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post Jul 26 2013, 12:11 PM

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QUOTE(MasBoleh! @ Jul 24 2013, 03:03 PM)
OH i see. NO wonder. Will the modem burn? I mean overheat till it burn and spoil itself?
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No, if you read the manual, the mifi will shut itself off if overheat.
QUOTE(blacktubi @ Jul 24 2013, 06:56 AM)
Depends on signal condition and usage. Using HSPA+ produce more heat

That's the problem of Huawei MiFi laugh.gif

BTW, Huawei E589 is only warm wink.gif
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actually its still quite hot too, i place it insde a pouch, throw it on my bag, i can feel the heat even the mifi is on outer layer of my bag, thats 2 layers sweat.gif
next time gotta put outside sweat.gif

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post Jul 29 2013, 11:12 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Jul 26 2013, 12:34 PM)
You can consider Sierra 760S, only warm although the battery life is slightly shorter laugh.gif

Works W/O battery too
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Never know this Sierra brand as local mostly using/selling Huawei sweat.gif
E589 really hot like baked potato when operating at battery mode.
i got AF23 but it's hot too, bleh sweat.gif the heat also transferred to my modem doh.gif doh.gif
most of the time using E5331, not really hot but most mifi's wifi signal very weak, no choice doh.gif
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post Aug 3 2013, 11:58 PM

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QUOTE(chuahcs79 @ Jul 31 2013, 12:41 PM)
if your mifi able to use without battery insert, then it might help to reduce a lot of heat,.. but i guess most huawei mifi can't do that for sure
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E589's battery is embedded, can't remove sweat.gif at home i use E3276.
QUOTE(plateau @ Jul 31 2013, 01:51 PM)
Yup, most huawei mifi can't remove battery. The newer ones at least.

I am actually using e589 now and i use it 24/7 (at home and away as i am occasionally on the move) and there is no ill effects till date. I've been using it 24/7 since March 2013 fyi. It's never off lol. It can still last me a day. Didn't notice any degradation of the battery life. Maybe it's hard to notice with a 10 hours battery.

I've been using mifi's for a couple of years now (e585 > e5756 > e589) and it's always been abused daily by me.

I know that alot of sifus don't advice doing this but from my personal experience, there are no bad effects till date. I reckon that batteries have evolved alot since and we're also actually using batteries non stop daily already (on smartphones, tables etc) and it can lasts years before wearing out. Even old ipad batteries are going strong.

Last time i remember using a battery on laptop and it dies out within a year or so, and it last only 2 hours for new battries. Not anymore with newer generation batteries. Not to mention that new MBA batteries can last about 12 hours now lol. The evolution of batteries are amazing.
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I was using E589 most of the time, though its quite hassle there is no way to turn it off remotely(android mobile wifi app can do that but i have yet to try it), yeah im lazy lol
second is, the E589 USB port does not support data transfer, it's just for charging only sweat.gif
third, after i upgraded to Windows 8, both of my wifi adapter will randomly disconnected, there are still no fix for this problem, unless use another pc to share the internet by using ICS, or using back windows 7 sweat.gif

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post Aug 4 2013, 12:44 AM

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QUOTE(plateau @ Aug 4 2013, 12:30 AM)
I think that probably your windows driver (wifi) should be updated to support win8, if there is an available update. Or is there really no fix for some reason?  hmm.gif

I'm using win8 with no wifi issues here.
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Was using TPlink 300mbps wifi adapter, tried different driver from stock to beta driver from TPlink itself also ssame, never knew the chip was made by Qualcomm Atheros sweat.gif it's version 3, version 4 using realtek chip already.
then i though their driver support was sloppy, bought second adapter from ASUS, made by Broadcom, even worst, after it disconnected from USB hub the adapter will not reconnected again doh.gif
Both vendor also never provide new driver doh.gif
it happen too frequently, too irritated by it then i reinstall w7 and viola, problem solved sweat.gif
now i rarely use usb wifi adapter anymore, my expensive asus wifi adapter now is as good as decorative blue LED vmad.gif
edit: just checked asus website, there are new drivers now, lemme tried that and will report back lol sweat.gif

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post Aug 4 2013, 01:10 AM

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QUOTE(plateau @ Aug 4 2013, 12:54 AM)
That's one long story there. Feel sorry for you. But at least you got the problem was solved ady  smile.gif
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What wifi adapter are you using? there are actually a lot of people have the same problem, even on windows 7 doh.gif
btw Broadcom wifi adapter seems have a lot of problem with its driver sweat.gif
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post Aug 4 2013, 01:30 AM

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QUOTE(plateau @ Aug 4 2013, 01:16 AM)
Not using wifi adapter as i'm using a laptop. Don't use a desktop  sweat.gif
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Well Laptop still using a wifi chipset right? tongue.gif
Just wanna know which wifi chipset and your laptop model rclxms.gif
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post Aug 6 2013, 01:16 AM

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QUOTE(jiant @ Aug 5 2013, 10:39 PM)
Which mifi modem is prefer for celcom broadband that can totally support the average speed that hsdpa coverage and for long time using.?
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Well there are a lot of mifi but i only know Huawei sweat.gif
the stock E355(portafi) also ok, if afraid overheat, just remove the cover but the LED is VERY bright at night lol sweat.gif
personally using E5331.

QUOTE(plateau @ Aug 4 2013, 02:02 AM)
Ah ok, i thought we were talking about the usb wifi adapters...  sweat.gif

My laptop model is HP folio 13. How do i check my wifi chipset? I'm not too technical here lol sweat.gif... but I'm using intel wifi driver, so probably it's intel?
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they are almost the same but with extra usb interface sweat.gif
Yeah i hear Intel one do not have problem with W8, Broadcom one seems have some problem with w7 too.
My laptop broadcom wifi will hang on linux OS , buggy piece of crap lol doh.gif sweat.gif
next time buying lappy will look out for intel one rclxms.gif

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post Aug 6 2013, 11:47 AM

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QUOTE(jiant @ Aug 6 2013, 07:48 AM)
Isn't  it USB type?loook the photo like USB.
Is it support to use with IPad or smart phone?
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Why not? it is a mifi but usb powered.
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post Aug 6 2013, 11:18 PM

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QUOTE(jiant @ Aug 6 2013, 09:43 PM)
Are u mean can use as USB modem also?
Is it any mifi modem that can be charge and also using normal ac plug in when out of battery?
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Yup, it's a 3G wifi router, any mifi still can using while it's charging.
Well the portafi provided by celcom does bundle ac charger and car charger too.
Me stay on Sinkapoor so i cant give u price suggestion sweat.gif

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post Aug 8 2013, 10:40 PM

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QUOTE(jiant @ Aug 8 2013, 08:04 AM)
which type of card is suitable normal or small card?
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Did you mean SIM card?
most modems(huawei, dlink) im using use standard mini-SIM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber_id..._module#Formats
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post Aug 15 2013, 07:12 PM

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QUOTE(marver @ Aug 14 2013, 02:48 AM)
Need help,Kindly need all sifu to help me unlock my HuaWei E5331s-2 modem.

HUAWEI MOBILE WIFI

IMEI : 863619017539696

Million thanks!
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What is your ISP, ask your telco give you unlock code.
Or you can update the 5331 firmware, but it's risky as you could brick it if you flashed the wrong firmware.
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post Sep 13 2013, 05:57 PM

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Anyone know Msia LTE use what bands? i bought a cheap E3276s-150 the realize it only support 800/2600MHz sweat.gif
http://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e3276-4g-lte-surfstick.html
But lucky Sinkapoor's M1 also use 2600MHz, next time will buy from telco instead, safer sweat.gif
edit: got answer already http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Asia rclxms.gif

And, E5776 support data over usb cable or not?
i got 2 router does not do that doh.gif AF23(only lan port) and E589-u12.
Btw how to know whether if my E3276 support DC-HSPA?

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post Oct 1 2013, 11:31 PM

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QUOTE(nordingh @ Oct 1 2013, 01:27 AM)
mifi rated at 21Mbps, so what is your old modem speed? 7.2Mbps? the speed is triple...
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not really, 21mbps network wont give you full speed, max theoretical speed is 7.2mbps only, its twice faster actually.
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post Nov 19 2013, 09:47 AM

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Eh guys, My speed test E3276 vs E5776 different so much sweat.gif
it's 50mbps vs 15mbps sweat.gif do i have to disable power saving mode to make it faster? LOL
It's connected to usb power btw.
Anyway possible to flash E5776 to normal/stock firmware? my E5776 is UK's EE mobile one doh.gif

QUOTE(pu27 @ Nov 17 2013, 02:40 PM)
Hi, anyone uses Celcom E355 here. I noticed that there's an update for the modem firmware, the file is 25.64MB. Did any of you updated it? What's the difference between before & after the update?
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Usually contain software and firmware bug fixes, or other improvements, but if you dont have problem using your E355, firmware update may be not needed because it a bit risky, unless your PC is backed by UPS, power loss will brick your modem.

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post Nov 19 2013, 11:36 AM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Nov 19 2013, 11:11 AM)
No problem here, mine is running Huawei original firmware tho

Maybe it's because both modem running on different band
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according to the label on the box, it support LTE B1,3,7,8,20, model is E5776s-32.
But on my E3276, even just one bar of signal, it does not affect the download speed much, still 50mbps, E5776 is totally different, 3 bars but 15mbps sweat.gif
Need buy big antenna?

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post Nov 19 2013, 12:30 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Nov 19 2013, 11:39 AM)
I think it is running on different tower.

E3276 - 2600Mhz tower - Lower Signal but faster
E5776 - 1800Mhz tower - Higher Signal but slower
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So is there any way to improve speed? both also Cat 4 LTE modem sweat.gif
I thought E5776 would give me better speed sweat.gif

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post Nov 19 2013, 05:21 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Nov 19 2013, 12:41 PM)
Nothing can be done, deal with it laugh.gif

Unless you manage to set band  tongue.gif
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That's sucks, i wonder if i can bug the Singtel customer service lol.
15mbps vs 50mbps difference is a lot. Also Huawei modem's option are getting more simpler, E586, the old skool mifi at least can change the bands, iirc. And more detailed info, like can monitor bandwidth at real time, while the latest mifi got nothing can tweak, no firmware update, bla blah.
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post Nov 19 2013, 09:44 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Nov 19 2013, 08:00 PM)
If you want to tweak, it is possible but I have to warn you no GUI. whistling.gif
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I'm good at writing automated batch file, so... brows.gif
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post Dec 1 2013, 03:02 PM

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QUOTE(hjh87 @ Dec 1 2013, 10:36 AM)
Thanks, did look around and only found out that the huawei E5151 like what u mention got LAN port.  But really hope there are brand with 4G with LAN port. Otherwise, bought the 3G one then few month later 4G launch and the 3G one will be obsolete and waste of money too...
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Why do you need a LAN port? Buy E398 + AF23 mobile router sweat.gif

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post Dec 1 2013, 05:14 PM

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QUOTE(hjh87 @ Dec 1 2013, 05:05 PM)
Will connect the Lan to PS3, won't be sharing the internet with other (for myself only). The one u suggest will cost me RM600++ if get it in Malaysia. That the double of getting E5151.
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If you already have a pc, you can connect your PC and PS3 via LAN cable, then share the Internet connection via your 3G/mifi modem, but i never own any gaming console so i don't know whether if it's work for you sweat.gif
The downside is, your pc must swtich on if you wanna connect your PS3 to Internet sweat.gif
TPLink 4G router isn't cheap either (On SGP lah) doh.gif

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