Finally they gave me a better modem. It has a built in fan and signal is much better than the 2 previous model.

speed is much better. before, i used zte and managed to get around 300mbps.

That’s a very good speed. So another 24-month of contract?

nope, continue remaining.

of course it's good.
this is Huawei Brovi H153-381

Wow, that's great speed. Wonder if no connection problem but only limited speed can request change too or not?

That's good. Mine max here is around 500Mbps which I'm quite happy about.

Probably can go beyond 800mbps if my signal is great. I have yet to try testing near the tower.

My signal at the moment.

Yup, were using b618-22d and b618-65d before. I can surely vouch for this brand.

Though it has built-in fan, the housing still feel hot. The fan might just triggers on its highest threshold.

Have to diy extra cooling and tape any leakage. Now the housing don't feel warm at all.

Have to do this as i hope it can last for long time even after contract expired. Also hoping by that time this modem is unlockable and can be modified just like b618.

At the moment, this modem also can be unlocked if you have the unlock code.

This post has been edited by ameyhazuan: Mar 26 2025, 01:44 PM

signal not good but sinr is good, very less interference.

like i suggested before, want cooler just turn off the built in wifi, and connect to another strong wifi router via cat6 cable to act as access point.

Tips of the Day

Go get Kitchen Oil Splash Proctector Aluminium Foil from Mr DIY or Daiso (must hard sheet, soft sheet with foam type can't), no need unfold first, just put it beside the 5G modem router (check signal reading to see put at which side gives you best result, u can try blocking 1 side or 2 side or 3 side).
It could increase RSRP. This method was originally used to increase wifi signal by forcing the signal to one direction.
*UPDATE: after extensive test, although it could increase signal, but it also could increase interference/noise too, so it might or might not improve the speed, result not consistant.
If you are using the modem router built-in wifi then don't try this trick.


https://www.mrdiy.com.my/default/kitchen-oi...-9065798-001001

This post has been edited by BOTAK_WAI: Mar 28 2025, 12:03 AM

Way ahead of you. Been doing this since using b618. The router has openwrt and adguard as dns forwarder. Only using DOH and DOT.

My house is 36 x 65 double storey. Wifi5 5Ghz can cover the whole house with this setup. Only use 1 wifi router. The other in the picture just for back up. Supposed there should be another 4G modem that will act as internet back up and volte phone.

Ps. Turning off wifi on modem doesn't really reduce the heat as i already tried on this modem, hence the diy. CAT 5E cable is sufficient for 1 gigabit or less.

This post has been edited by ameyhazuan: Mar 26 2025, 04:09 PM

haha, nice. i doing this since using mf286d for wifi6, the built-in only wifi5. had the idea since using b593 that don't have 5GHz wifi, but end up got an unused MR200, so the extra hardwares become redundant.



still keeping the wifi G access point, last time punya adsl modem router not comes with wifi some more. haha.




lol....setup like this waifu no komplen ke?

since you already using separate wifi router, you can find a better signal spot to put the 5G modem router, just using longer cable je, haha.

can make it nicer cable management by using Ikea MONTERA trunking + liquid nail.

for those who want to have wired connection but don't want ugly cabling, can consider fibre solution:



This post has been edited by BOTAK_WAI: Mar 26 2025, 05:20 PM

LOL, Wife and children never complain as long there's internet and it is fast.





Yup, i kept some of them. Though just 11a/b with only wep encryption, might come in handy for experimental purpose. I did fired up those 2 and still working. Sadly no longer relevant for daily use.

Glad nowadays devices become cheaper and less complicated. Last time i had to use a laptop for routing and combining multiple isp for backup and redundancy. Using FreeBSD for the OS. Now much simpler by using Openwrt and DDwrt and can be installed in any supported router.

how much was the 3com last time? couldn't afford those brands like 3com and linksys. only can wait peasant brand like aztech and dlink affordable baru buy.

ya. 11a/b era zyxel was the brand telco mainly use. but totally not affordable until 11g, yang afford tu bangsawan pakai laptop. so 56k dial-up user mostly jump into adsl and adopt 11g wifi.

Also i have this. Still new and unused. Been keeping for more than 20 years. Was a backup but never get to use it.




Not made in China ya.. 🤭

this kind of stuff office store room can keep for centuries until no space baru got ppl to clear 1 lmao.

surely your store room got damn lot different kind of cables and outdated cd softwares...hahahaha.

Whoa, can't remember 😅. Was too long ago. Things back then were not cheap. My Compaq Armada M300 lappy in year 2000 bought for nearly 10k. That did not include the docking system to support floppy and cd drive.

I also used U.S. Robotics modem before it was bought by 3com. It was 28.8k dial up. Imagine the struggle at that time that newer generation never get to taste. My slowest modem back then was Hayes 2.4kbps used for data transfer before internet was a thing in Malaysia.