{"id":869,"date":"2013-03-13T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T15:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/?p=869"},"modified":"2013-03-13T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T15:45:23","slug":"huawei-e397u-53-4g-lte-fdd-usb-modem-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/huawei-e397u-53-4g-lte-fdd-usb-modem-review\/","title":{"rendered":"HUAWEI E397u-53 4G LTE FDD USB Modem Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As one of the first group of 4G LTE USB Modem, Huawei E397 LTE FDD USB modem is not as popular as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/huawei-e398-4g-lte-tdd-fdd-100mbps-usb-surfstick.html\">Huawei E398<\/a> or E392, perhaps because Huawei E397 supports the 4G frequency bands which are not commonly deployed by the operators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/huawei-E397u-53-package-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"huawei E397u-53 package box\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/huawei-E397u-53-package-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/huawei-E397u-53-package-box.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/huawei-E397u-53-package-box-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/huawei-E397u-53-package-box-500x290.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just like Huawei E398 4G LTE TDD FDD USB modem, there are also many variants for Huawei E397 4G USB modem, such as HUAWEI E397u-56, E397Bu-7, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/huawei-e397-4g-lte-mobile-internet-key.html\">E397Bu-501<\/a>, E397u-53 etc&#8230; Today, we get the Huawei E397 4G LTE modem in &#8220;Cricket&#8221; logo, it was customized by the operator cricket, but it&#8217;s already unlocked and SIM card free.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-logo-and-indicator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"HUAWEI E397U-53 logo and indicator\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-logo-and-indicator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-logo-and-indicator.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-logo-and-indicator-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-logo-and-indicator-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the original box, the Huawei E397 looks cool. After open the box, we can see the Huawei E397 in compact design. In the back stick, the information indicates that this is the variant model <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/huawei-e397-4g-lte-mobile-internet-key.html\">Huawei E397u-53<\/a>. And we can see the IMEI number of Huawei E397, code and made in China.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-IMEI-information.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"HUAWEI E397u-53 IMEI information\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-IMEI-information.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-IMEI-information.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-IMEI-information-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-IMEI-information-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The USB of <strong>E397u-53<\/strong> is in the body of the dongle, there is a movable button to cap it, users need to pull the button out and the USB would automatically flick out. The USB could rotate around 180 degrees. On the other side of the body, we can see the body logo &#8220;Cricket&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-Rotatable-USB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"HUAWEI E397u-53 Rotatable USB\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-Rotatable-USB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-Rotatable-USB.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-Rotatable-USB-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-Rotatable-USB-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the side of the body, there is one hole for external antenna, one plastic cap covers the hole, user need to use finger to open it. At the other side, it&#8217;s the SIM card slot. So in this model Huawei E397u-53, there is only one external antenna connector for pigtail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-SIM-card-slot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"HUAWEI E397U-53 SIM card slot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-SIM-card-slot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-SIM-card-slot.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-SIM-card-slot-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397U-53-SIM-card-slot-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Per the information on the Internet, Huawei E397u-53 could support 4G LTE band 13(700MHz) and Band 20(800mMHz). So the HUAWEI E397u-53 would be more possibly usable in North America because the band 700 is the most common 4G Frequency in North America, especially in USA. What\u2019s more, E397u-53 also supports 3G HSPA+ network 850\/1900\/2100MHz, which is for American bands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-External-antenna-connector.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"HUAWEI E397u-53 External antenna connector\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-External-antenna-connector.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-External-antenna-connector.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-External-antenna-connector-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/HUAWEI-E397u-53-External-antenna-connector-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The<em> HUAWEI E397u-53<\/em> could also support extended 32GB Micro SD memory card, like other HUAWEI 4G USB Modem, it\u2019s compatible with the usual operation system, Windows and Mac. If you want it to work with Linux, there must drive upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to buy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/huawei-e397-4g-lte-mobile-internet-key.html\">HUAWIE E397<\/a> 4G LTE USB Modem, welcome to shop from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/\">www.4gltemall.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one of the first group of 4G LTE USB Modem, Huawei E397 LTE FDD USB modem is not as popular as Huawei E398 or E392, perhaps because Huawei E397 supports the 4G frequency bands which are not commonly deployed by the operators. &nbsp; Just like Huawei E398 4G LTE TDD FDD USB modem, there &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/huawei-e397u-53-4g-lte-fdd-usb-modem-review\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HUAWEI E397u-53 4G LTE FDD USB Modem Review<\/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":[349,35,11],"tags":[767,240,765,768,766,102],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869"}],"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=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":877,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869\/revisions\/877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}