Vodafone Complete Wireless Modem

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Brandonrnz

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Topic # 64877 24-Jul-2010 14:51
Hi, I have just signed up to Vodafone's 30GB Broadband/Phone package and will be getting the Vodafone Complete Wireless ADSL2+ Modem. Just wondering if they are any good? Whats your experience with one? Mac Mini - 2012 - i5 2.5GHz - HD 4000 - 90GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD Viewsonic VA2413wm Monitor - Corsair SP2500 Speakers Gaming - 2x XBOX 360's Orcon Unlimited Fibre 30/10Mb

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Reply # 355788 24-Jul-2010 14:58
They are really cool routers actually... They have 2 USB ports that you can connect a printer to for example and have it shared across all computers connected to that router. It is also good for people who have a USB external hard drive... you can connect it to the router and any computer on the network can access files on the external hard drive. It also has a third USB port dedicated for a 3g USB stick, so if for some strange reason your internet goes down, you can simply connect a 3g usb stick into the router and have backup internet access via the 3g mobile network. Also has 2 VoIP phone jacks built in.

simon14

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Reply # 355792 24-Jul-2010 15:03
And the whole thing only costs $149 outright or free on a 24 month contract.

Brandonrnz

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Reply # 355793 24-Jul-2010 15:05
@simon14 Thanks for the reply, sounds like a nice piece of kit. I am getting the modem free as I opted for the 24month contract to get it free. Should be getting the modem later next week. Mac Mini - 2012 - i5 2.5GHz - HD 4000 - 90GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD Viewsonic VA2413wm Monitor - Corsair SP2500 Speakers Gaming - 2x XBOX 360's Orcon Unlimited Fibre 30/10Mb

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Reply # 355795 24-Jul-2010 15:08
Cool, it should come all preconfigured for you so you'll just need to plug it in and go! It's also got a internal antenna, nice tidy looking unit!

tomgeeknz

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Reply # 355796 24-Jul-2010 15:10
Sounds awesome, wouldn't mind if telecom had one of these....

djclintriley

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Reply # 369119 18-Aug-2010 09:42
Does anyone know where I can buy one of these modems or are they exclusive to Vodafone? Would quite like it for plugging my external hard drive into...

simon14

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Reply # 369125 18-Aug-2010 09:51
You can't buy it from a VF store, you have to be a Vodafone BB customer and it gets couriered out. You could look for a second hand one on trademe?

hairy1

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Reply # 369128 18-Aug-2010 09:53
Are the VOIP ports enabled on this device? Anyone using SIP with it? Galaxy SIII, Galaxy Note 10.1, ASUS UX31e Ultrabook, Mysky HDi, 2talk

simon14

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Reply # 370299 20-Aug-2010 12:16
Not sure if the VOIP ports are enabled by default - I'm getting one of these to play with in a few days so I'll let you know.

pwner

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Reply # 371635 23-Aug-2010 16:42
who is the actual manufacturer of these devices? Huawei? Any posts are personal comments and not that of my employer

simon14

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Reply # 371677 23-Aug-2010 17:15
pwner: who is the actual manufacturer of these devices? Huawei? yes

littleninjaman

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Reply # 384562 26-Sep-2010 15:40
Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what model number it is so I could find out more information about it please. Thanks

Brandonrnz

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Reply # 384564 26-Sep-2010 15:45
littleninjaman: Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what model number it is so I could find out more information about it please. Thanks Hey, its a 'HG556a' I think its made by huawei Mac Mini - 2012 - i5 2.5GHz - HD 4000 - 90GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD Viewsonic VA2413wm Monitor - Corsair SP2500 Speakers Gaming - 2x XBOX 360's Orcon Unlimited Fibre 30/10Mb

littleninjaman

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Reply # 384634 26-Sep-2010 19:16
brandonruscoe: littleninjaman: Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what model number it is so I could find out more information about it please. Thanks Hey, its a 'HG556a' I think its made by huawei Thanks and i found out more information about it https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://broadband.vodafone.ie/download/files/HuaweiHG556aServiceManual.pdf and http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/huawei.hg556a#photos it has pretty good specs

tanivula

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Reply # 384648 26-Sep-2010 20:13
simon14: Not sure if the VOIP ports are enabled by default - I'm getting one of these to play with in a few days so I'll let you know. Any luck trying those ports out?

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