{"id":1037,"date":"2010-09-10T08:09:37","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T08:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/09\/10\/wow-huawei\/"},"modified":"2017-02-10T05:18:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T05:18:17","slug":"wow-huawei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/09\/10\/wow-huawei","title":{"rendered":"Wow-huawei!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not sure if I got the pun accross effectively; the title&#8217;s supposed to be like &#8220;Wowowee!&#8221; (better to be safe and explain &#8211; than to risk looking like an idiot)<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, while pretty late in the game, I finally succumbed to the temptation of buying myself a MiFi. As Manu Sandejas told me once while shopping for bike parts;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The best way to get rid of temptation is to <strong>give in.<\/strong> Then you wouldn&#8217;t be tempted anymore; problem solved \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kidding aside, the reason I was considering getting a MiFi despite having unlimited internet with my iPad 3G &#8211; was because there would be times that the iPad would run out of juice, and I would&#8217;ve wanted to continue whatever I was doing on the iPhone. There were even times that I wanted to get online <em>specifically with the iPhone<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">like IMing, or simply checking Facebook through the mobile app &#8211; which is much faster than accessing the full webpage<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> as the iPad was too cumbersome to pull out.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, the more &#8220;internet-enabled&#8221; devices you have, it will make more and more sense to be able to share a single connection between them. Much like why most households now have routers. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">When was the last time you saw a person subscribe to two DSL lines because he wanted two computers connected? Probably never, because it&#8217;s absurd.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><!--more--><!-- \/\/ --><\/p>\n<h1>What&#8217;s a MyFi?<\/h1>\n<p>Honestly, I&#8217;m not sure if the term MiFi\/MyFi is property of a certain brand (Novatel?), or if the term was just randomly conceived and eventually caught on. Perhaps it&#8217;s because it provides <strong>M<\/strong>obile W<strong>iFi<\/strong> access, or could stand for &#8220;<strong>My<\/strong> (personal) Wi<strong>Fi<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case may be, when you say &#8220;MiFi&#8221;, you&#8217;re talking about a <em>portable<\/em> wireless modem.<\/p>\n<p>Wireless broadband isn&#8217;t new, ever since the cellular industry was able to channel considerable bandwidth over the air it was only a matter of time telcos would start offering those broadband USB dongles which plug into your computer and give it internet access without the wires.<\/p>\n<p>My-Fis are essentially the same, only instead of a USB stick, they went right ahead and incorporated a wireless gateway into the device. And what you end up with is your very own portable wireless router which can provide internet connections to multiple devices.<\/p>\n<h1>Huawei E583C<\/h1>\n<p>From what I&#8217;ve found from the web, Globe&#8217;s MiFi offering is a rebranded Huawei E583<strong>0<\/strong> or E585. The one I got was a E583<strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The only thing you need to know is that the <a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4104\/4844148344_55ca83aee2_o.jpg\">E5830<\/a> is a generation old &#8211; superseded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/media.gdgt.com\/img\/product\/26\/kbl\/e585-2b07-460.jpg\">E585<\/a> But the 585 <em>used to be<\/em> a <strong>UK-only<\/strong> product. The E583<strong>C<\/strong> is the newest model out &#8211; has basically the same exact features as the 585, but is for asian release. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Don&#8217;t ask me why, but redundant\/convoluted retailing strategies such as this are quite common in the telecommunications industry<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> <em>If ever<\/em> there&#8217;s a difference in the technology between the 585 and 583C, it&#8217;s probably because the 583C comes from a newer production line &#8211; so who knows, maybe the 583C has a better signal because of its newer components. <\/p>\n<p>But for the most part, you&#8217;re really paying 2k more just for a cosmetic upgrade &#8211; but seeing how it looks, I think it&#8217;s worth it. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1037_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">4 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The only annoyance I have was its dorky brand name and girly logo, but other than that, the design is a cut above the rest.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1037_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> <\/p>\n<h1>Inspecting the Merchandise<\/h1>\n<p>Nothing fancy in <a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4111\/4975940838_be658d0bd0_o.jpg\">the packaging<\/a> &#8211; just a picture of the unit in all it&#8217;s sexyness. Though I was a bit concerned when the box stated the was color <strong>brown.<\/strong> Thankfully, what they consider to be &#8220;brown&#8221; was more like <a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4131\/4975940952_55195f13a0_o.jpg\">gunmetal<\/a> as far as I was concerned &#8211; which works for me \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>The unit seems to be larger than the 5830\/585 but I think we can all agree that the aesthetics more than makes up for it. It is much thinner though, and still small overall compared to most portable devices.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/4975327835_4cf1fbba58_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/4975327835_b117685964_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>To insert the sim, you pop the unit open like most standard cell phones (where you slide the back to open). It uses a regular SIM, which would&#8217;ve been a problem after I <a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4068\/4668604644_00fe515c18_o.jpg\">took a cutter to my broadband SIM<\/a> and knifed the fucker down to size. Luckily, I was able to source a micro-SIM <code>-&gt;<\/code> regular <a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4146\/4975941672_19aa165681_o.jpg\">SIM adaptor from TipidPC<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4154\/4975327973_65fbf4266c_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4154\/4975327973_4bb2414be6_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Setting up the unit is pretty braindead-simple; all you need is to stick the SIM in, and turn the unit on.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4104\/4975328087_c16e3cfd94_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4104\/4975328087_f47fa2e6c3_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It <em>does<\/em> require autheniticaion to keep people from jumping into your personal network, but apart from that, it publicly announces its SSID &#8211; which makes for easy detection (and ultimately, connection) using any WiFi enabled device &#8211; as demonstrated in the picture below.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/4975328227_365486c895_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/4975328227_e0c492f5d4_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p>The only thing to really evaluate with gadgets like these is how powerful\/reliable their antennae and WiFi beacons are. So I&#8217;ll be using this unit quite a bit and compare it to how my broadband account would perform when stuck directly into the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>But assuming the thing actually does what its advertised to do, even if it doesn&#8217;t do it spectacularly, I really can&#8217;t find any reason why it wouldn&#8217;t be a worthwhile investment for anyone who wants connectivity on the go.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notice\">\n<p class=\"header\"><strong>NOTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"content\">You can now read the follow-up post with real-world usage impressions <a style=\"color:yellow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/09\/11\/mifi-initial-experience\">here<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1037_1();\">Notes<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1037_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1037_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1037_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Notes<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1037_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">like IMing, or simply checking Facebook through the mobile app &#8211; which is much faster than accessing the full webpage<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1037_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1037_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1037_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">When was the last time you saw a person subscribe to two DSL lines because he wanted two computers connected? 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