I’m finally ready to review my newest gadget! It’s called Huawei E585 and it’s a wireless modem or more popularly called Mi-Fi (mobile wifi). I decided to buy it because I wanted to be connected 24/7. This was the best way I could think of. I cannot use a USB dongle as it can only connect to one device. I have lots of gadgets (2 iPhones, Laptop & PSP) and I just had to find an affordable & more efficient way to be connected to the world wide web.
So what does it do? It’s basically a modem that is mobile! We can practically bring it anywhere we go considering the small size, it’s really convenient! 
We can connect 5 different devices via Wi-Fi and 1 extra slot for a USB-ready device.
When I got the package, I was so excited! After 2-3 weeks of use, it was just yesterday that I took off the plastic cover. Addict much? Yeah, definitely! You can bully me now hahaha!
So how does Huawei E585 work? In my case, I subscribed to a wireless broadband account via Sun Cellular (Php799 monthly fee), got the SIM only option. I just inserted the SIM into the Mi-Fi and we’re good to go.
When I bought this device (Php 7,400), it was already unlocked, all 3 Philippine cellular network settings were already imbedded in Huawei E585. Convenient for me, good customer service as we say. If you’re curious, I bought it from one of the sellers over at Philmug forums.
For your information, we can change the settings of our Huawei E585 through their homepage. When you connect it to your laptop, open your web browser, type http://192.168.1.1. You’ll see a very user-friendly profile page as pictured below:
Log in and go to advanced settings.
You can then click connection settings to input the ones that is applicable to you. For Philippines-based users, here are some vital information that can help you set your 3G account:
- Sun Broadband (Post-paid)
APN (static): fbband
Authentication: PAP
IP address: dynamic
- Sun Broadband (Pre-paid)
APN (static): minternet
Authentication: PAP
IP address: dynamic
- Globe Tattoo
APN (static): http.globe.com.ph
Authentication: CHAP
IP address: Dynamic
- Globe (Post-paid)
APN (static): internet.globe.com.ph
Authentication: PAP
IP address: dynamic
- Smart Bro
APN (static): smartbro (if using a smartbro simcard) or internet (if using a regular prepaid simcard)
Authentication: PAP
IP address: Dynamic
After you finished entering the different connection profiles, you can then go back to advance settings. Click Wi-Fi settings and choose your desired profile to use. As for me, my chosen profile is the sun postpaid. I changed my SSID to “Roch Sun Broadband” for easy identification 
I also put an ecryption where a person will need to put the right password in order to use the Wi-Fi connection.
I love the look of this cute gadget. The best thing is you’ll see all the important information in the screen such as signal strength, actual battery status, kind of data connection, # of wifi devices connected to the unit & connection time.
I truly find Huawei E585 useful and I’m just glad I bought it. Considering where we were just a few years ago, it’s still amazing to me where we are now in terms of connectivity. And it doesn’t get as cool as having a mobile wifi connection, and being connected 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and connecting multiple gadgets using only one such handy device.
