The Huawei B593 LTE discussion thread

Just wanted to add here for people that were wondering about this Router and Cell C LTE,
I just got the HUAWEI B593s-601 where it states it works on the following bands FDD 1800/2600MHz & TDD 2300MHz (Cat4?) in the specifications.

It works on Cell C LTE, I have confirmed it, it even says in the routers home page I am connected on a 4g network and it blinks blue which according to the manual is an LTE Connection.My latency is consistent with LTE latency on a local counterstrike server when compared to my old 3g network although I only got a 10 mbps download speed test on 50% signal strength(up from 3-4mbps from the 3g network I was using in exact same spot on Cell C)

Not sure why it work's, cell c has stated their LTE is 2100MHz and this router doesnt support that, but Cell C's LTE -Advanced is on 1800MHz so I'm guessing that's why it's working,
check the citations here down by Cell C section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

so you must be in a Cell C LTE-A area I'm guessing, you can check that on their coverage Map.

Good luck to other Cell C Users on this router
 
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joy_Energiser said:
It works on Cell C LTE, I have confirmed it
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Well spotted, joy_Energiser !
I can confirm that I see the same thing on my own B593s-601 : Cell C is there for sure where it weren't before! (sic. Say it out loud)

20160519 Cell C LTE-A 1800MHz on B593s-601.JPG


joy_Energiser said:
Not sure why it works , cell c has stated their LTE is 2100MHz and this router doesnt support that, but Cell C's LTE -Advanced is on 1800MHz so I'm guessing that's why it's working, check the citations here down by Cell C section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networksso you must be in a Cell C LTE-A area I'm guessing, you can check that on their coverage Map.
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I would agree. The B593s-601 doesn't do 2100MHz, nor LTE-A, so this looks to me like a dual-frequency LTE deployment ... ?
I did the coverage check here and I am indeed inside Cell C's LTE and LTE-A footprints.
Interesting development ... thanks for sharing!
 
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joy_Energiser said:
Not sure why it work's, cell c has stated their LTE is 2100MHz and this router doesnt support that, but Cell C's LTE -Advanced is on 1800MHz so I'm guessing that's why it's working,
check the citations here down by Cell C section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

so you must be in a Cell C LTE-A area I'm guessing, you can check that on their coverage Map.
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Cell C has refarmed portion of 1800MHz spectrum for LTE-A, so in LTE-A area, you will be able to connect with LTE device. Wikipedia is updated accordingly, there is other link which mention it: https://www.telegeography.com/produ.../26/cell-c-switches-on-lte-a-in-three-cities/

I checked coverage in JHB area, it looks like every LTE tower has been upgraded to LTE-A and many new towers added as well.

Good finding, thanks!
 
Yo guys,

How do i get my router to not show forbidden networks, I've recently moved to Boksburg with me Telkom LTE and well it's useless here, i get 1.2mbits where i used to to get 60+mbits.

I've tried to go onto other towers since i thought that Telkom can hop onto other towers but they all show forbidden?

is there anyone who can guide me to get the other networks open?

I tried to uoload pic but can't seem to get photos and album setting to create them so this is best i can do for now

http://postimg.org/image/aqo7g0k5n/
 
Dear Azimuth, (or anyone that knows) I would like to inquire regarding the B539 ito hooking up a normal landline phone to one of the TEL ports and setting up the router to connect to and act as a repeater but also have my VoIP account settings on the B539. Or would I still need to plug in a VoIP capable handset into the router for VoIP to work? The reason for asking is due to the fact that my ISP Router is mounted in my roof and not really in the mood to run a hardwire to a phone from the router. This would also allow me to hook up some hardware through the 4 LAN ports.
 
jamfox23 said:
I would like to inquire regarding the B539 ito hooking up a normal landline phone to one of the TEL ports and setting up the router to connect to and act as a repeater but also have my VoIP account settings on the B539. Or would I still need to plug in a VoIP capable handset into the router for VoIP to work? The reason for asking is due to the fact that my ISP Router is mounted in my roof and not really in the mood to run a hardwire to a phone from the router. This would also allow me to hook up some hardware through the 4 LAN ports.
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VoIP phone should work on your LAN. Just enable SIP ALG on Huawei and individually configure IP phones accordingly to your SIP server guidelines.

VoIP settings on your router (if present) has nothing to do with VoIP devices on our LAN. On the newer router (B315s) analog telephone can be used for cellular calls or SIP calls (configurable). I don't know it works the same on B593.
 
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jamfox23 said:
I would like to inquire regarding the B539 ito hooking up a normal landline phone to one of the TEL ports and setting up the router to connect to and act as a repeater ...
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You can plug normal analogue telephones into the RJ-11 ports on the back of the B593 to make and receive telephone calls, but this has nothing to do with VoIP per se.
Provided the inserted SIMcard is enabled for voice service and the account has voice credit, the call will be made (or received) as a normal GSM cellular call. The B593 will drop out of 4G/LTE mode (if possible) while the call is in progress. See this post and the ones that follow for some details.


jamfox23 said:
but also have my VoIP account settings on the B539. Or would I still need to plug in a VoIP capable handset into the router for VoIP to work?
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You could use any VoIP-capable device - eg a dedicated VoIP phone, or a VoIP application (eg Zoiper) on a PC - to make VoIP calls through the B593 via the internet, provided such device(s) are connected to the LAN side of your B593. These VoIP calls are completely unrelated to the analogue telephone ports on the back of the B593.
 
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Hello gusy. I have a weird issue. I have a Vodacom sim and our work email runs on Office 365 exchange. I have setup my work email on my personal laptop also using Evolution on Elemental OS. Now, with the 3G data connection using a dongle in usb, it works fine. When I connect using wifi on Vodacom B2000 router, the email wont send using smtp.office365.com on port 587. Any of you guys have any ideas? I would like to use the LTE router because it is a lot faster.
 
Ockie said:
Hello gusy. I have a weird issue. I have a Vodacom sim and our work email runs on Office 365 exchange. I have setup my work email on my personal laptop also using Evolution on Elemental OS. Now, with the 3G data connection using a dongle in usb, it works fine. When I connect using wifi on Vodacom B2000 router, the email wont send using smtp.office365.com on port 587. Any of you guys have any ideas? I would like to use the LTE router because it is a lot faster.
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It is not on the router, but network connection settings on your PC, I think.

You have to change either Internet Connection Settings in Control Panel (sorry for using Windows terminology) or there is a separate account settings in your Email application to use specific connection.

If you have two Internet connections active simultaneously you have to change routing metrics for your WiFi connection.

Whatever it is, question is about your operating system settings or Email program, not a B593.
 
Ockie said:
Hello guys. I have a weird issue. I have a Vodacom sim and our work email runs on Office 365 exchange. I have setup my work email on my personal laptop also using Evolution on Elemental OS. Now, with the 3G data connection using a dongle in usb, it works fine. When I connect using wifi on Vodacom B2000 router, the email wont send using smtp.office365.com on port 587. Any of you guys have any ideas? I would like to use the LTE router because it is a lot faster.
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Hi Ockie

Perhaps something in the firewall settings on the B593/B2000 is interfering with mail transmission ?
While port 587 is the "correct" port for mail submission, port 25 is somewhat more common.
Try setting the B593 firewall to minimum security, or specifically opening up the ports you need, or - if all else fails - using the DMZ feature on the B593.
I had a similar issue as described here, but I don't think it applies in your case since office365.com should be accepting mail submissions from any originating network.
 
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jcheek said:
Hi Ockie

Perhaps something in the firewall settings on the B593/B2000 is interfering with mail transmission ?
While port 587 is the "correct" port for mail submission, port 25 is somewhat more common.
Try setting the B593 firewall to minimum security, or specifically opening up the ports you need, or - if all else fails - using the DMZ feature on the B593.
I had a similar issue as described here, but I don't think it applies in your case since office365.com should be accepting mail submissions from any originating network.
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Thank you very much. I will log into the router tonight at home and have a look around at the firewall things :) Hope I dont mess it up lol
 
Ockie said:
It works fine on home wifi and with the 3G usb stick. Only on the B593 router does it do this. That to me points to the router, not the Vodacom connection or settings on my laptop.
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The first step to solve problem is to temporary disable alternative Internet connection. Do you have another router on your LAN? Where DHCP settings comes to your PC from? If it doesn't come from B593, then DHCP on B593 should be disabled (to avoid IP conflicts) and your default gateway IP address has to be manually set on PC, pointing to B593.

Before you make any changes, copy/paste output from "ipconfig /all" command (or corresponding equivalent). Remove MAC addresses when posting public, but current LAN IP address of B593 should be present.
 
jcheek said:
Hi Ockie

Perhaps something in the firewall settings on the B593/B2000 is interfering with mail transmission ?
While port 587 is the "correct" port for mail submission, port 25 is somewhat more common.
Try setting the B593 firewall to minimum security, or specifically opening up the ports you need, or - if all else fails - using the DMZ feature on the B593.
I had a similar issue as described here, but I don't think it applies in your case since office365.com should be accepting mail submissions from any originating network.
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I tried ... firewall was already off completely, and the DMZ thing I could not get right either. Was getting desperate and then I remembered a old trick from the gold ol days .... I changed my smtp server to smtp.vodacom.co.z and now it works from the router. I just find it so weird that with the plug in usb 3G modem and the house wifi, it works 100%, but on the router I can receive ... but cannot send at all.
 
Ockie said:
I tried ... firewall was already off completely, and the DMZ thing I could not get right either. Was getting desperate and then I remembered a old trick from the gold ol days .... I changed my smtp server to smtp.vodacom.co.za and now it works from the router. I just find it so weird that with the plug in usb 3G modem and the house wifi, it works 100%, but on the router I can receive ... but cannot send at all.
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That sounds like the same issue as described in the post I linked to :

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When you're sending via your own ISP's connection (eg using MWeb ADSL to send mail on smtp.mweb.co.za), there's no problem. But - to use the same MWeb example - when you try to connect from a "foreign" network (eg MTN 3G, or Telkom LTE), you can't access MWeb's SMTP server.
As a mail user, the usual way of handling this is to use a different SMTP server depending on how you are connecting, eg smtp.mweb.co.za when you connect from MWeb, or smtp.telkom.co.za when you connect from Telkom. This is a major Pain In The Ass.
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So it seems that the SMTP server at office365.com is rejecting mail submission requests from Vodacom's 4G/LTE network, but apparently accepting them from Vodacom's 3G network (which would indeed be kinda weird) ?

Effectively your fix is using Vodacom's SMTP server to send mail rather than office365's server.
But hey, as long as it works ...
 
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It turned out to not be router's issue, nor PC configuration, but MS Office setup.
There are two options for sending Email:

1. Use SMTP server of your network you are connecting to. It is simple, no authentication is required, but if you change network, it stops working. Also it happens (not so rare) that your ISP SMTP server is blacklisted for spam.

2. Use SMTP server owned by your Email service provider. This gives the best chance of delivering Email as your mail headers "from" and sender IP address are matching your Email service provider. In this scenario you must use sending option with authentification. Your login and password is usually the same as for POP/IMAP server (for receiving email).
 
B593 submodel 601 connects to Cell C LTE A but the speed is only about 10 mbps when the same spot and SIM card gives upto 30 mbps with Huawei 315. Light is flashing blue and the system shows 4G.
 
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