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USA 4G\LTE modems

The following modems should be working in the USA e.g. with my 4g proxy farm software Proxysmart software.

Main LTE bands in the USA:

  • FDD B2 1900 Mhz
  • FDD B4 1700 Mhz

TL;DR;

Most popular and easy to get modems for the USA:

  • Alcatel IK41US, IK41UC
  • Quectel EC25-AFX, EC25-AF
  • Sierra Wireless EM7455

USB dongles

Alcatel

ZTE

Huawei

Other

  • Franklin T9 and Franklin T10

  • Jetpack AC791L

LAN routers

Scheme of the setup

They don’t have USB support, only LAN\WIFI.

Huawei

ZTE

  • ZTE MC7010CA

  • ZTE MC8010

LTE modules

Quectel

  • Module (chip) and USB box + antennas: separately

Module (chip) itself: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002833181873.html or https://www.ebay.com/itm/384449850486

USB box + antennas: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32970948654.html or https://www.ebay.com/itm/123427557392

Chip versions:

  • EC25-AF (Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile, Rogers)

    B 2,4,5,12,13,14,66,71

  • EC25-AFX (Verizon, AT&T)

    B 2,4,5,12,13,14,66,71

Sierra Wireless

  • Sierra Wireless EM7455

    Also M.2-USB adapter and antennas are needed;

  • Sierra Wireless EM7565

How to find suitable modems

On AliExpress or Ebay, look up for “Huawei LTE band 2” “ZTE 4g band 4” or similar queries.