Last month, Asia Pacific launched the “Magic Speed Cube” activity plan. Simply put, Asia Pacific provides a micro base station for users with poor reception, allowing users to apply for an all-you-can-eat plan of 699 or more and take it home to connect with their homes. After the fixed network is established, the Asia-Pacific 4G signal is released to improve the reception plan. Later, there were a lot of discussions on the board, and everyone also raised a lot of questions, some of which were concepts or problems with the device itself, and some were installation problems. For example, does the Wi-Fi in the home have a fixed IP or a floating IP? Does the company have any effect? Fibre, assigned to a lock-sharer, so that there will be no problems with the connection... and so on.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of 01 and Asia Pacific to jointly hold an experience meeting, I also went to ask and clarify some questions, but about the installation, because the fixed network sources and settings in each person's home are not the same, and when this is handled at the counter, the staff will Individually ask the source of the fixed network in each person's home to help solve it, so I won't ask it here, but here I will share some basic questions and do some basic dispelling.

(The operation principle of the base station is like this... I should not be able to explain it well. I am going to participate in the experience meeting. If you have any professional questions, you can take the opportunity to ask the on-site speaker, and then share it with everyone, otherwise the experience text will always be the same)

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This time, I found a TV studio lounge on the second basement floor. Because it is very inside, it is basically impossible to receive Asia-Pacific 4G. (The matching phone is Note 8)

Usually when there is no box, the B3W-1150 can only receive GPRS from Asia Pacific, which directly shows that it cannot connect to the network. (Some people may find it very strange... How come there is 2G in Asia Pacific? Later I asked, it should be that they have some equipment that was not dismantled by the public sector in the past)

Slowly, I received the 4G from the box, check the mobile phone reception, it turned into LTE, and the strength is very good~

Although the network speed is not directly related to the signal strength, but after all, here is from only GPRS to LTE all at once, there will be a very obvious difference between the speed and the experience of the Internet. The actual speed measurement~

(But this line is distributed by the company's optical fiber. I don't know if this line has locked bandwidth, so I can't judge whether the speed is normal.)

Only connecting to GPRS may be too extreme. The general situation may be that you can receive Asia-Pacific 4G, but often struggle between one grid or no grid. We found another place on the basement floor, and this is the situation.

Before using the box, I received Asia-Pacific 4G, but there is only 1 grid, and the strength is -117dBm, which is weak. After the connection, the strength will be significantly improved.

These are the most common problems

In the discussion thread or Ptt, I saw that many people have almost the same question, here is a brief summary of what I asked~

Q: Is this a base station or a booster?

This is a base station, a femtocell, a femtocell

The booster is a device that guides the signal from the outside mainframe station to the home, and this block is a device that converts the fixed-line signal into a 4G signal, so it counts as a base station, not a booster.

If you want to inquire about the introduction of this type of product, you can use femtocell or Femto AP to inquire.

Q: What is the role? Who needs it?

The function is to make the indoor 4G reception you are staying better, and can not be received; the signal is unstable and become stable; only the roaming Taiwan Brothers 3G can be received, and the Asia-Pacific 4G can be received; the original one has changed. Full grid. The advantage is that users can install it by themselves, plug and play, and because it is home, it has low power.

However, it is really recommended that the indoor reception is not good and unstable to apply again, and give the box to those who really need it.

Q: Why use my home's electric help Asia Pacific installation base station?

-1) If it is based on: "I am a user, the operator should provide me with a signal." If you think about it from this position, it is indeed correct.

However, in reality, some people will encounter poor reception, they may be located in a dead corner, they may be located at the edge of the coverage area of the base station, or the base station may be dismantled due to the neighbors' struggle... :

Unacceptable, change one.

If you can't change one, instead of waiting for the public works to add a base station, it is better to think about whether to use the magic speed cube to improve the indoor reception first.

The conditions for applying for the Magic Speed Block are: (11/18 Correction)

Originally, it was necessary to apply for a fee of 699 or more, but in the past two days, the Asia-Pacific has been relaxed: starting from 11/1, as long as you are an Asia-Pacific user, you can apply without any fee. For new applications, you can apply for a box and bring it back. home.

If you intend to join Asia Pacific, then the seven-day trial period and checking the outdoor reception status by address, these two homework are best done first.

(I forgot to ask why I set a tariff like 699. As a consumer, I actually feel that if the starting point is users with poor service reception, is it better to have a lower threshold...)

-2) This question usually comes from another consideration: Why spend my money to install a base station for others to use?

I don't think there is any need to doubt this, because the maximum transmit power of this base station is 20dBm, which is similar to that of ordinary home Wi-Fi, so the coverage is almost the same as one's own room, neighbors through the wall or up and downstairs, and the signal is not very good. To a certain extent, it can be said that it is a base station dedicated to your home.

Q: Putting a base station at home, electromagnetic waves are terrifying...

As mentioned earlier, its transmit power is equivalent to that of home Wi-Fi, which is not strong, and it does not need to be very close to this block when using it. If it is acceptable to place a Wi-Fi AP at home, the level is similar, and you can use it if you want to feel at ease. Keep some distance.

On the other hand, because the box is placed at home and there are no barriers, the signal is stable and the signal is stable. In addition to the stable connection and unobstructed calls, the mobile phone will not consume power because it has to keep looking for the signal. On the one hand, because the mobile phone and the base station are relatively close, it can reduce the energy of electromagnetic waves emitted on both sides.

Regarding the interpretation of electromagnetic waves, NCC has several articles that are quite easy to understand. If you want to know more, you can refer to it.

NCC Mobile Communications Electromagnetic Waves Frequently Asked Questions

Talking about Electromagnetic Waves for Mobile Communication

Electromagnetic Wave Knowledge Network

Q: Can the 4G provided in this way be able to make phone calls and send text messages?

Still can.

There may be many people who think that Asia-Pacific is pure 4G. If you don't roam to Taiwan and Columbia, you can't make calls and send text messages. In fact...no. Although it depends on whether your phone supports VoLTE and uses different call lines, you can still make calls and send text messages in the end. (Of course, if your friend is also in Asia Pacific and has VoLTE mobile phone, then the whole process is VoLTE call)

Q: What is the speed of connecting the fixed line at home and converting it to LTE signal?

To put it simply, what is the speed of the fixed network, and the 4G speed is the same, but in fact it will be slower than the maximum speed of the fixed network. The official recommendation is that the fixed network speed should be 100Mbps, which can be converted into an LTE speed of more than 75Mbps.

Q: For users who don’t have enough to eat, will the traffic count for the 4G played by the Magic Speed Cube?

Yes, it is still counted in the Internet availability, not because it is called from your home fixed network, and it does not count as 4G traffic.

Q: If the fixed network is used to connect the Magic Speed Cube, can the original Wi-Fi still be used?

See connection.

This box can directly pull the fixed network line to connect, and make 4G. If it is connected in this way, the signal source on the Wi-Fi AP is unplugged, and of course the original Wi-Fi cannot be used.

Therefore, the box is usually connected to the Wi-Fi AP, and the layout of the original fixed network line is retained, so that Wi-Fi and Asia-Pacific 4G are available at the same time. But many people may be the community that leads the optical fiber, and then distributes it to each household. There may be locked IP, bandwidth, etc. in the middle. Various restrictions are different. You may need to make some settings for you from Asia Pacific. You can ask for help when applying.

Q: Some people may have to turn it on at home, will it consume a lot of power?

The back of the magic speed cube indicates that the rated power provided by the transformer is 12V/ 1.5A (18VA), and the electricity consumption measured by the meter is 11W, 24 hours a day, and about 16 degrees in 2 months. According to the trial calculation of household electricity bills in summer, it is about 26 yuan for 2 months, and the electricity bill is not too much.

Since it is connected to the fixed network at home, why not just use Wi-Fi as usual?

This is also the most asked question. Indeed, this question is an embarrassing place. After much deliberation, it seems that only users who want to use VoLTE must receive the Asia-Pacific 4G signal. No (and even if you can't receive Asia-Pacific 4G, you can still make normal calls even if you roam to Taiwan and Columbia).

Therefore, apart from the VoLTE requirement, there is no answer to this question that can represent the absolute cause. It can only be said to be another option. Without this box, Internet access is a way of Wi-Fi. With this box, there is Wi-Fi. There are two ways to choose from Asia Pacific 4G.

Are there any significant differences between these two ways of accessing the Internet? No

But when I was crawling, I saw a post on ptt discussing the magic speed cube. Some people said that their elders just can't use Wi-Fi, so it is necessary to let their mobile phone have 4G network connection as soon as they are turned on... .

So everyone may have our unexpected needs.