Hackable $20 Modem Combines LTE and Pi Zero W2 Power

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22 points·rcarmo··6 comments

I can't find a link of one to order. What brand + model is the USB modem itself? Would love to order one from Amazon if possible?

edit:

> msm8916 4g network card

> Tianjie Qualcomm Msm8916 Unlocked Mini 4g Dongle

Not sure if this is the right one.

4G LTE Wireless USB Dongle Mobile Broadband 150Mbps Modem Stick Sim Card Wireless Router USB 150Mbps Modem Stick

This looks right, $13 on AliExpress, but ships from China.

Claims Qualcomm 9600 but we want qualcomm Snapdragon 410 msm8916 Cortex-A53?

Looks like this is from 2013?

> Frequency Band: B1, B3, FDD,3G

Not sure if this means it won't work with AT&T / T-Mobile / Verizon / Sprint / whoever in the US? Some Amazon comments say they don't work in the US.

This one:

Can you explain why this one and not the one from AliExpress I linked?

Can you also answer what US carriers it would work for SIM card wise?

> Note: The network card supports all mobile phone cards in the B1 B3 band

I'm more impressed by the fact that not one but two authors managed to write entire articles about a device...without actually naming it.

If I had $1 for every time a technical conversation missed the high-level components...