Have anyone tried plugging your 5G modem with 2.5Gbps port to a 2.5Gbps Ethernet card in your PC?

Then place your modem somewhere with full signal and do a proper test?

I have a feeling the 1Gbps restriction is due to the lousy WiFi AP or 1Gbps wired Ethernet connection.

You will max out around 800-950 at most.

Expensive costs RM1100 which is twice the price of Zyxel and only comes with 1x 2.5Gbps Ethernet port and also same QC SDX55 SOC.

The built quality and design also not trendy and modern got fins which makes cleaning difficult.

For the NX510v also very costly almost RM900 but doesn't come with 2.5GB Ethernet port only 1000M Ethernet ports.

Haha thanks for the offer don't want to disturb your sales but the Zyxel was going for RM500 only during 11.11.

Have you tried the Zyxel Nebula app (Zyxel Air) before?



This post has been edited by petpenyubobo: Dec 14 2023, 02:11 PM

If cannot then you can try manually assigning fixed IP by mapping your MAC ID of your 5G modem on your Xiaomi Router.

5G connection is not very stable.

Now during festive season peak hours speeds can drop below 100Mbps even with full bar signal strength.

High congestion now.

Don't do normal speedtest, the results are fake.

Try using sites which allow you to download files directly from it like OVH file download test site. Use a download manager to test with no more than 4 connections.

Like this one:

OVH File Download Test
https://sgp.proof.ovh.net/files/

FDC Servers File Download Test
https://www.fdcservers.net/looking-glass

Cloudflare Speedtest
https://speed.cloudflare.com/

Hetzner File Download Speedtest
http://hil-speed.hetzner.com/

Microsoft Azure File Download Test
https://www.azurespeed.com/Azure/Download

1) No you cannot connect to 5G-SA only(N78) by itself because connecting to B28 LTE as the baseband is compulsory before you combine with it with N78(5G) so you need to also include 4G LTE for it to work.
Look carefully there is NO option for 5G-NSA only but the 2nd one is 5G-SA.
This has nothing to do with the modem but DNB overall setup.
For now you can only choose option 1 or 3.

2) If your signal is already so strong like placing your modem next to the tower, the only cause of slowdown is CONGESTION and high density of users at your place. Many of your neighbors must be also on the 5G network connecting to the same tower as you. It's shared with limited resources.

3) Most of these units are re-conditioned the telco logo on them already is proof. But for half the price of a new set as long as it performs like new with little noticeable scratched marks why bother? You want to pay 2-3X for a virgin set?

4)
RSRP -54dB is better than perfect already. It's like placing the modem next to the tower.
Most people can only get -80dB

-54dB is much more stronger signal reception than -80dB it's counter closer to 0dB.

I disagree. The vendor E which installed the 5G equipment for actually Zyxel CPEs as benchmark CPE for testing the 5G network during pilot tests.
You know they are not in good terms with China so the next preference is Taiwanese brand with Qualcomm SD 5G modem chipset in it.

Zyxel is very popular CPE device brand in Sweden.

As you can see here in Stockholm, the 5G modem is being tested with one of their major 5G ISP there, Tele2:



So I must say it is the MOST Compatible modem with DNB's Ericsson 5G equipment.

Swedish Post and Telecom Authority Bans Use of Telecom Equipment of Huawei, ZTE Fully by 2027



This post has been edited by petpenyubobo: Jan 2 2024, 12:14 AM

Yes telco problem confirmed. For the past 2 months since December 2023 every month sure 3-4 times down at least which lasted for few hours.

Had to turn off the modem for few hours then turn it back on. My 5G phones with Umobile and CelcomDiGi 5G no problem all connected to same shared 5G DNB tower in my area.

Let me just tell you this.

The ISPs can also whitelist only a handful of allowed devices which they permit and ban all rogue devices which is not in their whitelist from connecting to their network.

In the case of their broadband plans, they'd only whitelist popular known modems IMEI in the market which are widely used to only gain access to their network and other rogue devices blocked to prevent usage of their home broadband 5G plans to be used in regular phones.

About Yes, they're actually the pioneer in implementing this restriction in Malaysia. 2 years ago they already did this with their RM35 Kasi Up 4G 100GB Postpaid plan meant only for phones.

I was once their victim suddenly my 4G modem speed became so slow that you could get 500kbps when all the while obtaining 10-15Mbps.
Called them up and they straight told me my device wasn't in their green list.

It was actually an illegal move because nothing was said in their contract that the quota restricted plan was supposed to be for phones only.
The move was controversial and arguable that since it's quota based(100GB) why did you restrict your users in placing it into any device they wanted as long as they do not bypass the volume quota?

Is it possible to lock band for the Nokia Fastmile 5G modem?

Also it uses an older SD X50 chipset and comes only with 1G ethernet ports.

Arcadyan and Zyxel models use newer SD X55 chipsets which supports future 5G-SA mode.
They also come with 2.5G ethernet ports for future proofing.
Both are OpenWRT based. The Zyxel one is customized OpenWRT with many of its features lock but a 3rd party firmware is in the works.

Qualcomm SD X50 vs X55 Modem: Why the X55 Is So Important for 5G's Future
https://www.androidcentral.com/qualcomm-x50...tant-5gs-future

This post has been edited by petpenyubobo: Feb 6 2024, 12:27 AM

Telco Y has also recently upgraded their modem offerings with the Infinite Gateway Pro 5G router.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5403079/+240

About its actual model, the only 3rd party 5G model router out there with Snapdragon SDX55 chipset and dual 2.5Gbps Ethernet port is Zyxel.

It's impossible to find it anymore on online platforms such as Shopee and Lazada. All sold out and a few handful of hoarders have since hike the price over RM800.

The Unisoc UDX710 is the 5G radio modem chipset is TSMC 12nm based while the Mediatek T750 is newer 7nm based.

It is at least a generation behind both Mediatek and Snapdragon based ones.

The recent new modems that are being launched by both UMobile and Yes will be using Unisoc IVY510 chipset.

The thing is some of the online sellers are registering your IC details in Sabah for the SIM they send to you for activation using their dealer system which doesn't require face recognition as additional step except your IC image.

Special offer will appear after a few days in your app after your IC has been registered.

Then when you purchase it, the quota will reflect 1TB/2TB for 5G.

If use in Malaysia, your 5G usage will still deduct directly from the 5G meter right?

This post has been edited by petpenyubobo: Mar 6 2024, 09:34 PM

Also these plans meant for use in phones only are blocked when used with popular modems out there.

The IMEI ban on popular branded modems which cannot be modified has a blanket wide on all telcos because it's registered into DNB core equipments which serves the entire nation 5G needs.

They'll soon also do the same with the TP-Link X50 5G modem to prevent any abuse. It hasn't caught up with popularity yet.

The non SIM locked ZTE MC888S 5G modem can now be purchased from Shopee/Lazada. The price is about RM815.

https://shopee.com.my/ZTE-5G-CPE-3-SE-MC888...521.16896636086
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/zte-5g-c...3476107808.html

But for the price I think I'd buy either the Arcadyan, Gteniq or Olax with OpenWRT firmwares with tons more features.

The MC888S is using inferior Unisoc IVY soc compared to other modems.

Snapdragon X62>Mediatek T750>Snapdragon X55>Unisoc

Optus Australia just launched their new Snapdragon X65 which supports SA Carrier Aggregation Home Ultra WiFi 5G modem 3 weeks ago.



Comes with 2 X 2.4G Ethernet ports seems the trend now. Buy your own switch or high end router to pair with your modem.

The ZTE MCS888s non SIM locked generic 5G modem is now going for RM692 on Lazada/Shopee.

But I suggest you buy the ZLT X28 instead which is much cheaper, uses the same UNISOC Makalu IVY510 chipset with features where you can do band lock and cell base station locking.

New Tenda 5G03 AX1800 WiFi 6 NR 5G Modem Is Out For UK and Australia Market



Tenda 5G03 AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 5G NR Router Unboxing Video



The Tenda 5G03 NR 5G Modem uses a Mediatek T750 which is the same chipset found in the Zyxel NR5103E, ZLT28 and the Yeacomm NR330.

Better than the MC888S 5G modem?



This post has been edited by petpenyubobo: Apr 29 2024, 12:52 AM

Performance Comparison Between Snapdragon X62 vs Mediatek T750 vs Huawei Balong 5000 Chipsets



Mediatek T750 turned out to be superior compared to the other 2 with lower latency, higher average download speeds and better price to performance ratio.

Snapdragon X62 which is even newer than the regular X55 in most 5G modems out there on sale.

Huawei Balong 5000 chipset based modem has upload issues with DNB Ericsson network. It can't even reach 10Mbps on all the tests.

Wondering how the Kaon modem will perform?