Vodafone 4G Sim Only Plan Sim in 4G WiFi Router

Lph81 on 07/03/2019 - 20:56

Hi all,
I’ve been sizing up a Vodafone 4G plan as it absolutely rockets compared to Optus.
Can anyone confirm that signing up for a Vodafone Sim Only plan and putting the sim into a third party 4G modem such as Asus or Billion works? I’m wanting to know if we can use the mobile sim for just the data.
We don’t use a huge amount of streaming services and the 100GB for $55 (student rate) looks awesome.
I’m just waiting until my prepaid Optus sim runs out of data using the crappy old E593 4G modem.

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  • pjetson on 07/03/2019 - 21:01
    +2

    As long as the modem you choose covers the vodafone bands in use at towers near where you want to use the modem, you should be fine.

    • ph81 on 07/03/2019 - 21:10

      The one I’ve been researching is the Asus 4G-AC68U.

      Here’s from the specs which I’m led to believe is a Cat 6 class modem.

      From the specs page:
      LTE: Downlink 300 Mbps / Uplink 50 Mbps
      HSPA+: Downlink 42.2 Mbps / Uplink 5.76 Mbps
      4G FDD-LTE: 800 /1800 /2100 /2600
      4G TDD-LTE: 2600
      3G UMTS: 900 /2100

      Essentially, I’m trying to avoid paying $300 for a new development NBN connection which isn’t too far away from being connected in our estate

      • Gunther on 07/03/2019 - 22:02

        If you own the house, just pay the $300 you have no choice.

        If renting, just ask your landlord to pay for it as it will benefit future tenants.

      • pjetson on 08/03/2019 - 14:46
        +2

        I believe that Vodfone also uses 850Mhz, which your modem doesn't seem to have.

        As I said, you need your modem to cover the bands that Vodafone use in your area. You should be able to find that out from sites like OzTowers https://oztowers.com.au/Home/Query by entering your postcode.

        • ph81 on 09/03/2019 - 22:59

          Yeah I noticed that. I might even go another 4G modem and just connect that to a WiFI router. Not ideal, but I can live with whatever works. :)

  • bdl on 07/03/2019 - 22:32

    Test it with a cheap Kogan sim. I have a non-850mhz modem and still the Vodafone connection flies compared to the Telstra and Optus connections in same area. No idea why but I'm not complaining.

    • pjetson on 08/03/2019 - 14:48
      +1

      No idea why but I'm not complaining

      Either because you're in an area that doesn't use 850Mhz, or the tower(s) near you have enough capacity on the other bands.

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