Huawei E5 (Globe Tattoo Superstick)

I finally got fed up with the recent erratic behavior of my Sun wireless broadband connection and decided to disconnect it. To replace it, I got the Globe Tattoo Superstick. It is essentially a rebranded Huawei E5 packaged with a Globe Tattoo subscription. The rebrand involves the firmware and a hideous Tattoo sticker that I promptly removed.

The E5 is a mobile 3G modem, router, and wireless access point. As a 3G modem, it connects to your 3G network provider (in this case Globe). As a wireless access point, it serves up to 5 wireless clients which can then connect via the router to the 3G modem, and then to the Internet. It has a battery that lasts at around 2-3 hours with one charge. A bit short but can be longer since you can charge it via USB from your laptop (now that’s a mutualism relationship!).

All this in a small, light, and very pocketable device. It’s not very useful if you just carry only one device, e.g. phone. But it is very useful when you go around carrying multiple devices. It is also useful as an easy-to-use home wireless provider or for outdoors DoTA sessions. The features of the E5 provides for a lot of possibilities.

Rating: 4/5