Best solution for temporary 4G internet

Faded · 8 Jan 2022 at 16:29

Hi all, moved into a new house and won't have internet until the 18th so will need to work from home for a while without it. My intention was to just tether from my mobile but was wondering if there was a better solution such as a 4G router and a data sim? If so, is there anything anyone can specifically recommend?

Rroff · 8 Jan 2022 at 16:30

How much do you want to spend?

The TP-Link MR6400 is a robust and easy to setup and forget 4G router.

Turn · 8 Jan 2022 at 16:35

Buy the best 4G router from the 'rainforest' and just return it once you're done.

Faded · 8 Jan 2022 at 16:37

Not a hell of a lot to be honest, it really only has to tide me over for a week or so. I was looking at the offer from 3 for the Huawei 4G Plus MiFi for £29 up front and an unlimited 30 day sim for £27.

throwaway4372 · 8 Jan 2022 at 16:38

When I moved in I went to a phone shop in town and got a 3g dongle, presumably there are 4g dongles now. It's not really better than tethering though, so if your phone contract can take the data just do that, it's only temporary so I wouldn't spend much.

Faded · 8 Jan 2022 at 22:43

throwaway4372 said:
It's not really better than tethering though

Is that really the case? So I want get a more reliable connection or any speed increase from a 4G router over using my iPhone as a hotspot?

Caged · 8 Jan 2022 at 22:53

Your iPhone likely has a much better radio than any router you can buy. My iPhone has a Cat 16 LTE radio in, there's not many routers with that sort of performance.

If you don't want to use your phone's Wi-Fi hotspot then a lot of travel routers support connecting your phone via USB and they will then share that connection out.

Sparx · 10 Jan 2022 at 14:21

What Caged said ^^ Honestly not worth bothering with a 4G router for a week.

Faded · 10 Jan 2022 at 14:45

Thanks for all the responses guys. Been using my mobile today and its been okay, should be fine to get me through the week.