![]() ![]() Its important that you see what your local frequencies are, and also the locations you might travel if you are globe trotter and buy the best possible model if you are buying it privately. The E5776 comes in different flavors, as telco’s require some frequencies to be limited so that the device does not work across all regions. No fancy capabilities such as wireless charging as yet on this device □ The device comes with a micro USB to USB cable and charger, though you can charge the device through your PC USB port (which is what most would end up doing). However for non-continuous use where i had many devices connecting it for occasional use, i could take it for a day easily. So from an end user perspective I feel over 4-6 hours is easily possible from this device in 4G mode. My test for battery usage may not be very formal, but compared to my last personal hotspot I had (the Huawei R201), the E5576 definitely has superior battery performance even when used in battery drenching 4G LTE mode. Most personal Wi-Fi hotspots states usage times of 4-6 hours, the E5576 official brags a 10 hour usage time, though I feel this might be 3G usage periods as 4G can be very demanding. The battery is not removable, which is a strange decision for such a device. The highlight the device provides more than adequate performance, and i have achieved sustain speeds in the 10-15Mbps region when downloading from youtube using JDownloader with 10 streams per download. My telco provider Dialog Telcom in Sri Lanka, is considered the fastest in our country, but the speeds offered by them tops at 40Mbps in short bursts, and hence is no way going to top the max capabilities of this device. My preferred tool is (a web site) as unlike other tools it does not only test for ultimate speeds but speeds across different file sizes (we don’t always download large chunks of files). I have also used several test products, as they all have different test modes. To see if this has an impact I have also tried access the device from two devices at similar times. The other impact on this would be the inherent latency and overheads of accessing the device over Wi-Fi and the performance of your Wi-Fi hardware in the phone / desktop you are using to access this device. What I have done is tested the device in several locations using my telco provider who states their max speeds in burst mode is 40Mbps. ![]() Testing any device for Internet speeds is not easy, as the only way is to compare against another device at similar time periods on the same network. ![]() The important thing is how does it perform. The device also has a port to connect an external antenna if you want to boost the signal strength. The display is very easy to see both in dark and very brightly lit areas. The device features a 1.45″ OLED display that provides information of the mode of connectivity, signal strength, the battery percentage, if you have any sms messages, the network connected to, the time and most importantly the amount of data you have downloaded since the device was switched on. The device has a WPS button in case you don’t want the hassle of entering a key, or sharing the key but want to provide access to your hotspot to another person. The device also has a built-in MicroSD slot, which can be access by the connecting devices similar to a NAS storage device, the storage is directly accessible if you connect it to a computer. However there are many markets where the Mini SIM is still in use, and Wifi hotspots and dongles tend to retain the mini SIM due to this reason. The device has a standard SIM (mini SIM) slot, where most phones are now featuring micro SIM or nano SIM’s. However it’s still very pocket-able and compact in size. The E5576 compared to some 3.75G Huawei portable hotspots is chunky with a 15.5mm thickness, and a 150g weight, and the reason seems to be the inclusion of a higher capacity battery and improved Wi-Fi range. However mobile phones have now moved beyond Cat4 in recent versions, but you will be hard pressed to the stated speeds with you Telco’s. The key change from Cat3 LTE is that possible download speeds have increased from 100Mbps to 150Mbps, while the uploads speeds still remain at 50Mbps. The E5576 is among the first Cat4 LTE mifi hotspot routers in the market. ![]()
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