E5576 - CAT 4, 4G Low cost Travel Hotspot, Roams on all World Networks, No Configuration required, Genuine UK Warranty Stock- White

We have a very low broadband bitrate at home. The copper landline is a limiting factor, we're not far from the exchange. (half a mile) This dongle has made school attendance via "Teams" possible. I've not tried it away from home, or in the car, yet, and I did have an issue with it initially, but I think that was possibly down to maintenance work on the local mobile network antennae (not far from here either). Once I'd got connected, this dongle gave a better bitrate measured by the Ofcom speedchecker than the similar one I'd been lent to try out. It may be due to some production difference between the two dongles (both Huawei, both same model), or there may have been an upgrade at the local antennae. Anyway, "Teams" was impossible before, works perfectly now, no stuttering, no pixellation. And the dongle wasn't expensive, is easily portable. Battery life? As it's been connected to a desktop PC USB socket since we've had it, I can't say, but for us, it works well. We could have fibre installed, but the installers would have to dig a way through 60 feet of garden from the connection point at the top of the drive, and they did that badly at our neighbour's property. It's virtually lying on the surface of their garden path where it crosses that, and is just a few inches below the lawn surface... Though they do get a phenomenal bitrate... Anyway, I'd recommend this dongle to others in a similar situation.

This wee device is incredible. Had a mifi before and spent nearly 6 months trying to get it to work. Ended up giving it to my wife as a usb charger. It made me doubt my SIM cards. This wee box insert SIM card and bang works straight away. I can’t tell you how happy I am with this it’s just the best little portable router ever. It’s so small it could fit in your wallet. Honestly don’t look anywhere else I work in IT and it’s amazing value. Only had it 1 day but thoroughly checked out firmware and great features. If anything changes in weeks to come I’ll let you know but it’s a good make so I don’t see this happening.

The HUAWEI units appear to be the staple for usage of many telecoms companies around Europe at least. In fairness one set up and it’s straight forward, my worked really well. The range is limited as you would expect. Batteries last last for well over 4 hours and the signal is pretty consistent, this of course will depend on how much mobile 4g signal there is where you are. I would advise buying an unlocked unit so you can switch sims eg a local one if you gone abroad. Bear in mind even if u purchase an unlimited Data, you will be subject to fair usage abroad and in main Europe this is likely to be between 10 and 15gb depending on the net work. ( this will not apply to local sims). Setting up the unit can be tricky and frustrating as instructions are poor. Thank heavens for You Tube. I had to factory reset mine but it worked perfectly after this. Take a photo or write the Id number and password which you will find under the battery. You will need this. The password is only used to set up the unit, to add devices you need the the Long Id and not the password. Yes this is confusing but that’s how it works. In addition when setting up the up you can the QR code doesn’t always work. You will have to find the unit type manually. It will be there possibly in a different colour. Finally don’t be put off by all this . Simply mine works really well and I now use it in the car after a long usage abroad.

I bought this as an alternative for tradition broadband within my house. I decided that I hardly ever use my home phone and never really take full advantage of the low latency fibre optic connection, so why not use a mifi box? At first I was sceptical, it seemed too good to be true. Was all I needed this whole time just a £10 a month data sim and a £40 box to keep me connected? YES! Not only is the box capable of receiving a strong 4G signal from inside my house, but it’s also extremely small and portable. I’m not sure about anyone else but the look of a traditional WiFi routers and all their big flashing lights and wires has never aesthetically appealed to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this alternative is for everyone. Firstly, after running internet speed tests, it’s clear that the latency or ping isn’t as low as what you get with a fibre optic connection which isn’t good news if gaming is what you spend most of your bandwidth on (however I imagine some of the higher end mifi boxes have lower ping capabilities). Secondly, I find the box not so easy to maintain a solid connection, it often turns its self off if I’m not connected for a while. This could just be me not really understanding how to work it properly but it’s one thing to consider. Overall I’m amazed at how good an alternative this is to tradition broadband (and how much cheaper). I can honestly see this being the future with the developments of 5G for super fast connections with ultra low latency. And I would definitely recommend it for households that spend the most of their time on the internet browsing the web or social media. For anyone wondering I bought a £10 per month VOXI sim only plan.

As above bloody brilliant. Small and tidy, easy to setup. Now broadcasting WiFi all over house to 3 smart TVs, 3 Amazon echos and a smart plug. All works a treat. Through an iD pay as you go monthly sim card at £16.00 per month unlimited data. Cheapest easiest broadband connection there can be. I can cancel the iD SIM card when I like if we see a cheaper SIM deal. Excellent.

Hello All, Finally mastered the set up with the help of Amazon users and trial and error . I really hope that someone can do a you tube video on the the little tricky bits , e,g ... The sim card must be a data only sim... The sim card must be placed the correct way and the click must ensure that its entered correctly .. It really is a great device otherwise . I have finally got it to work and now have great uninterrupted streaming and connects to more than one device but occasionally dropped. I will try and post pictures soon and any tips i learned 23/03.2020 This is my second or third update on this product and this is what i learned so far , FROM MY Experience Although i am not a tech geek I am quite competent most of the time with gadgets. ~This product i did my research and liked the review it seemed to fit what i needed. ~The device arrived in good time and was smaller then i expected but cute and compact . ~The essential problems setting up and nearly resulting in me returning was due to lack of seller instruction and Huawei complicated system. ~In the end after more research translating German you tube video to English and India you tubers great advice for a non branded similar product i was able to set up and start using . ~ The sim card must be a mobile data sim it must be standard size and you have to hear it click for it to be in place properly. The password although in another language is the same for all devices Admin but this must be changed for security. ~ Once the device was working it was brilliant I was able to use it day or night and no slowing or jumping. ~Number of devices I would say is limited as it seems to slow when more than 2 devices are connected. I hope this helped it is overall a good product which is a shame because if I had more seller support and clear instruction I would have been more positive about my user experience. But I definitely would not consider a Huawei product in the future unless they improve there customer interaction.

So I bought this device to use while I am working from home, I have had this a couple of months now and have been using it with pretty much no problems, there has been maybe a couple of times a week where there has been an issue with the WiFi, but it sorted itself out quickly so didn’t cause any issues. Then last week there was a long period of time midway through my day where I had no WiFi so had to hotspot from my phone, I got in touch with my data provider who confirmed that there was no issue with the network, and after about 2 hours I was back online. This week however I have had massive issues and have had no WiFi at all for 3 days now. I called my network provider again and they confirmed it wasn’t the signal and they have no issues, so they concluded there was an issue with the device itself. I had already reset the device multiple times and rebooted it, had the SIM card out and back in again and still nothing. After confirming all this with them they then put me through to Huawei, after they asked me for details on the device they confirmed I probably have problems because of a manufacturing fault, but they were unable to do anything about it due to it being a non EU registered device. Amazon are refunding me for this after speaking with them. I have no idea why it has just started playing up as like I said it was working really well and I was actually really pleased with it initially, but it’s not working at all now- or hardly at all. I wouldn’t recommend this device now, as it seems very temperamental, I am going to have a look around and get some advice on a better one.

I bought this to use for my cars front/rear dash cams cloud service and live view. I have a battery pack which runs my dash cams when car is parked and switched off which I was going to use to power this wifi hotspot but I don't need to. Leaving it in my car unplugged I returned after 8 n half hours after my shift and it was still running, albeit the red light was on so think it was about to die but lasted way longer than the 6hrs in the description. (Although it is brand new and battery life will probably decrease over timr) Checked the dashcam recordings and didn't drop signal at all. Its only 4G but thats all you need, I put my smarty 4G sim in it which I activated in my old iPhone first, signal is good, tried it about the house too and bring it in to charge it up and its still in range of my cars dashcam and keeps its connection. Great for the price 👍