{"id":6918,"date":"2019-03-07T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/?p=6918"},"modified":"2019-03-07T11:22:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:22:11","slug":"telekom-speedboxhuawei-b529s-23a-routertest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/telekom-speedboxhuawei-b529s-23a-routertest\/","title":{"rendered":"Telekom Speedbox(Huawei B529s-23a Router)Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ther Germany network provider Telekom had added a new LTE router to its contract: the Huawei B529s-23a<\/a>.\u00a0Although the Huawei LTE wireless router<\/a> is visually in the telecom design, the software has hardly been modified.\u00a0The Huawei B529 is a mix of stationary and mobile LTE router<\/a>, so it has a “real” power supply and has quite large dimensions, but also has a built-in battery.<\/p>\n

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Huawei B529s-23a Router Package Content<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Huawei B529s-23a is customized for Telekom and got a new named as “Telekom Speedbox” in a smart magenta-colored packaging.\u00a0In the package of the Huawei B529 router, there is a power adapter, a short LAN cable and a German-language brief instructions and a “router passport” with the preconfigured WLAN data.<\/p>\n

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Huawei B529s-23 Router Appearance<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The first impression is very good.\u00a0The Speedbox router is completely made of black plastic and stands on smooth surfaces thanks to four rubber feet safely.\u00a0With 12 x 12 x 12.7 centimeters, the Huawei B529 is quite compact for a stationary 4G Wireless WiFi router<\/a>, but quite large for a mobile LTE router.\u00a0The design especially the going light strip around the router is nice.\u00a0If desired, the lighting can be deactivated by pressing a button.<\/p>\n

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On the front there are four LEDs, which clearly signal the operating status.\u00a0There is also a power button and the already mentioned button for the lighting.\u00a0On the back there is a connection for the power supply (unfortunately no standard USB) and a RJ45 Ethernet LAN connection.\u00a0Under a cover also two TS-9 connections for an external 4G LTE antenna<\/a> are hidden.<\/p>\n

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On the bottom you will find the SIM card slot (MicroSIM) as well as a label on which the WLAN data and the password for the web interface are printed.\u00a0Incidentally, the device does not have a SIM lock or a NET lock. You can easily use any provider in the Huawei B529, such as Orange, Vodafone, Telekom etc…<\/p>\n

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Huawei B529 LTE Modem Test<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the test with a Telekom SIM card, the Huawei B529 achieved speeds of up to 150 MBit\/s.\u00a0Although this is far from the advertised up to 300 Mbps, but still a good value.\u00a0An\u00a0Huawei Mate 20<\/a> and a\u00a0Netgear Nighthawk M1<\/a>, each with a much more modern modem, achieved at the same location but each about 20-30 Mbit\/s higher speeds.\u00a0Up to 50 Mbps were achieved in the uplink.<\/p>\n

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The Huawei B529 LTE \u200b\u200brouter also provided good data rates in the O2 network, although latency and speed were always slightly worse than the\u00a0Netgear Nighthawk M1\u00a0used for comparison.<\/p>\n

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Huawei B529 Battery Operation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While the Huawei B529 on the power supply achieved quite good speeds in the LTE network, an annoying surprise is in the battery operation.\u00a0The speed drops to about 20 Mbps, no matter how good of the reception.\u00a0This behavior could be\u00a0repeatedly, both in the network of Telekom as well as with an O2 SIM card.\u00a0Whether the throttled battery mode is a deliberate limitation on Huawei’s part or whether it is a bug in the firmware could not be clarified until the end of the test.<\/p>\n

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The integrated battery is not changeable and has a capacity of 3,000 mAh according to Huawei.\u00a0However, the operating time is quite low at around 1.5 hours compared to a mobile hotspot.\u00a0The display of the state of charge is in need of improvement, the simple bar display was not helpful in the test, since it had already fallen after 20 minutes on only one bar.<\/p>\n

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Huawei B529s-23a Wireless Specifications and Features<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The WLAN module of the Huawei B529s-23a transmits to 2.4 GHz and to 5 GHz (WLAN 802.11ac).\u00a0A maximum of four Wi-Fi names and passwords can be configured in the web interface, two for each frequency range.\u00a0The speed was up to 780 Mbit\/s (gross) in the test.\u00a0The range was very good in the test, especially in the frequency range around 2.4 GHz.\u00a0Compared to most mobile LTE routers, the Huawei B529 is clearly better.<\/p>\n

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Up to 64 devices can simultaneously be connected to the Huawei B529 via Wi-Fi, which is significantly more devices than most mobile routers.\u00a0Unfortunately, Huawei B529 has no wireless extender function.\u00a0Mobile LTE routers from Huawei can use this function to use an existing WLAN network as Internet access, the B529 can only use the integrated mobile radio modem for this because the LAN connection cannot be used as a WAN port.<\/p>\n

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Huawei B529 Software & Web Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Huawei B529 LTE \u200b\u200brouter can be configured either via the browser or via an app.\u00a0The web interface is provided with a password at the factory, this can be found on the bottom of the router.\u00a0Compared to previous Huawei router models, this feature has not been changed in the Web interface, the design is functional, but not new and fashion. The variety of functions is limited, after all, the network technology can be set to “only 3G” or “only LTE” and there is a switch for external antennas.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Huawei B529 does not offer the latest technology, but based on the functions, the price is good now comparing with other similar routers. When used as a stationary LTE router, the modem reaches high speeds of more than 150 Mbit\/s.\u00a0The integrated RJ45 LAN connection is a great advantage, and the connections for external antennas are good.\u00a0The integrated battery is practical, but this only allows a short operating time and the Internet speed is throttled very much in battery mode.\u00a0Nevertheless, those who are looking for a stationary LTE router with extra mobile use, Huawei B529s-23a and Telekom Speedbox are recommended.<\/p>\n

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