advice?, looking to get a router for mobile broadband

Moreilly

Looking for a router that i can put a sim card in and use it for home wifi, needs to have ports on the back for a wired connections as well. what type of devices should i be looking at?

ED E

@Mods: Move to Midband?

Huawei are king of the roost here. This is the unit many go for. Yes its expensive but it + a PAYG Three sim card works out very well for most people (coverage in your area may vary).

orlaithd12

Hi,
Don't know if you made any decisions since you made this post
I just bought a Huawei B315, unlocked, from Amazon.
I also bought a Three Mobile sim ,with AYCE data for €20.
I've put the sim in the router, and I'm currently getting speeds varying between 15mbs and 40mbs, defending on time of day.
Before, using Eir home broadband we had. 8 of 1 mb, so this is unreal for us!!!!
Any questions I'd be happy to help...

bonzodog2

My solution wouldn't be for everyone. I'm using a 4G USB modem* routed thru a laptop to an old ADSL modem. In a 3/4G blackspot but getting 10-35Mbps on 3 AYCE.


*like this but I didn't pay that much
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Huawei-E3372S-LTE-4G-USB-modem-E3372-E3370-E3272-/322095354255?hash=item4afe61118f:g:oqoAAOSwd0BV1GYv

_Tombstone_

orlaithd12 wrote: »

Hi,
Don't know if you made any decisions since you made this post
I just bought a Huawei B315, unlocked, from Amazon.
I also bought a Three Mobile sim ,with AYCE data for €20.
I've put the sim in the router, and I'm currently getting speeds varying between 15mbs and 40mbs, defending on time of day.
Before, using Eir home broadband we had. 8 of 1 mb, so this is unreal for us!!!!
Any questions I'd be happy to help...

Surely those speeds aren't always that high?

_Tombstone_

bonzodog2 wrote: »

My solution wouldn't be for everyone. I'm using a 4G USB modem* routed thru a laptop to an old ADSL modem. In a 3/4G blackspot but getting 10-35Mbps on 3 AYCE.

You don't know the meaning of the word blackspot.

orlaithd12

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

Surely those speeds aren't always that high?

No, as I said in the post, they vary quite a bit during the day, but I'm extremely happy when you compare to what I was getting on Eir, less than 1 mb!!

orlaithd12

orlaithd12 wrote: »

No, as I said in the post, they vary quite a bit during the day, but I'm extremely happy when you compare to what I was getting on Eir, less than 1 mb!!

Just did a speedtest now, 22.25 mb.

_Tombstone_

orlaithd12 wrote: »

Just did a speedtest now, 22.25 mb.

If I get 100kbs on 3 I'd say it's flying.

bonzodog2

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

You don't know the meaning of the word blackspot.

OK, shades of grey. Its listed on the 3 coverage map as "4G outdoor only". I hang an external antenna out the window.