Rawlston
@comcast.net
|  MBR-100 EVDO Router with/UT Starcom UM 150
Just wanted to spend a couple of minutes in posting this as others may be looking for an inexpensive EVDO router. I've had my UM150 from ALLTEL for about 30 days and very happy with speeds/service. My girlfriend recently purchased a laptop and we wanted to share the UM150 but changing the cards between the two laptops got old very quickly. We looked at several routers however every time we tried using the ALLTEL card we always had problems in getting the router to recognized the ALLTEL card. I started looking in some of the other forums on here (Sprint/Verizon) and found a company by the name of Assent Wireless whom manufactures a little box called the MBR-100. We decided to give this a try as the price was very reasonable. ($129 + shipping)
We ordered through one of their distributors (Millenicom) and had the box arrive in two days. Once I received it I tried using my UM150 with it and encountered the same problem I had before...it didn't seem to work.
I called Assent Wireless left a message and within 30 minutes got a call back. Their tech support had explained that ALLTEL uses some specific settings and they walked me through changing does. Within minutes I was ONLINE through my router!!! I'm kind of curious now if that was the problem all along with the other routers we had tried. Anyhow I am extremely happy with the router and the service Assent Wireless provided.
If anyone else is interested in purchasing the router it can be found here. (scroll down)
»www.millenicom.com/mobilebroadba···uter.htm
For more information about the router:
»assentwireless.com/
If you are curious about the setting that wear given...I've placed them below.
Dial Number: #777
Username: your phone number for the data card @alltel.com
Password: alltel
Rawlston |
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CBailey
@windstream.net | Found your post interesting because I called Alltel about setting up a home network with the UTStarcom UM150 and they said I needed to purchase a $299 router from Alltel. Said it was the only one that would work. Help |
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rkent
| I have been using the UM150 with the MBR-1000 for about 2-3 months now and have had no problems at all. It works very well together. Only issue I have experienced is when I upgrade the firmware of the MBR-1000 and it resets to factory defaults. They also changed the default password from the SSID # to the last 6 digits of the MAC address. After this was taken care of I have experienced no problems again. I did not have to change any settings on the UM150 to get it to work. It was pretty much plug and play. |
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Rawlston
@comcast.net | reply to CBailey
I'm not sure why they would be telling you that unless there is a EVDO router they are trying to push. My MBR-100 cost $149.00 from Millenicom and couldn't be happier. |
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kdubois
join:2008-08-21
Jackson, MI | reply to Rawlston
can you tell me how well this router works? I am only getting about 2 bars of service. Also how many computers at a time will it work with? |
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whodart
join:2008-08-28
North Little Rock, AR
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Hey, Rawlston. I am trying to escape from Hughes satellite and am an Alltel phone customer. I went to the local office and looked at the HUAWEI 228 modem (aircard). I have 4 computers running through Linksys WRT54G router, combination of wired and wireless ports, using Cat 5 cables and WUSB54G wireless card. Alltel wants to sell me a cyfre 3G router for $250. Problem is that it is all outputs are wireless. I can't seem to find a router that will take the USB output from the HUAWEI EC228 and give me a combination of wired and wireless outputs. You have any suggestions or further information? Thanks
Dave E
NLR AR |
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Max Signal
Premium
join:2008-03-07
Buffalo, NY | We sell the Cyfre 3G router for $200. There is one LAN port on the router
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whodart
join:2008-08-28
North Little Rock, AR
| Thanks, Max. So, if I get the Alltel Huawei EC228, and hook it up to the cyfre router via the USB cable, can I then hook the one LAN port on the cyfre to my Linksys WRT54G router (which has 4 ethernet ports) and keep using my inhouse LAN wired outputs as well as the wireless outputs on it, as I presently have them hooked up via the satellite modem HN7000S)? Or, would I have to get 4 wireless adapters for my desktops and run them from the cyfre? Just looking at the least expensive, and my Linksys router has been working almost flawlessly for a couple years now. Appreciate the info. Regards
Dave E
NLR AR |
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Max Signal
Premium
join:2008-03-07
Buffalo, NY | I suppose you could hook up to the linksys , Networking is not my strong suit , We have toll free tech support just for the routers
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Rural Installer
| Right now I'm using the same router you have with the EC228 through internet connection sharing, if you look down a couple threads for an XBOX connection thread, there are two of them but one has how to do it. It works great for me, i use one computer as the source, and send the internet wirelessly to my router through a shared connection and then use the lan ports on it. |
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mitchell
join:2002-06-21
Darlington, SC | reply to Max Signal
Does not the Cyfre only have a WAN connection? Not a LAN connection? If so I dont think you can connect a router/switch to the unit to add additional users. Only LAN is via wireless.
Mitch |
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Max Signal
Premium
join:2008-03-07
Buffalo, NY | It has one LAN and one LAN connection
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www.MaximumSignal.Net |
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