Wife and I are heading up to Europe at the end of the year, looking at buying a mobile hotspot I can put a prepay SIM in and share data between us.
Suggestions on something that'll do the job?
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A phone?
EDIT: That sounds a bit bluntly rude - But seriously - why not just a mobile phone?
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler
Depending how you are intending to use the hotspot 3G is still sufficient for most things, if price is any concern they are almost giving away 3g routers pricewise compared to 4G units these days. In real world terms when working remotely (outlook/SAP/networked spreadsheets etc) I can't usually pick any performance difference between 3G router or 4G hotspot from phone
I have used the Huawei E5776 4G Mobile Wifi. Its a fairly small device and works nicely for sharing with up to 5 users.
Did a search and found this: Huawei R215 4G LTE It supports up to 10 devices. (PS: Don't know the shop)
Been happy with mine, but the last couple of trips now we have been getting prepay SIMs where we have been and used our own smartphones + sharing of data from them.
1eStar: Spark MF910 is the most versatile unit I've found. Covers most international frequencies and NZ's 700MHz band 28 LTE also. $200 from spark.
Nate ... I have a new 3G mobile modem/wifi hot spot available.
It's an Optus unit (Huawei E5251) that I bought and used a fortnight ago ... so virtually brand new. Battery good for about 4 hours, but works well when plugged in to power (comes with charger) or connected directly to a single computer.
Yours for $20 including delivery.
Rickles:
Nate ... I have a new 3G mobile modem/wifi hot spot available.
It's an Optus unit (Huawei E5251) that I bought and used a fortnight ago ... so virtually brand new. Battery good for about 4 hours, but works well when plugged in to power (comes with charger) or connected directly to a single computer.
Yours for $20 including delivery.
Thanks but I've already got a small unit like this and it not having a screen is a real PITA. :)
>Thanks but I've already got a small unit like this and it not having a screen is a real PITA. :)<
OK ... doesn't need a screen unless changing the Passwords etc , and that can be done before leaving home.
SCUBADOO:1eStar: Spark MF910 is the most versatile unit I've found. Covers most international frequencies and NZ's 700MHz band 28 LTE also. $200 from spark.
Currently only $149 from Spark:
https://www.spark.co.nz/shop/mobile/mobilebroadbandandtablets/devices/spark-mf910-hotspot-white.html
Thanks everyone, just picked up one of these today, came with 1.5GB of free data. I've got a whole morning of meetings out west tomorrow, with very patchy Vodafone coverage so this'll come in handy.
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