{"id":3417,"date":"2016-04-14T07:12:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T07:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2016-04-15T13:08:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:08:41","slug":"netgear-aircard-790s-mobile-lte-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/netgear-aircard-790s-mobile-lte-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Netgear AirCard 790s Mobile LTE Hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since early 2016, the Netgear AirCard 790 Mobile Hotspot with LTE Advanced Cat6 and large touch screen display is available in the market.\u00a0The device is priced settled in direct comparison with the competitors of Huawei E5786<\/a><\/strong> and Alcatel One Touch Y900<\/a><\/strong>. In LTE network, the router can reach up to 300 Mbit\/s, the connection to the connected devices runs through MicroUSB 3.0 or Dual Band WLAN ac. We will check the detailed features of Aircard 790s.<\/p>\n

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The Netgear AirCard 790 router is supplied in a small cardboard box.\u00a0In addition to the device itself, you will find a power supply with an output of 5 volts at 1 amp and a USB to Micro-USB 3.0 cable included.\u00a0The power supply has a modular design and is supplied with an “adapter” for the common use in Europe socket.\u00a0This of course is useful if you want to make even a holiday or a business trip.\u00a0Besides the normal USB cable, another short “Jump Boost Cable” can also be found yet in the package.\u00a0This allows you to connect an ordinary USB charging cable and thus the use of the Netgear AirCard 790 for charging other devices ( “Power Bank”).<\/p>\n

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Holding the Netgear AirCard 790<\/strong> hotspot for the first time in his hand, this feels good.\u00a0The workmanship is good and the weight of 136 grams including battery is completely pocket-fit.\u00a0Also the large display is on the front, which is easy to read.\u00a0But more on that later.<\/p>\n

\"Netgear<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0LTE Advanced Cat6<\/h2>\n

The Netgear AC790 Hotspot<\/strong> has a current LTE multimode modem Qualcomm MDM9230 that for LTE Advanced category 6 ( “Cat6”) with up to 300 Mbit\/s supported in the downlink.\u00a0In the uplink up to 50 Mbit\/s are possible.\u00a0In the test with a mobile data plan, around 200 Mbit\/s can be achieved, the ping time was on average about 25 milliseconds.\u00a0The data rates fluctuated quite widely depending on the radio cell and the time of day, but this is quite normal.<\/p>\n

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The reception at the LTE network on 800 and 1800 MHz was good, better than many smartphones.\u00a0If necessary, you can receive and data rates with an external antenna optimized to stand side of the AirCard 790 Router (two TS-9 connectors).\u00a0The terminals are protected by a small sliding mechanism from dust.<\/p>\n

\"Netgear<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, the Netgear AC790 is also the 3G\/UMTS network backward compatible, here are DC-HSPA+ up to 42.2 Mbit\/s in the downlink and up to 5.76 Mbit\/s in the uplink possible.\u00a02G and the GSM network is not supported, although Netgear advertises on its homepage partially.\u00a0This is unusual for a mobile hotspot.\u00a0But since 4G is now the mainstream and 3G is now widely used, 2G may not be necessary now in most areas.<\/p>\n

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS<\/h2>\n

Up to 15 devices can be powered wirelessly over WLAN with an Internet connection at the same time from Netgear AirCard 790s router.\u00a0The connection is made either in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz range, thanks to the 2 \u00d7 2 MIMO antenna technology and Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, speeds of up to 1,200 Mbit\/s.\u00a0Fast enough to see the full LTE speed to use Cat6.\u00a0The WLAN range was in the test quite well, the data rates increase – particularly in the 5 GHz band – but very quickly, as soon as a wall is between the router and the terminal.\u00a0On request, you can also use USB ( “USB Tethering”) for connection and the WLAN can be optionally completely disable.<\/p>\n

\"Netgear<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Netgear AC790 supports both multi-SSID as well as a guest-Fi function.\u00a0So you can, for example, separate the private network from another shared WiFi network.\u00a0On the maximum number of connected devices that are not altered, the number of 15 devices refers to all wireless networks simultaneously.<\/p>\n

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Operation and Software<\/h2>\n

While many mobile LTE routers provide a small display for displaying important information, but the setup and configuration of the device usually requires a computer or at least a smartphone app.\u00a0When Netgear AirCard 790 hotspot that is different, the router has a large touchscreen display on the front, so that the web interface normally is not required.\u00a0Operation is self-explanatory thanks to large icons and clear labels, the capacitive display reacts quickly and properly.\u00a0At the side of the display, there is “back” two soft-touch buttons and “Home”, which are also self-explanatory.\u00a0The display switches off after a short delay and without actuation independently, so that the energy consumption is not too high.\u00a0A bright LED above the display then informs about the operating status.<\/p>\n

\"Netgear<\/a><\/p>\n

On the home page or the “home screen” all relevant information are clearly displayed, for example, the battery level, the number of connected devices, the used data volume and the network operator.\u00a0Even the SMS function is easily available on the touch screen display, even if the keyboard is of course advised quite small.<\/p>\n

Battery with Power Bank Function<\/h2>\n

The battery of the Netgear AirCard 790 hotspots has a capacity of 2,930 mAh and is easily replaceable by the user.\u00a0The Aircard 790s can be charged via USB cable, including power supply, but also easy to charge with a possibly existing smartphone PSU including microUSB port.\u00a0The operating time is about 11 hours according to Netgear. In the test, this figure could be reached fairly accurate.<\/p>\n

With the included “Jump Boost cable”, the Netgear AirCard 790 hotspot can be also used for charging other devices, such as smartphones.\u00a0Although this is not very efficient, a full battery charge may not be possible in most smartphones, but the Jump Boost function definitely interesting for a short “recharging”.<\/p>\n

\"Netgear<\/a><\/p>\n

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Optional Docking Station<\/h2>\n

Netgear provides for the AirCard Hotspot series of two docks that extend the mobile hotspot to a “real” stationary LTE router.\u00a0The two devices are called DC112A and DC113A, where currently only the DC113A is available.\u00a0The Cradle DC112A is significantly better equipped than the DC113A dock, so you get the DC112A as four Gigabit LAN ports, one Gigabit WAN port, two high-performance WLAN antennas and an improved WLAN module.\u00a0The connections for an external mobile antenna are “looped through”, so that one also can connect an external antenna LTE (2x TS-9 connector) at DC112A.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong>: Netgear AirCard 790<\/p>\n

The Netgear AirCard AC790S<\/a><\/strong> Hotspot could convince in the test with a large variety of functions and the latest technology.\u00a0The modem is fast and the Internet connection even with frequent cell Jump stable, the WLAN module scores with good data rates and many setting options.\u00a0Some prospective customers will also complain about the lack of WiFi Extender function.\u00a0The Aircard 790s is offered at good price than its competitors. It\u2019s a recommended 4G pocket router with aggressive price!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since early 2016, the Netgear AirCard 790 Mobile Hotspot with LTE Advanced Cat6 and large touch screen display is available in the market.\u00a0The device is priced settled in direct comparison with the competitors of Huawei E5786 and Alcatel One Touch Y900. In LTE network, the router can reach up to 300 Mbit\/s, the connection to … Continue reading Netgear AirCard 790s Mobile LTE Hotspot<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[694,3,35,11],"tags":[1610,1574,1845,1573],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3427,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3417\/revisions\/3427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}