Vodafone K5160 (Connect USB speed 6) Stick Review

Vodafone K5160 (Connect USB speed 6) Stick Review Tag: Vodafone K5160, Vodafone K5160H, Vodafone Connect USB Speed 6, Connect USB Speed 6 K5160, Vodafone Connect USB K5160, Vodafone Connect USB Speed 6 K5160, Vodafone K5150, Vodafone R226

After a long time, Vodafone introduced a new LTE Surfstick again since early 2016 in its product range: the K5160 or also called "Connect USB Speed 6". However, the LTE-Advanced is not supported. You can see more details specifications in below blank:

LTE features and characteristics of Vodafone K5160

Manufacturer and model

Hauwei E3372s-153

Download rate up

150 MBit/s

Upload rate up

50 Mbit/s

Supported LTE bands

LTE800, LTE900, LTE1800, LTE2100, LTE 2600

Backward with:

compatible DC-HSPA+, UMTS, GSM frequencies (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz)

MIMO Support:

MIMO 2x2

External Antenna

Yes; 2 aerial sockets type CRC 9 available(Buy Vodafone K5160 Indoor antenna or Vodafone K5160 Outdoor antenna)

LTE Category:

LTE modem of Category 4 (CAT4)

chipset

HiSilicon Balong 711M

Others

Dimensions (LxWxH)

88 x 28 x 11.5 mm at 35 grams

USB standard

USB 2.0

Memory card expansion

Yes; MicroSD up to 32 GB

Supported Systems Quick Start Vodafone

Operating Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Mac OS (from 10.7) Guide

" Quick Start Guide Vodafone (PDF)

manual PDF

not yet available online

Available at

www.4gltemall.com

LTE CAT4 stick

For a long time, Vodafone only has the predecessor Vodafone K5150 for sale, which are already LTE category 4 dominated. With the new K5160 Stick, Vodafone operates more facelift, but LTE CAT6 is still in vain. With LTE Cat6, up to 225 Mbps could be reached. But we can only achieve with a CAT6-device, which so far only the Vodafone R226 offers.

From the basic information here, the Vodafone K5160 is similar to Telekom Speed Stick 5. Since Vodafone unfortunately does not specify, it is strongly expected that it also is a E3372s-153 from Huawei. Therefore be supported at least 5 LTE frequency bands LTE800 more specifically, 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz. In particular, the former and the latter is essential for Vodafone customers. In addition, the 4G Stick naturally offers backward compatibility with GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA and HSPA+ networks. Thus, surfing the 3G network, after all, also up to 42 Mbps fast.

External antenna

The "Connect USB speed 6" (K5160) has 2 ports for operation with an external LTE antenna . As jack comes Type CRC-9 used. MIMO 2 Ă— 2 is also supported accordingly. You can get the indoor and outdoor antenna for Vodafone K5160 from the above link in the blank.

Installation and App

The key installed during initial operation on your computer, the "Vodafone Mobile Broadband App" (VMB). Here the settings can be made and users can request information for the connection, such as connection time spent, surfing volume etc. User can download the app from the Windows Store for Windows 8 & 10.

Availability

Amazingly, the Vodafone K5160 is not directly offered. If you like this 4G LTE Stick, you can get unlocked Vodafone K5160 from www.4gltemall.com . Actually, if you don’t need the customized version from Vodafone, you can directly get the Huawei E3372s-153, which has all the features of Vodafone Connect USB Speed 6. The difference between them is the logo and customized firmware for Vodafone. Other functions are completely the same.