quick question

tinner777

hi,

please excuse what may seem a silly question...

My home broadband of 2mb is down, so using my tesco broadband mifi, low and behold i'm getting speeds of 6mb.

So was thinking if i buy this;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TP-LINK-AC750-Wireless-Dual-Band-4G-LTE-Router-Archer-MR200-SIM-Free-UK-Plug-/281920647330?hash=item41a3c7b0a2:g:OF4AAOSwpzdWqMYw

and get this to put in it

http://www.three.ie/eshop/sim-only-plans/prepay-sim-only/

I could triple my bb speeds and ease the battle for the internet in my house.

Couple of questions, can I plug the router into a homeplug and maintain my home network that require ethernet connections? Can I set up the wireless as a separate network?

Thanks

ED E

Yes to all your questions.

Test with three at peak times (7pm on a Friday) before going ahead with the purchase.

tinner777

thanks Ed, I suppose it couldn't get worse than2mb??

Could i get a cheaper router, or has anyone got one? Checking around the house i can get 4 bars of 3g

THE ALM

Just took delivery of this router and currently waiting on some fme to sma adapters to try it out.

I'm running a MR3420 with a E3272 connected at present, which is working quite well with an antenna outside.

I like the options this new router is giving me and it doesn't tie me down to one provider and will also do away with the need for the separate usb dongle.

tinner777

hi lads,

i bought the dlink dwr 921 and got the three all you can eat sim.

Popped in the sim, all good, but then it keeps on dropping the connection and i have to reboot the router.

Now i've tried the sim in another router and it works fine.

so the dwr

My Internet Connection is :
Host Name :
3G/4G Internet Connection Type
Enter the information provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Prefer Service Type :
Dial-Up Profile : Auto-Detection
Reconnect Mode : Auto
Maximum Idle Time : seconds
Keep Alive : Use Ping
Ping Interval : 60 seconds
Ping IP Address :
Bridge ethernet ports : Enable
Roaming : Enabled
DNS check : Enable
NAT disable : Enable
Transparent Bridge : Enable

do i need to change anything?

ED E

Formatting is dodge but

Dial-Up Profile : Auto-Detection
Reconnect Mode : Auto
Maximum Idle Time : seconds
Keep Alive : Use Ping
Ping Interval : 60 seconds

This is where you need to configure it to be always on, otherwise it will idle and disconnect after a short period of no traffic. Look for "Always on" or "Pinned/Nailed up".

tinner777

ok next question...

Got myself a cheap internal antenna, which came with ts9 male (I think) connectors. My modem has sma female connectors. Is there any way to connect the ts9 connectors to my modem. I have searched and can find the appropriate ts9 to sma connectors but no way to connect the two ts9 connections????

ED E

I'm poor on antennas but it sounds like you need a "back to back" connector (AKA male to male or female to female).