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advice?, looking to get a router for mobile broadband

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  • 28-04-2016 12:38pm
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    Moreilly
    Registered Users Posts: 648 ✭✭✭


    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?


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭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).


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    orlaithd12
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭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...


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭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


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    _Tombstone_
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    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?


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    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_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.


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    orlaithd12
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭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!!


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    orlaithd12
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭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.


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    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    orlaithd12 wrote: »
    Just did a speedtest now, 22.25 mb.

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


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭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.


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