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Test Report of ZTE MF820D Web Stick on Sonera’s 4G Network

We received Sonera’s 4G USB dongle ZTE MF820D some time ago, so we decided to take a closer look clear what 4G is capable of. The timing is better now because the network is better and unlike a year ago.

The stick ZTE MF820D itself is quite slim, and fortunately the drive manufacturer ZTE, has equipped the device with comfortable compact design, so stick may be a usable position also signed two USB port HP despite the fact that the second port is connected to a USB mouse receiver.

This is a big plus, for example, ZTE MF820D could be change to another side if there is no enough space between two USB ports. And it would be hard for HUAWEI E392 4G TDD FDD Compact Stick to do this.

When the stick ZTE MF820D plug to PC, it starts Mobile Broadband application installation automatically. This is usual steps for all USB sticks, and it’s very nice that the installation is easy and seamless.

After starting the application asks for a PIN code, and this is required as long as the network is found. The delivery of a small error caused the PIN code window, and it shows that “You have 3 time remaining”, which should of course be “You have 3 tries left.”

Finding a network available seemed insanely slow, and before your stick found a network, it would take several minutes. This is a little bit disappointing, especially when we are trying the very fast networks.

After find the network, we started to test the speed of this 4G LTE stick. On the positive side were low pings, only HSPA+ network is usable, pings were about 40-50 ms range, which is enough to start playing in some degree of well.

Our office is in connection with the auto setting up a HSPA+, but even in practice, the data was transferred to a single channel speeds of truly commendable and we received 10 test average of 14.38 Mbit /s and the top result of 17.85 Mbit/s for download. The upload speed of the average, is 2.1 Mbit/s and a peak speed of 2.5 Mbit/s.

Then we let the ZTE MF820D 4G stick increased to 4G, by setting the network to “only 4G”, although the rates of test sites were weaker than HSPA+, respectively. It is only when we moved to the other side; we got to DC-HSDPA speeds. This is probably due to the fact that the test bench side of the base station Sonera does not support DC or LTE speeds and 4G speeds were forced into two within the post due to a low level. Only one side of the house, we got full use of poles, the speed increased commendable level. Speed tests average came now 30.68 Mbit/s, and the outside lane for outbound 19.01 Mbit/s with 30-40 ms level. Despite the fact that Sonera’s map, the office is “true 4G” in the region, these speeds were still better than DC-HSPA+, so the “real” about 4G was not yet in sight. Thus, we had to leave the sea to fish farther, to find the right 4G network.

So we packed our drive and the laptop in the car and we went to a place the Finnish phone manufacturer’s parking lot in the vicinity of which would certainly be an LTE base station. When we got to the scene, we immediately started to run speed tests and speeds up comfortably. Now, we average the resulting download 68.73mbps (peak 92.15 Mbit/s) and outgoing 33.25mbps (peak 35.54 Mbit/s). We also tested the speed by download a file from ftp.4glterouter.de, and this became the fastest machine 7.5 MB/s and 729 MB download size took a total of 3 minutes and 22 seconds, so the average speed is 3.3 MB/s.

While the 100 Mbit/s speed was missed, offering a 4G stick speed is found near the base, while maintaining strong coverage and interference. This is especially appreciated by those who transfer over the Internet to a lot of large files and multimedia. However, it’s usually hard to get the peak download speed to 100Mbit/s. At this early stage, I would see myself DC-HSPA+ to bring the best value for the money until the LTE network is properly spread in all population centers even though the DC-HSPA+ seems slow at the beginning, the speed can always upgrade by calling your operator’s customer service.

As the results, it can be concluded that the 4G functionality of a 4G stick is strongly location-dependent and although the operator’s coverage map promises 4G speeds, this does not yet mean that the broadband speeds that reached the desired level. Before you purchase, it’s better for you to take a stick to test first, which many operators offer. It is the easiest, then select the contract, or buy unlocked 4G dongles from www.4gltemall.com which certainly offers a sensible value for the money.

Huawei E5331 Mobile WiFi Hotspot Test Report

Mobile hotspots are now very popular and we have a favorable time and new model for a test: the Huawei E5331 Mobile WiFi. The small wireless router comes in a compact package, in addition to the device itself, there is only the powerful 1500mAh battery and a small USB cable included for charging. An AC adapter for charging directly at the outlet does not packed in the box.

After unpacking, if you have only the SIM card (Normal standard size) and insert the battery, then you can turn on the Huawei E5331. The HUAWEI E5331 has a LED display screen, after a few seconds to light up a few status LEDs on the front, HUAWEI E5331 will start working. At far left is a reception display, next to the light for the wireless network and an indication of the battery charge. On the far right there is a message icon that indicates new SMS.

After the first start you have to connect via Wi-Fi with the Huawei E5331, by the way, more than 8 devices can be connected via Wi-Fi. The password for the wireless network is located under the battery in the device, you should write down the code before E5331 begins operation. After a short search network, the modem automatically selects in the mobile network – certain settings such as the APN to be incurred only in exceptional cases, in most cases, no configuration is required by the user.

The reception in the UMTS and GSM operation is pretty good, and definitely better than many cell phones. In the UMTS network, HSPA + data rates of up to 21.6 Mbit/s are possible, and I was able to reach a maximum of 17 MBit/s downstream and 4 Mbit/s upload in the telecom network, so what are already quite good values! Upon request, the Huawei E5331 menu also allows to “3G only” switch, so that even if the signal is weak is always the UMTS network is selected and not a throwback to the slow EDGE / GPRS.

The battery life is about 5 hours of continuous use, requiring the E5331 for about 2 hours at the outlet (or on the computer, if you have a USB charger). All in all, the Huawei E5331 Mobile MiFi router makes a very good impression and for the price of around 99 US dollar without contract and SIM definitely unlocked. If you need, welcome to order from www.4gltemall.com

HUAWEI New LTE Cat 4 MBBs on MWC 2013

Communication Reuters (CWW) February 27, held in Barcelona, Spain, 2013 Mobile World Congress MWC, Huawei exhibited the full range the LTE Cat4 data terminal containing:

The world’s first LTE Cat4 Wingle Wi-Fi dongle E8278
The 5G compact exquisite design LTE Cat4 mobile hotspot E5372,
The Stylish homeb broadband of LTE Cat4 Speed Cube E5170,
LTE Cat4 dongle E3272 with sports car streamlined design,

And other Smartphone and MediaQ serials terminals further highlight the strength of Huawei LTE data terminals.

In 2012, LTE set off a wave of building climax in the world. Comparing to the fixed network by the transmission rate, and a relative fixed network, LTE data service is more flexible business laying relatively 2G, 3G cheaper single-bit cost, and relatively Wi-MAX, and incorporates a much more mature industry chain. So more and more wireless operators, fixed-line operators, Wi-MAX operators are beginning to invest in LTE business. According to the GSA report shows that in January 2013, 381 operators in 114 countries are building LTE networks, and 145 LTE networks in 66 countries have officially commercial, expected at the end of 2013, total 234 providers’ LTE networks would be launched to commercial in 83 countries.

Commercial LTE network is inseparable from the support of the terminal, and the data terminal is no doubt a pioneer. With the wide range of commercial LTE network, a large number of LTE data terminals become personal essentials into the home and for small and medium-sized enterprises, and scale. Huawei played an important role in this regard. As of the end of December, Huawei has more than 90% of the commercial LTE network provides a service terminal 12 annual shipments of more than 3 million units.

“Huawei is one of the few vendors who are able to provide wide coverage, multi-band, end-to-end solutions and in current success makes us confident about the future.” Said Liu Xiaobin, vice president of Huawei mobile broadband product line, Huawei will always focus customer center, from the needs of customers and consumers, to leading-edge technology and leading design, sustainable and innovative spirit, to bring consumers leading experience and help customers achieve sustained commercial success. ”

In fact, Huawei LTE has global leader in the powerful technical strength. Huawei, the world’s first LTE CPE B390 VDF effective in helping to achieve the coverage of the dead zone of Germany rural fixed-line, the world’s first TD-LTE multi-mode data card E392 boost Saudi carriers STC offers the world’s first TD-LTE network services, the mobile hotspot GL01P, GL04P long-term rotation occupy Japan data terminal weekly sales champion. Huawei is currently the only supplier can provide the LTE Cat4 terminal, an industry-leading one year ahead, so far HUAWEI has shipped for more than 40 carriers. In 2013, HUAWEI will also give consumers exciting support LTE Cat6 terminal peak downlink rates of up to 300Mbps; With innovation, Huawei will release the world’s first LTE Cat4 Wingle E8278, support 10 Wi-Fi devices to connect at the same time, share a high-speed network, and other similar Wingle family products by Charger, Car Charger, charging treasure a variety of ways such as power supply. E8278 also supports Huawei’s own patented plug-and-play networking 15 seconds HiLink technology, reducing the failure rate significantly enhance product usability, some customers after use HiLink patented technology, product failure rate from 1.8% down to 0.3 %, not only a substantial increase user stickiness, and at the same time make the user’s Web experience more perfect.

HUAWEI E392u-21 and E392u-92 4G LTE TDD USB Modem

As one of the top telecom equipment supplier, Huawei has been leading the trend of 4G network. To meet the demand for network upgrade, many 4G LTE modems are released with new LTE technology. TDD, as the one of the two most popular LTE technologies, is widely adapted for 4G network in many providers all over the world.

Huawei E392u-21 and E392u-92 are born to support TDD networks. Even though there are many variants for Huawei E392 or Huawei E397, Huawei E392u-21 and E392u-92 should be the most popular two models, because HUAWEI E392u-21 and E392u-92 both support 4G TDD band 2600Mhz, what’s more, HUAWEI E392u-92 supports TDD 2300MHz. What’s more, HUAWEI E392u-21 also supports 4G FDD 2600MHz.

Actually, the 4G Spectrum TDD 2300/2600MHz and FDD 2600MHz are the most popular bands which are commonly deployed and launched to commercial. So the difference between the two 4G LTE dongles is the 4G Frequency band supported. Below are the details of 4G Frequency they could support:

HUAWEI E392u-92:

4G LTE bands: TDD 2300/2600 Mhz

3G UMTS: 900/2100Mhz

HUAWEI E392u-21:

4G LTE Bands: FDD 2600MHz/ TDD 2600Mhz

3G UMTS: 900/2100Mhz

Unlike HUAWEI E392u-21, HUAWEI E392u-92 could only work on 4G LTE TDD network. Since then, HUAWEI E392u-21 may support high link speed than E392u-92. Under FDD network, HUAWEI E392u-21 could reach peak download data rate at 100Mbit/s and upload data rate up to 50Mbps. But the maximum speed for HUAWEI E392u-92 to download is 68Mbps while upload peak speed is 17Mbps. When working on TDD network, HUAWEI E392u-21 could also run at this speed.

HUAWEI E392u-92 is somewhat like ZTE MF820T, but it seems HUAWEI E392u-92 is better because E392u-92 works on multi-mode, 3G & 2G network are backward while ZTE MF820T is single mode for 4G LTE TDD 2300/2600MHz. And with external antenna connector, HUAWEI E392u-92 would get high data rate in practical with MIMO antenna.

With the same compact design, HUAWEI E392u-92 and E392u-12 both have 2 external pigtail connectors. With MIMO technology, the transmission rate for data would improve obviously whenever in laboratory or practical usage.

It’s a pity that HUAWEI E392u-21 couldn’t support 2300MHz, which let E392u-92 has its special features. They both work for 4G TDD network and both are good 4G dongles worthy to have if there is 4G TDD network available round you.

ZTE MF880 and MF820T 4G LTE TDD USB Modem

As one of the most important 4G vendors, ZTE has released many 4G LTE modems. ZTE MF820T and MF880 are two of the popular TDD models.

Just like other 4G LTE modems from ZTE, ZTE MF880 and MF820T followed the same design as ZTE MF820 4G LTE FDD Surf stick. The modem body is a little bit larger than usual 3G USB stick. And taking them in hand, users can feel the weight is more than 3G modems.

What is a pity that both ZTE MF820T and MF880 don’t have the connectors for external antenna. Perhaps at the big inning when engineer designed the mode, they didn’t take this factor into their blueprint. As we can see, in the serials of ZTE MF820D, MF821, MF821D, MF820S2, MF820T, MF880, they all incorporates no antenna ports. As the key features of MIMO connection, we are afraid it may not be as good as the modems with MIMO antenna for data transmission.

ZTE MF820T and MF880 both work for 4G LTE TDD network, perhaps due to for different providers, they support different TDD frequency bands as below:

ZTE MF820T 4G LTE TDD Single Mode USB Modem:

* Single mode LTE TDD 2300/2600MHz

ZTE MF880 4G FDD TDD USB Modem:

* FDD 800/2600MHz

* TDD 2300/2600MHz

* DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS 2100/900MHz

* EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz

This should the key difference between ZTE MF820T and MF880. Per current information, ZTE MF880 had need presented to public under provider “3” from UK. And ZTE MF820T should be for China Mobile. What should focus is that ZTE MF880 could also support FDD LTE band 800/2600MHz. It means MF880 could switch between FDD and TDD networks, so ZTE MF880 is somewhat like a enhanced ZTE MF820T.

Regarding the data transmission speed, they both support download speed at 68Mbps and upload at 17Mbps under TDD –LTE network. ZTE MF880 seems more powerful because when working at FDD network, the peak speed could reach to 100Mbps for downlink while uplink could reach 50Mbps.

In conclusion, ZTE MF880 seems more powerful than ZTE MF820T, so if you want to want buy ZTE 4G LTE TDD USB Modems, welcome to www.4gltemall.com

How to setup HUAWEI D105 Base WiFi Modem Router?

Below are the steps to set up HUAWEI D105 Modem Router.

1. Insert the SIM card into the modem

Remove the SIM card and insert the plastic protector on the modem. Do not throw the plastic protector because it is written in the PIN and PUK code of your card.

2. Monitor WiFi Base

Connect the modem to the base WiFi.
WiFi connects the base to electricity.
Press the WiFi base located in the rear of the Turns
To ensure optimum quality of communication is desirable that the modem will not stay hidden.

3. Connect your computer to the WiFi network

With this you will have created the WiFi network at home. The name of this network is “huawei-D105”. The security of this network is initially disabled.
Enables WiFi network on your computer, find the red “huawei-D105” and connect to it

4. Configure the wireless network

From the browser on your computer, once you’re connected to the WiFi network, type the address: http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar and hit “Enter.”
Enter the account and password (the initial values are admin / admin respectively) and click Apply.

On the left of the screen, click Basic Settings and then Settings Internet.
In the General section, check the box “Clente 3.5G” is selected.
In the Status section, complete the field Enable PIN with the PIN code appears on the back of the SIM card that you received and click Apply.
Click Profile Settings, and set up a profile with the following parameters:

Profile Name: “Internet”
Service APN: Static
APN: gprs-service.com
Service Username / Password: Disable
Service number: “* 99 *** 1 #”
Connection mode: “Keep Alive”

Click Save and once they are applied changes and you can use the Internet connection.

At this point, you can connect to the Internet. However, we recommend that you establish some kind of security on your wireless network. You can review how to do it in “5: Wireless Setup” User Manual Wi-Fi/LAN Adapter D105.

ZTE MF880 4G LTE FDD TDD Modem Review

ZTE had release many 4G modems, such as ZTE MF820, MF820D, MF821, MF821D, MF820T, MF820s2 and MF880 etc.. And many 4G mobile WiFi are available now on the market. Today, we get the ZTE MF880 4G Modem and we will show the details for readers. Hope you will know more about this modem ZTE MF880.

Logo and USB Interface

The ZTE MF880 is with logo “3”, which means it’s customized by the UK operator “3”.

Like ZTE MF820, ZTE MF880 also has a rotatable USB interface; the USB could be hidden in the body of the modem. And beside the logo, there is a small indicator in oval shape, which will help users to know more about the connection status.

Back

On the back, the model number MF880 is printed on this modem. With the model number, there is CE number, RoHS mark and below them is the IMEI number of this modem, which is on behalf of the modem’s ID. The IMEI number is printed on the back cover, unlike ZTE MF820, whose IMEI number is on a extra stick. And it also show the original produce place “Made in China”. ZTE also print its brand with this mark.

Inner Part

Beside the indicator, there is a little cap to open the back cover of ZTE MF880. But you may take effort to open. At this point, the modem is not user-friendly. The cover is very tight. After opened the modem, you can find the SIM card at the side of the body. But there is no slot for memory card. And it’s a pity that it also doesn’t have even one external antenna connector. In 4G LTE technology, the MIMO connection is one of the most important features for high speed data transmission.

Network bands

According to the official files from ZTE, the ZTE MF880 4G LTE Modem could support 4G LTE TDD and FDD bands as follows:

* LTE FDD DD800/2600 MHz

* LTE TDD 2300/2600MHz

* 3G UMTS 900/2100MHz

So unlocked ZTE MF880 could support all the operators who had launched Band 20, band 7, band 40 or band 38. ZTE MF880 should be one of the LTE modems which could support TDD and FDD simultaneously. If you want to buy unlocked ZTE MF880, welcome to land www.4gltemall.com .

HUAWEI E5776 Branch and Variants Models

As the world’s first Cat 4 LTE mobile WiFi hotspot, Huawei E5776 LTE Pocket WiFi is well known among the tech geeks and the consumers who want to surf in much higher speed than normal 4G speed. Huawei E5776 could support up to 150Mbps data transmission for download, what’s more, up to 10 users could share the WiFi network simultaneously. This should be the key features for Huawei E5776.

However, just like Huawei E392 and E398, E5776 is not the final model number, which means Huawei E5776 has extender model number. As we can see for Huawei E392, there are E392u-12, E392u-21, E392u-92, E392u-22, E392u-6 etc..Following the same design guide, Huawei E5776 has branch models as follow: Huawei E5776s-860, Huawei E5776s-32, Huawei E5776s-22, Huawei E5776s-501, Huawei E5776s-601 and Huawei E5776s-922. Here comes a question: what’s the difference between these variants models?

It’s a good question. If you get familiar with Huawei E398 or E392, you may know that they just incorporate different chipset or configuration for various 4G LTE spectrum & frequency bands. Except the color difference, Huawei E5776 also follows this rule.

Below are the branch models of Huawei E5776 and their supported frequency bands:

HUAWEI E5776s-860: (For China Mobile)

* LTE-TDD 2300/2600MHz

* LTE-FDD 2600MHz

* TD-SCDMA/WCDMA

* GSM/GPRS/EDGE

HUAWEI E5776s-32: (For Europe)

* LTE FDD 800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz

* UMTS 900/2100MHz

* GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz

HUAWEI E5776s-22:(For MTS)

* LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

* LTE-FDD 800/1800/2600 MHz

* UMTS 900/2100 MHz

* GSM 900/1800 MHz

HUAWEI E5776s-501: Unknown yet

HUAWIE E5776s-922: Unknown yet

HUAWEI E5776s-601: Unknown yet

Since there are no official sayings about the branch models of Huawei E5776, we just collects the information from Internet. Best there is no more information about the three models Huawei E5776S-501, HUAWEI E5776s-922, HUAWEI E5776s-601, we leave it empty. These models do exist because they had already gotten the WiFi appliance certificate on wifi.org.

From the 4G frequency bands, user could choose the right one for them, just like choose a 4G USB modem.

However, here now we are not sure whether there will be new model available, actually, the current model of Huawei E5776 could support most the 4G LTE network. If you want one, welcome to buy from www.4gltemall.com .

Good 4G LTE TDD Modems

More and more 4G networks are launched to commercial as time being, many users want to have their own mobile gadgets to experience faster surfing speed. However, there are so many 4G modems on the market now, which one is better?

It’s a good question. First, we should know some knowledge about 4G Network. LTE and WiMAX are two most popular 4G Network. Since LTE dominates the 4G trend. Today, we would introduce 4G modem for LTE network.

As the most popular 4G network, LTE uses TDD and FDD technologies to transmit the data. Subsequently, there are 4G TDD modem and 4G FDD modem. They both have special advantages and weakness. This is not our topic today. Today we talk about the 4G modem for TDD network, i.e. 4G TDD Modems.

TDD Frequencies Band & Spectrum

LTE BAND NUMBER	ALLOCATION (MHz)	Wideth of band(MHz)
33	1900 – 1920	20
34	2010 – 2025	15
35	1850 – 1910	60
36	1930 – 1990	60
37	1910 – 1930	20
38	2570 – 2620	50
39	1880 – 1920	40
40	2300 – 2400	100
41	2496 – 2690	194
42	3400 – 3600	200
43	3600 – 3800	200

Below are the top TDD Modems that are good for 4G TDD networks:

4G modems for band 38(2600MHz):

Asiatelco ALT-C180 .
Asiatelco ALT-C186
Asiatelco ALT-C187
Huawei E392-92
ZTE MF820S2
ZTE MF820T
ZTE MF880
HUAWEI E392u-21

4G modems for band 40(2300MHz):

Asiatelco ALT-C160,
Huawei E392-92,
ZTE MF820S2 .
ZTE MF880
ZTE MF820T

So if you are hesitate on which TDD Modem to choose/buy, hope above information would help you make the decision. But since the TDD modems for rest bands are very few, we will make a summary next time about 4G LTE dongles.

What’s the Difference between Sierra 770s and 754s 4G Mobile Hotspot?

At the beginning of 2013, the US vendor Sierra Wireless released a new 4G LTE mobile Hotspot Sierra 770 Wireless Aircard. Actually, we feel puzzled why Sierra Wireless released the 770s. It’s not because there is already AirCard 770s, but there is another similar 4G AirCard from Sierra 754s. The model number is 754s. What makes us more curious is that the AirCard 770s and AirCard 754s are both for the provider AT&T, in our opinion, they are very similar, almost the same functions besides the appearance.

Let’s have a review of the two 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Sierra 770s and Sierra 754s. Hope to find something unknown.

Chipset

From the official specification, we found Sierra 770s Mobile Hotspot incorporates dual-chipset (Qualcomm MDM 9215 and WTR1605L) while Sierra 754s has only one chipset Qualcomm MDM 9200. In this case, Aircard 770s should have upgraded the chipset to have better performance.

Network Band

They both work for LTE 700MHz (Band 17) / AWS (Band 4), which is the AT&T 4G LTE network spectrums. But there is some difference on 3G UMTS bands; the Sierra AirCard 770s could support HSPA/HSPA+ 850/1900 MHz while Sierra 754s supports UMTS/WCDMA 850/900/2100 MHz. On 2G network, Sierrra 770s works on GPRS/EDGE 850/1900 MHz while 754s works on Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz). This should be the key difference between them. Because the 3G network band decides which model could be used.

Other same specifications between them:

* 2 x 2 MIMO antenna connector for LTE

* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

* FDD-LTE Category 3

* Supports up to 10 Wi-Fi devices (configurable)

* 100 Mbps downlink, 50 Mbps uplink)

* MicroSD TM / SDHC support (up to 32 GB)

* Standalone and assisted GPS

We suppose the Sierra Wireless Aircard 770s is for specific areas in US because the network coverage of AT&T may vary on spectrum of 3G UMTS and 2G GSM/GPRS. However, since no official saying is presented, we can’t make this conclusion.

Sometimes, we believe the newer, the better, especially for consumer electronics. And from appearance, the Aircard 770s looks really cool in color and design. We believe it would never let the users disappointed. If you want to buy this new mobile hotpsot, welcome to land www.4gltemall.com for more details.