If you haven’t heard of LTE (also known as 4G) before, it’s the next generation of wireless networks – in real world situations it’s at least twice as fast as 3G. Telstra have been rolling out this network to compliment their existing Next G 3G network in capital cities, until enough spectrum is available to roll it out to the rest of Australia.
The modem itself is quite decent for networks in use today, and hopefully into the future. One of my favourite features is the ‘rotating USB’ plug – which means it can be tilted and rotated to suit. Perfect when you’re using a
MacBook Pro and would like use of your two USB ports without the modem blocking the other.
In terms of specifications, it’ll run on all 3G networks in Australia – Telstra’s 850mhz Next G network, Optus/Vodafone’s rural 900mhz network, and everyones’ 2100mhz metro networks. 4G LTE 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz 3G UMTS 850, 900,
2100 MHz GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz It features a microSD card slot, if you want to use the device as a card reader. It also features dual external antenna sockets.
Typical LTE download speeds are advertised at between 2 and 40Mbps, with a theoretical maximum of 100Mbps. When you’re outside a Telstra LTE coverage area, the modem also supports DC-HSPA+, meaning you’ll get faster 3G speeds than other modems and devices, with a theoretical maximum of 42Mbps.
The modem itself is quite decent for networks in use today, and hopefully into the future. One of my favourite features is the ‘rotating USB’ plug – which means it can be tilted and rotated to suit. Perfect when you’re using a
MacBook Pro and would like use of your two USB ports without the modem blocking the other.
In terms of specifications, it’ll run on all 3G networks in Australia – Telstra’s 850mhz Next G network, Optus/Vodafone’s rural 900mhz network, and everyones’ 2100mhz metro networks. 4G LTE 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz 3G UMTS 850, 900,
2100 MHz GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz It features a microSD card slot, if you want to use the device as a card reader. It also features dual external antenna sockets.
Typical LTE download speeds are advertised at between 2 and 40Mbps, with a theoretical maximum of 100Mbps. When you’re outside a Telstra LTE coverage area, the modem also supports DC-HSPA+, meaning you’ll get faster 3G speeds than other modems and devices, with a theoretical maximum of 42Mbps.