DJI 4G Cellular Dongle 2 - HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT ! DJI Air 3 / Mini 4 Pro
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Looks like the on board antennas are directional. They need to add a separate omnidirectional antenna to the top panel that's removed and not use the on board antennas.
I wonder if flying without the cover plate over the dongle would make any noticable difference? I know it isn't practical, but maybe the fact that it's incased weakens the signal.
@@addictedangler4770 I think phone manufacturers might have worked out if plastic repels 4g by now.
@@addictedangler4770Pretty sure a little bit of plastic will have about as much affect on a 4G signal as a damp squid 😉
Did you get a UAS Radio Operator licence from ofcom? If not this is illegal.
Hello, we are very sorry for the unpleasant experience you have. We attach great importance to the user experience. In order to better analyze this issue, could you please export the aircraft log after using DJI Cellular Dongle 2? We will convey it to our engineers to further locate and analyze this issue.
Exporting Flight Controller Aircraft Data
(1) Download DJI Assistant 2 from the official website.
(2) Launch DJI Assistant 2. Within 20 seconds after the aircraft is powered on, connect it to DJI Assistant 2.
(3) After DJI Assistant 2 recognizes the aircraft, choose "Log Export", and then click "Save to local".
(4) The final exported data are ".dat" files.
DJI your 4G Dongle works 100% for me 🙂
@@uptowndisco2 Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, and expressing your needs and desires as a consumer can contribute to shaping future products and features. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
Hey DJI.. Do you have an agreement for hobbyists with the CAA.. Or do we need a license from OFCOM to be legal? Do we need express permission from OFCOM to use your dongle?
@@whotshisface Hi there. Thank you for sharing your concern with us. Rest assured, we will check with our relevant team and will revert back to you. We appreciate your kind patience.
The possibility that the dongle doesn't work as well as it should, is that there may be a few reasons for this.
1. The location of where the Cell masts are located/installed.
2. How many people at the current time of using the dongle are connected all at the same time to whichever mast the DJI dongle is connected to. (What time of the day?)
3. What data speeds you would or should be getting, due to how many people are connected to that cell mast at that certain time of the day/location.
4. The infrastructure of the network that you are using. (How fast and reliable are they?)
5. Try a different network/sim card and try again in the same area.
I’m in Sweden and the Dongle 2 is working amazingly good. Are you in UK your 4G net is rubbish. It’s not the Dongle 2 fault. So blame your 4G provider not DJI!!
Básicamente estoy de acuerdo en que el problema es de su proveedor de 4g, pero no me parece del todo correcto tu modo de comunicarlo.
Goodness…chill out!
Vart köpter du den och hur mycket data gör den av med ?
@@Scoobadive köpte den på DJI store. Hade lite otur med DHL så det tog några extra dagar men DJI kompenserade med att dra av 30€. Annars brukar jag köpa DJI prylar på Power i Sverige. Hittills 0,8Gb per flygning om 80% är 4G transmission. Man märker på flygtiden att 4G modulen drar en del ström.
Maybe I’ll have to fly to Sweden then in that case every time I want to use the 4G dongle
I got mine today. Stuck an EE nano sim in it. Putting the dongle in the drone took less than 5 minutes. I have tested mine in an area where historically i have had Occusync connection problems. Flew and as Occusync dropped out 4g came straight in. No loss of any control and no degradation of video. Mine works far better than I was expecting. I have no problems with it whatsoever.
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Took my Air 3 out on the way home from work this afternoon. Flew without Occusync and the 4g connection kept me in control and with no loss of video quality. Brought the drone back to me and when Occusync was able to re establish connection the switch back over was completely flawless. I really only have extremely positive experiences with the dongle 2 in the Air 3 😊
the guy is complaining about the dongle but the real issue here is the netwrok he decided to choose. he went for GiffGaff. horrible mistake to make as O2(the network giffgaff piggybacks off) is shocking. Best option is what you did and go for EE. EE offer the best 4G coverage by far and im able to get 4G with EE in places ive never been able get whilst using O2.
I have been happy with mine for the last month , I have bought a second one so I dont need to keep sharing one dongle with the Mini 4 Pro and the Air 3 , I have not even used 4 gig of data in the last 4 weeks since it only kicks over to 4g when needed .
bro literally never force open a cover, if it doesnt easily come off then there is for sure a different method for doing it, there is literally a guide of how to install it online if you just took your time with it
brute force sometimes wins lol
@@DMProductions Thats what hammers were invented for bud.👌
Bro nahh 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you just destroyed your drone @@DMProductions
You got an issue mate, doesn't mean its like this for Everyone!
I cannot shake off the 4G signal with mine , more checking needed and different city locations, why did you think DJI supplied a screwdriver 😂 plastic bit holds in the antenna plugs when used in the Air 3
Who lives in the UK and thought anything that uses mobile connectivity would be reliable 😂
I can barely get decent 4G in rural areas, built up areas are not too bad but can still be really spotty
GAVINHR youtube video shows a perfect cutover to 4G in UK - I think this guy has bought a cheap data plan
Tested in Greece with COSMOTE network works flawlessly! In 4 pro he reached 5 km at a very low altitude and among rocks! The problem is... we want a bigger battery!!!
Get an Air 3 🙂
I am flying with it for a week in Greece and it works amazingly
what network provider are you using my friend? i am expecting mine to arive here in Crete.
Just received my dongle kit for my Mini 4 Pro, using a sky sim and flying over East London, lets just say my only limiting factor was battery. The system for me works almost flawlessly, the only time I had any 4G issues was at max height (120m) and in sport mode, slow down and fly lower and I zero issues....now as for the legality of it all......
yep GAVINHR youtuber in UK shows it working fine too - this guy doesn't know how to use it lol
Hm, probably the issue is that there are no high building in the area and cellular antennas are set to cover a low altitude (they are always pointing slightly towards the ground, but probably here they are set very low and you are too high to get a signal. You should try flying in an more urban area where antennas are set on 60-80m height.
I was looking for this exact comment before I would write one myself. I think this is the issue here.
Have you watched the Geeksvana video about this? Use of the dongle in the UK without a license from Ofcom is illegal. You also need to have a specific SIM for use at altitude (not able to be bought without the Ofcom license) because otherwise it tries to connect to multiple cell towers at once (which may explain your signal drop outs). Connecting to multiple towers can cause network overload which is why the drive specific SIM operates differently to a standard SIM.
Always wise to my check these things before using them.
Well this is also being sold in Poland (European Union 🤣) and we don't care if this is legal or not (I have searched everywhere and it looks like we don't have any rules for using SIM cards in drones at altitude so we can use any, why not? LMAO), it just should work. Also I have never heard about sim cards that work specifically at altitude, lol?!
+ I don't think that connecting to multiple cell towers is issue at all, this is know as Carrier Aggregation (CA)
I think you should've mentioned that using this dongle puts the Mini pro 4 drone over its weight limit.
So just keep flying. The fact that the 4G bar is constantly changing is completely normal. You can easily fly up to 10 kilometers with it. Here in Germany, the 4G signal is very strong!
You meant to say controller will connect to the phone over wifi, not 4G. There is no SIM card in the controller) It can only communicate wirelessly over wifi.
I haven't used this on my Air3 yet. But when I had the MIni 3 pro, I had one that I was using and it worked absolutely perfect. So not sure why this one isn't working well.. from your own experience. I will try and get one and use on my Air 3 and check it out.
The possibility that the dongle doesn't work as well as it should, is that there may be a few reasons for this.
1. The location of where the Cell masts are located/installed.
2. How many people at the current time of using the dongle are connected all at the same time to whichever mast the DJI dongle is connected to. (What time of the day?)
3. What data speeds you would or should be getting, due to how many people are connected to that cell mast at that certain time of the day/location.
4. The infrastructure of the network that you are using. (How fast and reliable are they?)
5. Try a different network/sim card and try again in the same area.
This whole thing seems to be very complex to set up anyways. As I understand I would have to have get another SIM card for the dongle….which would incur another monthly charge. Nope…sorry….occusync 4 is good enough for me.
Quick question? Did u activate the dji service that is like 29£ a year? I watch another guy yesterday who lives in Ireland and his Dongle worked amazing. No signal loss, absolutly no problem with the device. And also make sure that all the connections are pluged in their slots.
only in year 2 you start paying.
GAVINHR youtuber in UK shows it working perfectly too
Did you connect the antenna leads to the dongle? The little clip is a spacer/retainer that keeps the dongle antenna leads from pulling out when installed in an Air 3. The clip isn't needed when using the dongle in the Mini 4 mount. Lastly, it could be that particular spot has poor cellular service.
I have bought a second dongle since it worked well for me over the last month , that saves me sharing 1 dongle between 2 drones.
@@uptowndisco2 - i live in the USA. I bought a Dongle 2 & the Mini 4 Pro mount just to check it out. As I anticipated, I get a "Enhanced Transmission not available" here. The Dongle does connect right up to T-Mobile's network & the status light stays green continuously. Really hope DJI activates it here in the USA. Been requesting this feature for years.
@@DirtyBird bummer , I hope you get the option to use it soon .
The little black plastic 'plug' is for use with the DJI Cellular Dongle when you use it in the DJI Air 3. It fits over the two antenna connections and helps to keep them in place. It is not used in the DJI Mini 4 installation. Equally the screwdriver included with the Dongle is used on the Air 3 in order to remove the cover. It is not used on the Mini 4 Pro installation. The installation instructions are awful. The installation kit for use with the Mini 4 Pro includes an essential USB-C interface lead. Mine did not work (faulty lead). The Mini 4 Pro 'holder' hides the LED on the Dongle and in daylight makes it nearly impossible to see what it's doing. On my second flight with the Mini 4 Pro, I lost 4G connection between my phone and the RC2 controller, although the 4G connection on my phone was good. i.e. The 'hotspot' connection between the DJI RC2 and my iPhone 15 Pro Max failed.
@@hamradioop5777 I never have great results hotspotting to an iPhone even the one I have now , I tested an Android phone it was 100% constantly linked if used as a hotspot , dunno why apple is not the same it even takes ages to show itself as a hotspot
Ive used this in the us for a year no problems even though they say its locked it worked. I can sit in the basement and fly to town
I’ve read at least 100 comments saying this dongle is absolutely amazing vs 1 dude saying it’s a disappointment. I’m gonna listen to the masses over 1 dude that may either not know what he’s talking about or doing something completely wrong. I’ve watched probably 20-25 videos about this dongle and this dude is the ONLY person that says it doesn’t work. EVERYONE else says it’s absolutely amazing
@@ExcelCannabisLimited he's not flying far enough. The signal is trying to grab the remote plus 4g. And he's probably on a iPhone. I use Samsung and if u stretch the distance it'll work great
Did you renew for the dongle service already?
Yeah i would also day its down to not having enough 4G towers in the area. Especially flying towards the coast, i dont see any towers out at sea just to point out. I live near birmingham and it can easily traverse far and beyond a built up area but with O4 alone it would cut out within the first 500m. Also using EE is the best for internet. If using sky, virgin, even O2 in some places just isn't as good as having an EE sim. Hope that helps you buddy
Thanks for doing this 👍 I certainly won’t be rushing to buy (& subscribe to another data plan!) and one thing to note of course, is that it will put the Mini 4 Pro’s weight over 250g
Edit: have you seen Geeksvana’s video tonight? The dongle is pretty much illegal here in the UK for most of us. To use one, you must have a special licence issued by OFCOM. You also need written permission from one of the UK’s four phone network companies.. and use one of their special SIMs meant for drones. You cannot use a regular sim card.
DJI wouldn't be selling it if its illegal doh!
Did you switch off the Pin number request on the sim card? To test if the sim card is connected to the 4g network, call the number from your phone. If you get the announcement, that this number is not available, the dongle is not logged into the 4G network. The display of signal bars on the screen is not proof of a connection. Like on cellphones it just shows existing 4G networks and nothing more. The dongle connects to a DJI server as your RC-2 does over the Phone Hotspot W-lan. On the server your drone and RC-2 are matched to exchange data. If the server doesn't work with british IP connections, it also won't work. IMHO you have a connection problem, either with the network sim, or with the DJI server.
Am interested in the dongle for the air 3 but I am surprised you didn’t know how to install it, it’s been known for a little while on a few TH-camrs channels how to install it so I am surprised you destroyed yours… oh well 😢
Man... Psst... You need to have a sim that corresponds to TOWERS in the area you are flying in. Also, generic sim? Really? Cost? The only people that should have interest in this are commercial users. No hobbyist needs to fly further than O4 allows. That's just bananas...
This would operate well in built up areas such as cities where a line of site could be difficult to maintain in low attitude so the 4g connectivity should overcome these issues providing cellular mask are within range to relay the signal back to your controller/phone
If you don't have good 4G signal in the area then this is to be expected. I'd partially understand being upset if there were no issues with signal in that area but I'm guessing there are definitely 4G issues in the area.
Have you tried it anywhere else where you know for certain that signals aren't an issue?
Ummm... I dont think you know how this works
exactly clueless
All the gear and no idea
A dongle might make sense but 4G/5G coverage is inconsistent; depending on where you live. There are three (more actually) cellular providers in Thailand and none provide coverage everywhere.
I agree needs more testing. I wish DJI would test products in each region to determine ahead of time which carriers work best in each region. This would help customers greatly and really reduce the negative impact when things get sketchy.
The user is responsible for purchasing a sim card that works on the best carrier in their area.
@@SlaughterHausD and how to determine best carrier? There are multiple phone carriers here in the US that cover my area and the only way I have found is to try them each and compare. Costly and a pain in the *$$. The only decent coverage is crazy expensive. Was paying almost $200 US for a single phone and 2 cellular tablets. All the cheaper options wouldn't work with the tablets. I'm sure if I lived in the city things might be a bit different but there ya go. That's my experience with cellular and if they become available in the US I will wait to see how the big boys figure it out. ;)
@@mpreed62 so you expect DJI to front the cost in EVERY region when you could easily do the research yourself? be realistic.
Living in the Netherlands my dongle works great with my Air 3. Very strong 4G signal. So I’m very happy with this dongle 😁
That seems like its buggered. Send the video to dji support
When's the air 3s due to come out because you usually get one to trail before everyone else. Also you go quiet on your channel when you've got something new 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Videos might go quiet but I might be editing in the background for days and weeks 👀 editing takes so long when you want it to be high quality. In regards to the first question I know nothing…..
Good video Darren! Now, I don't know why this worked so poorly for you in this test (Gavin HR as I'm sure you're aware, had a better experience), but as to your overall conclusion, I'd have to agree.
The use case here for non-professionals, especially without certifications and waivers to fly beyond visual line of sight, is very weak.
I'm sure you could use this to zip around high rise buildings in Hong Kong without worrying about buildings blocking the signal - the question is, would you want to?
Don’t see the point of this in the UK, as you said, Lakes, Peak District, Wales, 4G is crap anyway
I got mine on Monday, new sim and monthly data plan.
Tried one flight and signal dropped and RTH😟
Thought maybe I had done something wrong or not got right sim of plan.
Really disappointed a complete waste of money.
Using this without an OFCOM license & a dedicated uas sim card such as one from BT EE is highly illegal as has been warned by Geeksvana.
interesting video. I have a couple of questions for you
1. which service provider is your mobile phone with
2. which service provider is your sim card with that you are using for the dongle
the reason i ask is because I know here in Australia some service providers for mobiles are better than other providers, and the best thing i have found is to use Mobile Coverage maps which gives a really good indication of which provider i should be using
I've had massive problems with my cellphone whole my drone was sending data to my rc2.. it more or less blocked the signal of the cellphone so much i couldn't browse the internet.
I bet that the occusync 4 is interfering with the 4G antenna.
Did you damage the antennas during installation? Other videos seem to show more success....
i have to sat that here in the UK the 4G and 5G networks are hit and miss. Venture into the countryside or coastal areas away from large towns and cities and the network signals are appalling .. personally i would be tempted to blame the UK network and not DJI
The only thing I could see about having this dongle is if you were doing a job with an Air 3 in an area where there are many buildings and trees and you need a good connection.
I’ve had little in the way of any problem with the connection with my RC and most of the things I film are less the 500m. So I don’t see myself needing a dongle at the moment.
Seems like a complete hassle for something so pointless as you are saying you could fly forever, but that is illegal anyway due to VLOS. So what is the point?
Hi there! I have both the Mini 4 and the Air 3. I dind't had enough time to do some proper testing since I've just received my Dongle. But for the moment I've observed the same symptoms on my Air 3, while on the Mini 4 the singal remains strong and stable (flying on the same spot, of course).
At first I thought that the wiring of the antennas of my Air 3 was defective, since the dongle works perfectly with the Mini 4. But since I have not been able to fly in other locations with the Air 3 I did not give it more consideration... until I saw this video and I see that the same thing is happening to you.
Hardware design flaw in the Air 3 hardware (antenna connection to the dongle, perhaps? Software flaw that will be fixed with a future update? Let's hope it's that last one....
I ve seen another video and it worked great. Maybe you installed it wrong or it’s faulty? It seem that the signal from the ocusink and G4 were both going in and out at the same time. Anyhow I hope you get it sorted.
I enjoy your videos
Not the results I would have expected. At this point I have no interested in the cellular dongle. Great testing, and thanks for sharing.
I can't imagine that you are cutting off the national limits on how far you can fly with a drone with that dongle! Wouldn't be allowed. So I guess that's just helping you with interferences within the given limits.
Hi Daren,
I've watched another YTer from UK and the Dongle works perfectly for him.....
He had completely lost the RC signal but the 4G was full on....!!!
He kept shooting having his Air3 more than 2K far away, very smoothly, with his RC controller being in full function...!!!
Maybe the 4G signal or to be honest, I believe, the provider's 4G network you're using, isn't very good.
I think, that maybe you should have another try with a different 4G provider and see if the problem of reception still existing.
Or maybe the Dongle you've received is faulty or bad connection with the antennas or even something you damaged trying to remove the cover...?? Can't have other explanation....
Just my thoughts.
I have the original 4G dongle, which never worked for me in Mexico, as I got it after it got limited for use only in China. Is that limit now lifted in general or only for the dongle 2?
Hey thank you so much for your honest review! You should get in touch with the welsh TH-camr ian aka Mads tech to agree to open up the dongle and check it with his spectrum analyser. Maybe this would benefit the both of your channels and we get a deep insight into 4g link quality from DJI e.g. bad antennas, antenna placement, wrong 4g bandwidth for EU customers…. What do you think?
As I've said earlier..you need a specialist SIM card from a UK operator like VM or BT ..See the video by Geeksvana on this ! Do NOT buy before reading the instructions given by DJI 😉
Thanks for sharing your experience
Thanks for watching!
I think you need to get clued up on how cellular networks operate. If the area you are flying your drone has poor 4g coverage, of course the dongle will be affected. DJI actually tell you to keep on 2.4Ghz as this has a better range over 5Ghz but has a slower transmission speed. My advice is to do some homework in the area you intend to fly for 4g connectivity. All the gear and no idea
Do cellular towers actually transmit straight up into the air? I'm assuming the Dongle receives 4G from a tower , or is the controller sending the 4G it is receiving from your phone?
I know there are coverage maps that show coverage on the ground, but I wonder if there is a chart to see the vertical coverage?
I'm wondering if your hotspot was kind of weak on your phone when you were paired with the RC2. When i do updates I use my phone's hotspot. The connection is not the best and the signal fluctuates horribly.
from my experience using the Dongle 4g gets worse the higher your drone is , 60 - 70 mtrs seems to be the optimal signal.
I think you would need a Data plan form one of the big 4 networks O2, Voda, 3, and EE as they have the biggest bandwidth for Data. I can’t see myself using this dongle I think it’s a lot of money for something that I’ll only uses a handful of time a month.
Yeah done more testing on EE and Vodafone and still very hit and miss - can’t see the being something people should spend their money on
What network is the sim on that you are using? Not all mobile networks are the same. Try others.
Thanks for taking the time to review and sparing us the agony and disappointment.
No worries! I hope it can get better, I'll let you know if it does
I believe it’s the 4g connection from your sim card provider. I had same experience with you in some area with poor 4g connection, but in other area which have great 4g connection, this dongle works flawlessly. I suggest for you to try different 4g service providers and different area where you might get better 4g connection before making misleading conclusion
Are you sure the antenna were connected... Correctly? Gavin HR got on well with his.
It’s the current location that you are trying to fly clearly there’s not gonna be a strong 4G bandit if you’re flying over an open field
Off topic, but could you do an instructional video on how to use geo mapping in Europe since that is a requirement for flying in the EU?
I don’t think you understand the bars on your phone is to do with your distance to the nearest 4G cell tower not the internet speeds
It would aeem that in the UK this dongle isnt legal without specific licensing and permissions
I believe Geeksvana covered it on one of his shows
Ok, but Whats DJI's fault if on that place the 4G is problematic........... Try in a different city or different location, because my experience is that 4g networks are interfiered as well. P.S. You cant say that when you have signal down there on the location you are sitting you will have up there on the place drone lost 4g... Fck I am losing around me network even by walking around.... YES it is bad that does not support more bands - 3G / 4G and 5G - will be grate. Try some locations different in your City because you never know if there is personal mounted all signals blocker on different places.
In fairness to DJI, I don't believe your test flight is the kind of use case that they had in mind. When I first heard about this, I immediately thought of densely built up city areas with a high amount of 2.4 and 5GHz interference and buildings to play havoc with OS4, even at short range, but also with a very high density of 4G cells to keep this system connected and working. Flying around a semi rural area, with one or maybe two cell towers within range, probably isn't what they designed it for.
absolutely and prob why this was restricted to China who has different drone flying laws but using these drone around built up cities whilst this would get you a good 4g signal, it would also cause a lot of problems and safety risks to the public and buildings.
Oh one hundred percent, yes. I think it addresses a very niche market here in the UK (and most likely the EU), but a much broader one in China.
I'm yet to buy my first drone and still undecided what one to get but this dongle seems like a complete gimmick and waste of money considering the mini 4 pro I supposed to have all the bells and whistles . . Still confused what to buy
Oh crikey, mines due tomorrow. I'll post back my results with my air 3.
Must remember the screwdriver😁
Do let me know ☺️
@@DMProductions after just watching geeksvana, I think I'll be trying to return it.. I'm too old to be in court for bringing a network down😂
@@whotshisface hey m8 , to old ? I am 70 and love this Dongle 🙂
Lol. You've reached that age where you can say ******** though. I'm at that older (51) age where I'm too old for trouble, but still have enough time left to care😂@@uptowndisco2
this is a dumb question but were you tethered to your phone on the DJI RC2? or which controller were u using? RC-N2?
as your controller has no 4g receiver i would use ya phone bud . then turn on hotspot on ya phone and connect to that hotspot with your drone.
Judging from the comments below and other Videos and Posts, it seems like there is a specific problem with your setup in particular an not with all dongles in general.
So does it switch fully to 4G transmission at launch or does it switch to 4G when it loses RC signal transmission?
@@QuickflixWifhat it switches to 4G on loss of RC signal , so you won’t be constantly using a lot of Data
I think Maybe you should try the 4g chip from your own phone... Or a faster 4g data plan. 👍. Btw GavinHR did also a positive test with the mini 4
May be you fly higher than the 4G signal. The mobile service provider doesn't expect people use their phone high up to the sky. Maybe it's better if you fly lower.
To early to fully rely on it. Wait until a few more versions has been tested.
Have to admit the 4 mini pro looks better as the receiver in on the bottom rather than the top.
Transmitting and receiving data on an aircraft that uses ground antennas should be put on the bottom of the craft
Which network provider did you use ? EE works well for me but fallsback to 02 if needed.
02 and I have tested on EE too
@@donology giffgaff uses 02s network
@@donologyas mentioned previously I have tested this on giffgaff which uses 02s network, EE which and recently Vodafone, all are hit and miss. The user shouldn’t have to spend money trying each network to hope it may work. It’s going to heavily depend on the location so it’s a flawed product
@@donology lol dude what is your problem, I’m not going to make 5 videos on every network SIM card I test. I have proper videos to make but if you feel you can do better then crack on
I can see you have deleted donologys comments. What have you got to hide.
Perhaps it's the SIM card or possibly poor network coverage. I'd try another SIM, to be honest.
Saved me over 150 quid with this video. I use the mini 4 pro and this would put me over weight and so no more flying over cities with people. Not sue if this is useful for the mini pro crew if like me you like filming the city from in the city and above the city. Battery life would be affected as well as its finding and switching networks. This drains battery too so definitely not for me who uses the standard batteries and stick to weight limit for legal flight I the places where I fly
Hi, Darren, Thanks for this vid, I was tempted with this dongle but after watching your vid, I'm def not bothering just yet. I've watched your channel for a couple of years now and I totally trust what you have to say, No doubt you'll have many ridiculous comments from people, but thanks again for being so honest. Love your cheat sheets too! Very useful for apprehensive flyers like myself! 🙂
really glad you like the cheat sheets, thank you !
How many SIM cards can you use. I heard you can use two for redundancy
you can only insert one at a time , But you could swap over to another operators sim if you find poor result in one area .
Had my first go on mine this yesterday evening in Ireland and it worked flawlessly apart from me walking away from my phone that i was hot spotting from . I am loving it at the minute.
In Scotland , me too m8 , all the moaners going to cause issues not the few that use the Dongle
@uptowndisco2 it's a brilliant piece of kit
I have a question is is the Mini 3 Pro obsolete now I still own one and just got an update but do they plan on doing anything different with it or is it just pretty much a throwaway should I sell it and is a Mini 4 Pro worth it
dont make a move until the mini 5 is released.
The dongle is useful when ur a in area with alot high building.
Was looking at your video and a possible problem is your connectors are touching the little black piece will clipon keeping connectors square and clip cables . Not sure it will help but maybe either that or a faulty dongle mine has been flawless
Wow that is so bad, I haven’t bought it yet I always wait for your opinion, thanks for being so honest
No problem!!
Have you tried opening an image on text message using 4g takes forever.
Its a costly back up job
Thanks for the real world video (valuble)
Sounds like a waste of money. Glad I watched your video first. Thanks.
Under present CAA rules it’s of no use to anyone in the U.K. and EU anyway. How many countries allow BVLOS distances and how many of us are likely to go to them ?
Nor in Australia
Hello Darren, investigate with Gavin, that's also in England, I think Ireland, he's also using it and comments that it's wonderful, possibly something went wrong when you tried to open it without removing the screws
Looks like you are in a very bad 4G area. Have you tried somewhere else?
So i guess the remote also should be in internet with mobile phones wifi hotspot
Out of curiosity what network is the sim on in the dongle ? Is it the same as your phone ?
Also another good test maybe is to fly from where your drone lost its signal / 4G back in the opposite direction to rule out if that’s an area of black spot for signal issues 👍
I have tried it with 02 and EE, both very similar results
Will this be able to be used in my ae86pro max
All this is in the instructions. Mobile masts don't point into the sky, they point down. The dongle needs 4mbit/s to work - they recommend using the same mobile network - not a virtual operator like smarty or Tesco/Asda - for both Sims.
This is not for flying miles away, it's for flying low in congested WiFi areas, which is where mobile networks work perfectly.
Yeah I’ve since tested and EE and voda, still hit and miss. I also don’t encourage flying drones under 4G masts just to get a good signal so really it’s a bizarre product
You need to use a Hotspot for your controller to connect to the internet. If you were on wifi then I'm at a complete loss.
Thank you for the video I was quite confused on whether to get the cellular dongle but after watching that I think it is a complete waste of money
What a load. What about line of site. I’m sticking to what I have. Also does it take the Mini 4 over weight? Great information Darren. Keep them coming please. ❤
Thanks mate
Nobody does any kind of videos on the mini 3 Pro anymore
Thank you for the test! Im waifor dji mini 4 pro test. I would like to see the busy city test as well 😊