Optus E173 USB mobile broadband modem

Optus E173 USB modem review: A simple USB modem with plug-and-play support, an external antenna port and a microSD card slot

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  • Expert Rating

    3.50 / 5

  • User Rating

    3.00 / 5 (of 4 Reviews)

  • Price

    $ 79.00 (AUD)

User Reviews:

ANTONIO CARLOS

4.0

1

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ANTONIO CARLOS

5.0

2

Pros
ENC. ADMINISTRATIVO
Cons
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WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS A PRIZE OF A MOBILE TOP LINE THE IDEA OF SETTING to shape E173 HUAWEI MOBILE, ACCEPTING THE FIELD TO SEND TO: VARIOUS NUMBERS OF CELL COPIED FROM BILL PUTTING FOR EXAMPLE: The Area Code + Number +; AND OTHER copied SERIES ....... I NEED URGENT RESPONSE, THEREFORE, THAT SUCH MODELA functionality, NOT MEET, THAT WE HAVE TO ENTER A ... IDEA AND WE HAVE TO IMPROVE BEFORE LAUNCH .... KKKKK rsrsrsrs; THANK YOU.

John

0.0

3

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This is the most useless device yet. You cannot port foward with it, it drops out when on youtube and takes forever to load a simple page.

I am close to an optus tower also.

Do not buy this piece of crap!

ralph

2.0

4

Pros
Easy to set up
Cons
Wasn't able to use reliably for Skype
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I bought this to use in North Sydney during a recent business trip from overseas. Even though high signal strength and HSPA was indicated, the protocol regularly dropped to HSDPA and WCMDA.

Although some peak speed were in the 1-2+ Mbps range, it was impossible to conduct skype conversations with video, and even audio only, the quality was poor.

Even moving to the balcony didn't improve the connection speed/reliabilty.

If the DODO 3G modem I bought last year is 'average' (it worked well), this modem is 'below average'. (I left this modem with a relative in Melbourne, since I was leaving Oz - perhaps I should have kept it!) Most odd given DODO uses the Optus network.

I don't think the higher price for the higher speed Optus modem was worth it since I was just visiting. Can't wait until it becomes unlocked!

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