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The Billion BiPAC 7402GX is a nifty device that allows you to connect to the Internet from anywhere. It is easy to use and quick to set up. You’ll never have to worry about connection drops again, thanks to the auto-failover feature.
I use 3G/HSDPA to connect to the Internet at home.
To cut a long story short, I needed my Internet to be mobile and I needed it in a hurry, so that’s what I went with. I’m using a Linksys router with a Huawei E630 data card which slots into the router, mainly so I can have multiple users working on the connection simultaneously.
This Billion router works a bit differently. Instead of using the bulkier data cards, it uses compact 3G modems such as the Huawei E220, which is connected to the router via USB.
Router setup is quick and easy, provided there are no hiccups. Simply connect your router to your LAN, plug the 3G modem into the USB port and run the setup wizard found on the disk provided with the router. Performance after setup varies depending on connection.
While the ADSL onnection works fine, connecting to the Net using a 3G connection doesn’t work as well as I’d like. Running a speed test of the data transfer rate, working with the Billion router/E220 3G modem combination provided far lower transferrates than my Linksys/E630 setup.
It’s very difficult to judge, given that wireless Internet connections are not very stable and tend to fluctuate a lot. This might have nothing to do with the router itself, but rather the 3G modem I used (the E220). Testing with the E630 was not possible, since the E630 slots into a physical data-card slot (which the Billion router doesn’t feature).
None of his really matters, however, because if you’re switching over to your wireless connection (for whatever reason), you’re most likely not too worried about high speeds and perfect stability in the first place.
The router has a very nice autofailover feature, which will automatically switch over to your secondary connection if the primary one fails. This means that if you’re connected using both ADSL and 3G, with the former being the primary, and the ADSL connection drops, the outer will automatically switch over to wireless Internet, so you’re not likely to ever sit without a connection to the Web.
If they both go down simultaneously, well, that’s just bad luck.
The router features four Ethernet ports, so having multiple users connected to a single connection is possible (provided that your service provider allows it), and it supports ADSL2/2+ with backwards compatibility with ADSL. A built-in NAT firewall nsures that you’ll be protected from any unwanted intruders.
You cannot fault the Billion BiPAC 7402GX. It’s a brilliant product all-round, specially for those of you who have an ADSL connection at home and also have a 3G modem, which sits unused when you’re not travelling. If that’s the case, do yourself a favour and get one of these.
I use 3G/HSDPA to connect to the Internet at home.
To cut a long story short, I needed my Internet to be mobile and I needed it in a hurry, so that’s what I went with. I’m using a Linksys router with a Huawei E630 data card which slots into the router, mainly so I can have multiple users working on the connection simultaneously.
This Billion router works a bit differently. Instead of using the bulkier data cards, it uses compact 3G modems such as the Huawei E220, which is connected to the router via USB.
Router setup is quick and easy, provided there are no hiccups. Simply connect your router to your LAN, plug the 3G modem into the USB port and run the setup wizard found on the disk provided with the router. Performance after setup varies depending on connection.
While the ADSL onnection works fine, connecting to the Net using a 3G connection doesn’t work as well as I’d like. Running a speed test of the data transfer rate, working with the Billion router/E220 3G modem combination provided far lower transferrates than my Linksys/E630 setup.
It’s very difficult to judge, given that wireless Internet connections are not very stable and tend to fluctuate a lot. This might have nothing to do with the router itself, but rather the 3G modem I used (the E220). Testing with the E630 was not possible, since the E630 slots into a physical data-card slot (which the Billion router doesn’t feature).
None of his really matters, however, because if you’re switching over to your wireless connection (for whatever reason), you’re most likely not too worried about high speeds and perfect stability in the first place.
The router has a very nice autofailover feature, which will automatically switch over to your secondary connection if the primary one fails. This means that if you’re connected using both ADSL and 3G, with the former being the primary, and the ADSL connection drops, the outer will automatically switch over to wireless Internet, so you’re not likely to ever sit without a connection to the Web.
If they both go down simultaneously, well, that’s just bad luck.
The router features four Ethernet ports, so having multiple users connected to a single connection is possible (provided that your service provider allows it), and it supports ADSL2/2+ with backwards compatibility with ADSL. A built-in NAT firewall nsures that you’ll be protected from any unwanted intruders.
You cannot fault the Billion BiPAC 7402GX. It’s a brilliant product all-round, specially for those of you who have an ADSL connection at home and also have a 3G modem, which sits unused when you’re not travelling. If that’s the case, do yourself a favour and get one of these.