Thanks for the tutorial. But you don't answer the question in your video title: is it worth buying a 4G / LTE router? I was hoping for a plus / cons compared to other router types (possibly models per budget) and so on.
I tried one of these but ended up sending it back because my phone s9+ gave me better results USB tethered. I will continue to search and keep looking for the best 4g device. The Nighthawk seems to be the best thing I've found so far. External and directional antennas could be really useful to play with.
hi there. im also looking for a 4g device to connecte to my gaming laptop via USB. im using tp-link m7000 which is crap. i thought of getting one of this in the video but it seems i shouldnt based on what u said. please care to tell me what u 4g device u r using?
Thanks for this, I didn't want to be tied-down to a contract and needed advice on the correct router to buy. I checked local area coverage for the canals and o2 seems to be the best. I don't need fast Internet speeds, just access to it for pages not vast downloads. Thanks again!
Got one on the way so it was great to find your video. Really informative and made it less daunting as I wasn’t sure if it was going to be difficult to set up. Thanks 🙏
@@InsideWire got it yesterday. Was so easy to setup. Turned on and was working straight away. And the speed test was far better than the original Vodafone dongle it replaced.
For me, without gaming, Internet via 4g is perfect in my new home. Got 50mbits down with this router and a extra 4g antenna from Amazon. Still enough and without waiting...just order the sim card and go surfin and Streaming
First hand experience YES, even though my 4g phone was capable of up to 1200mbs 4g, it seemed to struggle handling multiple devices connected at the same time
One thing you did not touch on is what "part" of the carrier plan does the router use. Ok lets make this simple. lets say I want a unlimited all US Mobile plan. That plan comes with unlimited talk and text and data until 75 gigs. After that it gets slowed. BUT there is no mobile hotspot. Does the router use just the regular phone data or does it need a carrier with mobile hotspot?
Does anyone know if this setup will accept a mesh network? Currently using a tp link mesh network to increase the strength around my house and it’s amazing. Just considering going with 4g for a short period. Hoping this can work?
really helpful thanks. Any idea if this would connect to a 2023 main Sky box and sky mini box? I live in a rural location with just adsl broadband. Currently have Sky 25mbs broadband. Have good o2 coverage (my o2 iphone = about 40 / 50 mbs ) hence looking to switch to 4G broadband
Does it support multi WAN and use it as failover? Let’s assume fiber is the primary WAN and the Sim card 4G is the secondary WAN. If fiber is down secondary WAN replaces it automatically. Thank you
Hello. Great video. My question: I have an extra iPad that has its own SIM card and unlimited ATT account,but it’s a 5G capable account. Do you think the SIM card will work in this device? I’m concerned that the router won’t be able to access the 5G network. We also have 4G here. Does the router just automatically try connecting to 4G or is it capable of connecting to 4G or 5G? I hope the question is clear.
@@InsideWire sorry for the confusion if caused. I don’t want you to test anything on the router so no need for it. Simply test the speed on your phone’s 4G to match the difference ?
Question. Can you connect to the internet though LAN ports, if the router is connected to the internet throu LTE? An if yes, do LAN ports stay active when you turn off the wifi?
Great review. I'd be using it for my PlayStation with a wired connection. Should I connect it to a computer first to set up the password and some of the configurations detailed in the video, or will my console connect to the Internet OK on it's own?
I have two questions: 1. Could this router be used as a regular router, without SIM card? 2. Could this router be connected to another router to get Internet and have a subnet?
Hi sir. I have small question. If you have data in sim card so you have to power the modem and put sim and make installation. So after that you can used the Internet??
I’ve liked & subscribed. I live in a rural area & work from home. I want to move away from BT broadband & use a Wi-Fi sim router instead. I think the TP Link Archer AX50 is what I’m thinking is what I need, but happy to be advised. What I don’t understand is someone I know who lives close by, has one but also has some kind of box outside the house to pick up the o2 or ee or Vodafone connection as well. Nothing I’ve watched or read suggests an outside box. So before I buy I need to understand if the router I’ve chosen for myself is correct & do I need this box? I would be very grateful for some advice, thank you
Is it possible to connect also Cable from the ISP for the WAN connection (4)? Thus creating a WiFi connection even if no SIM card is connected Can you check if it is working I don't have the product yet and I want to know please respond ❤
Stupid questions: Can you prioritize the router to use the WAN connection instead of the 4G connection, if the WAN connection is UP ? If so, would it switch automatically to 4G when the Internet is no longer reachable over WAN ? My plan is to use this router to provide automatic backup if the primary WAN goes down, so it doesn't use up the 4G data..
I have a question if you don't mind, I am hoping to use this exact router for my caravan trips. If LTE network is not available and I want to tap into caravan site wifi and connect, could I do so with this router? Thanking you
One thing I've heard virtually nothing about these 4g routers after watching several different videos is can I just pop in any USA SIM card like a Verizon, At&t, GSM, cdma or mvno's SIMcard and it'll work? They talk little about this.
Hi, In OperationMode -> "Wireless Router Mode", does it allow multiple laptops LAN connections to share a single Internet connection (which is behind the hotel's firewall) ? Rgds.
Hey thanks you've sold me on this router, any chance you could go into the settings in more detail please, vpn, ipv6, Mtu and so forth! Looking for best settings for gamers xbox is very particular about using ipv6 and universal plug and play.
Apologies if i missed it. (long day) But some live speed tests may have helped You dont answer the question you posed in the tite..... Was it worth the purchase? Honesty... A conclusion may have been nice Even if you prefacethe conclusion with " In my opinion.... " I watched the video for an answer that wasn't given.
By moving my MR-6400 next to a window I got 32.6 Mb download speed rather than 14.1Mb speeds. So it's well worth moving your device around your home and trying out different angles. The indicator on the right will light up to 3 bars when you have a close to optimized position. I pay €20 a month for unlimited broadband and I can stream Full HD and download large files quickly. It's not perfect but it is great value for money. I'm thinking of upgrading to the TP-link AC1200 model for much faster speeds. I wonder if anyone can share their experiences with that specific device?
this was very helpful, thankyou. i want to install this on my boat. question is, can i add an extrenal antenna for the 4G signal, what type would i need and is the 4G socket and the WIFI socket marked?
@@InsideWire it does! I figured it out eventually. Sim in mikrotik dish and ethernet cable to lan/wan or just wan via the poe lan out adapter and bang! All good.
I have an ATT unlimited account with one phone, will I need to go open a new line and just say I want a sim card only and then just throw the sim in and good to go?
And at 1:29 we can clearly see that it's only capable of 150Mbps download speeds, even though you've called it a 300Mbps router twice at this point, owing to its network speed. To be honest I blame the companies; all the product descriptions overstate the network speed and understate the download speed. And real world speeds will be lower. But don't get me wrong, they are still BRILLIANT devices when you need one (country bumpkin here!).
Iv just started to look into 4g for my internet connection and only need it for my PC... is there any difference in speed and ping between a router and dongle? i was also consider a antenna on the outside of my house, i imagen that isn't possible with a dongle. Any help here would be appreciated. For reference i get 10mbs down and 1mbs up (internet speed test) in reality its 1.1mbs down and 800kb/1mbs up. With a ping of 29/40ms.
For the 4G router/dongle, its all about placement, I would assume the dongle would plug into the back of your PC under your desk. With the router it can be placed anywhere, so you might get a better signal. I have not tested this with an external antenna so i could not comment on that, i can only assume you would get a better speed. Hope this helps
You don't need to buy this one, it's the same that to you use your phone for send internet to your device, 5g or 4g. But the better option is put a faster internet, broadband
Hey man, look to ditch virgin for 60 days to come back as a new customer. Could I hook this up to my pf sense router in modem mode to give me my temporary net
Whats the difference between these tp link and the m1 lte nighthawk router? Does it work the same? Does one work better than other cuz the m1 nighthawk so expensive.
So I have only a phone at my apartment, so I can't connect the LAN cable to a computer, but I am on the Wi-Fi using my phone, but it is so bad and slow. why is that? pls help
@@InsideWire Thanks for the speedy reply! Sorry I mean like any SIM card vpn routers that offer greater speeds with 4G SIM cards? like any netgear models or any models you are aware of that except SIM cards that give great speeds?
I have this router and it's a load of crap, it's wont connect via 4G and I have to set it to 3G and only get 2Mb's download, the same sim card in my phone connects perfectly to 4G and get speeds of 20Mb's.
