the device reaches the mentioned 2 gigabits per second – but only if the mobile networks support these technologies as well.
Like the predecessor M1, Netgear M2 could also support maximum up to 20 wireless devices to access the internet. What’s more, the Nighthawk M2 has one RJ45 Ethernet port, one USB-C Port and one Type-A USB port. And two connectors for external antennas are available, but what’s the connector type is unknown yet. More details of the Netgear Nighthawk M2 is waiting for the official specs from Netgear or Telstra.
According to the Telstra news, the Nighthawk M2 is the world’s fastest 4G device on Australia’s fastest mobile network, and it’s said the M2 was already under test and it would be available in the market in early 2019. However, the price of Netgear Nighthawk M2 is not yet known, but we will keep updating the news.
As one of the global leading supplier of cellular and GNSS modules, Quectel Wireless will release its most advanced LTE module on Category 20. The new LTE cellular module is named EM20, which are bound to bring a brand-new connectivity experience for years to come and it targets at the high-level of wireless connection and 5G commercialization starting in 2019.
According to the specifications of the Quectel EM20, we can see the EM20 could achieve download speed up to 2.0Gbit/s and upload speed up to 150Mbps, which is optimized specially for Laptop, PC and high-speed industrial IoT applications. Designed in M.2 form factor and measuring 42.0×30.0×2.3mm, this high-speed module is compatible with Quectel’s broad portfolio of LTE-Advanced products including Cat 12 module EM12 and future 5G module, allowing for smooth migration between different categories and to next-generation connectivity.
Quectel EM20 highlight Specifications
Besides the high speed connection for peak download speed up to 2Gbit/s, based on Qualcomm’s SDX24 chipset and fully compliant with 3GPP R13 specification, Quectel EM20 supports cutting-edge LTE wireless technologies such as up to 7 Carrier Aggregation (CA), 4×4 MIMO technology, 256-QAM as well as LAA (LTE Assistant Access) and CBRS (Citizen Broadband Radio System).
As the high-level LTE wireless module, the new Quectel LTE module supports FDD LTE frequency bands of B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/ B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66 and TDD LTE bands of B38/39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B46(LAA)/B48(CBRS). This ensures that IoT devices with Quectel EM20 module inside can operate on networks of nearly all the mainstream carriers worldwide.
In addition, Quectel EM20 features Qualcomm® IZat™ location technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated GNSS greatly simplifies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable positioning capability.
Thanks for Quectel’s proven success stories in high speed wireless module industry, and global spectrum availability, EM20 is going to be an ideal choice for ultra-high-speed Laptop, PC, Router, Industrial Gateway, In-Vehicle Video Surveillance System, Cloud-based 4K IP-Camera and many more similar applications, which indeed require very high throughput and preferably low latency.
Quectel EM20 Price and Buy
Since Quectel Wireless just debut of EM20, we can’t get the EM20 price currently. But we believe once it’s available in the market for large volume, the price would be down. However, if you need only samples now, it would be hard to buy now. You have to wait for few months to see this real product.
As the dominating network equipment supplier, Huawei cooperated with many network carriers worldwide and as the important part, Huawei also presented thousands of consumer end-terminals to enjoy high-speed surfing, in which includes 4G WiFi routers, LTE mobile hotspots, LTE cell phones, and LTE CPEs. Currently, the LTE networks are evolved to LTE advanced and consequently, the LTE advanced devices are becoming the mainstream for users. Since Huawei LTE advanced devices are very popular but many customers are not quite familiar with Huawei products, we summaries Huawei LTE advanced devices in below the table for you to check and compare. Hope you will find the useful information and get the satisfied LTE advanced devices:
| Model Name | Type | Category | Max speed | Price/USD | Specifications & Buy |
| E5175 | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s | 289.00 | Huawei E5175 specs |
| E5186 | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s | 229.00 | Huawei E5186 specs |
| B520 | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 259.00 | Huawei B520 specs |
| B525 | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s | 259.00 | Huawei B525 specs |
| B528s-23a | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 229.00 | Huawei B528 specs |
| B529s-23a | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 299.00 | Huawei B529 specs |
| ME919 | LTE module | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 189.00 | Huawei ME919 specs |
| E5785 | Mobile Hotspot | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 179.00 | Huawei E5785 specs |
| E5786 | Mobile Hotspot | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 179.00 | Huawei E5786 specs |
| E5885 | Mobile Hotspot | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 249.00 | Huawei E5885 specs |
| Honor 6 / 6 Plus | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 439.00 | Huawei Honor 6 specs |
| Ascend Mate7 | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 499.00 | Huawei Mate 7 specs |
| MediaPad X2 | Tablet | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 369.00 | Huawei MediaPad X2 specs |
| P8/P8 max | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 369.00 | Huawei P8 specs |
| Honor 7 | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 489.00 | Huawei Honor 7 specs |
| Honor 8/ V8 | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 449.00 | Huawei Honor V8 specs |
| Honor 8 Pro | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 329.00 | Honor 8x Max specs |
| Honor 9 | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 489.00 | Honor 9 specs |
| Honor 9 Lite | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 429.00 | Honor 9 Lite specs |
| Honor Magic/ P10 Lite | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 429.00 | Honor Magic specs |
| Mate S / Mate 8 | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 529.00 | Huawei Mate 8 specs |
| P9/P9 Plus | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 589.00 | Huawei P9 specs |
| MediaPad M3 8.4 | Tablet | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 419.00 | Huawei MediaPad M3 specs |
| Nova | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 449.00 | Huawei Nova specs |
| Nova 2 plus | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 589.00 | Huawei Nova 2 plus specs |
| Nova 2 | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 529.00 | Huawei Nova 2 specs |
| Mate 10 Pro | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 629.00 | Huawei Mate 10 specs |
| P smart | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 359.00 | Huawei P Smart specs |
| P20 Lite / nova 3e | Smartphone | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 359.00 | Huawei Nova 3e specs |
| E5383 | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 399.00 | Huawei E5383 specs |
| B5338 | 4G Router | Cat 9 | 450 Mbit/s (3CA) | 499.00 | Huawei B5338 specs |
| eA280 | 4G Router | Cat 9 | 450 Mbit/s (3CA) | 699.00 | Huawei eA280 specs |
| eA380 | 4G Router | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 599.00 | Huawei eA380 specs |
| B2368 | 4G Router | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (2CA)(4×4 MIMO) | 699.00 | Huawei B2368 specs |
| B2338 | 4G Router | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 699.00 | Huawei B2338 specs |
| Mate 9 / 9 Pro / 9 Porsche | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 479.00 | Huawei Mate 9 specs |
| P10/ P10 Plus | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 479.00 | Huawei P10 specs |
| Nova 2s | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 449.00 | Huawei Nova 2S specs |
| Mate 20 | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 600 Mbit/s (3CA) | 959.00 | Huawei Mate 20 specs |
| Huawei nova 3i | Smartphone | Cat 12 | 220 Mbit/s (TDD only, 2CA) | 399.00 | Huawei Nova 3i specs |
| Mate10 | Smartphone | Cat 16 | 1024 Mbit/s (3CA) | 629.00 | Huawei Mate 10 specs |
| P20/ P20 Pro | Smartphone | Cat 16 | 1024 Mbit/s (3CA) | 639.00 | Huawei P20 specs |
| Honor 10 / Honor Play | Smartphone | Cat 16 | 1024 Mbit/s (3CA) | 459.00 | Honor 10 specs |
| Huawei nova 3 | Smartphone | Cat 16 | 1024 Mbit/s (3CA) | 529.00 | Huawei Nova 3 specs |
| Honor View 10 / V10 | Smartphone | Cat 18 | 1200 Mbit/s (3CA) | 579.00 | Honor V10 specs |
| Mate 10 Pro / 10 Porsche | Smartphone | Cat 18 | 1200 Mbit/s (3CA) | 659.00 | Huawei Mate 10 Pro specs |
| B612 | 4G Router | Cat 6 | 300 Mbit/s (2CA) | 199.00 | Huawei B612 specs |
| B715 | 4G Router | Cat 9 | 450 Mbit/s (3CA) | 399.00 | Huawei B715 specs |
| B618 | 4G Router | Cat 11 | 600 Mbit/s (2CA) | 449.00 | Huawei B618 specs |
| E5788 | Mobile Hotspot | Cat 16 | 1024 Mbit/s (3CA) | 499.00 | Huawei E5788 specs |
| B818 | 5G Router | Cat 19 | 1650 Mbit/s (6CA) | 799.00 | Huawei B818 specs |
| Mate 20 Pro / 20 Porsche | Smartphone | Cat 21 | 1732 Mbit/s (6CA) | 959.00 | Huawei Mate 20 Pro specs |