Cellular 4G dongle 2

Darkabaz · Aug 3, 2024

Hello,
Just a question..does the 4g cellular dongle 2 (for Air3) work in Europe/Netherlands and also for the Mavic 3 enterprise or only Aor3/Mini4? To use this what is needed to get it work?
Do i really need a second contract/sim card with unlimited data, or could it just be used as a hotspot from mobile. Could not find the right info actually on the web.

Rui S · Aug 3, 2024

Darkabaz said:
Hello,
Just a question..does the 4g cellular dongle 2 (for Air3) work in Europe/Netherlands and also for the Mavic 3 enterprise or only Aor3/Mini4? To use this what is needed to get it work?
Do i really need a second contract/sim card with unlimited data, or could it just be used as a hotspot from mobile. Could not find the right info actually on the web.

I think it's just for Air 3 and Mini 4 and it works in Europe/Netherlands, but using it is not legal.
You will really need a second sim card, with lots of data. It's around 1Gb per flight.

Darkabaz · Aug 3, 2024

Take the drone 1gb on data each flight or the rc controller?

Rui S · Aug 4, 2024

Darkabaz said:
Take the drone 1gb on data each flight or the rc controller?

I meant just the drone, of course. 1 GB is on average.
As to the RC, if you have it using mobile data too (with a second dongle+SIM or tethering with your mobile), it will be the same as with the drone, ~1GB. But if you stay in a position where you can use the wifi from your home router, the RC will be still using the same amount of data but you won't be paying for it, unless you have a limited contract with your ISP.

Darkabaz · Aug 4, 2024

As example, if using in a forest - without wifi connnection:
I need 2 sim cards and 2 internet subscriptions, right?
And for both they use 1GB of data each flight from +/- 30minutes. Is that correct?

Rui S · Aug 4, 2024

Darkabaz said:
As example, if using in a forest - without wifi connnection:
I need 2 sim cards and 2 internet subscriptions, right?
And for both they use 1GB of data each flight from +/- 30minutes. Is that correct?

Correct. You will have to have good cell signal in that local for both sim cards.

davidarmenb · Aug 6, 2024

There are plans for tablets and such that only give you data so you do not have to pay for any calling/SMS/MMS services which will go unused. Best bet is getting two accounts of that data-only cellular connection so you have two SIM cards, one for the dongle in the drone and the second for the dongle in the RC2.

Rui S · Aug 7, 2024

davidarmenb said:
There are plans for tablets and such that only give you data so you do not have to pay for any calling/SMS/MMS services which will go unused. Best bet is getting two accounts of that data-only cellular connection so you have two SIM cards, one for the dongle in the drone and the second for the dongle in the RC2.

To make the subject clearer, one can use mobile data from the cell phone to the RC2 through wifi tethering. This way, he would need just one dongle for the drone with just one extra sim card.

Rui S · Oct 17, 2024

jameslee17 said:
It seems that the problem I was having yesterday (excessive data usage) is due to the SIM card failing. I would like to know how to get a new one?

I didn't understand your question. What SIM card are referring to?

GadgetGuy · Oct 17, 2024

Rui S said:
I didn't understand your question. What SIM card are referring to?

Especially since he is in the US, where the drone dongle has never worked.

Iczeman · Oct 17, 2024

There are two types of cellular dongles which are working in EU.
Mentioned Cellular Dongle 2 working with Air 3/3S / Mini 4 Pro and another dongle working with Mavic 3 series.
I have both of them and they are not vice-versa compatible. If any questions I can help...

andonelangelov · Oct 26, 2024

Iczeman said:
Iczeman said:

There are two types of cellular dongles which are working in EU.
Mentioned Cellular Dongle 2 working with Air 3/3S / Mini 4 Pro and another dongle working with Mavic 3 series.
I have both of them and they are not vice-versa compatible. If any questions I can help...

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Have you tried landing the drone in areas you rely solely on 4g and then taking off. I wonder if it works that way

Iczeman said:
There are two types of cellular dongles which are working in EU.
Mentioned Cellular Dongle 2 working with Air 3/3S / Mini 4 Pro and another dongle working with Mavic 3 series.
I have both of them and they are not vice-versa compatible. If any questions I can help...

Iczeman · Oct 27, 2024

No, not tried as this will means to loose RC signal and rely on LTE, this situation could happen like 2km far away from my remote so don't want to experience this