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Router for mobile broadband wireless

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  • 26-05-2024 8:35pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a router to buy that i can use to provide wifi on my laptop ,

    unfortunately i cannot get wired broadband installed where i am now, i can get a good signal on eir or vodafone network.

    i would need at least 80g data per month.

    eg i presume i put my sim card inside the router then the router can be used on my laptop windows 10 using its wifi adaptor .

    is there a dongle that i can buy that plugs into my laptop that would provide internet acess .

    i,d prefer to not sign a contract,

    eg just spend approx 20 euro on credit every month .



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  • Registered Users Posts: 68,678 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    There's a huge range of 4G/5G routers out there. I recently replaced a Huawei unit with an ASUS unit that has more features; 90 quid in Powercity or 100 in Currys/Harvey Norman; this would be high end - there are much cheaper ones.

    I have a 48 SIM in it, it was autodetected with the correct settings so was online in seconds. This costs me 10.99 a month, I'm not sure what the new customer price is.

    USB dongles still exist but are not as common these days, there's also pocket sized/battery based wireless routers, sometimes called "mifi" as that was a brand used in their early days, but its not a real name



  • Registered Users Posts: 15,540 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    My brother has a B818 4G router with a €10 per calendar month GoMo SIM (now €15), with external aerial.

    120 GB per month, beyond that the speed drops to 5 Mbps (unlimited download) until the start of the next month



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,998 ✭✭✭opus


    Lots of choice as posted above. I went with a 2nd hand Huawei 5G CPE Pro 2 which I bought at CEX for use with GoMo, before that I was using a 4G router, can't remember the brand.



  • Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭thereiver


    if i buy huawei router does, that mean i can use an eir sim ,gomo sim,or vodafone sim in it ,if its a 5g router .?



  • Registered Users Posts: 15,540 ✭✭✭✭The Cush




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