Huawei E3372 4G USB Modem - Black

Needed for remote working during COVID situation as broadband is a little shaky. Used in a laptop. Perfect - unlike others doesn't need a degree in patience to set -up. Really is plug-and-play. Works with no fewer than 6 different SIMS- that is all of the 4 UK carriers and a couple of MNVO. The beauty of an unlocked dongle. Worth paying the slight extra money as I had purchased a cheap one through Amazon before which was poor and I had to return and got refunded. Go for this if you want a reliable dongle. It doesn't create a wifi hotspot , if that is what you are looking for - just works brilliantly for the one device.

Very good plug and play. Unlike the older Huawei modems where you have to set up desk top icon to connect or find the dongle connection above wifi networks list, just plug in and run autorun.exe once from the stick. I used with Windows 8. After that, every time you plug it in, it just connects.You can configure networks, check data usage and update firmware via browser tab, no desktop icon needed. Fast as well on 4G, I noticed the difference compared to 3G. Build quality is a little flimsy, and it is quite bit bigger than the old 3G one. But it does come with a slot for micro SD card (not supplied), so it can double as storage stick. If you are going to be putting it in your bag/pocket a lot or dropping it on the floor, I'd only give it 3 or 4 stars for build, but kept safe from abuse it's a good performer.

A white elephant, does not install Manager as described in Quick Start Guide, configuration is done via web browser and is:So appaling bad as to be uselessIncredibly slowTimes out selected function and reveryts to the home page before you read and understand the settings option the optionsOnly finds O2 despite supposedly being unlockedN0o full guide available anywhereThree week on from supplying Huawei with requested details and screen shots there's been no response apart from a "delivered" receipt fo my email with this information.I've wasted a couple of whole days at least trying to get it to work and got nowhere so returned it.

I have done lots of research on this device in the last week since I received it from Amazon. I wish I'd done more of it before I bought the device, because I am a little frustrated with it if I'm honest.Let me explain first that I bought this specific device because it has a port for an external antenna - two in fact. I live in a very rural situation where the only option for broadband is 3G/4G mobile. I purchased this stick to plug into one of the two usb ports in my new ASUS router (RT N66U), to act as my sole WAN.Now what I hadn't realised until after the purchase is that this stick comes in two distinct flavours, the E3372h, and the E3372s. This stick (E3372h) is I think intended to be plugged directly into your pc/laptop. By all accounts it does not work well routers. Huawei have designed this stick to be as user friendly as possible, and it is - assuming you want to just plug it into your computer and go. On my Linux machine you just plug it in and it works, no settings, no APN entry nothing. It presents itself to the pc as an ETHERNET connection.. as if you'd just plugged in a network cable. For the average (Linux, I can't speak for the Windows) user, this is almost perfect, albeit with a 3G/4G selection caveat I will mention below.The problem with using this device in a router is that this model (apparently) has some routing functionality incorporated itself that means it has it's own NAT layer. Rather than delivering a public ip as an old-school modem would, this model delivers a specific IP address (namely 192.168.8.100), which has already been NAT'ed. I will say that my understand in this area is limited, but from what I gather, this means that router users such as my self will have a hard time getting this to play ball if you want to do things like DDNS, VPN, port-forwarding for gaming etc. because one you'll end up with a double-NAT situation.Anyway, apart from that issue, the web page (and only way) you use to control the device is somewhat limited. I also have another 4G Huawei MiFi device (E5776s-32) and on the similar web-style interface you can choose how you want to connect (ie. 3G only, 3G preferred, 4G only, 4G preferred etc.). On the E3372h however, you CANNOT FORCE IT TO STAY ON THE 4G connection (for this web/sw firmware anyway). Your options are a tick box for "LTE support", and choosing either AUTO or Manual under the network connections. If you choose manual, the device searches for 2/3/4G masts and providers from which you can select one, however even if you select a 4G band, the device seems to revert back to the 3G band from the same provider if it decides the strength is better. While this sounds like a good idea, it's not always. In my situation I happen to know that my relatively poor 4G signal is still 8 times faster than the stronger 3G signal from the same network provider. So I WANT TO CHOOSE which signal to attempt.I think also I am losing packets because it is switching back and forth between bands when I select "LTE Support", although I can't see for sure because I can't see what's going on when it's plugged into my antenna and router because I can no longer access the web page behind the router/ double NAT.After much frustration, I have ordered the other flavour of the same device, the E3372s (sorry Amazon). This I am told, will act more like a modem than a router, and my router (that supports 3/4G usb modem) should be able to order it around in "modem language", rather than it being subservient to the E3372h's routing whims.Apparently, Windows users can (with a bit of googling and determination) flash the "sitck" or "s" version of the firmware onto this device. I must admit I did try to do this in a Windows session within a VBOX on my Linux host, but I (along with many many others) were unsuccessful with getting the Windows guest to recognise the device.As far as the actual speed is concerned (when attached to a 4G signal), it performs well - hence me sticking with the other variant of this device.More expert people with more determination might be able to get this working properly with their routers, but I personally have wasted too much time trying.Hardware version: CL2E3372HMSoftware version: 22.200.05.00.1080Web UI version: 17.100.11.00.1080

Currently using with a EE data sim and works amazingly. Easy to install the SIM card and good build quality.Can get about 40mb which is amazing compared to the "broadband" which runs at 1mb!Only downside is you can only use on one machine at a time. If you're looking for a 4G wifi hub this isn't the correct product. You're better off going to EE directly and buying their 50gb wifi hub (around £60 a month)

Really fast 4G dongle, i Recommend getting a few of the 6GB EE sim card for £15-£17 Each as it is a really good dealOnly downside is it is only 4G compatible with an EE Sim card or a Three mobile Sim card which was an annoyance as i had just got a giff gaff sim with the £20 bundle for 6gb of internet only to find out you can only get a 2G signal on O2, so i then went down to EE and got a £35 bundle just for 6gb to be able to run 4G so i have now stocked up on a few 6GB EE sim cards from amazon for half the price i paid in the shop, Also on Vodafone you only get a 2G/3G signal Just a warning for anyone when buying this dongle other than that it works brilliant,I have just purchased a TP-LINK TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router (2.4 GHz, 150 Mbps, USB 2.0, Travel Router (AP))I hope that this dongle shall work with this so i can use my tablet and/or phone when out and about with this dongleAll round great purchase, other than my own little mistakes ;)