5G Modem

homingbird

Hi i would be interested in this 5g modem/router the only thing it lacks is landline phone connection i have a 4g router with phone connection can i use this 4g router as a AP with this new 5g modem so i can avail of phone connection.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003223568383.html?spm=a2g0o.ppclist.product.18.43ebYJgeYJgenV&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%21US%20%24359.99%21US%20%24162.00%21%21%21%21%21%402103364716628823263193532ef534%2112000024735089403%21btf&_t=pvid%3A6aa90e0b-1f3b-47c1-8b46-30b923833edc&afTraceInfo=1005003223568383__pc__pcBridgePPC__xxxxxx__1662882326&gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt

bennyc

Interested in one of these myself, however for my setup, I see three are mounting an outdoor 5G router as part of their €40 contract which works out at €360. (€15 over 2 years on top of the €25 you would pay if going DIY). I think I might just pull the trigger on that but would love to know how much of an upgrade I will be getting over 4g which is 30-80mbps depending on the time of day.

homingbird

Since 5g routers are designed for faster speeds even 4g like max upload is capped at 50mb which i have never reached if you can get higher speeds on 4g you will get them on a 5g box so worth it for that.

Sono Topolino

I bought a China Unicom 5G router from Aliexpress and get speeds of between 100-200mbps download but uploads are restricted to about 10% of that. However, using a VPN my upload speeds actually increase ironically enough. I suspect Three is throttling upload speeds to conserve bandwidth.

If you use a Three sim card make sure you set the APN to "3ireland.ie" rather than "3broadband.ie" or "open.internet" or they will throttle your speed.

The nice thing about the Unicom router is that it has an SMS function. This is useful for accessing Three customer service. I'm investigating connecting a phone to it as well...

"In addition to the high data rate experience, UNISOC V510 also supports VoNR voice calls." Wonder how to make this work...

https://www.router-switch.com/china-unicom-5g-cpe-vn007.html

homingbird

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119664496#Comment_119664496

Hi are you in a strong 5G area for those speeds what is signal strength like how many bars more than 2 bars.

Sono Topolino

I am only getting two bars on the router tbh. I think that is because I am in the basement and there are walls/trees obstructing the signal.

homingbird

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119694873#Comment_119694873

Ok thanks that link you gave seem only to be for a router not modem for 99 euro correct.

Sono Topolino

What I have is a router with a sim card slot (and I assume modem, as it connects to the internet). I bought mine from AliExpress for a somewhat higher price: https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005003463513984.html