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    Default 3G/4G Dongle suggestions?

    Looking at changing my set up, will now include a dedicated 3G/4G modem plugged into my TP-Link Router.

    It can be a USB Dongle, USB Dongle with external antenna or dedicated 3G/4G Wireless broadband router.
    I'd like it to be unlocked and cover all carriers freqs.

    Any suggestions?

    I have found these 2 likely products

    USB Dongle:

    Wireless Router Optus network:

    Haven't found a wireless router for all networks yet
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    both nighthawk and asus have routers that will do what you want

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    Quote Originally Posted by fandtm666 View Post
    both nighthawk and asus have routers that will do what you want
    Thanks mate, i see a few of my Telstra clients have those units
    I just thought they would be locked to Telstra

    Nice looking unit

    Not cheap... hopefully they cover all freqs



    EDIT: I see it does have an external antenna, great
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    aus post have the telstra 4g wifi dongles (2x ts9 antenna ports) on sale currently for $20, til 25/11, and the optus 4g non wifi dongles (2x crc9 antenna ports) for $14 also, i use an optus one at my inlaws place connected to a d link dwr 116, works well connected to 2 external omni directional rfi antennas,


    there is an updated version of the d link router the dwr 118, main difference is the wifi and network speed increases,

    can be setup to run primarily on nbn/adsl etc then fall back to dongle etc, or the opposite etc, not overly hard to setup either,

    there are a few huawei 3g/4g modem routers out there also,
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    I do very similar Lazyone
    Only instead of a USB Dongle, I use an old Android phone plugged into a Dual WiFi Router as the dongle. Been working great for years.

    But it's time to find a good dongle.
    Bought an Unlocked Hauwei that covers all Telstra and Optus freqs.
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    telstra and huawei both use huawei as their 'oem' dongles, so you can't go wrong.....

    i used one with optus for a few months when i couldn't get adsl and waiting for nbn, it was very fast with optus and 5/5 bar signal.....

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