Will you buy HUAWEI E398u-11 or ZTE MF820 for your 4G LTE Modem?

As the top telecommunication equipment suppliers in China, ZTE and Huawei are always competing from 3G to 4G market. To share the global market, they may release similar telecom products for wireless network. Huawei E398u-11 4G LTE Surfstick and ZTE MF820 4G USB dongle are two similar modems that both works for 4G LTE FDD network band 1800/2100/2600MHz.


Then here comes the question: which one is better between Huawei E398u-11 and ZTE MF820 4G LTE USB Modem?  

Appearance

From the appearance, they both in rotatable USB design and the modem body is somewhat bigger than common 3G USB dongles. Huawei E398u-11 seems cooler because the design is inspired by luxury car.  

External Antenna Connector  

There are two external antenna connectors in HUAWEI E398u-11 but there is no external antenna port in ZTE MF820. With 2 x 2 MIMO antenna, the speed would be double or may even triple faster.
 
Operation

If you want to plug 4G SIM card to the modem ZTE MF820, you need to open the whole back cover of MF820. And according the writer's experience, the design is not user-friendly, because the first question is you don't know where to open it, second, after you find the little cap to open, you may be unable to open it if you don't too much effort. And you must two hands together to work. But if taking too much effort, you may worry to break the modem. You will never wish to break the modem before using it.



In this case, Huawei E398u-11 is easy to operate. There is only a short cap of a third of back cover. One hand can open it easily.  

Mobile partner 

Most of HUAWEI E398u-11 4G Modem is with mobile partner, like ZTE, it also has its own operation software. Both of them would take a little bit long time to install and get ready for connection. With large firmware, sometimes, they may let your PC run very slowly. But I personally like HUAWEI mobile partner more, because it seems HUAWEI Mobile partner is more simple and easier to setup than ZTE.
 

Connection speed

HUAWEI E398u-11 and ZTE MF820 could both connect in few seconds, actually, it may depends on the external network situation to determine which could connects faster. Under the same condition, HUAWEI E398u-11 may connect faster than ZTE MF820 for only 2-4 seconds, usually, we can’t notice that.

The above factors are important for a user to choose a 4G LTE USB modem, but it seems the two modems are equal to buy. HUAWEI E398u-11 is just better in appearance and antenna function, other factors are almost same, in this case, users can choose per their preference. If you like cool model and better signal and speed to surf, you should choose HUAWEI E398u-11, but if you want practical modem with better price, ZTE MF820 should be taken into your consideration.   If you want to have more options for 4G LTE USB dongles, please check http://www.4gltemall.com/4g-usb-modem.html .

Huawei E398u-18 4G LTE FDD USB Modem Review

Comparing with Huawei E398 other branch models, such as Huawei E398u-11, E398u-1 and E398u-15, Huawei E398u-18 should be a special one, it's not because Huawei E398u-18 has different appearance as other models, it's due to Huawei E398u-18 supports the special FDD LTE band 8 (900MHz), which is rarely deployed per current 4G network situation.

HUAWEI E398U-18 FACE LOGO


According to the GSA report about 4G LTE network, the Band 8 (900MHz) is only available in few countries and areas, such as KT Corporation in South Korea, Telenor in Sweden. And in the market, few 4G modems could support this band. Huawei E398u-18 is one of them.

SIM card slot for HUAWEI E398U-18[/caption]


Today, we get the Huawei E398u-18 4G LTE FDD Surf stick with Telenor logo. Telenor is the provider in Europe and provide 4G network in three countries: Hungary, Norway and Sweden.

ROTATE USB MODEM FOR HUAWEI E398U-18

 In the three countries, Telenor provides different LTE frequencies as below:   Hungary: FDD 1800MHz Norway: FDD 2600MHz Sweden: FDD 900/2600MHz     So to save cost, Huawei E398u-18 could support all of the bands/Spectrum above: 4G LTE FDD 900/1800/2600MHz   With same appearance of E398u-11 and E398u-15, Huawei E398u-18 has only one external antenna connector at the side Micro SD slot. If user wants to use data card with MIMO technology, E398u-18 may not be a good option.


HUAWEI E398U-18 EXTERNAL ANTENNA CONNECTOR


Like other E398 Modems, Huawei E398u-18 could also work with 3G UMTS network and 2G GSM/GPRS network: 3G UMTS band is 900/2100MHz and 2G qual-bands. And the rotatable USB is classical features of Huawei E398.

Huawei E398U-18 Back information

As the brother model, Huawei E392 4G FDD TDD multi-mode data card also has one similar model, the model number is Huawei E392u-6. HUAWEI E392u-6 supports 4G FDD 900/1800/2100/2600 Mhz, which seems more powerful than HUAWEI E392u-6.   If you want any of them, welcome to buy it from www.4gltemall.com .  

Top 9 Most Popular 42mbps DC-HSPA+ USB Modem & Surfsticks

As the prospective 4G technology features, if a USB modem or Wireless dongle could support HSPA+ 42mbps download speed, some people call them 4G stick or 4G modems. Since their speed is even double from their predecessor, and user may feel better psychologically when they say they use 4G modems, not 3G surf sticks.

Actually, the technology of HSPA+ is just prospective 4G technology. According the authority from Telecommunication Association, LTE and WiMAX are commonly acknowledged as the 4G standard. And LTE and WiMAX network are commonly deployed all over the world. In some countries and areas, the 4th generation is already launched to the public for commercial usage.

Even though, HSPA technology is worthy talking about. For most wireless users, the maximum speed of 42mbps (in some place, it says 43.2mbps, more accurately), is enough for 99% applications when surfing. And unlike the high cost from LTE and WiMAX, HSPA+ network could provide budget cost service comparing with its successor networks.

To enjoy HSPA+ service, it would be necessary to have a HSPA USB stick or mobile WiFi Hotspot. Below are top 9 most popular 42Mbps HSPA+ surf sticks to recommend: 

Huawei E372:

HUAWEI E372 USB Stick is one of the star USB modem from HUAWEI to support DC-HSPA+ technology, and the peak speed is 42Mbps. It has great power to gain wireless signal, when users in rural or countryside with low signal, HUAWEI E372 could support smooth surfing without latency. It has the external antenna to give one more hand to get good signal. E372 supports qual UMTS bands which covers all the operators’ network all over the world.

Vodafone K4605:

Vodafone K4605 USB Surfstick comes from the the factory model HUAWEI E372. Following the classic compact USB design, Vodafone ordered K4605 to upgrade the upload speed to 11Mbps while E372 only supports HSUPA to peak speed 5.76Mbps. 

HUAWEI E3251:

HUAWEI E3251 USB Stick is the new member of HUAWEI HiLink serial models. It’s the fastest 3G Surfstick from HUAWEI with peak speed to 42Mbps. As the end of 3G USB modem, HUAWEI E3251 has new firmware which connects network in just 5 second, no software installation is need. That’s why HUAWEI E3251 is much better than E372. And HUAWEI E3251 has some branch models, such as E3251s-1, E3251-2, E3251s-6, to meet different market demand.

Sierra wireless AirCard 312u:

As the top 3G Aircard of Sierra Wireless, Sierra 312u has a definitely new appearance than its predecessor, such as Sierra 308, 306. To meet the high speed data rate transmission, Sierra 312u has two external antenna connectors; it’s based on DC-HSPA+ technology and somewhat like MIMO technology. The 312u is in big size than usual USB stick, this may need Sierra to re-optimize.

Sierra Wireless AirCard 319u:

Sierra Wirless Aircard 319u is the high end 3G USB surfstick from Sierra Wireless. It supports DC-HSPA+ technology and could reach peak download speed to 42Mbps with Qual-band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100Mhz. It’s somewhat like HUAWEI E372 to work freely all over the world.

ZTE MF680:

ZTE MF680 HSPA+ Stick should be the most special one in the group modems. It’s designed in pink color and called Queen Rose, perhaps ZTE want more lady users for this cute modem. This USB design is like HUAWEI E182E, the USB could be hidden in the modem body when it’s not working.

ZTE MF683:

ZTE MF683 DC-HSPA+ USB modem comes for North America operators such as Roger, T-mobile, it has almost the same technical features as ZTE MF680, but the 3G UMTS bans are not the same. ZTE MF680 is more apt for Europe while ZTE MF683 is best for USA, Canada and Japan 3G networks.

Novatel Ovation MC547:

Novatel Ovation MC547 dual-carrier HSPA+ Mobile Broadband USB Modem is the fastest 3G USB Surfstick made by made by Novatel Wireless supporting HSPA+ technology. Canadian operator Bell Mobilty upgraded its network to HSPA+ and introduces Novatel MC547 42Mbps USB modem to market. It's already launched into market by provider Bell. It’s also for North America Market.

Novatel Ovation MC545:

As the sister model of Novatel Ovation MC547, Ovation MC545 supports different UMTS bands as MC547 and MC545 is more apt for Europe areas. With the same Dual-carrier technology, they both support HDPA+ 42Mbps downlink speed without limit.

Based on the functions of the high data rate, their price is no as cheap as common 3G USB dongles, their price range is around 170USD, more or less. So if you are looking for them for personal use or project applications, you can check www.4gltemall.com and try the unlocked DC-HSPA+ USB dongles.

Vodafone HSPA+ 3G 4G USB Surf Stick

As the world’s top network provider, Vodafone is always leading the new trend in the telecom industry and Vodafone usually let his customer first to enjoy new experience and new technology from the surfing.

Vodafone USB Sticks are well known all over the world and since unlocked sticks are not limited to Vodafone network, we could see Vodafone surf sticks are used worldwide. Today, let us see the HSPA+ USB Sticks from Vodafone.

Vodafone K4505 3G HSPA+ 21Mbps USB Stick

Vodafone K4505 HSPA+ 21Mbps 3G USB Surfstick is one of the hot unlocked HUAWEI 3G Wireless USB modems, which allows users to download at 21Mbps and upload up to 5.76Mbps. What's more the modem could be upgraded to support 28.8Mbps download speed.  
It includes the ability to roam globally on HSUPA, HSDPA, UMTS and GSM/EDGE networks. You can stay connected wherever your travel schedule takes you. With External antenna, it could work with better signal even when you are in rural area.  

Vodafone K46053G DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps USB Surf stick

Vodafone K4605 is the second HSPA+ mobile broadband after K4505, and it’s come from the factory model HUAWEI E372, but seems better than E372. K4605 supports even more, it is twice speeds as HUAWEI K4505, HSPA+ download speeds up to 42Mbps, also the fastest dongle of Vodafone, additional, unlocked K4605 has another features difference from others that’s the bands support, generally supports 900/1900MHz, but this one support whole band.


Unlocked Vodafone K4605 modem removes the network lock that prevents the modem from working with other mobile network operators. Once unlocked, the Vodafone K4605 modem will work with mobile broadband operators all over the world, Including Vodafone, Telefonica, Movistar, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, AT&T, TIM, Three, Wind, Claro, Rogers, Telstra, Optus, Virgin, Airtel, 3, Cingular and many more GSM and UMTS mobile networks     Vodafone K50054G 100Mbps LTE USB Surf stick   Vodafone K5005 4G LTE 100Mbps USB modem (the original factory model is Huawei E398), is a newest Triple-Mode LTE Modem from Huawei devices. It's fully unlocked and ready to use with all global services. Since Vodafone K5005 is for Vodafone 4G LTE network, it supports maximum 100Mbps download speed and 50Mbps upload speed.



Telecom also sells the device as well, and it's called Speed Stick LTE. The difference of them is just the logo. Vodafone K5005 is the upgraded version of Vodafone K4605 and support 4G LTE network, while the latter only works on 3G DC-HSPA+/HSUPA network. And K5005 LTE USB Stick is the first LTE model released by Vodafone to benefit the customer who has higher demand for the speed.  

Vodafone K5006Z 4G LTE 100Mbps USB Surfstick

Vodafone LTE USB-Stick K5006z is a new 4G LTE USB modem that produced by ZTE, the top telecom equipments supplier in China. K5006Z is one model upgraded from Vodafone 3G USB Stick, such as K4605, K4505, K3765, K3565, so it has the similar appearance as them. There is twin model Vodafone K5006H which is produced by HUAWEI, also the head wireless terminals supplier in China.
 

Vodafone K5006Z and K5006H are only the manufacturer difference. The other features are almost the same. Vodafone K5006Z supports LTE frequency at 800MHz and 2600MHz with up to 100 Mbps download speed, in the UMTS network, thanks to DC-HSPA+ up to 43.2 Mbps in download possible. Unlocked K5006z could work around all over the world with the providers in Asia and Australia.  

Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 4G 150Mbps LTE USB Stick

Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 4G LTE USB Surfstick is the latest Vodafone 4G USB Surf stick for LTE network. It's first released in Portugal and it support 4G LTE download speed at 150Mbps (the fastest and maximum download speed based on current 4G technology). Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 LTE FDD stick is the world's first commercially available device for LTE Category 4. It comes from the factory modem HUAWEI E3276 4G LTE Surfstick with Vodafone brand.

Vodafone Connect Pen K5007 4G USB modem supports a total of five frequencies (800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz) and delivers up to 150 Mbit/s downstream and 50 Mbit/s upstream. K5007 4G Dongle also supports DC-HSPA+ UMTS network with GSM and EDGE backward. The dual-carrier HSPA+ data rates of up to 42 Mbit/s can be achieved.

It would be lucky if you are under Vodafone network, but if now, there is still ways to enjoy same network experience. There are unlocked surf sticks available on www.4gltemall.com . With unlocked ones, you don’t need the contract with Vodafone and still enjoy HSPA+ fast speed freely.

How to Update the Software of ZTE MF820 4G LTE USB Modem?

Since 4G LTE USB modems are more and more popular in users, some users may find their 4G dongles works not as good as they first get them. They may disconnect suddenly or re-connect again, not in stable connection status. At this time, you need to update the software of the 4G LTE USB modem, just like computer, if you use too long time, it would run slow, then you need to re-store the system and you will get new speed.   Today, we would introduce how to update the software / firmware of ZTE MF820 4G LTE 100Mbps USB Modem for Windows OS and MAC OS. It includes two parts because for Windows OS and MAC OS, the software, the software is not the same.   For Windows OS Users:  

1. Downloading software updates DL_MF820_LMT_LV_EUV1.00.00Setup.7z
2. Unzip downloaded file.
3. Unplug the modem from the computer, remove the SIM card from the modem and add a modem to your computer.
4. Activates DL_MF820_LMT_LV_EUV1.00.00 file.
5. Click the button Update.
6. Please wait until the complete modem software upgrades. The software update may take up to 6 minutes.
7. After the update, reset the previous Mobile Broadbandprogram. PCs with Windows OS Mobile Broadband software can be reset as follows: Click Start> Programs> Mobile Broadband> Uninstall.
8. After the previous Mobile Broadband modem software reset is added to insert the SIM card into your computer.
9. Wait until the start of the new software setup.

          MAC OS X:

1. Downloading software updates DL_MF820_LMT_LV_EUV1.00.00Setup.7z
2. Unzip downloaded file.
3. Unplug the modem from the computer, remove the SIM card from the modem and add a modem to your computer.
4. Activates DL_MF820_LMT_LV_MACV1.00.00 file.
5. Click the button Update.
6. Please wait until the complete modem software upgrades. The software update may take up to 6 minutes.
7. After the update reset the previous Mobile Broadband program. In Mac OS X Mobile Broadband software can be reset as follows: click Application> Mobile Broadband click on the Uninstall folder Mobile Broadband files.
8. After the previous Mobile Broadband modem software reset is added to insert the SIM card into your computer. Wait until the start of the new software setup.

    This is the steps to update the software of ZTE MF820 for Window and MAC operation System, hope it helps you.

How to create a Dial Up Networking (DUN) connection with a Sierra Wireless HSPA/ LTE modem (Windows XP)?

The dial up networking setting on Windows XP is applicable for followingHSPA / HSPA+/ LTE modems of Sierra Wireless:

1. USB306/307
2. USB305 (USBConnect Lightning)
3. USB301/302
4. USB308/309
5. AirCard 310U
6. AirCard 312U
7. AirCard 504 ( AirCard 890)
8. Compass 885
9. Compass 888/889
10. AirCard 313U
11. AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G
12. Rogers LTE Rocket Stick
13. Bell 4G LTE Sierra Wireless 313U Turbo Stick
14. AirCard 320U
15. AirCard 330U

Before you begin, make sure that the AirCard modem drivers are installed and that the modem is connected to your computer.

Requirements

* A valid SIM card.

* Valid profile information, including a username and password.

You can find this information by accessing the Profiles screen in Watcher. Once you have your information, exit Watcher.

Disable connection software autolaunch

  1. In Watcher, click th Menu con and selec Options.

  2. Click th General ab and selec Startup/Shutdown.

  3. Selec No rom th Auto-launch on device insertion rop-down menu and clickApply > OK.

Disable USB modem shutdown on exit

  1. In Watcher, click th Menu con and selec Options.

  2. Click th General ab and selec Startup/ Shutdown.

  3. Selec Do nothing rom th On exit rop-down menu and clic Apply > OK.

Add initialization command  1. Ope Device Manager.   2. Right-clic Sierra Wireless HSPA ( or WWAN) Modem nder Modems.  3. Clic Properties.  4. Click th Advanced ab.  5. Type the following initialization commands in th Extra initialization commandsfield: nbsp;   at+cgdcont=1,"IP","apn"     where apn is your Access Point Name (e.g. for AT&T, you would type inat+cgdcont=1,"IP","ISP.CINGULAR")

Add a new network connection (DUN)

  1. Open th Control Panel.

  2. Double-clic Network Connections.

  3. Under Network Tasks, clic Create a new connection.

  4. Clic Next n the New Connection Wizard.

  5. Selec Connect to the Internet, then clic Next.

  6. Selec Set up my connection manually, then clic Next.

  7. Selec Connect using a dial-up modem, then clic Next.

  8. Select th Modem - Sierra Wireless HSPA ( or WWAN) Modem heckbox, and then clic Next.

  9. Type in your ISP name (you can type any name you want here), then clic Next.

0. Typ *99# n the Phone Number field, then clic Next.

1. Type in your username and password (provided by your carrier), then selec Next> Finish. (In some cases, a username and password are not required.)

2. Double click the newly created DUN connection and clic Dial.

Once connected, in the right-hand side of your screen in the task bar, you will see the pop-up similar to this one.

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