Comments on: Mobile Internet Access With 3’s Huawei E169G USB Modem

By: threegee

threegee — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:44:39 +0000

I got my Dovado router yesterday! It works REALLY well with my E169G. It was really easy to configure, and has been running a stabile connection all night. I also noted that they’re adding in support for the ZTE MF622 modem: http://www.dovado.com/umrmodems.html

By: paul

paul — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:02:43 +0000

The best 3G router is the Belkin Device which takes PCMCIA 3G cards, such as the E620 and the Option Quad cards .. these are available on Ebay very cheap.

The Router is a full Wifi and wired Router intended for a small mobile busines … Available from O2 / BT price about 80ukp and other places

By: Geoff Rogers

Geoff Rogers — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:58:06 +0000

I have the Huwaei modem on Three payg. I’ve managed to happily get up to 1.5mbps download almost everywhere I’ve tried it. But the upload speed struggles to reach 80kbps (max is supposed to be 384 kbps). Used on a Macbook (MacOS X 10.4.11) and a Windows XP PC.

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:07:44 +0000

I have just got one of these from 3 and it works great under Windows but I have yet to try the instructions for getting it working on an Asus Eee PC under Linux. I got it because my OneTel ADSL connection has been down since Friday. I really want to get one of the routers from Billion or Vigor that can use a 3G device as a backup connection, but I’m now wishing I’d got the less cool looking Huawei E220 as that is listed as being supported by the router manufacturers (and works with the Eee out of the box.) If anyone finds the E169G works with a router please post the model number here.

By: threegee

threegee — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:37:45 +0000

Hi folks! There is ALREADY a low-cost router out there which supports this modem (and MANY other kinds too!), called the Dovado UMR. You can read more about it on http://www.dovado.com, however is available on http://www.infoferenda.eu at a very low price. I booked one since I have this modem.

By: John

John — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:33:57 +0000

A good point, though I was pleasantly suprised at how good coverage was in the areas I tried.

Caroline - please don’t include keywords in the name field (unless they really are part of your name).

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:43:58 +0000

I would warn people to check the coverage first as a friend of mine got one of those dongles and could only get dialup speed and ended up sending it back.

It’s a great idea in theory but check you can get good coverage from where you will be using it from.