XCom Global SG is a telecommunications company for international travelers,
using pocket-sized Mobile WiFi service to provide data access.
Their office is located at 20 Collyer Quay #23-01 Singapore 049319.
Here is part 2 of my review which will focus on using the Mobile WiFi device in China.
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Informs you when the device is low on battery.
The usage of the device is almost exactly the same as the device for HK, the only noticeable difference which I think is better is that at the bottom right of the screen it actually tells you how much data you have used. This is a pretty good feature.
The device will use the network provided by China Unicom.
Speedtest:
(As China is a really big country, speedtest is not the best way to measure the network speed, and this is just for you to gauge.)
Server Shenzhen:
Server Shanghai:
Server Suzhou
Browsing to Websites:
(View video to see browsing speed)
Baidu News:
Youku:
YinYueTai:
Here is part 2 of my review which will focus on using the Mobile WiFi device in China.
If you do not know, browsing the internet in China is totally different when compared to browsing the internet in other parts of the world because of the "Great Firewall of China",
of which you can read more about here.
Basically what the Great Firewall of China does is that... you cannot browse facebook, twitter, youtube, soundcloud, and even blogspot, which means that you can't even view this blog in China.
If you are wondering how China's citizen survive without fb/twitter, well they have their own equivalent, Renren, weibo, qq, youku...
Most "normal" torrent programs like utorrent will also have problems downloading in china because their network isn't the quickest, and even if you are using broadband, they are most likely trottered.
The best way to get on facebook in China is to use a paid VPN, but since I'm only going to China for a couple of days, I didn't bother to apply for a paid VPN.
Now that we got that out of the way, I will be testing the devices with websites with mostly Chinese websites like baidu as a search engine etc.
(XCom global does not have VPN on the devices)
The Device:
Speedtest:
(As China is a really big country, speedtest is not the best way to measure the network speed, and this is just for you to gauge.)
Server Shenzhen:
Browsing to Websites:
(View video to see browsing speed)
Baidu News:
Youku:
YinYueTai:
Official Specs for the China Device:
- Download Speed: 21.6 Mbps*
- Upload Speed: 5.76 MBps*
- Battery working time: Up to 7 hours.
- Stand by: 100 hours
- Receiver Band: WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPS/HSPA+/EDGE/GPRS/GSM
- WiFi: IEEE802.11b/g/n
- Security: WPA-PSK(TKIP)
- Dimension(L x W x H): 95x56.7x19.8mm
- Weight: 92.5g
- Manufacturer: TP-Link
For other devices that XCom SG has, please visit here: Devices Specs
If you'll like to rent a Mobile WiFi device from XCom SG, the prices can be found here: Price Table
XCom Global Singapore Website: http://www.xcomglobal.com.sg/
*Downlink and uplink speeds are dependent on local telco's network infrastructure and many other factors that affects cellular data(eg signal). For countries which has a better infrastructure, XCom SG has 4G LTE plans for Japan (up to 110Mbps) and Korea (up to 72Mbps).
*Downlink and uplink speeds are dependent on local telco's network infrastructure and many other factors that affects cellular data(eg signal). For countries which has a better infrastructure, XCom SG has 4G LTE plans for Japan (up to 110Mbps) and Korea (up to 72Mbps).
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