Hiya.

My requirements are for a router to use temporarily for 5g as my new place doesn’t have fibre yet (tentatively planned for Sept-Oct installation). There are towers very close by to my condo with some users from Yes 5G getting 300 mbps. I’d like to pick up a router to use for this wireless 5G and preferably continue to use the router for the fibre connection when I switch to it. My unit is only 950 sqf and two rooms.

Was suggested to get a TP-Link Deco X50 5G (~RM 750). Wondering if there are better alternatives and what should I be looking for. What’s this thing about band locking? Another suggestion was for Huawei 5G CPE Pro2 h122-373.

Thank you.

This post has been edited by Rammygn: Jun 16 2024, 01:47 PM

NO NO NO, X50-5G is lousy, so regret buying this. It CANNOT lock band. It drops to 4G as it likes. 2 days ago new firmware to "Lock Cell" is not working, still drop to 4G. my place 5G 3 bar 200mbps, 4G 1 bar 5mbps, and yet this stupid modem can drop to 4G and will not come back to 5G. All settings to prefer 5G lah, whatever, is not working.

This post has been edited by iiee: Jun 28 2024, 09:45 PM

5G modem price drop
800 > 700 > 600

5G internet plan price drop

if Budget constrain, can consider ZLT X28 and Fastmile 3, both can lock band.
If want better get Olax G5018 or Telstra AW1000... all can lock band but there are pro and con...
and if very very budget limited, get VN700+ cheap can lock band, but not very good in speed test (due to CPU is IV500).

Thanks. Will get vn700

What modem they gave ? Is the modem carrier locked ?

Kaon or ZTE. Locked or not, didn't check but I expect it to be locked

Hai..

Anyone know where to buy tp link NX510v

Lazada and shopee out of stock

Earlier they gave zte and kaon. Both telco lock. For zte, you can unlock if you have the unlock code. For kaon you can't unlock because it uses telco customised firmware. No other way unless you change to stock firmware.

Now no more zte (many suffered random reboot), they provide only kaon. Too bad kaon inferior than zte. Can't even disable wifi and the antenna not sensitive as zte. Poor speed.

Update:
They brought back ZTE. Kaon suffered with sim detection.

This post has been edited by ameyhazuan: Nov 13 2024, 03:24 AM

Additional info. For lock band TPlink X50-5G cannot do, it has band choices but the modem will not follow what we set. Yeacomm NR330 can.
If lock cell, X50 recent firmware has this feature, but to me it is not working, Yeacomm NR330 also cannot.
X50 won't show the cell locking is successful or not, I know it is not working because it still drops to stupidly slow 4G 1 bar for no reason.
NR330 will show lock cell successful, but after that no signal at all, so considered not working.
Lock cell maybe not for NSA? not sure about this.

This post has been edited by iiee: Jul 11 2024, 09:57 AM

"Lock cell" is for area with multiple tower coverage
Normal for 4G urban area. There are main tower and repeater tower
some tower poor signal but good speed
People complain poor 4G signal so telco setup repeater

modem always connect to strong signal tower
lock cell to force connected to specific tower

lock band for 5G is to disable telco own 4G band
modem always connect to DNB b28 and nr78

Where to get vn700+ locally? I just know China have it.

Why not pay bit more getting X28 or Fastmile 3? since using legal Broadband SIM? both using better CPU!

I don’t use with the broadband plan 😬
I already have the U 68 with the router
I want another router for my other prepaid plan

Im really considering between X50 5G or Nokia Fastmile 3. Price difference is not that much but can't seem to find any comparison between these two. Any input from u guys?

X50 5G better


TP-Link Deco X50 5G ada warranty 3 tahun chipset snapdragon x62
Nokia Fastmile 3 SD X55 warranty 1 bulan / 6 month depend on seller

I just got the CP502 and very dissapointed, the signal so bad. My cheapass huawei can get 5g 4bar and abour 100mbps
But the CP502 totally can't get 5G only able to get 4G no matter what setting I put

contact seller
wrong setting maybe

Telstra Arcadyan AWS1000 going for only RM528 on Lapsapda with free choice of QWRT or Sopek firmware offered by seller with invite link to a private group.

This customized OpenWRT firmware is very useful if you know what you're doing.