ya, test it again, also shocked how u get 5ms latency. the base station just on top of the building?

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Added on February 12, 2012, 1:44 pmyup, for normal web surfing, ping/latency doesn't matter much.

i still use huawei E1550 as it supported by the vodafone (huawei) HG553 4in1 gateway router (as this router performs great with broadcom chips and 64MB hynix RAM)

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Added on February 12, 2012, 1:48 pmsome ppl mentioned get umobile zte mf190 instead of celcom zte mf190, not exactly knowing what reasons behind...

This post has been edited by coolstore: Feb 12 2012, 01:48 PM

hehe, this tp-link hybrid router really got a lot story to tell ...

it launched already, but first being sold in cn mainland - use their domestic users as white rat (these were what their consumers complaint about). what's wrong? their v1 hardware revision having hardware design flaw - the ac power keep charging the battery even the battery already full, thus would spoil the battery in long run. v1.1 solved this serious problem, thus making v1 purchasers very angry there. Btw, cannot use pure ac power, battery must always sit in. And while in recharging the battery, the router cannot function, must wait till fully charge or dont' charge, cannot at the same time charging and working like hame. That time i tested even got 3G network frequent disconnected & reconnect attempt issue, not knowing firmware bug or hardware matter.

Another option is Tenda, this also getting bad comments from cn users - they posted the forensic pictures of the internal part, one main drawback is just 2MB system memory.

the good option of hybrid router generation 2.0 would be Edimax from TW among them, but quite expensive.

initially i wanted to bring the tp-link hybrid router, but after doing testing and seeing the vast comments out there among several brands, scared, finally go for hame, no regret. so far hame leads in hybrid 3g router market. pro-link also got a rebranding of hame hybrid router generation 1.0 (the shape like a mouse device) introduced in last pc-fair. anyway, desktop 3g router still dominated by tp-link. after launching so long now seems still in 1.x hardware version, means their initial design of desktop router is good enough, no need serious redesign, tp-link really do well in desktop home product.

This post has been edited by coolstore: Apr 12 2012, 01:18 PM

it is good that u clearly stated "above just link speed between PC and the cellular network device", not actual real time network traffic speed. otherwise some members can't figure these info, thinking "wah, this is download speed ar i want get it" then go buy it, after using it know that now work out, and label this is misleading info to them complaining somewhere else...

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Added on May 16, 2012, 11:39 amwhy don't ever ask my latest stock and latest price....

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Added on May 16, 2012, 11:58 ami got 1 E182e for testing since day 1 into modem biz and also bcoz this time by chance got some E367u-8 stock for sellling... so knowing differences..

maybe ok to compare saying: toyota camry vs toyota lexus. but i think more than that (in terms of reception sensitivity & real time traffic speed). (since 18xx series and K4505 carry same chipset same class, no big difference among them, more into different 3g band support, on the other hand 3 series is having different qualcomm chipset and design ...)

just never voice any of this b4...

one day when enough testing done with E182e, i would let go that unit @ 2nd hand price. who want can pm me ur name, when the time come i contact u.

This post has been edited by coolstore: May 16 2012, 11:58 AM

seeing lym willing to accept even just 7 days warranty with RM165, i also willing sell that price, why not? just never expected lym would accept this kind of terms. for sure u are not one among them lah i believe. hehe. so i now also adjusting ready stock price to suit different 'taste' lym, and no need bulk. happy ending.

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Added on May 16, 2012, 1:26 pmit will be hard for u to explain to ur friend face to face with machine right there, right?

let alone i need to reply in word in pm to ppl enquiries.

so hope any lym wanna post this kind of picture info, remember always state clearly what is that about, so not to be accused by another forumer as giving outt misleading info.

This post has been edited by coolstore: May 16 2012, 01:26 PM

ya, higher frequency carry higher data flow, definitely higher speed. this is factual.
wimax why run at 2300MHz (malaysia) or 2500MHz (wimax in the world). Coming LTE run at 2600MHz. And even upper class wifi N product also wanna run 5GHz for multimedia along with 2.4GHz, all go higher & higher, same theory.

but higher frequency has weakness of building/obstruction penetration capabilities compared to lower frequency.

so as u said, some telco run at lower frequency such as 900MHz, 850MHz, not just in malaysia. not with the intention to compete speed with 2100MHz, but for better indoor signal reception objective, so wishing lesser ppl complain this telco that telco. (from technical point of view and also my view lah). Just as what Digi CEO said in star paper biz interview, they also keep applying lower frequency till today, still waiting... (digi cannot get, so u might be right about the 'grey matter').

if can stick all the time with 2100MHz farily good signal definitely the best. the additional band support available in a modem are bonus feature, and more valueable for traveller (US don't run 2100MHz if i not mistaken), and also useful when a telco add in additional band (just as the case celcom/maxis did last year).

next year LTE would run at 2600MHz but also at lower 1800MHz. higher speed still 2600MHz. reason why have 1800MHz should be understandable, just again don't know which telco...

This post has been edited by coolstore: May 17 2012, 01:52 PM

because they afraid u bought it for selling purpose, same to their 42Mbps ZTE MF680 modem.

some modem having limited unlocking attempt chances, so also got to take notice of that.

using android phone replacing mifi is an alternative too... just the battery matter a bit: when 3g is on, wifi is on, sharing is on ...

for connector alone, sure ts9 is more solid than crc9. but it would come down to the final design and producing technique used by respective manufacturer in the modem. (same theory as using same qualcomm chipset, but why one better than others).

the most solid one is by soldering cable into 3g modem and use rp-sma connector (with thread), for those who already modified modem without external connector such as huawei 15xx , 173 alike knew the outcome. (the rp-sma connector is hold in by the plastic casing). last time sold a few antenna were to ppl who did this to their old modem to give them a new life.

yup, that is the rule to follow.

but the E367u-8 with Redbull logo is an exception: i.e mixed band version found in their Redbull u-8 stock, i saw Redbull u-8 with single band (2100MHz) Redbull u-8 with dual band (900+2100) and Redbull u-8 with quad band (850+900+1900+2100). really a mess. supplier also not aware any. don't know how actually huawei came out this kind conflicting stock for Redbull.

850+1900 is useful if frequent travel to US or some western countries. But if only used in Malaysia or asia countries, still 2100MHz (main band) + 900MHz (supplementary band). As theoritically say higher band = higher speed, and also practically confirmed by some users here, 2100MHz is highest speed for 3G especially now in DC-HSPA+.


** so to verify yourself, is to open the Mobile Partner program: see Tools > Options > Network: All band. this will be 100% accurate tell the truth rather relying online info. the other reliable info will be FCC registering info.

This post has been edited by coolstore: Jun 2 2012, 01:36 PM

today i just got the newest toy Huawei E355 3G usb hspa+ modem with built in wifi router, it is without battery, a very new innovation to huawei and new concept of product. after testing some and shoot some picture, will upload here.

besides, the said review for 313u against other models i owed to some members 2 weeks ago will post here too, sorry , being lazy lately

This post has been edited by coolstore: Jun 12 2012, 01:21 PM

first of all, apology given to members that i owed review of modem to them 2 weeks ago (bcoz being lazy no mood to prepare info), not remember all member name, but still one guy - electronic12345678 i can remember, haha

here the info:

PK testing among Huawei E182e vs UMG1831 vs E367 vs Sierra 313u (where that time i still got those stock).



the link in blog: http://3ginside.blogspot.com/2012/06/hspa-...ontestants.html

if put full info here will occupy lots of space though...

And for the new toy in town : Huawei E355

I managed prepare review in one night (weird to me, either on the spot finish it... else would delayed 2 / 3 weeks... )







Review of Huawei E355 usb 3G modem with built in 3G wifi router:

Part I: http://3ginside.blogspot.com/2012/06/huawe...b-3g-modem.html

Part II: http://3ginside.blogspot.com/2012/06/huawe...g-modem_12.html

Part III: http://3ginside.blogspot.com/2012/06/huawe...outer-part.html

Part IV: http://3ginside.blogspot.com/2012/06/huawe...er-part-iv.html

its all down to price/performance ratio matter.

same to intel cpu, core i7 the best no one object, but talk about the price gap and performance difference from i5, then ppl choose i5.

24 hour? even tp-link home desktop router with wide pcb board and better heat dissipation design also afraid cannot tahan that all time few days. original home product design was not built to last continuously unless mentioned for corporate usage.

their wifi outdoor CPE device same too, one or 2 day sure got down time. but really cheaper than competitors.

i don't have e372 bcoz thinking not worth to get. so can't do review. maybe on parallel as digilife also said the gain was actually only 20-30% even with highest speed 3G e372modem. (same issue happening to wifi scenario: wifi booster 2000mW will be 100% total gain from 1000mW booster? No, the actual result also around 30%~40% gain, all these IT factory marketing claims...) so back to price/performance ratio analysis, which model worthy to get at the moment.

if talk about heat matter that many ppl concern of the use of qualcomm chipset in new era modem, i guess 313u will still NOT be hotter than huawei.

if local wimax simless device is sth 'not binding' device, means can be used on both P1 or Yes, then it will be more welcome by local users, unlike currently even only 2 wimax telco but each set up its island biz.

too many connection manager programs by 3G device ... this is the good side of 'open' product, use on any 3g telco.



i have to uninstall another 2 connection managers in order to avoid crash/conflict

This post has been edited by coolstore: Aug 8 2012, 02:24 PM

personal liking

if no sharing, some users don't prefer using router bcoz will slow down the speed a bit to some extend depends on router hardware capabilities and firmware power.

from online sources, mentioned some router or its firmware cannot fully utilise a newer modem capabilities yet, this also 1 reason to use direct connection if no sharing needed at the moment.

yup, it was reported in malaysianwireless blog http://www.malaysianwireless.com/2012/06/c...-axiata-42mbps/

at june i opened this thread for discussion then silent already: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2407184

the funny part is why celcom ready for LTE already then only now to upgrade to 3G HSPA+ ...seems out of order.

my own understanding is that celcom wanna ready to roll out LTE ASAP ONCE license granted to tap as large market as possible, giving up the exisitng 3G market a bit to competitors - since new market always more lucrative biz.

this is quite true, hehe