TP-Link Ultra-Portable Wi-Fi 6 AX1500 Dual_Band Travel Router TL-WR1502X | Easy Public Wi-Fi Sharing | Hotel/RV/Travel Approved | Phone Tether | USB C Powered | Multi-Mode | Pocket-Size Design

I am using this as a what TP-Link likes to call it as "Multi-Wan" setup, Fibre + 4G dongle, connected to Wifi AP TP-Link Archer BE6500 (Wifi 7), had to also purchase TP-Link XX530v (GPON - Fibre Optic modem) as most of the Indian ISP's send locked down modems, and worst add CGNAT. If the 4G dongle properly worked on xx530v, I wouldnt have purchased this TL-WR1502X. Tp-Link uses microprocessors in the case of Wifi 7 AP is Broadcom BCM6766 (non- 6Ghz), which arent compatible with OpenWrt. So look for other routers. However, not sure what TL-WR1502X uses. But its less powerful. Dont know if its was delibrate, but I am okay for now, as I am more into reliability and easy of use. Unfortunately TL-WR1502X isnt good for VPN server but client, so dont expect it to handle a lot of devices at once. It serves a purpose, and its good at it. Dont use it as your main AP, its a good travel device and offers dual-Wan (with 4G USB Dongle and Fibre) device. I am looking forward for TL-WR3602BE, if its launched, I will rather buy it as my primary travel router.

Modem concentrated on travel oriented task and does well in utilising mobile internet, LAN internet, USB Modem and HOTSPOT. One downside is during power up WiFi get error in connection and resolve automatically after 5 min. Issue persists even after updating to latest firmware and every powering on device. And during open box USB CABLE MISSING, cannot claim since not taken video

First of all - please get this fact right. The seller has placed multiple routers in a single ad. The Star ratings that you see is an aggregate of all the routers. Therefore, let me first clarify that this review is about the TP-WR902AC Travel Router. Seller has put so many routers on the same page either inadvertently - or deliberately. Either way, it misleads customers. When you start to set up the router, it asks whether you want to configure this as a "3G/4G Router" or as a "Wireless Router". One of my uploaded images clearly shows "3G/4G USB" written beside the USB port. If you are seeing Q&A to understand this router, you will have seen some answers saying that there is no USB port. If you have been to the Q&A section, I am sure you are as confused as I was. Not only does this router have a USB port - the port serves a dual purpose. * In 3G/4G mode, this is where you connect the dongle * In Wireless Router mode, this accepts an external USB which can be accessed by your devices with proper configuration. I have added a screenshot for this too - showing my external USB disk partitions as sda1 and sda2 Configuration is easy - my son (12th std) got to work on a router for the first time and he did it in minutes. Both 5 GHz and 2.4GHz WiFi working excellently (Yes - you will have two WiFi signals from this one, as the AC suffix suggests) If you configure this as a repeater, you will experience loss of speed (as with ALL repeaters - something which I explained in my review of the Netgear EX3110 extender ... search for ASIN: "B07B1B2CZT"). However, in my case I pulled a LAN cable from my main router to this one. This makes it simple to connect - just select "dynamic IP" and your router is connected. I get ISP speed and hence happy about it. Just beside the ethernet connector, there is a switch to select whether you want to share ethernet, share a hotspot or create an Access Point. Signals are very strong (as expected, the 2.4GHz gives higher range while 5GHz gives better Signal-Noise ratio). The 2.4 GHz is reaching a third room about 20 feet away - penetrating two walls. So yes - the signal is good. Three dampeners why I gave one star less: 1. Cable is just about 1 foot long (see image). Now *that* is cost cutting. I had to use an extension board to be able to place it on the table. Plug point is just about a metre higher. Wonder how much profit TP Link is making by saving the cable length !! 2. The MiniUSB charging port is a bit inside - therefore every miniUSB charging cable may not be suitable (it will keep falling off). To get a proper one, you need to see and compare the sizes to buy the longest (This one needs an additional 1mm to fit properly). This is not the only device with this issue - and there are many cables easily available - only you need to physically search for it. Online purchases may not work. 3. This does *NOT* accept third party software. dd-wrt definitely is incompatilbe. OpenWRT includes this under their compatible routers list, but their forum says they lose the 5GHz band. Also - no clarity whether OpenWRT will support the 3G/4G mode. However, the OEM firmware is great in itself offer many options to use. So I suggest you stick to it. The hardware version I got was TL-WR902AC v3 00000001 which probably uses a Mediatek card. The preloaded firmware was 0.9.1 0.2 v008a.0 Build 191209 Rel.57116n(5553). When I tried to upgrade from the India site, it said incompatible firmware and when I googled more to realize that this is probably a US firmware. I tried to upgrade to the US firmware and was told that the router already already the latest, so no changes made here. SUMMARY Pros: Ethernet input, Dual-purpose USB, 3G/4G support and rock solid dual-band signals in a pocket-sized package costing less than ₹ 2000 ... I guess that speaks volumes to help you decide. Cons: Short power cable (1 foot) and no compatibility with dd-wrt or OpenWRT made me reduce one star. I felt that this is truly what it claims to be - a powerful travel router with 3G/4G mode available.

Excellent item for all WiFi solutions at low price

Look and size very good and handy. But technically not good enough means when connected to LAN to convert to wifi it shows connected but no internet. Secondly, used in hotel as repeater but again it failed and same "no internet" Thirdly tried to share file through USB through this router but it was not getting configured. Overall very bad experience with this product, don't know if the device is faulty although when access by configuration set up page all seems to be working. I would not recommend this product.

Writing this after 6 months of use. Currently I am in a place where I have limited number of devices which I can connect to the internet. So the hotspot mode originally was a god send. I can connect as many devices as I want. This also allowed me to run a LAN server However the router has its own issues. It breaks down constantly by turning red requiring you to unplug and replug it every time. Even while doing LAN operations it just fails. Also forget about gaming or anything else. This breaks down really fast and is inadvisable for online gaming. It's decent for streaming and downloading something less than 1 GB.

Molto versatile. Ottimo prodotto.

Would not connect on Android phone, I had to use an iPhone to set up, once connected to iPhone othe phones and computer connected without a problem, very small and will be great for travel purposes

Es muy bueno para solucionar cuestiones de señal de wi-fi ya sea para usar como repetidor, punto de acceso hasta modo cliente para usar como antena de algún dispositivo que solo cuente con puerto ethernet. Fácil de configurar y tamaño versátil para colocar o pegar en cualquier superficie por su peso ligero.

I travel for work. So I am in hotels often. I LOVE the ability to plug a gadget in, and point it to the access point, and have all my devices automatically connect up. This was necessary to satisfy the problem of Google chromecast, where it requires a phone to operate, and they must be on the same wifi network. (Most hotels isolate devices to keep guests secure from each other) I bought the small nano first. And I later purchased the larger version (TL-WR902AC). So I will provide the pros and cons of each here. Please also note that I am EXCLUSIVELY using this in hotels in wi-fi only (never plugged in the RJ-45 ethernet) as a wi-fi access point for all my tech, I've not used it for anything else. There are many other features and capabilities that are not accounted for here. Nano: + simple setup, great wizard. + SOOOOO tiny + Works great with Marriott/SPG hotels (and everywhere else I've tried it) - Struggles with multiple devices, the single band antenna seems to be a big restriction in speed and multiple devices. - Slow speeds Big brother (AC902 model) + Much cleaner and more stable connections - handles all my devices brilliantly. + Far more features (that I don't use) + Larger than the nano (picture for reference) but still so small that it's perfect for travel - Setup is not so streamlined. Additional hardware toggle on the device makes it more confusing. (I use the middle setting, "Share Hotspot") Side-notes: I used this exclusively at a single hotel before upgrading, so the differences noticed between the two models were all at the same property. Both devices get a bit warm, but nothing concerning, and it's not at all surprising given how tightly they are packing them. Both are small enough that the only reason I would recommend the nano over the big brother is if you need something to fit in your pocket, or purse, and don't have high expectations in terms of speed.

Just works as it should.