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Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › 4G to wifi router - which plan/SIM allows this?
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#320242 22-Jul-2025 12:29
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Previous thread on the hardware involved for context... this post is about the 2degrees product suitability.

 

 

 

We would like a 4G to wifi router at a rural holiday property, for occasional use hence no contract or monthly fee ideally.

 

The TP-Link Archer M400 looks OK and takes external antennas, and the 2degrees data sidekick SIM/plan looks perfect.

 

Anyone know of a problem with this idea - like hotspotting not allowed from the data sidekick SIM? I have an enquiry in place with 2degrees but it might take a while, and real world experience or info from the knowledgeable folk on here is valuable.

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  #3396160 22-Jul-2025 12:53
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Noting that we do not officially condone the use of normal mobile plan SIMs in routers and reserve the right to address unusually high usage at any time, we do not actively attempt to restrict hotspotting on any mobile plan. 

 

Of course if you're thinking of holiday connectivity then you will probably be contending with the rest of Auckland moving to Whangamata for the week (insert your local equivalent here) so your mileage may vary.

 

The RAN people would very much appreciate you steering your router away from L900 as it is only 5MHz. I may or may not recommend the Mikrotik Chateau LTE12  from personal experience, which will allow you to control the band(s) it uses. It isn't clear to me that the TP-Link has this level of configurability - the spiel suggests it is trying to hide all that detail from the user.




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