Screenshot in the Coles catalogue.
- 4G connection on the go
- Easy to set up and use
- Slim and sleek design
- 4GB start-up data for use within Australia - 14 days.
Optus Huawei E3372 4G USB Modem $19 (Was $39) C&C/ in-Store @ Officeworks & Coles
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Can get Telstra dongle with wi-fi for $20 and no data on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/364082554011
Nice find, even has B28/700mhz
Seller looks sketchy though. Zero feedback and joined on Dec 8.
Doesn't 4gx mean that it has b28?
I just received mine as well. This is the E8372h-320 version, which doesn't appear to allow for antenna connections.
does it send your data to china?
what is TBP ? some secret bargain shop we need to know ?
ISP got my info, government got my info, name, address, everything.
BTW, the file was Arch Linux 2016-07-01 ISO
Nothing illegalTBP = Thepiratebay.
It's a P2P site. Not all stuff are pirated. Many files are original documents shared from the original owners to other people.
@thugmander91: You are the first person I have ever heard that gets Linux ISOs off TPB… It is not even like Arch is a niche distro.
@Hardly Normal: i was trying out a lot of different linux at the time.
It was faster just to go there and get all distros all at once instead of searching one by one on google and finding their magnet link.
This was court ordered btw. All ISPs were mandated to show these warnings. Many smaller ISPs just don't block them for some reason. All the big telcos will block them still today
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/federal-court-orders-…Also, TPB rather than TBP :-)
Side note, why would you download Arch from TPB rather than it's own site? You have always had access to the magnet and torrent for the latest version directly from them.
Side note, why would you download Arch from TPB rather than it's own site? You have always had access to the magnet and torrent for the latest version directly from them.
i was trying out a lot of different linux at the time.
It was faster just to go there and get all distros all at once instead of searching one by one on google and finding their magnet link.
Thats your own fault for not using protection buddy. Use a VPN
I reckon that the notification was fake. Those real internet blocking notifications just say that the web page is blocked. No threats of prosecution. Afterall prosecution matters only relate to criminal matters. Copyright breaches by downloaders are a civil matter. And internet companies such as Telstra or Optus don't have the ability to proesecute people due to video copyright violations. All they can do is disconnect your internet connection.
Don't worry about it too much. By the time Optus have finished with you here, there won't be many people that don't have your data. I've got it for starters!
Apple and Google sends data back to their country.
Whats the difference?
I didn't know server locations = governments.
Learning something new every day on ozbargain
they already have your data from your laptop, cookware, fridge, tv, underwear, shoes
lol
bro the kettle is listening in….
Funny you should say that.
my mother’s cousin, a farmer who lived by himself in the middle of nowhere and listened to conspiracy tapes while doing recreational ploughing, once jumped in his landcruiser and drove 1500 kms to vIsit mum to warn her about that very thing.The first thing he did when he turned up was put on a motorbike helmet as soon as he got out of the car, then when he went inside he went around unplugging every, single, appliance. The helmet was to stop the satellites reading his mind, and the unplugging was because the appliances were listening.
He spent a bit of time in the hospital after that. It was all good in the end as he was successfully treated, married one of the nurses and had three kids. He also started minimum till agriculture so spends a lot less time alone in the tractor.
recreational ploughing
I too enjoy the occasional activity, though it's not always up to me unfortunately
Wot if I go commando?
*ccp
*cpc is the correct acronym if you are referring to the communist party of China.
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-many-people-love-to-say-CCP-ins…
Apparently it's locked to Optus
Tell Optus you want the option of being able to take the dongle overseas? Doesn't hurt to ask. I believe if you really are going overseas, they have to allow you to unlock it.
Thanks. I tried asking them before which they didn't but I'll try the overseas trick to see what happens.
I bought a couple of these around 2019 & they were already unlocked so maybe try a non Optus sim first.
Have you managed to unlock it?
I believe if you really are going overseas, they have to allow you to unlock it.
They don't have to allow it, nor do they need to do it for free
So this is only true for mobile phones? I can see how that would make sense.
You can unlock these yourself with software flashing and shorting 2 pins from memory
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/414606
I'm pretty sure I used this guide, I can see my old comments and I'm pretty sure I didn't buy the Telstra 8372 as I remember unlocking from the Optus default firmware. Probably easier just talking to the Optus live chat.
I got it unlocked by telling Optus that I'm a victim of their data breach and have decided to take my business elsewhere. The rep was almost apologetic and called me back to give the unlock code as apparently it can't be unlocked using the codes generated by online calculators that use device IMEI. Unlock codes for these devices are alphanumeric as opposed to just numeric for older models.
It's about the only thing that Optus have ever managed to lock up
telstra are $50 to unlock when you first buy …..then $25 after 6 mths, free unlock after 2 years …..the optus ones you can get cheap unlock codes on ebay …… telstra is different model code and had no luck with ebay unlock code ……
I am here to read the cliche
same here and all the cliché comments are hidden already XD
The modem can be used to connect 1 device to the internet at once so I assume it will not work connected to a 4G router?
I used a Huawei 3372 plugged into a TP-Link travel router connected an ethernet hub as my means of connecting all the PCs on my home LAN to the internet for years. In fact until I decided to go 5G, and replaced the 3372 plugged into a travel router with a 5G mobile phone USB tethered to a GL-INet Slate.
If your 3372 is already set up for the carrier you want to use you just plug it into the travel router, and it works. If you want to use it with another carrier you plug it into a PC, set it up by opening up your browser and telling it to go to 8.8.8.1, making sure it works, then unplugging it and plugging it into your router. The 3372 already has a router in it, so you are double-NATting if you plug it into a travel router or 4G router, but if you don't care about that you are not limited to connecting only one device to the internet.
The only issue with plugging it into a travel router or 4G router is knowing the router supports it. It is what Huawei calls a "hilink" device. They all use TCP/IP to connect through the USB port. Anything that has support for hilink devices will support all of them. I know TP-Link travel routers and 4G routers do, and I'm pretty sure GL-iNet devices do.
A Huawei 8372 is a 3372 plus built-in wifi. They have been known to have problems because they use all the power a USB 2 port can provide. Avoid them unless you want to use Telstra. Don't try to use the Telstra branded 8372s plugged into a travel router.
3372s and 8372s work well if you buy one for the carrier you want to use, and just want to be able to plug them in and have them work. Or if you want to go to the trouble of finding out how they work. A lot of people have written them off, thinking they don't work, because they didn't realise they don't work like everyone else's other dumb 4G modems. They are not configured by paramters being passed to them by whatever they are plugged into, they are smart enough that you have to log into the 3372 or 8372's own internal web page and set them up, if they haven't come set up for the carrier you want to use.
have a look at bands / frequencies this device supports, then have a look at your states common 4G bands
This shouldnt even be sold in SA - works like shit outside of CBD and few other areas
Going on a road trip soon and my wife still wants to use her laptop in the car to do some work. If I buy this will that work and will I need to buy anything else to go with it?
For on the road / regional you simply have to go with Telstra. Or boost mobile, that uses it.
I personally prefer this kind of thing : https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/telstra-4g…
No compatibility issues with USB, can use with multiple things at once, and the sticks can overheat, but it does have a battery life.
With either option you can also get these kinds of things for on the go use that help boost signal by a bar or two, can be awesome: https://www.jaycar.com.au/4g-7dbi-700-2700mhz-antenna-with-s…
With adaptors for things that have antenna plugs https://www.jaycar.com.au/sma-adaptor-to-telstra-4g-usb-mode…
Or stick-on inductor plates for things that don't : https://www.jaycar.com.au/sma-to-induction-3g-plug/p/AR3330
Going into a jaycar store with the device can be good, as there's a range of different antenna plugs around.
If i had need I'd be looking at an unlocked device to use with Boost (or some other) data-only sims, to keep costs down. But I haven't researched that kind of solution. Maybe even just using a burner phone as a 4g device/router.
@[Deactivated]: Thanks for the suggestions, she definitely needs to use the laptop rather than just a phone. The above seems overkill and too complicated for a couple of hours a day for a week but appreciate the info. I might go with the hot spot suggestion below although I am with Amaysim so might have poor connection issues.
does telstra 4G modem lock in with Telstra, if so, is that possible to unlock them like optus as above comments?
Cheaper to use existing mobile phone data plan either tethered or as a wifi hot spot?
That sounds like a good idea. I have about 48gb of data rolled over with my phone as I don't use much data each month. I am with Amaysim so might have poor connection issues but I guess she'll have to deal with that.
I have a telstra 4G modem for long distance trips. I do so rather than hotspot because my phone is a work one and I prefer not to use its mobile connection for streaming, private use internet etc.
does telstra 4G modem lock in with Telstra, if so, is that possible to unlock them like optus as above comments?
@ozmaxz: Yes it’s locked. Pretty hard to find an unlocked 4G modem. I expect you can unlock them for a fee.
Don't buy this, get a 5g instead. Optus seem to be breaking their 4g coverage in favour of 5g upgrades for some reason.
great idea ….do you have a link to an a cheap 5G modem ?????
That really wasn't the point of my comment was it? I'm trying to help people not buy something useless just because it's cheap… but all I get is downvotes and stupid comments.. so waste your money if you like, I'll keep my experience to myself.
Kmart have it even cheaper at $9. May be price match at Officeworks?
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/huawei-4g-usb-stick-4241130…
Officeworks doesn't price match items that are being sold on clearance.
However for Kmart going by a quick online stock check there doesn't appear to be any stock apart from in Darwin. The low stock indication really means no stock available. I don't like your chances of getting it at Kmart. There's just no stock left (except for the Darwin NT store). And it's unlikely that Officeworks will price match it because it's clearance listed and also no stock.
This has no wifi and needs to be plugged in to the laptop. I have E8372h with wifi which is much better and can connect 10 devices.
great littel dongle for the price, i have one paired with one of my data share sims and its pretty much plug and play.
i have tested and used on my PS4, linux laptop, desktop and works.
Looking for the wifi one.