4g Mifi Modem
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qualcomm devices usually support at least two TTY devices - one for AT commands and data, and the other for debug/tracing for the modem internals - for QMI based device, you should also see a CDC-WDM device, which is the QMI interface.
I had similar problems with a pay monthly unlimited data EE sim card which would not connect using QMI and had to shift to 4G-PPP to get it working at all. I think I may now be stuck on 3G service as a result!!! Not sure at all about that. Its running between 3 - 5Mbit/s
I wanna be able to have connection on my laptop when there is no wifi. i know about the usb modems. i read reviews for them, and i haven't seen 1 positive review. i then thought about getting a mifi/mobile hotspot. which is the best to get?
The modems they offer are all at least a year old now. And they all have issues. If I didn't have a modem built into my netbook I would use a hotspot. The newer 4620 is pretty good from what I've read so far. It can also be used as a USB modem as well as a Wi-Fi hot spot. I might get one anyway, as it is 4G LTE and my built-in is only 3G.
I would get a hotspot if you need to tether an Ethernet only device in the house or have more than 5 devices you can get a CradlePoint Router or PepWave Surf Mini to get around the issues with the Hotspot 3gstore sells both routers and backs them up with free support...
I would use a USB modem. The new 4620L will not connect to certain websites. Mostly websites that have an IP address starting with 208. This has been a known issue for months with no resolution in "site" yet.
As it was stated above no one device is perfect. Each device has its own problems and limitations, the question is if you can work around them or not for your needs. 3G is 3G and LTE is LTE, it hardly matters which device you use to connect to them.
Are there any good openwrt mifi units on the market today except for the GL-Inet MIFI ..?
Been testing with the GL-inet for a while, but was wondering if there are any good alternatives to compare with..
Here's a list of those supported (meaning at one point someone had a running image) with a "Mobile" modem. Be aware that anything with less than 8 MB of flash and/or less than 64 MB of RAM is not a wise choice at this time and is likely to be crippled in functionality as a result. For this class of device, at least 16 MB of flash and 128 MB of RAM should be a minimum for purchase, in my opinion.
In the table I see that there's only the GL-Mifi (but it doesn't seem that it has connectors for external antennas and it's bulkier than the various mifis from huawei/zte), the GL-X750 (not portable and it isn't clear if the detachable antennas are for 4G or wifi) and the tektonika units (but they are not portable and they're not exactly cheap).
Since what I want doesn't appear to exist, maybe the next best option is a travel router (e.g. tp-link wr902ac v3) with an usb 4g modem.
I'd sacrifice the portability (though I could use it in a pinch with an usb battery) but still have very low power consumption.
Opinions?
Would that tp-link be enough to maintain a wireguard tunnel (at 4g speed)?
I bought a 4G LTE for my elderly parents to replace an older 3G mobile Wi-Fi dongle that they use for basic Internet access at home. Their Internet usage is minimal and they would typically get through less than 30Gb in a full year, using the previous 3G dongle to browse the web and send/receive email. However, since swapping to the new 4G LTE they are burning through expensive mobile data at a rate of up to 1Gb per day. Their Internet usage and device settings have not changed, so it's obvious that the new 4G LTE is causing this to happen.
Has anyone else come across the same problem of unexplainable increased data usage with the 4G LTE mobile Wi-Fi dongle and is there anything that can be done to return my parents' data consumption to the previous rate?
Hi, Normally 4G would have higher download/upload speeds than 3G, and due to the higher download speed, the 4G would give us the possibility to consume the same in less time or consume more Megas in the same time. So you could change the Network Mode under Advanced>Dial up>Network settings to 3G only and check whether the data usage would be reduced or not.
Thanks for the suggestions. I tried changing to the 3G setting but the modem doesn't pick up the ISP network. I haven't tried setting a data limit, because I don't think this would fix the problem below...
In an attempt to find what was using all the data, I powered down all of the connected devices and saw data usage was still creeping up by few Kb per minute when no devices were connected to it, so after roughly five hours the modem had clocked up more than 20Mb mobile data with nothing connected! When I reconnected an iPad to do a basic Google search and visit 2 websites, I saw the data usage quickly jumped up by another 60Mb for online content that should have used a few hundred Kb's at the most.
I have used SIM cards from 2 different ISP's in the modem and there was an inexplicably high amount of data usage on both of them when accessing online content that should have taken a fraction of what was used.
It is obvious that something on the new tp-link modem is causing this issue and I'm at a loss as to what to do next... apart from going to the shoreline and flinging the bloody thing as far as I can into the sea!
Update: I switched my parents back to using their old Huawei 3G modem which is locked to a service provider (Vodafone) and had to pay $150 for 75GB of data, because their account balance had been drained to zero using the tp-link 4G LTE... Guess what... when we reconnected with the 3G modem and data SIM that previously used to use about 50Mb per hour, we found that it is now using data at the same inexplicably high rate and burning through roughly 500Mb per hour for basic web browsing!
Obviously, the disconected 4G LTE modem can't be causing this to happen... but the problem only started when I switched the Internet service to run through the 4G LTE modem so IT MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING to the Internet service or conected devices that is now causing them to continue consuming mobile data at a massive rate through a different modem.
All devices have been set to low data mode with background apps switched off, auto updates have been disabled and the wi-fi network is password protected (so no unauthorised users are tapping in). No streaming services or video content is being viewed and internet usage is pretty minimal (just email, browsing the web and going to sites for news, weather and sports results etc.)
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If you only need a data connection for your laptop for a few hours a day then why not hotspot off your phone ? Both Optus and Telstra have mobile plans with generous data allowances ( > 150GB) for around $70 a month. Quite cost effective than buying a separate plan and an expensive modem.
I have purchased 5 inseego routers. I like them because they have an ethernet port. So often connecting them to larger routers for failover internet or a switch in harsh wifi environments. Plus all 5, have worked with Telstra, Optus and Vodafone sims. The on screen data usage information works on Telstra, but otherwise works well on all networks. So recommend the Inseego routers from the Good Guys seem to be the easiest way to buy one.
There are times I connected 3 Inseego's as uplinks to a Ubiquiti Edgerouter 6P, which can essentially use 5 ethernet uplinks. Not a common scenario, 2 is usually enough. When in a business setting, having 2+ mobile companies plugged into an ethernet router with failover is ideal.
I setup up places and bring all 3 mobile networks and sometimes if I have the need starlink as well. Live streaming video and things like that which are pretty intense. You can't have enough options when live streaming. Optus failed the other day, no problem use Telstra. I've also had Telstra fail, so I subscribe to them all if streaming on location is your business.
Before purchase check your 5G coverage where you want to use the 5G network.
The 5G network is like mushrooms in a paddock.
I have 5 towers around me in Hamersley, a Perth suburb and cannot get 5G for love or money.