Aaz Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm dumping my plusnet broadband and going for 4g as I currently get 2mb down the phone and 80mb on my 4g. I have chosen 2 options for a 4g router but can't decipher the difference between or which is the better one so looking for some advice please, they're both on Amazon with a tenner between in price:- TP-LINK TL-MR6400TP-LINK Archer MR200 AC750 4G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Are you going to put your phone sim in the wi-fi router if you could loose the download speed due to signal strength . I have virgin and get 300MB download speed .2mb is rubbish .i am sure I get 5g with virgin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Are you going to put your phone sim in the wi-fi router if you could loose the download speed due to signal strength . I have virgin and get 300MB download speed .2mb is rubbish .i am sure I get 5g with virgin Thats the plan, I used to use a mifi thingy and that got over 50mb download, 2mb is rubbish but unfortunately or fortunately depends how you view it, I live in area where the only internet available is down the old BT phone line. Currently paying £9.99 per month for 2mb though plus net, whereas EE who I'm currently with and is the only service that works where I am, consistently, I can 4g at a min of 50/60mb for £20 per month for 20gb limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I use a huawei one very similar to this, I can't find the one I have, think it's been replaced. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-Unlocked-Mobile-Router-Genuine/dp/B015E3MKSW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1484680560&sr=8-2&keywords=4g+router+huawei It's as good as you need, maintains a good signal and is reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I use a huawei one very similar to this, I can't find the one I have, think it's been replaced. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-Unlocked-Mobile-Router-Genuine/dp/B015E3MKSW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1484680560&sr=8-2&keywords=4g+router+huawei It's as good as you need, maintains a good signal and is reliable. Thanks JB, a little more than I really wanted to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 You get what you pay for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 The difference between the two you mention is that the pricier one is dual band wifi, probably not worth the extra tenner on a 4g connection, I used a dual band router when we had fibre, and it was worth it, but not on a restricted 4g connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Does talk mobile work in your area they have some sim only good deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 The difference between the two you mention is that the pricier one is dual band wifi, probably not worth the extra tenner on a 4g connection, I used a dual band router when we had fibre, and it was worth it, but not on a restricted 4g connection. thanks for tip. I wont rule out the huawei, perhaps a little more investigation is needed Does talk mobile work in your area they have some sim only good deals No, this is Vodafone in disguise isn't it? No signal here with vodafone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano0404 Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Just got a wifi box through ee there doing 64gb for £30 a month if it's any help to you. Get around 50mb down load up to 90mb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 20gb is not a lot per month for a household. Internet use movie streaming and music would eat that in no time. That box and 64gb sounds more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just got a wifi box through ee there doing 64gb for £30 a month if it's any help to you. Get around 50mb down load up to 90mb I can't find this deal at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Me neither, I can find 65 gig for about 60 quid, but no cheaper. I have a SIM with 32 gig allowance which sees us through most of the month, and then if we run out I put a SIM from my iPad (it shares my main phone accounts 20 gig) in the router, and that's always enough. The thing I find mainly hammers the allowance is iPhone, iPad and OSX updates, they can be over a gig for a pointless update, so I always do those away from home on some one elses network, or on the last day of the allowance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano0404 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just looked they stoped doing it only had it a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Ah well, no problem. Theres only 2 of us that use the internet at home plus a 9yr old under strict times and supervision! We don't download much and only watch the occasional film on the fire stick, no more buffering! most of the time its just browsing so hopefully we will cope with the 20gb limit. I have found a 32gb limit on EE for £24 p.m so may well go for that and cancel the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Do you have a phone with EE? If so they do discounts for additional SIMs, I lay about 18 quid for my 32 gig one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Do you have a phone with EE? If so they do discounts for additional SIMs, I lay about 18 quid for my 32 gig one. I've got 2 phones with them but under my business account so might not be eligible for any discounts as nothing was mentioned when I ordered the 20gb sim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Can you not get a data sim under your business account.and say it's for your business iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaz Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Can you not get a data sim under your business account.and say it's for your business iPad Yes of course, its what I'm doing with the 20gb sim, not a data one as a monthly sim only deal was cheaper with a higher data limit and I'm always looking for a deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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