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Huawei E3276 150Mbps LTE USB Modem
- Thread starter ginggs
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OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
It shows 900 FDD. won't this work for Cell C?
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
Cell C should work with LTE on this device, as Cell C use LTE FDD 2100MHz and modem supports it. However, as I wrote it will not work on 3G, so if any problems with LTE, it would downgrade to 2G (which is terribly slow) or get stuck on 3G confused by Vodacom towers (searching for signal), see threads: full signal, but no data throughput.
Re: other offer, it doesn't show full model number, nor frequencies.
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
So is there a E3276 capable of all the required frequencies? (except for eMpTyN - don't care for them) ask I will be interested in is VDC and Cell C
Yes, it is. The one selling in TM store.
I think someone posted exact model number, either on this thread or some other.
Hi Ginggs, are you getting 4g reception even though you are outside the coverage area due to the antennas? Where did you get the connectors/antennas for the E3276 as I can't find them anywhere? Thanks
Although I don't live within their LTE trial coverage area, Cell-C gave me an E3276 LTE modem. I don't whether this was because of the number of 2GB and 5GB promotional SIM cards I have RICA'd in my name, MDMA, or simply because they were getting tired of me nagging.
E3276 Tech Specs
Network Bands LTE FDD: 800/900/2600/ 1800 /2100 UMTS: 2100/AWS/900/1900 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 Max download speed up to 150 Mbps under 20M bandwidth Antenna External Antenna Interface, Receive Diversity External interfaces USB 2.0 High Speed, SIM/USIM card: standard 6-pin SIM card interface, Micro SD Card Slot Dimensions 92mm x 32mm x 14mm Weight 30g
The E3276 has two external antenna connectors:
The modem only reports the signal strength from the external antenna connector closest to the USB connector (the right-hand one in the pic above).
I got similar speed test results on Vodacom's UMTS network with my antenna plugged into either connector. It will be interesting to see the results of two antennae or a splitter.
Also available:
Huawei AF23 Sharing Dock:
My Cell-C LTE SIM card is not active yet, but I was able to register on their UMTS 900 network using another SIM card. Unfortunately, it had no data on it so I wasn't able to run any speed tests.
The modem came with a crippled version (no USSD, etc.) of Mobile Partner 23. The drivers that were installed would no longer detect my Vodafone K4605 modem, but worked fine with my E1820. I'll either have to find drivers that can identify the Vodafone devices, or flash my K4605 with the E372 firmware.
The modem only appears as a network device to the operating system, so no more dial-up networking connections.
Because of this, the modem currently does not appear to work with MikroTik routers. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
It still has a secondary serial port for diagnostics which can be used for measuring signal strength, sending USSD, etc.
Linux support: see post #11 here.
Unfortunately I am too far out of the coverage area for LTE.
Have a look through this thread:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/564377-Share-your-home-equipment-setup
They are CRC-9 connectors, the same as most other Huawei modems. Poynting sell CRC-9 pigtails.
Reelix
Senior Member
http://www.antennas.co.za/Products/ProductList?search=crc-9 - There are no items found in your search.
http://www.antennas.co.za/Products/ProductList?search=crc9 - There are no items found in your search.
Don't suppose you know anyone in Durban that sells them? It seems you have to order from JHB or somewhere
Mal1ce
Well-Known Member
Antronic in Pinetown should have... http://www.antronic.co.za/
Reelix
Senior Member
Whoa - Didn't know about them - Will give them a look
Thanks
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Guess I'll have to wait for next year
Far cheaper than the +- R200 I'd pay for an order from Poynting!Thanks Mal1ce
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Yes, it is. The one selling in TM store.
I think someone posted exact model number, either on this thread or some other.
I got the one from TM, E3276s-920 and it's not compatible with MTN LTE or VC LTE.
3G works fine though.
Afrihost sells an E3276 with the following frequency bands:
2G: 900MHz/1800Mhz
3G: 900MHz/2100MHz
LTE TDD: 2300MHz
LTE FDD: 1800MHz/2600MHz
See more at: http://www.afrihost.com/site/product/mobile_devices?src=website_nav#sthash.A0hQrGOd.dpuf
LTE should work for TM, VC and MTN, but not Cell C.
I think the model number is E3276s-601
SteveO
Expert Member
So I got the E3276 from Afrihost and received a E3276s-150. It seems to detect TM's LTE network but as I am out of the coverage area at home I have not been able to register on the network. (signal strength is too low)
Going to try an area I know has coverage with my sim and with another TM LTE device and see if the E3276 connects, will keep you updated.
According to Google, the E3276s-150 does not support the TM LTE network:
HUAWEI E3276s-151 and E3276s-150: (Vodafone K5007 and Megafon M150-1)
* 4G LTE FDD (DD800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz)
* 3G UMTS 900/1900/2100MHz
* GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
TM LTE requires TDD 2300MHz. Looks like Afrihost has not sent you the model that matches the specs on their website.
PS: This one will work on TM LTE, but not VC, MTN or Cell C LTEs. I bought one of these. It arrived quickly and also works great in the TP-Link MR3420 V2 router.
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montanapark
Active Member
Is the E3276 from Afrihost network locked to MTN ?
It is illegal for any device sold in SA to be network locked. If the device supports the frequency band used by the relevant operator, then it should work with that operator.
4G LTE:
Cell C: 2100 MHz FDD
MTN & Vodacom: 1800 MHz FDD
Telkom: 2300 MHz TDD
3G UMTS:
Cell C: 900/2100 MHz
MTN, Telkom & Vodacom: 2100 MHz
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