How to Setup Mobile Broadband Router ( 4G LTE ) for Beginners

Hi, this video shows a complete new set up of a mobile broadband connection in the home, using a Huawei 4G router. It is intended for complete beginners who have never installed a 4G LTE router before. It shows the unboxing, initial set up, moving locations to improve the speed and lastly using an external aerial for the most stable connection.
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Many thanks, Vince :-)

[@jamesdougan8789]

this comment is to help the algorithm for the my mate vince`s channel .. love ya work vince

[@trentselectronix837]

I don't need this, but I gave it a watch, I'm going to support you all the way mate, and good luck with the new content!

[@ghibog]

Same here

[@aravambaram767]

Same here

[@Tattooroom113]

Thank you b🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@luketaylorphillips1072]

I have that and it rubbish

[@crappymeal]

do internet providers do a package that has two sim cards sharing the same data package and contract? i want to avoid needing a sim for my phone and a separate sim for my router.

[@Omegapork]

I may not care about this, but I'm here to support your channel Vince! May the algorithm be with you.

[@grumps75]

I'm on my eighth or nineth playing by now. I'm running it in another tab with the volume low while watching other content. Doing my best to tickle the algorithm, VINCE!

[@coltsman93]

Here to support my favorite KZbinr on his new journey

[@DMadHacks]

I will probably never need to know how to do this, but it's still super interesting learning how this works.

[@LLOD]

Same here 😌

[@azyfloof]

I've literally never seen you anywhere other than Wintergatan xD

[@DaMu24]

If you want to retire away from the city, where cable broadband and Fiber Optic don't exist,, you might want to know how to do this.

[@freddynayeb6919]

Never say never.

[@marktaylor3809]

Shut up thick lad

[@TheCod3r]

Still here just to support you bud. Thanks for keeping up the content regardless of the type

[@ClayMann]

same, this is a video I really needed several years ago so its going to be cool for those in this awkward no broadband position.

[@troyvanheer3827]

Definitely, couldn’t agree more! :-)

[@TheCod3r]

@@ClayMann yeah this kind of stuff really helps people, if I didn't know how to do it I'd probably be looking for a short video by someone with a lot of subs just so I know they aren't wasting my time

[@UkSkin]

You can change the SSID and Password on the new router to match the old one - Saves you a lot of re-configuring of many devices

[@rdouthwaite]

By far the easiest option in a diy smart home...!

[@TechGorilla1987]

I don't care what you post, mate. I am commenting and liking no matter what!

[@Rodrigo-ks6oc]

Me too.

[@guidomersmann9744]

Now it is official! Even his brother has no table! Must be a family issue! :D

[@tatertot64]

Honestly with that opening, all these videos are still really good. Feels anecdotal, friendly, informative. Love it :)

[@jessem1708]

Not a video I would typically watch but I am here to support you Vince! I don't want the trying to fix videos to go away, I need them in my life!

[@thatman84]

Giving you a view mate. Want to see this channel continue

[@johnmerrett5186]

I live in a rural area, so with three, ended up with the B535, but initially had problems, good connection, 20 mbps down (v good for edge of Bodmin moor), but, I had to reboot or reset at lest once a day, when it went to less than 1 mbps. By chance, I came across a blog for the 535. The guy said for maximum speed, 2 or three settings need to be changed; so, off I went to 192.168.8.1, and in advanced changed the aerial setting to internal, and the network setting to 4g only. Now I have 30mbps! The guy said to never leave the aerial setting on both. I have also changed the aerial setting on auto. Hope this helps others who have problems, and maybe Vince could try this on his to see what difference these settings make to his router. Really enjoy your videos, keep it up.

[@DaMu24]

4G LTE has come a long way, and it was originally designed to be the final step in wireless broadband. As you can see in Vince's vid, a proper permanent solution will work very well, also helps if the ISP has a good deal for your data package.

[@buggerlugz6753]

And enough backhaul to provide a decent speed (which sadly three doesn't).

[@crappymeal]

do internet providers do a package that has two sim cards sharing the same data package and contract? i want to avoid needing a sim for my phone and a separate sim for my router.

[@luckywave3339]

Love the vid vince keep up the great videos I came by to thumb up and leave a comment to help

[@RuytonXI]

Thanks for that Vince, I've been following your tips for a long time now. We're in the country and 'exchange line only' i.e. copper cable to the exchange. Although the exchange is fibre enabled, Openreach have no plans to improve our connection. BT quote us 5mbs down and 1mbs up but using your tips I got that up to 7.5mbs down with the phone line. However, I recently changed to a 4G router and a Three 12 month unlimited data contract. We only get a 3G signal and although the signal strength is 75-100%, the signal quality is poor at -85 to -90dBm. Moving the router and now with an external antenna makes little difference, but my download is now a fairly stable 15-20mbs and 1.9mbs upload. That might not sound great, but it's twice to three times better down and double the speed up! Thanks again for the videos and good luck with the channel.

[@RastanPinball]

Already know how to do this but came here to give the video a thumbs up in support of you Vince!

[@rainbowrepair5692]

I appreciate this video a lot Vince. It was pure coincidence you uploaded this the day I was trying to find a eay to improve my 4G LTE signal. I went out and bought a netgear 4g ltr modem with dual antenna and a wifi router and its been wonderful. Thank you!

[@charleymouse4274]

Going to stick one of these in a caravan next year so very useful video.

[@legendkiller456]

It's like going into a new era. I will never forget how I found your channel. One of your networking videos was recommended to me from watching an old RadioShack tutorial video about setting up internet wiring in a house. And then you just recently released your first Trying to FIX video. I watched it and thought of how neat it was. Been watching since and will continue to do so. Oddly enough one of the most memorable videos was that refrigerator a couple years back.

[@zincmann]

Gosh I REALLY enjoy the "Trying to fix" series. I believe thats what brought me to Vince's channel. I will try to continue to watch but its a crying shame KZbin dictates the content you make. I believe you ENJOY making those videos but have become a slave to the algorithm. I also found it amazing at 3:20 he took the router out of the box for the first time and it already had painters tape covering the serial and address information ;-)

[@dallowspicer]

Really enjoy your videos irrespective of the content. Never get tired of your sheer enthusiasm. Keep up the good work Vince 👍

[@randomronn]

Vince, while I don't think I need much help setting up a router I do find your videos very helpful for my mood. I'll do my bit to support you regardless of content. Keep up the good work!

[@ToxoRetro]

A brilliant tech video Vince! Content like this is really good for the technophobic. I know that many people would get a lot of out of this - in a previous job I spent many hours trying to talk through the process of this and other gadgets. People might not understand these things initially, but they have to begin from somewhere.

[@crappymeal]

do internet providers do a package that has two sim cards sharing the same data package and contract? i want to avoid needing a sim for my phone and a separate sim for my router.

[@ToxoRetro]

Not that I know of,@@crappymeal - although I admit I've been out of the game for 6 or 7 years, and tech changes fast. I know some networks do a family bundle where you can essentially give some of your data to another SIM within that bundle. That could give you a potential option? Also many Smartphones allow tethering; essentially using your phone's data and turning itself into a mobile hotspot. You could then go for a large data SIM deal. However it'll eat up the phone's battery. The trouble with phone stores is many will simply bluff their way into selling anything, especially when pressurised for sales stats and commission. I hope Vince can read these replies as he's probably more clued up than me - if not, try again as a fresh comment as he'll get a notification. Good luck, and I like the name. 😁👍

[@crappymeal]

@@ToxoRetro thanks for help and compliment 😄, ill look into the family bundle thing

[@ToxoRetro]

No probs, @@crappymeal. 🤘😎

[@guyp3599]

I've got the same setup. In my loft, it was bimbling around 15Mbps. I bought and external aerial and no matter where o put it upstairs, the signal & speed didn't get better - in fact it got worse. Like Vince said, try it all over the house... And similar to him, the best signal for the router alone was in the kitchen. I positioned my external router outside and tried various positions and the best one was about 7feet off the ground in the opposite side of the house to where the masts were located!! (Found this using the Cell Tower location finder app) and now I'm getting 50, 60 and sometime 70Mbps. Use either of those apps to find the optimal setting of RSRQ, RSRP and SNIR. A couple of tips - go into the router settings (if you've got a Huawei, use the Huawei Manager app or the 3rd party HuaCtrl app) so make sure the antenna is set to EXTERNAL. Another tip is to set the receiving signal to just channel 3 (1800Mhz, or 3 and 20 (800Mhz). 3 on its own works best for me. (Using the frequency locking option of the apps)

[@sebxiou-lifestyle4465]

Brill, Vince. I knew much of this but still appreciated it - well done. Cheers!

[@jamie9874]

We are lucky to live in both virgin and BT fttp.. we were with BT fttc but we got great deal to switch to their fttp and gets speeds of 960 down and 120 up for £40.. so far it has been a dream.

[@maniatore2006]

For Mobile Broadband this is not bad, especially is you have no traffic Limit, I wish we could have this in Germany. I Pay 9,90€/month with a limit of 4 GB, and then I have just 1 Mbit/s Thank you for the Video.

[@xblahblahblahblah]

Not only a inbox video, but also very useful tips like the antenna... Which I was going to search later 😁 and then you provide it 🤗👏 Great! Many thanks 👍👍👍

[@xblahblahblahblah]

Obviously I have been using this for one year now, firstly as a life saver after BT messed up my install 😡 Now I've moved in an area with no cable etc.... And very crappy bad mobile reception 😞 So I need to improve this set up! 🤨

[@jns8393]

I've been considering this for a while for an organisation that has no cable broadband or even a phone line, but data limits were too low. Assuming the 3 network gives a good signal £15 unlimited would be great! Thanks for showing this.

[@hArDsTyLe2259]

Nice to see something like this again! I remember back when you made a cat 6 adsl cable (which I still use after all these years with no issues)

[@Matimila59]

Fantastic help thanks so much. I’ve been struggling with this one in the last week and this feels like the breakthrough moment.

[@grahammorrell9516]

Your videos are so good I've watched you for a long time now and will continue so interesting to find out how things work and to fixs itams I will support you all the way egnore the hatter's

[@craniumbear]

I figured I'd watch this and learn something new.

[@sergiop8175]

Great job and thanks from Spain.

[@gizmo1252000]

i have no interest in this video ,but i still gave vince a like and a watch .

[@MickNavarro]

let's smash the thumb up and drop comment for youtube algorithm ! i don't mind waiting for trying to fix stuff, keep up the good work !

[@shadeee]

Currently waiting for my lte router to arrive, good explanation vince!

[@cliffordgallagher4531]

Amazing deal on the service and the Router. Thanks for sharing this Bud!

[@bobaldis51]

So impressed I went straight online to order one, unfortunately, £15pm was a special offer that has expired, still not horrendous at £22pm, but the differnce was enough to make me stop and shop around a litle. But all that aside great video thanks.

[@tiggy500]

Thank you Vince for this you are a brilliant provider for information. Loved listening to you on this Excellent

[@uksuperrascal]

Hi - The One thing you did not show was the information on the mains adapter because this modem can be used anywhere in the uk and The Adapter will show what Current / Volts O/P is required for using a mobile battery power pack. To publish the Adapter info just click KZbin Edit video - Icon - and up date the text in ( SHOW MORE )

[@adelm2877]

Thank you for the video , I am recommend going to 5G due for low number of user are you using the network and you will have faster speed ?

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Very nice. I gave it a watch to support you... but you can always learn something, can't you.... Yes you can. A friend who lives further out was asking me, is it worth it to do an external antenna... You kind of glossed over it at the end, but the antenna was running around 57% faster, which is not nothing..... I do agree with you, if you have access to decent cable or something, that will almost always be your best bet, at least in the USA....

[@cleffei]

very very comfy video, love hearing you talk about stuff you know :D

[@yorkshireplumbing]

Very good final result with the outdoor areal... the upload was 4x better than our 100Mbps Virgin Media connection which is a pitiful 5Mbps up. Things might get a bit slow with multiple people in a house on netflix, gaming etc etc at the same time, but still impressive for what it is... would be great for caravans and canal boats!

[@stephenlittle7534]

Thanks I really like the way you explained the way to do it. I might go that route as I am borrowing with permission from my next door friends house. But the signal drops out sometimes. Thanks.

[@kitpannel2250]

He's gonna hit 1mil soon!!!!!

[@evcanada]

great how to video- you are now the 3rd mate called Vince :)

[@DarkGT]

That's cool. Very useful nowadays with such extended coverage. Only the delay could be a problem, so forget about competitive gaming.

[@TheMoromax8]

Really good as my internet is also very poor in the Shrewsbury countryside. Still enjoy your original content too

[@CLC-1000]

Great video Vince.

[@oimpaa]

I WAS IN THE SAME POSTION and i upgrdaded from thi sto adsl and my internet is SHIIIITTT do not buy EE BROADBAND 2MB per sec .. Anyway am i able to use my old huawei 4g router B525 model as an router can i unplug my ee router and use the 4g one as the main one and put the ee one in another room as an extender ?

[@loyallfc7239]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, how do I connect to the 4G router on my phone like I would with WiFi? Does the router pop up like a normal broadband network? I am currently an EE customer so if I connect to this Huawei 4G router will by data be unlimited on my phone?

[@loyallfc7239]

Never mind, you covered this in the video, thanks for the tutorial!

[@dml1970]

Great video Vince im sure it will help lots of people out, don't let the thumbs down brigade get to you, keep going strong m8.

[@richardheard2014]

Vince great video we live in a rural area and use three and great great speeds - what’s that little laptop called ? Any good ?

[@jasedobson2793]

great how to Vince.long may you continue!

[@JEFF-dd3vu]

Me and my 2 uncles have set these up in our houses (we all live out in the country) before we all got below 3MBs and now I get between 30 to 50 one of my uncle gets around 70mbs and the other gets 90mbs we all use the same router that's in this video along with an exterior 5g ready antenna from poynting

[@grumps75]

Sounds like your antenna is "poynting" in the right direction.

[@oakesiii3412]

Not my sort of video vince but I'll give you a like as I know how much you need them at the mo!

[@jadabailey1405]

Thanks, for making a video on this, I have the Huawei Mobile Wifi (portable version), and having difficulty setting it up.How do you activate a new sim, as my phone takes nano sims but the mobile wifi takes micro sim 🤔

[@waynestyles4523]

Eek did you check the 3 coverage. I went O2 and get 33mb sec. Same router. 3 was so poor and I can see the mast. Also 3 do lower speeds and then increase until stable I think. 5Ghz is better for most used devices such as netflix.

[@abrahamromero.]

I wish I knew about this sooner! I bought a phone just for wifi and it is awful. I'll definitely try this out.

[@bigpaul009]

Hi Vince, I have been looking all over the place for a video on how to configure the B535 router to port forward. Do you have any experience in this area, cheers and keep safe.

[@vibrantszn9633]

when you take out the contract and they deliver the products. Do they only Deliver the SIM card and you have the buy the router separately or do you get both?

[@jairsharp9993]

couple of tips 1 download the speedtest.net app from the play store and 2 change the sever you connecting to

[@Nick-yj4yi]

I have the feeling that this video will get 10 million likes.

[@Bilbo56]

Vince remember to change the default password and also remember to change your SSID and your password phrase not what’s on the wall way box it is more secure

[@LegendSpecialist]

Really interesting video..... Maybe I never need this information, but you never know🤷‍♂️

[@ale6242]

very detailed! nice one Vince

[@karimkhanmohammedrjaul9083]

Thanks for this finally I got internet

[@johnj.vthefamfromamsterdam4088]

Hey Vince ,nice video :)

[@welshtony1]

I am looking at that final speed test and can't help but notice how the upload is so much better than my upload from a "Fiber" (FTTC) connection that I have haha

[@AlexStroiescu]

I Know You Are Going To Do More Videos Of This Type, But I Still Love Your Work And Support You! Peace Brother!

[@Sylveon9021]

Can you do more wii u videos i know the console is old and not liked so much but a lot of people are getting in to retro gaming and some wii u stuff would be interesting

[@yoosufbuhary3668]

nice video vince

[@BodziuM]

I love "how to" content ! One time my disc stuck on my Fat Xbox One, and what? I found every possible model how to eject disc on "My Mate VINCE" channel :)

[@emilejnaid3366]

yeah i discovered this channel because of a how to video

[@simontay4851]

Wow, 33.18 download and 19.37 is better than i get with fibre to the cabinet. I didn't expect mobile broadband to be that fast. But i am 0.2 of a mile from the cabinet. I have a friend who lives across the road from the cabinet and he gets 70Mbps down.

[@Grim_broski]

Thank you this is supper helpful

[@oldbatwit5102]

Very good and clear explanation. Thank you.

[@Mitch03]

Nice video vince! Let the how to videos start :-)

[@thor4318]

How much is the areal that your brother fitted to the side of the house and where did he get it from? I live in the uk and that end result is much faster than what I get

[@emilejnaid3366]

what router do you recommend

[@TheCod3r]

It depends on your requirements. What kind of broadband do you have?

[@ClayMann]

I thoroughly recommend the Orbi! I've had such miserable WIFI in my home and Orbi just made it feel like I've got LAN cabled all over the house. Amazing speeds and coverage. Its expensive but it depends how pissed off you are with what you've got now. I tried extenders and net through the power supply and so on and so on. All pretty mediocre with issues. Orbi just works. Dead easy to setup, looks cool and has a fantastic phone based interface where you can do things like one click speed tests. Super cool, expandable too but I just have two that covers my whole house.

[@djenson]

@@ClayMann for the price of 3 Orbis, I can get some pro Ubiquiti gear in my house. Glad your happy with it though.

[@ClayMann]

@@djenson I'm certainly no expert. I wouldn't challenge Ubiquiti. I don't remember seeing that on my research travels. I just dug as deep as I could into reviews and Orbi seemed to have the least amount of caveats that I kept reading on other products. Plus me being a complete networking muppet I really appreciated the idiot proof setup. heh

[@djenson]

@@ClayMann yeah these new mesh network systems seem very good. Ubiquiti is used for professional applications, and therefore does require some networking knowledge. The obri on the other hand does everything for you, so you will likely end up having a better experience.

[@awettesfay1165]

Does the broadband work without putting the micro sim in mate , and thanks for that

[@loganbuckley2010]

No you have to put a SIM card in it

[@JonnyUnforeseen]

I would actually like to see a HOW TO GET INTO REPAIR video showing all the tools and stuff you bought and what tools you use the most when trying to fix electronics.

[@shanegaming59]

hi i see you had shadow on your little computer does the three router handle the speed or not just asking ?

[@mdzaidyounus1384]

Thanks Sir

As a tip for anyone around here, as far as many Huawei routers go, try forcing the band to 1800/2100 MHz. Even if the signal is terrible, it may still perform better than 700/800 MHz. Or try forcing 800+1500 MHz.

[@wisevirginsmedia]

If you buy one independently you will get the B353 with a Tel socket. I have been plugging my standard line phone into it and it's been fine for phoning and receiving calls but now peoples calls are eing diverted to the answering phone service on sms.

[@paulryan9024]

Good work Vince

[@hellyhh]

Im literally just trying to do this but want to know if the sim can have a pin or if it has to be removed, just curious :)

[@shea7527]

Very helpful

[@sihaynes]

Great video vince!

[@jimboslice8859]

Why didn't you use the antennas in the box??? Makes it much stronger!

[@jimporter]

The one supplied by Three doesn’t include the external antennas.

[@danielkirk5660]

I'm on three and have got unlimited data, I would just tether from my mobile to my laptop or whatever device needs the internet - works well and doesn't need a router.

[@meganpapa1]

Very good, thanks for making this video!

[@thewhisperingwoods5069]

I bought one of these it came today and I'm just getting a constant red light :/ How do you work it with a Nintendo switch? The boy I spoke to onbthe phone at three mobile said I could use my switch to get online with this but so far notthing.

[@temoteocao5906]

Hi, maybe you can request a replacement on the router from 3.

[@puzzledzimbo]

Would you recommend using 5G mobile broadband as a replacement for fixed line with typical speed of around 29Mbps?

[@ranuiaus]

Hey Vince! Great video! Just a quick question, nor sure if you have already answered it. But can I use a Mobile Phone Sim card with any mobile router? So essentially taking the SIM out of my phone and inserting it into the router? Do phone companies place restrictions on this, because data only plans are more expensive than a mobile phone sim plan here in Australia. And I was thinking of just getting a mobile phone plan and inserting into the a mobile broadband router. Would it work?

[@Abhishek-C92]

hi vince i just got installed afibre internet connection andcan u suggest which router to use??? . my shop suggesting tp link and netgear. me confused??