Huawei E3276 LTE CAT4 USB Stick

The world’s best selling LTE Stick is the Huawei E398. The Huawei E398 was known for his absolutely outstanding LTE reception. Now there is a newer model Huawei E3276 available which also has good reputation. The Huawei E3276 LTE stick meets the LTE Category 4 specification and is backward compatible with LTE Category 3. In some European countries, the LTE category 3 and 4 ( LTE plus) are in use now. And the customized Huawei E3276 is already available for some ISP, such as Vodafone, Telekom.

Huawei E3276 Technical Specifications:

 

* Integrated modem HiSilicon with the new chipset Hi9620

* supports 4G LTE800/LTE900/LTE1800/LTE2100/LTE2600 megahertz

* Downstream up to 150 Mbit/s, with LTE Category 4

* Upstream up to 50 Mbit/s, with LTE Category 4

* Backwards compatibility: supports 3G UMTS, DC-HSPA+ at up to 43.2 Mbit/s

* Backwards compatibility: supports 2G GSM and EDGE 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz

* very high connection quality

* USB connector can be swiveled and locked in the housing

* Slot for MicroSD memory cards with max. 32 MB

* SIM card slot in standard size, microSIM and Nanosim need a SIM adapter

* Built-in antenna

* Two connections CRC-9 for external antennas with  2×2 MIMO Support

* Software Huawei Dashboard

* LED for status display connection type

* Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP / Vista / W7, Linux , Mac OS

* USB 2.0

* Dimensions: 99 x 26 x 12.5 mm

 

Some of the Huawei E3276 variants, such as E3276s-920, are with Hilink system, but what is a HiLink LTE Stick?

 

A HiLink LTE stick starts the Internet connection within seconds after plugging in the USB connector. This is possible because there is no software installed on the PC.

 

How to use Huawei E3276

 

The use of Huawei E3276 LTE sticks is very straightforward. Insert SIM card and then connect the Huawei E3276 with a USB port on the notebook. The E3276 software drivers and the Huawei dashboard software are installed automatically. Then enter the PIN and APN connection settings and finished the LTE stick configuration.

 

Connect an external antenna to Huawei E3276 LTE stick

 

The Huawei E3276 works just as well if one connects an LTE external antenna. We can recommend the LTE MIMO antenna. The LTE signal strength could be greatly improved. With the high DBi, the antenna could help user have better connection speed. You can check details here: http://www.4gltemall.com/4g-antenna-two-crc-9-connector.html

 

Conclusion: Huawei E3276

The Huawei E3276 is certainly one of the best LTE sticks that are currently available. And we could not detect any weaknesses till now. Vodafone offers the Huawei E3276 under the name Vodafone K5007 and Telekom under the name Telekom Speed Stick III. They are all reliable LTE 4G Stick. 4gltemall.com are providing the unlocked Huawei E3276, it can work with both Vodafone and Telekom 4G LTE networks, and other LTE networks in Europe. Most of them are using the Huawei E3276s-150, but some are using Huawei E3276s-151. We can see from the images that France ISP Orange is using Huawei E3276s-151.

 

HUAWEI E3276s-151 4G LTE Cat4 USB Stick Specifications

As the first LTE Cat4 USB Modem in the world, HUAWEI E3276 attracts the eyes of the world when it’s first released by HUAWEI, the top telecom equipment supplier from China. The typical feature of the LTE Cat4 is that the LTE devices could support maximum download speed to 150Mbit/s, which increase the 50% speed than the current LTE speed. This speed is even 10 times faster than 3G.

 

 

Under this speed, users could surf and link to internet in awful experience. What’s the more, HUAWEI E3276 supports 3G and 2G simultaneously, with 3G and 2G backward, the modem could auto switch to the lower network. The UMTS network can achieve up to 84 Mbps download speed due to DC-HSPA+ technology.

 

 

Just like HUAWEI E398 and E392, HUAWEI E3276 also has many variants models, such as HUAWEI E3276s-150, HUAWEI E3276s-151, HUAWEI E3276s-152, HUAWEI E3276s-210, HUAWEI E3276s-500, HUAWEI E3276s-601 and HUAWEI E3276s-920 etc…They support different frequency bands to meet the requirement of various operators in many countries or areas. HUAWEI E3276s-151 should be the most popular model, because it supports the popular 4G LTE Spectrums all over the world: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz. And it has been presented to the public by the provider Megafon (Model Number: M150-1) and Vodafone( Modem Nuber: Connect Pen K5007)

Below are the details specifications for HUAWEI E3276s-151:

 

* 4G LTE FDD 2600,2100,1800,900,800 MHZ
* supports LTE Downlink 150 Mbps
* 3G HSPA + / HSPA / UMTS 2100, 1900 AWS, 900 MHz
* 2G GSM, GPRS, Edge 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
* Built-in antenna
* Uplink 50 Mbit/second (4G)
* Downlink 150 Mbit/second (4G)
* Output for external antenna – 1st For signal reception and 1st for increased bandwidth
* Slot for micro SD cards up to 32GB size (optional)
* Slot for SIM card
* Supports Windows 7 Sp1, SP2, XP SP2, SP3, VISTA SP1, SP2, and MAC OS X 10.5,10,6
* Quick start guide included

* Compatible with all PCs, both desktop and laptop

 

 

Here now, we can’t get the full information about other variants models of HUAWEI E3276 LTE Cat4 USB modem. But we will keep updated about them.

Vodafone HSPA+ 3G 4G USB Surf Stick

As the world’s top network provider, Vodafone is always leading the new trend in the telecom industry and Vodafone usually let his customer first to enjoy new experience and new technology from the surfing.

 

Vodafone USB Sticks are well known all over the world and since unlocked sticks are not limited to Vodafone network, we could see Vodafone surf sticks are used worldwide. Today, let us see the HSPA+ USB Sticks from Vodafone.

 

Vodafone K4505 3G HSPA+ 21Mbps USB Stick

 

Vodafone K4505 HSPA+ 21Mbps 3G USB Surfstick is one of the hot unlocked HUAWEI 3G Wireless USB modems, which allows users to download at 21Mbps and upload up to 5.76Mbps. What’s more the modem could be upgraded to support 28.8Mbps download speed.

 

 

It includes the ability to roam globally on HSUPA, HSDPA, UMTS and GSM/EDGE networks. You can stay connected wherever your travel schedule takes you. With External antenna, it could work with better signal even when you are in rural area.

 

 

Vodafone K46053G DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps USB Surf stick

 

Vodafone K4605 is the second HSPA+ mobile broadband after K4505, and it’s come from the factory model HUAWEI E372, but seems better than E372. K4605 supports even more, it is twice speeds as HUAWEI K4505, HSPA+ download speeds up to 42Mbps, also the fastest dongle of Vodafone, additional, unlocked K4605 has another features difference from others that’s the bands support, generally supports 900/1900MHz, but this one support whole band.

 

 

Unlocked Vodafone K4605 modem removes the network lock that prevents the modem from working with other mobile network operators. Once unlocked, the Vodafone K4605 modem will work with mobile broadband operators all over the world, Including Vodafone, Telefonica, Movistar, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, AT&T, TIM, Three, Wind, Claro, Rogers, Telstra, Optus, Virgin, Airtel, 3, Cingular and many more GSM and UMTS mobile networks

 

 

Vodafone K50054G 100Mbps LTE USB Surf stick

 

Vodafone K5005 4G LTE 100Mbps USB modem (the original factory model is Huawei E398), is a newest Triple-Mode LTE Modem from Huawei devices. It’s fully unlocked and ready to use with all global services. Since Vodafone K5005 is for Vodafone 4G LTE network, it supports maximum 100Mbps download speed and 50Mbps upload speed.

 

Telecom also sells the device as well, and it’s called Speed Stick LTE. The difference of them is just the logo. Vodafone K5005 is the upgraded version of Vodafone K4605 and support 4G LTE network, while the latter only works on 3G DC-HSPA+/HSUPA network. And K5005 LTE USB Stick is the first LTE model released by Vodafone to benefit the customer who has higher demand for the speed.

 

 

Vodafone K5006Z 4G LTE 100Mbps USB Surfstick

 

Vodafone LTE USB-Stick K5006z is a new 4G LTE USB modem that produced by ZTE, the top telecom equipments supplier in China. K5006Z is one model upgraded from Vodafone 3G USB Stick, such as K4605, K4505, K3765, K3565, so it has the similar appearance as them. There is twin model Vodafone K5006H which is produced by HUAWEI, also the head wireless terminals supplier in China.

 

 

Vodafone K5006Z and K5006H are only the manufacturer difference. The other features are almost the same. Vodafone K5006Z supports LTE frequency at 800MHz and 2600MHz with up to 100 Mbps download speed, in the UMTS network, thanks to DC-HSPA+ up to 43.2 Mbps in download possible. Unlocked K5006z could work around all over the world with the providers in Asia and Australia.

 

 

Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 4G 150Mbps LTE USB Stick

 

Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 4G LTE USB Surfstick is the latest Vodafone 4G USB Surf stick for LTE network. It’s first released in Portugal and it support 4G LTE download speed at 150Mbps (the fastest and maximum download speed based on current 4G technology).
Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 LTE FDD stick is the world’s first commercially available device for LTE Category 4. It comes from the factory modem HUAWEI E3276 4G LTE Surfstick with Vodafone brand.


Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 4G USB modem supports a total of five frequencies (800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz) and delivers up to 150 Mbit/s downstream and 50 Mbit/s upstream. K5007 4G Dongle also supports DC-HSPA+ UMTS network with GSM and EDGE backward. The dual-carrier HSPA+ data rates of up to 42 Mbit/s can be achieved.

 

It would be lucky if you are under Vodafone network, but if now, there is still ways to enjoy same network experience. There are unlocked surf sticks available on www.4gltemall.com . With unlocked ones, you don’t need the contract with Vodafone and still enjoy HSPA+ fast speed freely.