TP-Link TL-MR105 4G Router with SIM Slot, N300 Portable WiFi

I didn't expect that to be so good. I need a router for a remote location with no Internet access so I can run a cctv camera and thought I'd try this. I am using a three network sim for data and I have to say, this is quite impressive. It's very easy to set up, change the password and off you go. I'm not in a really great signal zone here but it picks up a good signal and speeds on devices are acceptable, OK not as good as my deco wifi mesh obviously, but good and it should work well in the location I need it to work in because the signal is much better there and I'll use an external antenna. In fact, I'm writing this review on an old Sony Xperia phone and prior to writing I was surfing and downloading stuff from. Google play etc and it's been really good. I suppose if I went to the far side of the house it might not be so good, but that's why you have mesh wifi to cover dead spots, if you can be within a reasonable distance of the router, it should be fine. It comes equipped with two antenna ports for SMA plugs and two Ethernet ports for connection of devices and I will utilise an Ethernet port for my cctv camera so wifi connection won't be an issue. I'm genuinely impressed with this device for what they cost and what it does. Clearly, a satisfactory result will depend on a few factors for each individual case, but given a decent signal area this can perform quite well in comparison to home WiFi networks like talktalk etc. I believe it can handle up to 32 devices connected at a time so it's good for most applications, but I don't see it performing well for really data hungry applications, gaming etc, but for surfing and general social media, emails etc it's great. So if you want to be 'off grid' as far as subscription wifi in the home goes, this is a good alternative for less data hungry set ups. And, of course, it's great for those areas you can't get standard wifi installed. For me, it will be part of an off grid solar powered set up with storage batteries. Give it a go!

Setup was simple and trouble-free. I found it easiest to first connect to my PC via a network cable. It invited me to upgrade its firmware. After that completed, I changed the SSID to something which doesn't give away what kind of router it is, and I also turned off UPnP which is another security risk. Results varied, but I typically get 10 - 20 MB/s download speed from a full strength 4G signal with the router situated upstairs. This is fine for home office use and I find I can stream normal definition TV on my PC or my PVR. Some mornings, it slowed to a crawl, despite having a strong signal. I'm sure that's down to the capacity of the local cell, rather than a fault. The overall performance is good enough for me but I don't do online gaming or stream 4K. Of course 5G is available in many areas now but those routers are 4x the price so it would have been an expensive experiment! I haven't taken the plunge and cancelled the land line service yet but it is tempting! To its credit, the router has 2 LAN ports, so it's feasible if you have a wired gateway device such as a Hive home hub, or a networked printer with no wi-fi. Depends a lot on whether you need a land line number and/or constant high performance. PS looking at various provider's T&C's, all have a "fair usage" policy for data SIMs and some explicitly forbid use in a router (how do they know? Lots of connected devices and/or high usage). In some cases e.g. Smarty these conditions only apply to unlimited data tariffs, which seems reasonable. Update: our home network is an eero mesh so it was a simple matter to switch over to use this router. After a month’s trial there weren’t any problems (apart from being a bit slow sometimes), so the expensive ADSL contract is gone! We couldn’t shop around for other broadband providers without a full fibre installation which would have involved drilling, digging and re-wiring. That’s an option if our needs change but at the moment we’re saving hundreds a year compared with the old service. As we are not big streamers, 100GB/month is enough.

Does what it says on the box. Easy to set up. Use it in our caravan. Signal is good unless there are lots of people at the site but that also depends on your broadband provider. Great buy

Does the job but buffering at times but bad reception area

I've often considered getting Broadband but was deterred for two reasons - the cost and the installation. This seemed ideal - too good to be true almost. How could that work?! Ordered wiithout any great expections but am pleased to report I was, and am extremely impressed. Advertised as Plug and Play. Yeah, right! My printer said that and it was a complete 'mare to set up. So, approached it with no little trepidation. Inserted the SIM card, plugged it in and entered the passcode and,.. off it went! Up and running just like that. I also downloaded the app (which does not seem to be strictly necessary but advisable for added security} and that too is quite straightforward. I previously had three separate SIM plans for phone,tablet and laptop, now I only require one which is a big saving. Have also been able to connect two t.v's and my printer and there is still the capability to add many more devices. Another advantage over broadband is that you are not tied in to any fixed term contract and can change SIM plan or provider at will. So, in my opinion, if you are looking for an economical and easy set up for WiFi this (or something similar) should meet your needs.

So had this tp link mr105 4g router delivered to me sunday 4 th Oct took it out of the box popped my sim card in out of my old mifi device and started to connect mine and my wifes phone's and her ipad my hisense smart tv my echodot ring door bell all the usual stuff most people have and I have to say it was pretty straightforward apart from the echo dot and the ring door bell which seem to take ages I have no idea why eventually they connected and have been ok 4 days on everything's working well I live in a caravan for most of the year and had my mifi device for almost 5 years but I had to keep rebooting it 2-3 times a week and it kept buffering more than usual so decided to research routers and didn't know they came with a sim card slot and finally settled on this one so all's well so far so good

A good item but could be improved by a notification light on the front panel for SMS messages, it would also benefit from the ability to plug in a phone handset. TP-Link are great with routers but when dealing with mobile sim card dependant items they are a little lacking in their design from mobile phone makers as in order to use this properly with multiple wireless devices you need a high rate or unlimited data plan and these come with unlimited call and texts that this device makes hard to use on the SMS side and impossible for the call side. Data only plans I have found to be more expensive than plans including voice and SMS. After 1 month of using this I have had good signal strength throughout my house, the colour is great as it needs to be mounted in a window for best mobile reception and being white in sunlight prevents it from getting too hot, the power cable is not long enough for window mounting so have had to find a way to extend it (it was easier to move a mains extension to the plug than extend the power cable). Having to log on the router home page to check for messages is a pain so you can't really use the message side. Mobile broadband is good for singles or those with lower internet (non gamer and no HD streams) but you can't really plan how much data you will need, for example you tube does let you pick different resolutions but does not specify how much data you will need to watch a video. Not many singles and couples really need fibre band-with. As I am using this with an unlimited internet plan that gives me calls and texts unlimited too I have tried to switch to a Motorola FW410 4G (after only 1 month) which did not provide as good a signal throughout the house but was able to use all 3 parts of my plan - calls, texts and internet. unfortunately the hot-spot side of this item packed up after only 5 days of use, it was a hot-spot not a router. This TP-Link router is a good reliable solution for data only with limited SMS function. If calls are required on top (like with my requirement) you may need 2 sims and 2 devices (and 2 accounts/bills), 1 to handle calls and texts (a basic Nokia 105 mobile will do this for around £20 equipment cost) and this router which gives the added bonus of being able to accept add on aerials which can be either indoor or outdoor mounted further improving mobile reception (did not need these and have not tried these, may need after house move). Most people already own a mobile so should not have this issue, the use of a non smartphone is due to battery life, recharge interval and better reception. My circumstances: due to probate (death of the home owner who paid the broadband bill) I will be leaving this house soon, could not justify a 2 year broadband contract and mess around with number changes when I move. This mobile system means I pay less for phone services (no line rental), get the bandwidth I need, have uninterrupted number portability and choice (albeit limited) of my own equipment. Landlines are lv ike TV licences, a thing of the past that you don't need (if you don't use TV) and there are newer alternatives to consider. This way I only have to inform of number change once which with the house move is required anyway.

Terrible automatic band selection makes this useless to casual/average users. I was getting a disappointing 5-10mbit/s download on my Three network SIM with this device out of the box which was frustrating because that same SIM in my phone pulled 60-80mbit, I ordered a better/more expensive tp link product (archer mr600) thinking that the hardware in this one wasn't up to scratch, while awaiting delivery of the new one however I checked and open source cell tower mapper on the internet and saw my local mast was band 3, I went into this routers configuration page tplinkmodem net and took this router out of auto band selection and selected band 3 to match my local cell tower. This increased speeds from 5-10 to 30-40 and actually made it usable, no clue why it's so bad on auto mode but this will be why most of the people complaining about speeds are on low speeds. External mimo LTE antennas on this thing are also crap unless you spend proper money on them and at that point you might as well just get a better router. But if you want to save money, make sure you manually set the signal bands on this router.

No antenna included, speed test only 20mbps, it’s too slow.

2nd time buying it.its very very good product. Thanks amazon and seller. Delivery man behaviour is very well.

Doesn't work, I have tried all options and to link have notvfixed anything, it's defective and I want to return

I really liked the product, well packaged when I received it, didn't have any issues while connecting it and really works well.

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