In two of the locations, where we got perfectly good speeds in the 50Mbps range on the 8800L and 7730L, the older 6620L dropped to 3G because it's missing the bands Verizon is using in those areas. We tested the 8800L, 7730L, and 6620L against each other at nine locations in New York City, two of which were recommended by Verizon for strong wireless signal and two of which were selected by us as having particularly weak wireless signal.

Now, that may just be an artifact of where we were testing. While the 7730L only has 3x carrier aggregation and no LAA on its Qualcomm X12 modem, it supports the same Verizon LTE bands, and in testing we just couldn't find Verizon coverage areas that pushed the 8800L's maximum speeds beyond the 7730L's capabilities. It has 4x4 MIMO antennas with dual external antenna ports.Ī lot of that is true for the 7730L, though. It supports LTE bands 2/4/5/7/13/14/20/28/46/48/66, as well as UMTS 3G, which means it will work well on Verizon's network and for international roaming, but it won't work well on other US carriers. The 8800L is the only hotspot in the US to use Qualcomm's latest X20 modem, which has the ability to do five-carrier aggregation and supports LAA, which uses 5GHz airwaves to improve LTE speeds. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router (AT&T) Review Modem Testing How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.

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