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3G/4G/5G Dongle compatibility
| Manufacturer | Model | Vendor | 4G Standard | 3G Standard | Default Id | Modem ID | DefaultProtocol | Bands supported | Comments |
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| Alcatel | Link Key IK40V | Various | LTE CAT4 | 1d6b:0195 (Czech T-Mobile) | RNDIS | 4G LTE FDD: Band 1, 4, 7, 8, 20 HSDPA/HSUPA: 900/1800/2100 MHz EDGE/GPRS: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | Works well. No external antenna jacks. The lead developer uses this as 4G test modem with RNDIS protocol: link Note: the modem's address is 192.168.1.1, so you should change the router's address to make it work. |
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| Alcatel | MW40V | Various | LTE CAT4 | 1bbb:0195 | RNDIS | MW41NF FDD LTE: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 27, 28 UMTS: Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 GSM: Band 2, 3, 5, 8 MW41CL FDD LTE: Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28. Compatible with Band 26 TDD LTE : Band 40 compatible with B38 UMTS Band 1, 3, 5, 8 | No external antenna jacks. At least one report that it works on 2022.5. Ethernet clients worked fine but there was limited speed (~ 5Mb/s) to WiFi clients. The modem's IP address is 192.168.1.1, so you should change the router's address to make it work. | ||
| Android (smartphones) | Various | Various | Depends on phone | Depends on phone | Depends on phone | Depends on phone | RNDIS | Depends on phone | At least 8 models reported working in USB tether mode. These include the Samsung Galaxy A3 2015, Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, and ZTE Blade A7 Prime. |
| Huawei | E3372H-153 (h and s) Non-Hilink | LMT (Latvia Mobile) | LTE CAT4 | UMTS | 12d1:1f01 | 12d1:14d | ECM | 4G: Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 3G UMTS: 900/2100 MHz | Has 2 external antenna jacks. Works well. There are at least 6 versions of E3372 chips, so check model number carefully. This version was from Latvia Mobile. |
| Huawei | E3372H | Megafon | LTE CAT4 | UMTS | 12d1:14fe | 12d1:1506 | ECM | 4G: Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 3G UMTS: 900/2100 MHz | Has 2 external antenna jacks. Works well. |
| Huawei | E3372 (h and s) Hilink | Various | LTE CAT4 | 12d1:14dc | ECM | 4G: Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 3G UMTS: 900/2100 MHz | Same hardware as above modem, but has problems with ~ 30% of sites due to a Broadcom driver bug. However, you can switch from Hilink to non-Hilink and back by flashing the appropriate firmware: found here. See here for details. There are at least 6 versions of the E3372 chips. Check model carefully. |
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| Huawei | E398 | Various | LTE CAT3 | 12d1:1446 | 12d1:1506 | Serial and QMI | Some versions have 1 antenna jack, and some have 2. In general this dongle works well, but sometimes the driver crashes as FreshTomato has problems with the qmi_wwan module. Using ONLY USB 1.1 fixes this issue in 90% of cases on ARM routers. |
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| Netgear | Aircard 791L | Verizon | LTE CAT6 | IS-2000 Release 0 | 4G LTE CA: Band 13, 44G LTE: Band 2, 3, 4, 7, 13 MTS/HSPA+ : 850/900/1900/2100 MHz CDMA 1X/EvDO/eHRPD: 800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | Features two TS-9 external antenna connectors. USB tethering worked well with 2022.5. | |||
| Inseego (Novatel) | MiFi M 2000 | Various | LTE CAT22 | HSPA+ /UMTS | 1410:??? | 1410:???? | RNDIS | Some versions have 1 antenna jack and some have 2. In general, this works well, but sometimes the driver crashes, as FreshTomato has problems with the qmi_wwan module. On ARM routers, using ONLY USB 1.1 fixes this issue in 90% of cases. |
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| Inseego | MiFi2100 | Verizon | LTE CAT22 | HSPA+ /UMTS | 1410:b010 | 1410:b010 | RNDIS | 5G mmWave and Sub6: n2, n5, n66, n260, n261 4G LTE CAT 22: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 4×4 MIMO Sub6, 2×2 MIMO mm 256 QAM Sub6, 64 QAM mmW | |
| Netgear | Aircard 791L | Verizon | LTE CAT6 | IS-2000 Release 0 | 4G LTE CA: Band 13, 44 4G LTE: Band 2, 3, 4, 7, 13 MTS/HSPA+ : 850/900/1900/2100 MHz CDMA 1X/EvDO/eHRPD: 800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | ||||
| Netgear | Aircard 797S | AT&T | LTE CAT 13 | DC-HSPA+ | 0846:68C0 | RNDIS/CDC ECM | LTE: 850, 1900, 21001, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40 | Tested to work fine with a Netgear WNDR3700v and R6700v3. No external antenna jacks. | |
| Novatel | MiFi2200 | Various | LTE CAT3 | CDMA EV-DO Rev.A | 1410:5030 | 1410:6000 | Serial and QMI | -DELETE ME- | ** Editing still in progress. |
| Novatel | MiFi6620 | Verizon | LTE | CDMA | 1410:???? | 1410:???? | CDC-ECM? | LTE Band 13/4 EDGE/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900) HSPA/UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100) | Worked well in tether mode with 2022.5. Use a LAN subnet other than those configured in FreshTomato to reduce conflicts. |
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| Novatel (now Inseego) | USB730L | Verizon | LTE CAT6 | HSDPA 7.2 | 1410:9030 | 1410:9032 | RNDIS /CDC-ECM | US LTE Bands: B2/B4/B5/B13 Global LTE Bands: B3/B4 LTE-U Carrier Aggregation: 13+4, 13+2 CDMA EV-DO rA: BC0/BC1 Quad band: UMTS/HSPA B1/B2/B5/B8 Quad band: GPRS/EDGE Band 1, 3, 5, 8 | Not yet supported. |
| Inseego | USB800 | AT&T | LTE CAT18 | HSPA+ / UMTS | 1410:B020 | 1410:B023 | RNDIS | 4G LTE: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66 HSPA+/UMTS: Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Carrier Aggregation: 5 CC Download CA | Not yet supported. This modem uses 5 Vendor IDs for various functions. The ID listed here is the Vendor ID for the modem itself. |
| ZTE | MF833U1 | LTE CAT4 | LTE-FDD: Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 LTE-TDD: Band 38, 39, 40, 41 DC-HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS: Band 1,2, 5, 8 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | ||||||
| ZTE | MF923 | AT&T | LTE CAT4 | LTE: B2/B4/B5/B17/B29 4G HSPA+ : 850/1900/2100 MHz 3G UMTS: 850/1900/2100 MHz | This tested as working with a Netgear WNDR3400v1. This device gets its power from the router's USB port. Not all routers can provide enough USB power. Overheating is possible. | ||||
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| ZTE | MF985 | AT&T | LTE CAT13/CAT12 | HSPA / UMTS | 19D2:1405 | RNDIS | LTE: Band 2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, and 66HSPA/UMTS: 850/1700/1900 MHz | Tested to work fine with Netgear WNDR3700v and R6700v3.Includes external antenna jack. |
dongle_compatibility.txt · Last modified: 2025/05/01 16:35 by hogwild
