4G modem/router which accepts sim card with ethernet?

Gimpymoo · 25 Jan 2017 at 14:09

Does any such thing exist below £50?

I have seen the small routers which you connect a dongle to, but nothing standalone.

Thanks.

Caged · 25 Jan 2017 at 14:36

Netgear LB1111/1110, but it's not in that budget.

SC0TTRS · 25 Jan 2017 at 14:39

Gimpymoo said:
Does any such thing exist below £50?

Not for that price, you'll be looking around £150 (haven't checked for a while could have gone down)

Gimpymoo · 25 Jan 2017 at 14:58

Thanks.

More expensive than I expected.

Will take a look at the TL-MR3420 and hope I pick a compatible modem.

Caged · 25 Jan 2017 at 15:01

For what it's worth the Netgear is a good product, does exactly what it says on the tin, and the LB1111 model support PoE so you can position it for the best signal without having to worry about getting power to it.

Scream · 3 Mar 2017 at 17:47

These 4G routers, I take it you have to pay a monthly line rental with the likes of O2 or can you buy a 2Gb SIM card and top it up when your data runs low?

BigT · 4 Mar 2017 at 03:08

The router does not dictate the data plan. If you find a PAYG data SIM it'll work in the router. How long the data lasts and how often you need to top it up are bound by the rules of the SIM you get. You can see here, some your data is only valid for 30 days and some 12 months: http://www.o2.co.uk/tablet-sims

Steveocee · 4 Mar 2017 at 07:15

https://routerboard.com/RBSXTLTE3-7

Used one recently for a customer who couldn't have down time whilst we switched them from 1 service to another. Worked great.

Scream · 4 Mar 2017 at 13:59

I asked because a guy asked me about installing a camera at a remote building which has no internet but good 4G reception and wanted to remote view the camera at his house now and again.

Buying data up front would be easier than having to enter into a subscription of some sort.