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Here's another 3G broadband router sent in for review -- the Edimax 802.11b/g 3G Router.

Abe Olandres May 11, 2009 · 1 min read

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Here’s another 3G broadband router sent in for review — the Edimax 802.11b/g 3G Router. It’s like your regular DSL router with additional USB ports to hook in a 3G modem and also acts as a Printer server.

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If you have a regular DSL at home hooked up to a wireless router, you can use your SmartBro, Globe Visibility or Sun Wireless Broadband as alternative source of internet connection when the DSL goes down.

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Not sure how much this one costs but it’s being sold at eBay.ph for Php3,900.

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I’ll bring this on the road and set it up inside the car so we’ll see how it fares.

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162 Comments

joey · 16 years ago

hi! need help, i just purchase a edimax nLITE 3G-6200n, can’t figure how to set-up this thing. i’m using Huawei E160. can anyone can help me on this router?

Master Dan · 16 years ago

Yes its working on weroam mf627 i just bought one yesterday and set it up it works with this model, but if you have the mf622 model of weroam its not working because i tried it and wont work i havent called the tech sup of edimax ill it tom if they can help me with mf622 model

Charles · 14 years ago

I have a weroam mf627 but I can’t seem to connect it to the internet. Changed APN to weroam; inputted pldt@weroam as user and used pldt as password. It won’t connect even at 2.09 firmware. It’s actually compatible in th list. Any suggestions?

Ice · 16 years ago

@ Mokz

What is the model of your USB Weroam? Here is the compatibility list:

http://easy-config.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Released-Notes-3G6200WG_Edimax.txt

Anyway, where do you plan to buy Edimax 3G-6200WG?

Mokz · 16 years ago

I Just want to ask if this model is also compatible to WEROAM usb internet? like smartbro wireless internet. please advise i want to have and test this cool devise for one my internet connection solutions.

need your confirmation

Thank you guys…

Mokz

Ice · 16 years ago

I just availed a Sun Postpaid Plan and got a HUAWEI E1550. Do you think it’s compatible with this router? I also have 2 Globe USB dongles, HUAWEI E160 & E160G.

The compatibility list is only for firmware v2.08, it is not yet updated with v2.09.

http://www.edimax.com/en/support_detail.php?pd_id=279&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=2#02

Please guys help me. Thanks!

Eduardo Nemis · 16 years ago

where can i find your product?

NetCrazy · 16 years ago

Good Day Sirs!

You can find that 3g router at PC Hub at gilmore for only 2,900, its quite nice but the firmware isn’t that good, it crashes when you create too much filtering, and huawei 1550 could’t dial don’t know why, I suggest get a better router, like linksys, dlink, etc… but if your really need a router to share your 3g connection Edimax 3g6200wg would be fair enough

Dong · 16 years ago

To Epheiron: Yes Edimax is compatible and will work with the SUN E1550. Just follow the instructions and make sure to change the APN to minternet then you’re good to go :-) Hope this helps

Epheiron · 17 years ago

@ottie

pwede na ba sa bagong usb modem ng sun itong edimax? e1550 ata yung new modem gamit ng sun.

Otie · 17 years ago

@ dong

anu po model ng 3G modem nyo.

Nestor L. Anito · 17 years ago

Find interesting to hear from YOU experts. thanks a lot!!! Anyway dito ako sa china and have a Huawei EC1261. Want to know if this thing will work sa pinas if lagyan ng smart bro or sun sim cards? at gagana kaya sa Edimax 3G Bband router? Thanks…

Dong · 17 years ago

hi there everyone.. I really need help. i recently purchased this Edimax 3G in Cybermall and tried to install it using my SUN Broadband however I can’t seem to get a connection with SUN. my laptop can get connection with the router but it prompts to dial up to SUN.. I even sa the # to SUN it’s *99# and then I get an error that the line is busy… I already seek help from an Edimax Tech but he wasn’t helpful.. he only asked to change the APN to ffband then it’s good to go but still failed :-(

Vince · 17 years ago

@edimax:

i just finished upgrading my firware to 2.09 so it can support the zte mf626/627 used for smartbro and weroam.

got it working fine, and i noticed that you can actually configure which connection the router will treat as PRIMARY. you can set it to be the 3G connection OR your wired broadband. cool noh?

edimax · 17 years ago

The product description says that dsl connection automatically kicks in if ever the 3g connection fails.

Is it possible to set my DSL connection as the primary connection instead of 3g?

franc · 17 years ago

What a great product from Edimax!!! Netgear have the same product, MBR624GU, but sad to say their site doesn’t include Philippines in their site :(

Please check Edimax’s site for compatible models of USB 3G modems.

You can check it from the router’s product page then click download..here’s the link:
http://www.edimax.com/en/support_detail.php?pd_id=279&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=2

or you can check it directly from this link:
http://www.edimax.com/images/Image/CompatibleList/3G-6200Wg/3G-6200Wg-Compatible-list.pdf

I called up Smart Bro hotline just now and they confirmed the model of their USB modem in circulation and here’s what I got

– E-surfer wm62
– Huawei e226 / e156c (common stock)
– ZTE mf622 / mf627 / mf626 – dark knight limited edition

I was expecting that the rep will tell me about Huawei E160 at E160G as previously tested by Tech Blog but he failed to mention it. Basta refer nalang kayo sa compatible list ng USB modem ng Edimax for information.

Hope this helps a lot ÃœÃœÃœ

packet mind · 17 years ago

Another great product from Edimax. How i wish matibay talaga at ok ang after sales. Wait ko muna na medyo bumaba ang price…

ratata · 17 years ago

Mabilis po ba ang gaming sa mga 3g broadbands?

ano · 17 years ago

http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=3637266

boowee · 17 years ago

This is it, they call it MiFi:
http://tiny.cc/MiFiDevice

boowee · 17 years ago

This is what i have been saying:
http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/67885/sprint-offer-mobile-3g-wi-fi-device

boowee · 17 years ago

I’m really looking for a 3G MOBILE Router. May nakita ako na binabenta sa US pero exclusive sa network provider. Yes, it’s a mobile router, something similar to this one pero mas maliit and battery operated.

Is there any thing available like this in the market na pwedeng ilagay ung Globe/Sun/Smart sim?

Imagine Globe Tatto or SmartBRO Prepaid na battery operated na router. Tipong pag nilagay mo sa bag mo, may mobile router ka na. It’s handy kasi sa iPod Touch and PSP. Kasi kailangan nasa WiFi zone ka para magamit mo yung browser. It’s like converting 3G signal into WiFi.

Otie · 17 years ago

@Tech Blog

Yes sir we personally tested it, Huawei E160 is working with this 3G Router, just put http.globe.com.ph sa APN ng router configuration.

Juan Dela Cruz · 17 years ago

mmmm much better if edimax make it a 3in1 offer a modem, router & print server ;)

“bagong gadget hanef sa lufet, budget ba ay sulit?”

Tech Blog · 17 years ago

@Otie

Trust me its not supported, E160g is different from E160, I have personally tested this for hours and hours and trying to make my e160 work as I really want to get it.

Did you personally made it to work with E160, because I’m only able to make it work with e220, and I did the testing not just base on hearsay.

@kill3rfill3r

yep yung quest logic ata name nung shop

gamemaro · 17 years ago

sun prepaid kit – 2Mbps pero bumabato hanggang 3.7.. mabilis din… i suggest mag-sun na lang kayo…kung ang prepaid lang din nman..

Micheal fung · 17 years ago

I think I like this better http://tinyurl.com/r4la2g

it has it’s own advantages and disadvantages though.

I like mine small :)

jon · 17 years ago

Take it from me. I live in Quezon City, and because of the nature of my work, I need to have connectivity anywhere I go so I bought a globe visibility, a smart bro wireless , and a sun broadband wireless modem. i’d say sun broadband is amazingly fast! even if they claim to have speed of upto 2mbps, I actually get up to 2.7mbps! smart is fairly good, 1mbps on the average, but choosy when it comes to 3G signal (good in Quezon City, but poor in Makati). Globe is the worst actually. Poor signal everywhere! It’s only good you’re in an open space like a Mall or outside the house so when I’m inside my room, I had to use a 3-meter long USB cable so that I could hang the globe visibility modem outside the window in order to get a good signal. Inside a closed room, Globe Visibility/Tatoo really really sucks! So, I suggest, you guys avail Sun Broadband Wireless if you live in Metro Manila, or a Smart Bro if you travel a lot, but don’t EVER buy globe vis/tatoo coz it really really sucks. Take it from someoone who has actually tested all modems for more than 6 months already…

Erin · 17 years ago

@Reel Advice: my office mate has a Sun 3G modem and it is fast. however he told me that torrent traffic is blocked. if this is true then no thanks. not all torrent traffic is illegal.

ciao!

Otie · 17 years ago

Huawei 160E, Huawei 160G, Huawei 160 Modems are already supported by this model using firmware version 2.07c, the firmware is available from there local Edimax I-Care Support – just message them @ ed****@yahoo.com or call the Hotline @ 412-EDMX (412-3369).

kill3rfill3r · 17 years ago

@Tech Blog ano yung name ng shop sa BF? eto ba ung sa along Aguirre?

Tech Blog · 17 years ago

I tested this out last monday, the thing doesn’t support Huawei E160 modem, so if you have globe tattoo it won’t work, if you have Sun prepaid or Eazy Connect(plan) it won’t work, the menu is easy to use, but it doesn’t match the screen shot on its manual so don’t bother reading the manual for configuration of the 3g/3.5g, the other features such as print server and wireless is pretty easy to setup, one feature that is unique to this one is the fallback connectivity, if you have 3g connection and dsl connection at the same time and the 3g fail it can fallback automatically to the dsl connection, you can buy this for 4k, i found a shop at bf homes selling this thats where i test my sun Huawei E160 modem and found out only the Huawei E220 is supported, even after the firmware update.

Reel Advice · 17 years ago

hi sir yuga,

hoping to see the reviews very soon! :)

MP · 17 years ago

Its expensive on Asianic: http://www.asianic.com.ph/product/edimax-3g-6200wg (~4.6KPHP)

Pinoy NetBooks · 17 years ago

Cool, and more cheaper than other brands.

Franz · 17 years ago

wow! this is nice, i want one..

MP · 17 years ago

I got the exact link from ebay: http://cgi.ebay.ph/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140319606879&_trksid=p2759.l1259

I am looking on the details and will buy it if I am convinced on the specifications.

Beau · 17 years ago

The problem is that most times when you are using any of the 3G connections they are really slow only really good when you are out of town or on the road. More then one person using the 3G connection would be super slow.

Cool idea if the 3G was really good here.

Chris · 17 years ago

Woe ganda ng looks..USB port for Globe/smart wireless broadband?

Ordnacin · 17 years ago

This sounds interesting a few questions though:

1. Who handles the warranty ?
2. Anybody tried it with Smart WeRoam already ?
3. If the DSL fails does it automatically connect to 3G ?
4. Can you combine the 3G and DSL bandwidth ?

niel · 17 years ago

@yeah. San available 3G router?

dan · 17 years ago

@ deo read again. maybe ur being too excited or just being a moron. tsk tsk. Even a 12 year old knows that yugat didn’t review it based on the article above…

LX · 17 years ago

@Deo No offense, but how is this a review?

@Yuga looking forward to the review.

Reggie · 17 years ago

is it possible to plug in a flash drive or usb external drive and share?

KAPAMILYA LIVE STREAM · 17 years ago

You can also connect a printer to that router Abe! to acts as a print server allowing all users to share the printer through the network.

http://tinyurl.com/kapamilya

Ardz · 17 years ago

Pwede rin ba itong gamitin as NAS? Kasi may USB port sa likod and pwede syang print server.

yeah · 17 years ago

nakabili na ko nito last saturday 3,900 gamit ko sa sun sulit na sulit !!!!!!

3G lang yung tawag na term 3.5 G speed works :P

Jean · 17 years ago

3G only sa ok din sa 3.5G mas ok to http://bit.ly/1alCMz

Deo · 17 years ago

great review again sir yuga… hope this one will work fine so that our visibility can be share throughout our place or even in the car…

OT: anyway please visit also my deo’s web blog, Thanks!

Reel Advice · 17 years ago

hm…this is pretty cool! now I am having second thoughts if I should get me a Sun Broadband + this router over getting a Smart Bro connection (which from what I read over the net pretty much sucks).

I heard Sun’s speed is pretty fast and stable when you are still inside the Metro. Does this hold true to anyone? Any average speeds perhaps?