Huawei B818-263

[eccles]

Three doesn't appear to use 4x4 on my local tower. Every month or so I unplug the Poynting antenna, resite the B818 for optimum results, switch to using the internal antennae and check for speed. Every time so far there has been no noticeable difference in performance. I get pretty good speeds with carrier aggregation of B1 & B3 though.

 

[GavinAshford]

To elaborate a bit more, from what I have observed, Samsung based B3/B20 sites as well as the new poles of wonder/5G enabled building or lattice towers seem to be 4x4 enabled, whereas the older swaps from Samsung to Huawei with 'basic' 2100Mhz refarm from 3G to 4G B1 (basic in the sense that no other bands are added, nor antennas replaced) then they seem to remain 2x2.

On the subject of antennas, if you are able to see (or photo a closeup of) the feeders into the bottom of the antennas you should be able to determine if they're 2x2 or 4x4 MIMO due to the number of connections.

Actually being able to use 4x4 MIMO, assuming your device is capable of it on the bands being broadcast, is also difficult, rank 4 (all 4 streams of 4x4 MIMO) is rare and needs almost ideal signal metrics. Rank 3 (3 streams of 4x4) is somewhat easier as it needs less ideal signal conditions, and so on.

 

[winsmith84]

Thanks for all the comments everyone.

I picked one of these up from Vodafone last week…

I’m also thinking of getting a B818 via Vodafone. Can anyone tell me whether bridge mode is enabled on models sold by Vodafone?

 

[henrybui83]

Does anyone have the link for Huawei Manager app ? I want fix my B818 to band 3 but could not find the app (the link on page 15 is dead)

 

[Lucian]

Does anyone have the link for Huawei Manager app ? I want fix my B818 to band 3 but could not find the app (the link on page 15 is dead)

huaCtrl PRO - manage Huawei router – Apps on Google Play

Manage Your huawei router!

play.google.com

The free version is no more, but you can still find it around on various sites such as (also untested and at your own risk):

huaCtrl for Android - APK Download

Download huaCtrl apk 1.0.32 for Android. Manage Your huawei router for free!

m.apkpure.com

 

[Mr Choo]

Use LTE manager, does the same job of selecting bands.

 

[Martin.S]

This free app available in Play store will do the job.

LTE Manager - Apps on Google Play

Easily configure your Huawei 3G - 4G - 4G + - 5G modem router

play.google.com

 

[Sodre]

Can someone help me?
I'm from Brazil and I bought the huawei b818. Current version: 10.0.5.2(H190SP1C74)
I'm roaming and I can't connect to the router. I saw that the original version has this option to enable roaming.
Have any solution?

 

[Lapdog6067]

Is this router capable of being placed into modem mode like a virgin router? I am looking for plain vanilla modem mode to supply a pfsense firewall.

 

[cabo]

Can someone help me?
I'm from Brazil and I bought the huawei b818. Current version: 10.0.5.2(H190SP1C74)
I'm roaming and I can't connect to the router. I saw that the original version has this option to enable roaming.
Have any solution?

I have exactly the same issue. I have used the browser inspector to enable the switch but it doesn't work. If you download the Huawei app on the smartphone the switch is available by default but it will automatically deactivate after enabling it....
Let me know if you find a solution.

 

[Sodre]

I have exactly the same issue. I have used the browser inspector to enable the switch but it doesn't work. If you download the Huawei app on the smartphone the switch is available by default but it will automatically deactivate after enabling it....
Let me know if you find a solution.

"If you download the Huawei app on your smartphone, the switch will be available by default, but it will be automatically disabled after enabling it...." exactly that!!!
If you manage to solve this problem let me know.

 

[GaryW]

Is this router capable of being placed into modem mode like a virgin router? I am looking for plain vanilla modem mode to supply a pfsense firewall.

Yes, I'm running mine in modem mode behind a Ubiquiti Edgerouter and it works perfectly.

 

[kommando828]

Is this router capable of being placed into modem mode like a virgin router? I am looking for plain vanilla modem mode to supply a pfsense firewall.

Depends on the firmware loaded so check with seller before parting with your funds, if they don't know then don't buy.