As promised, I previously reviewed the 3G150M model (without battery) and this time I am going to review the 3G150B (with battery model)
Although the battery model is more attractive and more widely used (Im using 3G150B more as compared to 3G150M) it control panel interface is fairly basic which is a set back for me and im sure for most other users as well. But still, its the best out there
There was also an advertisement in Spider magazine for the month of April 2012 as can be seen in the following photo
This Tenda device cost approx Rs. 4200 in the market and its model is 3G150B. The only difference from 3G150M is that it has battery to give backup of approx 5 hours. I configured it using the same PTCL EVO configuration settings for 3G routers.
yar tanda ko lan kay sath kasay use kar saktay hay evo lagany ka bad jab may home pc kay sath use karta hon tu lan kay zariya conact nahi hota kindly tell me how i can use tenda with my home pc and my laptop
Mr. Zardari (obviously a fake name)!!
Tenda is a Portable WiFi router hence after pluggin in EVDO, you need to have WIFI enabled in your laptop and Home PC to be able to use it. If you do not have WIFI in your Home PC, you can buy a WIFI USB Dongle or WIFI USB Card to enable WIFI.
sir
what about the battery life? about your opinion.
About 5 hours
Tenda ki battery charge kitni dair tak karo ? Ismay battery fully charge hogae yeh kaise pata chalta hai ?
There are indicators on the front panel for this. Normally a full charge requires 2.5 hours; 70% in the first 1.5 hours
zyada charge karne se battery life kam ho jae gi ? ya ye khud hi charging stop kar deta hai agar full charge ho jae to.
Its the same case as with cell phones. Your cell phone battery’s life is also 1.5 yrs, same here
dear asim .. i need to know how to configure tenda 3G 150 B with ptcl evo device .. kindly help me with pictures if possyable … tanx … Zeeshan Haider
Please read the post again, its already done.
Consult this post for the settings
http://www.asim.pk/2012/04/14/ptcl-evo-configuration-for-3g-routers/
Any alternative of this tenda device?
Is it worth that money?
There are devices from Dell now but I did not got the time to review them. Tenda is worth the money and im sure Dell would be the same
Waisay there is anew device by tp link too I bought the device from a shop which was tenda powered by 3g evo in tht setings were already configured by ptcl
Its the same device but being marketed by PTCL and the devices limit has been introduced too. 5 consecutive WiFi devices
My device is giving me backup of hardly 3 hours I have replaced one battery any suggestions device to koi prob nahi ?
kia yah router evo nitro ko auto connect kerta ha or disconnect hony pr khud connect hoti ha k nahi
Yes, all 3G routers I know of auto-connects when disconnection occurs
Salaam Asim,
I have a request, can you please suggest me a wifi router for PTCL Evo device (I am moving back to Pakistan after 3 years). My brother is Post Graduate Doctor Trainee so he gets 3.1 Evo from PTCL for Rs. 1000/month but he is not techie.. at all, therefore need your guidance.
Request: I want to use PTCL EVO as a replacement for Home broadband, meaning I need a router for EVO with good range and without limit of maximum 5 connections, I’ll appreciate if roughly 30-40 Meters radius (or around that), battery powered lasting at least 3 hours. Can you please suggest any well reputed company’s router? Maximum budget is around 6000.
Plus if you know any reliable shop, it would be a plus.
Many Thanks
Farhan.
I have heard that the battery drains very fast with time and can turn useless in a month of continous use? plz share your experience on this.
is the battery also available separately,how much is the cost.
what other 3g battery powered routers are available in the market?
i have read that the evo nitro clound gives a backup of 10 hours , does someone what brand is it ?
i bought 3G150B, charged it, plug in to my laptop via network cable, connect my EVO 3G Nitro SUB Modem in it, but as mentioned in its quick guide pages, when opened Internet connections from system tray, there was nothing mentioned Tenda as shown in there guide? how i configure it ? and please how i connect my mobile as Wifi device using it?
thanks and regards.
GA
Did you connected to Tenda’s Wifi? Did you opening the control panel in the browser?
Dear Asim Zeeshan
Thank you very much for your dedication on replying to consumer inquiries and presenting solution.
I am facing a problem, then my laptop wifi says DNS server is not responding error and not connected Tenda 150B, but when i connect the PTCL evo Dongle, it connects the internet. Before the Tenda was working fine.
how to solve this problem, quite a headache?
thanks
Try Google Public DNS, its a common issue with any internet connection because the DNS servers are lame
Dear Mr. Asim,
I just need to know one thing. My house is on 500 sq.Yard. I am planning to buy PTCL Evo 9.3 usb device and Tenda 3g-150b or 150m router. Kindly tell me will this router cover my 500sq. yard area or not ???
Depends on how many walls are in between, how thick are they etc etc. The best results are if the router and your device are in the line-of-sight. The distances mentioned on most devices are there assuming your router and device will be in line-of-sight.
I have found out that if the signal has to cross floor (first floor to ground floor etc) then the signals are reduced by 40% to 50%, a wall on the other hand only reduces signals by 20% approx
Assalam-u-alaikum sir can i use wifi directly on wifi enabled mobile, with evo usb and tenda router, without computer or laptop,
Of course
Dear Asim I bought tenda just last month and started using it just 2 days ago … Battery timings are extremely less compared to what’s written on manual just about 1 hr… Is it case specific problem or a general one?
assalam o alikum
can i use Tenda 3g-150 router with wateen usb?
thanks and regards.
Sir i want to know
1. if these 3G portable battery routers from tenda,tp link are compatible with ptcl wingle.
2.also plz tell can the ptcl wingle be powered on by connecting to portable power banks that are used to charge mobiles,tablets etc.
3.which portable 3G router available in pakistan has longest battery timings?people say tp link 3040 is better then tenda.plz share your experience.
Thanx
Wingle and Tenda are two different devices and im pretty sure they cannot be intermixed
Dear Asim, as you posted that the battery live 1.5 year only so can I purchase only battery of 3G150M?
They are available in the market now
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I want to know that, is it possible to use skype or any other video calling software using WIFI smoothly on tablet, cell phone etc?
Wifi is the replacement of internet via RJ45 (cable) so yes, it can run everything what an ordinary internet cable to your laptop can!!
I dont think wifi will resolve your download issue
can i use evo usb and lan cable both at the smae time?
means i have to use lan network on some devices and evo network on some devices.
it is possible to connect both networks with tenda 3g150b and will it give two wifi networks or not?
Its called “Bridging”. Yes you can do that but your OS needs to support it.
salam, i am purchasing Tenda 150Mbps Portable Battery Powered 3G wireless Router 3G150B , will it be compatible with Evo Nitro 9.3mb? because i purchased some other Itek 3g wifi router from online store but it was not compatible with Nitro.
Never tested it with Nitro. Please test and report your findings