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post Mar 24 2025, 08:59 PM

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used set from shopee
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post Mar 25 2025, 04:31 PM

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QUOTE(Boy96 @ Mar 25 2025, 04:07 PM)
Any small 5g modem that can be powered via USB? need to put one small modem connected to car usb port for android player / car wifi purposes
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post Mar 25 2025, 04:38 PM

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QUOTE(vkashin @ Mar 25 2025, 08:38 AM)
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End up getting tp link x50-5g instead of nokia fastmile 3, because reading through the thread some commenters mentioned nokia is unable to lock bands 😅
Plus with the lazada birthday sale discount the price is acceptable to me
And also there's warranty and it being Msia set - more peace of mind
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nice price 👍🏻

that's why i always say, if x50-5g with 3 years official warranty, can lock band, featured with x62 modem, below rm600; why bother with grey market 5g modem routers. last time not much choices, x50-5g was sold at around rm1k and grey market modem router around rm700-rm1k.

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of course if u have certain needs that x50-5g doesn't have, then only consider other options.

btw, nx200 can get at rm462 on last sales.

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post Mar 30 2025, 04:45 PM

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QUOTE(austinjklim @ Mar 30 2025, 04:34 PM)
hi evening.

Just wanna ask, the data plan you mention can be used for the 5g Modem freely? I remember coming across like telco carriers blacklisting modems for their cheaper Sim Card Offering?

Specifically, would you know that Umobile has this issue? Im based in Sabah, so currently i'm using their U Borneo 20 Plan for 2000gb. If you would know that it can be used with 5g Modem freely, i would then consider to get a 5g modem for my small office.

Also what would you recommend for a very budget 5g modem? Possible in the Rm200-rm300 range. i basically use it for Tapo and light browsing.

Thanks man cheers.
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digi yes.

uborneo i don't know, I'm not from borneo side. u can try and let us know. i don't know how good is borneo's 5G coverage.

rm200-rm300? none.
better top up a bit go for tplink nx200 or nokia fast mile 3.
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post Mar 30 2025, 11:41 PM

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QUOTE(ryuken74 @ Mar 30 2025, 10:43 PM)
thanks ...it's the YES 5G network stability problem doh.gif
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good to hear u able to find out the problem.
if u got read this thread before, then u will know many reflected it's not stable.

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

QUOTE(austinjklim @ Mar 30 2025, 11:17 PM)
Ahh so need modem that can be rooted so can spoof IMEI. i try look around something similar.
Thanks for the quick one. I'll try umobile Uborneo plan soon. I do have a ZTE MC888s from another umobile subscrition of mine. I'll try swapping out the sim to test, hopefully it would work and can would reducemy monthly cost.

I just googled on the Nokia Fast Mile 3. It mentions about "unlocked". Im assuming it means that it can be freely used with any telco sim yes?
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not sure if u could bring the mc888s back to umobile center and claim it got problem and ask for huawei brovi h153-381 for replacement. that will be a better modem router.

yes, unlocked means not locked to certain telco.

but nokia fastmile 3 doesn't have band lock function, not good for poor 5g signal reception area, might auto drop to 4g.
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post Mar 31 2025, 07:27 AM

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QUOTE(xswatch @ Mar 31 2025, 12:06 AM)
my Lil bro just exchanged the modem to the newer huawei h153 yesterday. 2 days ago he call umobile helpline then yesterday courier deliver the Huawei modem & they collect back the stupid mc888s from him at the same time. he just complain that the modem is unstable & they arranged for the exchange straight away.
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good to know that 👍🏻

hope other telcos can give newer h155-380/h155-381 (difference between both i think is with and without n79) like altel and tele2

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post Mar 31 2025, 03:51 PM

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QUOTE(vkashin @ Mar 31 2025, 02:02 PM)
day 3 after receiving my x50-5g
can consistently achieve >600Mbps currently on speedtest compared to 40-50Mbps on my VN007+ previously
all in all, very happy with the purchase!
also the built-in wifi coverage is much wider compared to the VN007+; initially thought i needed to get a mesh range extender but seems like using the x50-5g by itself is good enough  rclxms.gif

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nice speed.

vn007+ was those cheaper option last time, so really not much choices that time. just upgrade according to your budget and move on.

ping a little bit high. i wonder it's due to umobile to speedtest server routing problem or the modem router hardware design problem.
anyone can shed some light on latency among qualcomm vs mediatek vs huawei balong?
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post Apr 2 2025, 05:36 PM

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QUOTE(JLA @ Apr 2 2025, 11:18 AM)
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abi, sopek or
OWRT Nialwrt firmware
OWRT paid Solomon token firmware
Lite version firmware Qwrt
Openwrt Beta version firmware

what the different ?
pro con each firmware
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ask this seller je...

https://youtube.com/@azrisyazwan9309

or pm and ask those aw1000 owners

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=Sear...highlite=aw1000
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post Apr 4 2025, 12:08 PM

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QUOTE(alucard89 @ Apr 3 2025, 05:32 PM)
Hi guys, after browsing this thread

1) AW1000
2) olax g5018
3) nx200

In terms of hardware/speed/wifi coverage, are they all pretty much the same other than custom firmware support?

Leaning to aw1000 since sellers already selling with openwrt preflashed but obviously I’m not too familiar which firmware’s more stable yet

Also, for band locking, which band should I aim for at my area if available?
Hi, do i need to change mac to any 5g phone or it’s plug and play with ft30 sim?
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how about buy the cheapest 1 😂

price without coins discount
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post Apr 4 2025, 01:16 PM

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ZTE got their 5G chipset

new ZTE G5TS with dual e-sim
currently maybe locked with china own telcos.
not sure if later they will release physical sim version or not, because pcb board and casing already got reserve space for physical sim, can check the video below:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV11oZyYREmb/

UPDATE: zte will release physical sim version soon
https://www.douyin.com/video/7489368933758225700

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post Apr 4 2025, 06:43 PM

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QUOTE(alucard89 @ Apr 4 2025, 06:07 PM)
Well yeah that’s what I’m aiming for
Spec wise they’re not all not much different?
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i don't think there is difference in spec, just different firmware.

if u don't want to take risk (firmware might not stable) then olax maybe a better choice? so far all olax users here give positive review.
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post Apr 7 2025, 02:24 PM

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H165-383
Probably the King of 5G CPE to-date. 5G 8X8 MIMO DL


https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=909119227202


notable mention suncomm x75
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1uYRiYbEVc/



btw, take note that it's recommended to use L shape TS9 connector if you plan to connect to external antenna.
straight connector might cause too much stress to the TS9 port.



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post Apr 9 2025, 11:09 AM

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found cheap huawei H155-380 on taobao
under rm500 using sea shipping
looks like UAE telco set from Du

UAE Du set (looks like comes with generic box)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=891887041912

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i notice that 5G CPE sold on taobao generally are more expensive than our shopee.
only those telco set without chinese language interface are cheaper.

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post Apr 9 2025, 05:41 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Mar 21 2025, 08:59 AM)
Does it work well?

My experience with China antenna many years ago is they pump out a ton of fake antenans sweat.gif

Some will make it worst, some not doing anything at all, good ones are hard to find cause this thing is somewhat not legal to be sold to end user (grey area)
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found 1 antenna that can be purchased easily from mouser or taobao, and the manufacturer is Quectel, the 5G IoT module leader.
It was designed for Quectel’s RM520x Series modules.

Read datasheet to check which cable is for which frequency.
Datasheet:
4x4 MIMO
https://my.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Quectel...h6W2cXQKw%3D%3D
2x2 MIMO
https://www.mouser.com/catalog/specsheets/Q...asheet_V1.3.pdf

Mouser:
https://my.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Quectel...h6W2cXQKw%3D%3D

Taobao:
https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?abbucket=0&id=727707488338

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post Apr 15 2025, 08:57 PM

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QUOTE(petrading @ Apr 14 2025, 10:57 AM)
TP-Link X50-5G price back to 600+......
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now. price after 12% vc and before coins.

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post Apr 16 2025, 11:05 AM

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QUOTE(emusmax @ Apr 16 2025, 10:51 AM)
celcomdigi jus launch a new plan with Tozed X100M Pro https://fibre.celcomdigi.com/home-wifi.

Based on the info, it mentioned that speed can go up to 200mbps. Not sure if this is the limitation of the device or the plan speed cap.

Currently im using DECO X50 with digi prepaid plan.
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tozed = ZLT

Tozed X100M Pro for sure not using mediatek or qualcomm 5g modem, can forget about it.


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QUOTE(PRSXFENG @ Apr 16 2025, 12:39 PM)
FCC Teardown (at https://fccid.io/2A5LO-TOZEDZLTX100/Interna...Photos-7102381)

Shows Unisoc platform

so... not a great choice

CelcomDigi used to give ZTE router right? why did they downgrade so hard? I guess to compete on price with UMobile and Yes?

*Disclaimer, the link is for "ZLT X100 PRO, can't find X100 PRO on their website and can't find X100M PRO on FCC"
I am making an assumption it's the same thing, just that this "M" variant doesn't have the TEL jack
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according to the CD website, they still giving out TP-Link NX510v, but need to pay more 1-time fee rm99.

umobile now giving out Huawei Brovi H153-381 with no extra cost, so that will be an attractive selling point.

for yes, i don't recommend at all. if want cheap better use digi prepaid + their one-time pass.
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QUOTE(JLA @ Apr 24 2025, 11:24 AM)
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XOX 5G modem

gambar media sosial
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should be from gteniq

https://my.shp.ee/wJTbbH1
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post Apr 28 2025, 04:56 PM

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QUOTE(templar1996 @ Apr 28 2025, 03:15 PM)
Hi guys.

Anyone use the D-Link DWR-2000M with YES? how different is it from tp-link x50-5G? currently using the tplink and was not satisfied with the firmware its currently stuck on.

https://www.dlink.com.my/product/5g-ax3000-...lephony-router/
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have u tried with other telcos?
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QUOTE(poooky @ Aug 2 2025, 11:49 AM)
Tp link Deco X50 5g AX3000 still good now? I'm looking for modem to plug and play prepaid SIM card for hotspot use. Maybe umobile 5g, yes 5g or unifi bebas whatever is cheaper and good connection.

Lock band feature would be nice also.

What is the difference between deco x50 and archer ax3000?

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take note that many ppl reported that 5G speed now dropped to 2xxmbps compared to 500mbps last time due to congestion now.

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