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Broadband Related => Mobile broadband => Topic started by: meritez on January 25, 2021, 03:35:14 PM
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I'm currently looking at:
https://www.zyxel.com/uk/en/products_services/4G-LTE-A-HomeSpot-Router-LTE4506-M606/
Carrier aggregation support: B1+B8/B3+B20/B3+B7/B3+B8/B7+B20/B7+B28/B40+B40/B3+B3/B7+B7/B3+B28
Micro USB powered.
Amazon want £160 or £130 depending on where you look:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LTE4506-M606-EU01V1F-AC1200-Unlocked-Router-LTE4506/dp/B01EZTR8GA < £160
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zyxel-AC1200-Unlocked-Router-LTE4506-v2/dp/B07HY2GCJ7 < £130
Seller on Ebay wants £50, has 10 in stock: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zyxel-LTE4506-4G-LTE-A-HomeSpot-Router/402636026591?
Does not look a bad price to test out this Voxi Sim, the micro usb power socket means I could power it anywhere.
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It will be interesting to read about your experience and the results so obtained.
Looking at that eBay listing (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zyxel-LTE4506-4G-LTE-A-HomeSpot-Router/402636026591) it appears that the devices were for the European market, with the PSU having intergal two-pin plugs.
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Yes, ordered, couldn't really say no to a £80-£110 saving.
Should be with me by the weekend, weather permitting.
Looks like the eBay seller has sold two, the two pin plug won't be an issue as it uses the same snap on parts as the vmg series.
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Arrived today, will unbox later
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Waiting with baited breath, looks like this has Bridge mode too. https://kb.zyxel.com/KB/searchArticle!gwsViewDetail.action?articleOid=017539&lang=EN
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Waiting with baited breath, looks like this has Bridge mode too. https://kb.zyxel.com/KB/searchArticle!gwsViewDetail.action?articleOid=017539&lang=EN
The last firmware changelog is pretty extensive too, it's a Qualcomm chipset inside: ftp://ftp.zyxel.com/LTE4506-M606/firmware/LTE4506-M606_V1.00(ABDO.4)C0_2.pdf
Opened the box, comes with a flat ethernet cable in the box, and the eu power plug has the removable adaptor.
Arrived with firmware version V1.00(ABD0.3)C0 but the device looks like new.
Hardware version is V1, which is what Amazon are selling for £160
Currently powering from a Micro USB cable attached to my laptop
(https://www.speedtest.net/result/10828325967.png)
Speedtest on Voxi over Ethernet with the device just sitting on the desk next to me.
Upgraded to the latest firmware.
Bridge mode is in system settings.
Voxi is CGNAT, really disappointing, but going to check a few other networks
Telnet can be enabled, this looks fun:
admin@LTE4506:~# help
GNU bash, version 4.3.47(1)-release (arm-oe-linux-gnueabi)
These shell commands are defined internally. Type `help' to see this list.
Type `help name' to find out more about the function `name'.
Use `info bash' to find out more about the shell in general.
Use `man -k' or `info' to find out more about commands not in this list.
A star (*) next to a name means that the command is disabled.
job_spec [&] history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or history -ps arg [arg>
(( expression )) if COMMANDS; then COMMANDS; [ elif COMMANDS; then COMMANDS; ]... [ else COMMANDS>
. filename [arguments] jobs [-lnprs] [jobspec ...] or jobs -x command [args]
: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]
[ arg... ] let arg [arg ...]
[[ expression ]] local [option] name[=value] ...
alias [-p] [name[=value] ... ] logout [n]
bg [job_spec ...] mapfile [-n count] [-O origin] [-s count] [-t] [-u fd] [-C callback] [-c quantum>
bind [-lpsvPSVX] [-m keymap] [-f filename] [-q name] [-u name] [-r keyseq] [-x ke> popd [-n] [+N | -N]
break [n] printf [-v var] format [arguments]
builtin [shell-builtin [arg ...]] pushd [-n] [+N | -N | dir]
caller [expr] pwd [-LP]
case WORD in [PATTERN [| PATTERN]...) COMMANDS ;;]... esac read [-ers] [-a array] [-d delim] [-i text] [-n nchars] [-N nchars] [-p prompt] >
cd [-L|[-P [-e]] [-@]] [dir] readarray [-n count] [-O origin] [-s count] [-t] [-u fd] [-C callback] [-c quant>
command [-pVv] command [arg ...] readonly [-aAf] [name[=value] ...] or readonly -p
compgen [-abcdefgjksuv] [-o option] [-A action] [-G globpat] [-W wordlist] [-F > return [n]
complete [-abcdefgjksuv] [-pr] [-DE] [-o option] [-A action] [-G globpat] [-W wor> select NAME [in WORDS ... ;] do COMMANDS; done
compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...] set [-abefhkmnptuvxBCHP] [-o option-name] [--] [arg ...]
continue [n] shift [n]
coproc [NAME] command [redirections] shopt [-pqsu] [-o] [optname ...]
declare [-aAfFgilnrtux] [-p] [name[=value] ...] source filename [arguments]
dirs [-clpv] [+N] [-N] suspend [-f]
disown [-h] [-ar] [jobspec ...] test [expr]
echo [-neE] [arg ...] time [-p] pipeline
enable [-a] [-dnps] [-f filename] [name ...] times
eval [arg ...] trap [-lp] [[arg] signal_spec ...]
exec [-cl] [-a name] [command [arguments ...]] [redirection ...] true
exit [n] type [-afptP] name [name ...]
export [-fn] [name[=value] ...] or export -p typeset [-aAfFgilrtux] [-p] name[=value] ...
false ulimit [-SHabcdefilmnpqrstuvxT] [limit]
fc [-e ename] [-lnr] [first] [last] or fc -s [pat=rep] [command] umask [-p] [-S] [mode]
fg [job_spec] unalias [-a] name [name ...]
for NAME [in WORDS ... ] ; do COMMANDS; done unset [-f] [-v] [-n] [name ...]
for (( exp1; exp2; exp3 )); do COMMANDS; done until COMMANDS; do COMMANDS; done
function name { COMMANDS ; } or name () { COMMANDS ; } variables - Names and meanings of some shell variables
getopts optstring name [arg] wait [-n] [id ...]
hash [-lr] [-p pathname] [-dt] [name ...] while COMMANDS; do COMMANDS; done
help [-dms] [pattern ...] { COMMANDS ; }
changelog confirms it running some version of Yocto OpenEmbedded:
Upgrade OpenEmbedded to morty-16.0.2
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Bridge Mode works without issue.
Got it connected to a Mikrotik hAP Lite at present
msm V1.00 (ABDO.2) C0 LTE4506
admin @ LTE4506: ~ # cat / proc / cpuinfo
processor: 0
model name: ARMv7 Processor rev 3 (v7l)
BogoMIPS: 38.40
Features: swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt
CPU implementer: 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant: 0x0
CPU part: 0xc07
CPU revision: 3
Hardware: Qualcomm MDM 9630 (Flattened Device Tree)
Revision: 0000
Serial: 0000000000000000
Linux version 3.10.0 (bernie @ JPR610-BM144) (gcc version 6.2.0 (GCC)) # 1 PREEMPT Mon Dec 19 16:49:30 CST 2016
CPU: ARMv7 Processor [410fc073] revision 3 (ARMv7), cr = 10c53c7d
CPU: PIPT / VIPT nonaliasing data cache, VIPT aliasing instruction cache
Machine: Qualcomm MDM 9630 (Flattened Device Tree), model: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. MDM 9630 v2 MTP
IPA driver initialization was successful.
gdsc_usb_hsic: no parameters
gdsc_pcie_0: no parameters
gdsc_usb30: no parameters
cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
World regulatory domain updated:
(start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
cfg80000211: (24000 KHz KHz) ), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211: (57240000 KHz - 63720000 KHz @ 2160000 KHz), (N / A, 0 mBm )
BusyBox v1.24.1 (2016-12-19 17:44:22 CST) multi-call binary.
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There's a debug mode:
https://192.168.1.1/system/debug.html
Network infomation
Type: LTE Operator: vodafone UK mcc: 234 mnc: 15
Band: E_UTRA_20 Channel: 6300
tac: 8275 cid: 131475476 pci: 0 rsrp: -97
rsrq: -14 snr: 9 cqi: -1 rssi: -66
Someone on 4pda.ru has taken it apart:
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=833169&st=60