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4G mobile router (Huawei B535)

forgisto — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:41:47 GMT

I live many miles from a telephone exchange i.e. very poor download speeds ( 1 or 2 Mb) but in an area where I can receive a modest 4G signal. I have a Huawei B535 4G router. I'm thinking of simply putting in a 100Gb EE sim to use it for improved download speeds.

Is this a reasonable way to go. Are there any likely difficulties in registering the sim once I acquire it.

Re: 4G mobile router (Huawei B535)

bristolian — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:28:36 GMT

Hi @forgisto and welcome to the EE community

I don't see any reason why this should be a problem. Although I'm not clear what you mean by registering the SIM when you acquire it?

Is this a PAYG or pay-monthly SIM?

Re: 4G mobile router (Huawei B535)

XRaySpeX — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 19:46:14 GMT

You may have difficulty registering a 4GEE data SIM to MyEE. It just doesn't work but that needn't stop you. You may still use it & top it up if needed if it's PAYG.

Re: 4G mobile router (Huawei B535)

forgisto — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 20:44:11 GMT

Thank you for your speedy reply.

I was intending to purchase a 100GB monthly plan.

I was wondering how you activate the sim card if it is a router rather than in a phone. Can't simply put it in my phone first as phone uses nano sim but router uses micro sim. Or will it work anyway?

Re: 4G mobile router (Huawei B535)

XRaySpeX — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 22:28:23 GMT

That in itself should not be a problem. The 1st thing a MyEE registration will do is send a text to the no. That's OK. Most mobile routers do SMS. It's later on you might get stuck.