well,

if u are just want to plug in your modem and direct share the connection & dont mind the TP LINK stock firmware at all, then of course V2 will be good due to support 3G & 4G both

while if u know a little bit about openwrt ( linux ), then u might want to get V1~V1.3 version, as V2 dont support openwrt firmware for now,.

depends on personal preferences,

for me after i try both TP LINK & Openwrt firmware, i would rather stay with Openwrt

just my humble opinion

so u mean TP Link V2 stock firmware is slow?

lol
bro, may i know how can i check my signal dBm?

i not yet try V2, so far i try V1 & V1.3,..

the stock firmware have a few issue here and there in above version ,

so i will stick with V1 or V1.3 in my personal point of view

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Added on October 31, 2012, 4:16 pmif u using this router, u can only see signal in how many % in your 192.168.1.1 web interface

This post has been edited by chuahcs79: Oct 31 2012, 04:16 PM

so you suggest i buy another router to see the dBm?

if u want to see RSSI,

just direct plug your usb modem in your computer usb port..

for me i prefer consistency and stable,.. so signal doesn't matter much to me

in your exp, how many % of the signal strength are consider ok?

depends on my area that which base station i am connected,

sometimes 29~34% i can get decent speed

while sometimes 65~80% i get crap speed,

distance on how far is the base station = the % in signal,

also depends on UMTS900 band or UMTS2100 band,.

as UMTS900 band frequency signal stronger in penetration object so indoor will get more % than UMTS2100 band

sometimes connect to the nearest base station doesnt mean u will get best speed if that nearest base station congested

after using this TP LInk router a while, u will know which base station when u see the %,..

now i am using Openwrt firmware, so no more signal % or RSSI,..

purely stable and no worries on which base station

This post has been edited by chuahcs79: Oct 31 2012, 04:36 PM

i cant see any of the info in openwrt, so dunno signal strength

i know my speed with openwrt is super stable, so that's is good enough for me,.

signal % is not main issue,. as long as stability consistency is towards 100%

I agree with this. Usually i just get highest like 30% signal percent at router and lowest normally around 20% only. But i can get 200kbps download speed using my celcom 1m pack with umg1831

I wonder can i set TX to 33 on UMG?

i am using dd-wrt firmware for my mr3420. which one is the best firmware dd-wrt or openwrt?

u can try to set , if is not working well u always can set it back to original value 23

Trying 27 right now and before this im on 26. Dont really know the difference.. I'll try 33 later hehe

try every number until u reaach 33, u will know whether improve or decrease performances

then pick best number that fit your modem

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Added on October 31, 2012, 5:56 pmDD wrt have many issue toward 3G wan,

so between both option that u give, answer = Openwrt

This post has been edited by chuahcs79: Oct 31 2012, 05:56 PM

but still would like to know if possible, just to see how much better than usb out the reception

in my area, signal % standard at certain range, depends on which tower i am connect to...

still no answer on how to find signal power on openwrt

well, sorry as i mention before many times, i am super noob in linux,

any detail on openwrt, u need to google search, or check with some pro here,.

for me personally i dont mind what signal it is, as long as stable speed at certain range

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Added on October 31, 2012, 11:42 pmfound your answer -> here

10. To check signal strength run:





This post has been edited by chuahcs79: Oct 31 2012, 11:42 PM

finally done to flash to openwrt
i think mayb is i dint update my modem firmware b4, so it cant detect..
after flash firmware then now is ok