4G Dongle Arrived

GadgetGuy · Apr 21, 2022

Viper2097 said:
I have the Mavic 3 Cine to Upgrade my Phantom 4 so I'm out of luck on the RC-N1 controller. Unless DJI remove the limitation, I'm going to need to order another dongle and SIM.

You can pick up an RC-N1 controller for under $100, or just buy a Mini 2. Many extra RC-N1's among users that bought a Mavic Air 2, Mini 2, Air 2S, or Mavic 3 and then bought the RC-Pro.

Viper2097 · Apr 22, 2022

I’m going to hold off for a bit.
I tried a Telstra and a Vodafone SIM but both show “Dissconnected” I also tried an Optus sim that showed dissconnected too but didn’t have any credit on it so that may be the issue, I’ll try with another but I have a feeling I’ll have to wait until they enable TD-LTE, I’m guessing that’s the spec all the telcos use in Sydney…

Suren · Apr 22, 2022

Viper2097 said:
I’m going to hold off for a bit.
I tried a Telstra and a Vodafone SIM but both show “Dissconnected” I also tried an Optus sim that showed dissconnected too but didn’t have any credit on it so that may be the issue, I’ll try with another but I have a feeling I’ll have to wait until they enable TD-LTE, I’m guessing that’s the spec all the telcos use in Sydney…

TD is enabled because that is what is used in China, it is FD-LTE that is turned off in the dongle which will be updated via FW when Dji decides to open it for the rest of us.

Point Zero · Apr 22, 2022

GadgetGuy said:
Here's another:

DJI Mavic 3, 4G Cellular Dongle+Antenna

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I am so jealous of this kind of signal control though tall buildings!

OMG! That dongle is pure genius.

Viper2097 · Apr 24, 2022

Suren said:
TD is enabled because that is what is used in China, it is FD-LTE that is turned off in the dongle which will be updated via FW when Dji decides to open it for the rest of us.

That's true, I meant to say FD... I still haven't tried an Optus sim with credit yet but I'm assuming (at least where I live) that it'll be the FD spec...

mavicn00b · Apr 26, 2022

Viper2097 said:
I’m going to hold off for a bit.
I tried a Telstra and a Vodafone SIM but both show “Dissconnected” I also tried an Optus sim that showed dissconnected too but didn’t have any credit on it so that may be the issue, I’ll try with another but I have a feeling I’ll have to wait until they enable TD-LTE, I’m guessing that’s the spec all the telcos use in Sydney…

Optus does actually have a little bit of TD-LTE in the 2300mhz spectrum, not sure how widespread or good the coverage is though, or if the dongle even supports that band.

Act · May 28, 2022

Following for any recent updates. I'm interested in purchasing a 4 G dongle set, but according a DJI insider it will not work in EU. Anyone from EU here with a Mavic 3 combination 4 G dongle that works?

vintageb3 · May 30, 2022

Can I ask what drones this is likely to work with if/when DJI release an update to work elsewhere? I have a MA.

Thanks in advance

Lasidora · May 30, 2022

Mavic 3 only, not the Mini 3

vintageb3 · May 30, 2022

Thanks Lasidora!

AnzacJack · Jun 19, 2022

Viper2097 said:
That's true, I meant to say FD... I still haven't tried an Optus sim with credit yet but I'm assuming (at least where I live) that it'll be the FD spec...

How did you go with this? did you manage to get it working?

Viper2097 · Jun 25, 2022

anzacjack said:
How did you go with this? did you manage to get it working?

Hey Bud, I didn't. I can't speak for sure but I believe it will only work in areas that use a specific type of cell spec. This type of cell spec is used throughout china but is very rare in Australia. Technically the dongle is compatible with BOTH cell specs but since it's only supported in China, It seems they have blocked the spec we use in AUS (and most of the rest of the world) from working so unless you're in a place that has this very rare cell service, You're out of luck.

Act · Jul 17, 2022

Any recent updates on this topic?

AnzacJack · Jul 17, 2022

Look like its mainland china only at this stage.

Suren · Jul 17, 2022

Act said:
Any recent updates on this topic?

Nothing yet, Dji duped us with this so called 4G for Mavic 3 for the world.

GadgetGuy · Jul 18, 2022

Suren said:
Nothing yet, Dji duped us with this so called 4G for Mavic 3 for the world.

To be fair, at its best, the 4G dongle can only work where where 4G service exists. That is predominately limited to heavily urban areas where one might need to fly behind tall buildings, but even in those areas, 4G service may be sketchy. It is unclear why the dongles currently don't work outside of China. Surely DJI would like the service to work wherever possible. Why wouldn't they? Is it possible that FCC approval is needed in the U.S.? It's a nice to have feature, but certainly not a deal breaker!

Jay75 · Sep 17, 2022

i have a mavric 3 and rc pro u need the dongle for the drone and controller and a active sim card in the dongle and u can then fly over a big hill and land on the other side without losing transmission or fly around areas that have strong interference I'm in Australia mine works well

AnzacJack · Sep 17, 2022

Jay75 said:
i have a mavric 3 and rc pro u need the dongle for the drone and controller and a active sim card in the dongle and u can then fly over a big hill and land on the other side without losing transmission or fly around areas that have strong interference I'm in Australia mine works well

What telco are you with?
How was latency?