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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 4:19 pm
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freecia
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Originally Posted by mikel51
I would not buy a 3g device at this point in time. 4G is sooooo much faster. I am using a verizon 4G mifi and it is far superior to my old 3G device.
Huawei e589 LTE mifi supports multiple LTE frequencies
LTE FDD 800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz
DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS 900/2100MHz
EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz

It doesn't do 700(Verizon) or 1900 (Sprint) (more of the same non-US support as noted by ScottC) and no HSPA+ for 1700/1900 but may be useful for those who travel to Europe and can get sim only LTE PAYG.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

3G HSPA+ still seems to be a good option for me if the price is right. You can usually find a prepaid 3G sim with data subscriptions in many parts of the world. Thanks for the roundup! I'll check out the Huawei e355.
Last edited by freecia; Jan 25, 2013 at 5:04 pm Reason: +Sprint
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