MT110 Mifi Portable WiFi 4G LTE Router, Fast150 Mbps Speeds, 2200mAh Battery for up to 10 Hours, 4G Router with Sim Slot,Connect up to 10 Devices Simultaneously, App Easy Control

I've just bought a decent Synology NAS and plugged it into my EE broardband modem/router. The Synology interface warned me that I was only using a 10/100Mb network so access/streaming from the NAS would be slow. So I did a bit of research and purchased the TP-Link Archer C1200. I plugged it into the EE modem/router and plugged my PC and NAS into the TP-Link Archer C1200 then turned it on. The interface was easy to follow to do the setup, I renamed the network to match the one I'd set up on the EE model (I turned the wifi off on the modem first). and set up the 5GHz SSID and password to match the standard wi-fi SSID. Everything is now perfect, great wifi coverage, 100MBs connection to the NAS and great access/streaming. I've given tech support 5/5 even though I didn't use them (innocent until proven guilty).

I purchased this Mercusys MT110 4g dongle at the beginning of October as my existing one decided to expire without warning. First impressions, it's big! Approx 11cms wide,7cms high and 2.5cms deep, not really pocket friendly, unlike my last one which was half the size. The set-up was straight forward and involves downloading an app (QR code provided) next you enter the unique passcode, which is tiny and printed on the bottom of the unit. I ended up photographing it, then expanding the image in order to see it properly. After that everything was straightforward, and gives you the chance to rename the unit/network and more importantly set a pass code. Other features in the app you can check the speed and battery life, see how much data has been used along with add/remove or temporarily block other devices. Also update any firmware as it's released. There is an auto power off (timer) and you can adjust the range. The unit arrived fully charged, ready to go, so no waiting for it to charge up which from 10% to full takes approx 1hr. Using a usb lead to tether it to a laptop will keep it charging whilst you work. Given my rural location the speed was impressive around 30-50Mbps. Which is enough to hook-up my TV, Alexa, 3 wi-fi cameras, laptop, tablet and phone! Although the TV does buffer if I use my laptop at the same time, understandable given all the other devices I have tethered in the background but that's probably down to my location, wi-fi signal than the actual unit. Battery life seems accurate, approx 10hrs tethered to my phone or laptop, between 6-8hrs if I'm using my TV for streaming. Con's: No getting away from the size even though it only weights 120g. The charging port is in the middle of the SIM slot and the power button, several times I've accidentally ejected the SIM card or powered the unit off whilst trying to insert the the mini-A charging cable. It would be nice if the charging port was the more common "C". The exposed nature of the SIM slot could lead to dirt ingress. The 3 function lights on the front of the unit are also tiny and only really visible at night or in a dark situation. Overall impression... Despite its (over) size the MT110 is impressive, powerful enough to tether several devices at the same time and still have enough battery life. I would rate this unit a solid 8/10 however, the design of the charging port next to the SIM slot and power button let's it down. All that said, I would recomend this unit based on price/performance.

Perfect. I use this for camping with my wife and two kids and it held up to multiple phones,tablets and streaming netflix on my fire stick without any lag or drop outs.

I bought a TP-Link Archer C1200 to replace the wifi from my BT Home Hub 5, which barely had enough power to cover the ground floor. Result!! Better speed and coverage downstairs. Then I bought a TP-LInk AC1750 Range extender for upstairs. Another result. Great speed upstairs and better coverage that I got with any other solution, including BT disks, which I sent back.Also, set up is really slick and easy on the TP Tether app on my phone. At last a solution to wifi coverage in my house. (Note - I only gave stability three stars because I just set up today, so it's too early to say. I'm hopeful. Better than BT, I expect) Sadly, I have to add a qualification to my praise above, but I don't think that it's the fault of TP-Link. I connect my TP-LInk AC1750 to a BTHome Hub 5 using BT as a modem. Now I find that BT wo'nt let me through to sites that BT thinks are "insecure". This includes such dangerous sites as the show times at my local cinema, my local museum, and the blog of a national magazine. Scanning the web, it turns out I am noT alone in this problem. I called the BT helpline - "no, there's nothing we can do, it may not be a faul twith BT equipment". Then the "helpline" tried to sell me BT Total wifi.

compact and works well

I have complained about my ISP (Plusnet) provided router for ages because it kept restarting, sometimes several times a day. My ISP checked the line without finding a fault but said I would have to either pay for an OpenReach callout to check my home equipment or pay for a new router. As their router is nothing special i eventually, after much procrastination, decided to research and buy my own. The Archer C1200 seemed the best compromise on price and performance and was well reviewed. I bought a plain wifi router rather than router/modem as the OpenReach Fibre modem has a good reputation, so no point in duplicating functionality. I received it very quickly, and installing it was a piece of cake. Plug it into the mains, connect to the modem with the supplied ethernet cable and switch on, then follow the quick installation guide. I was browsing the internet in less than 5 minutes. I then spent some time customising the router to my tastes, e.g. changing SID and password to my previous ones so that I didn't have to change all my wifi connected devices. What a difference this has made. The internet now seems so much faster and smoother, there are no more restarts, and some sites my wife was having problems with (which I thought were down to Windows 10) suddenly worked perfectly for the first time. The signal is adequate all over the house and has made my wifi extender almost redundant. Having the 5G band in addition to 2.4G means that more modern devices can use that quieter band leaving more bandwidth on 2.4G for older devices. Even with my old 2.4G laptop, Speedtest.net is reporting a steady 49-50Mbps throughput to the internet. The management interface isn't always too intuitive, but is fairly complete, though I haven't yet found where it shows me uptime since last restart. So far I am very happy.

We moved in a few months ago, and our internet provider told us it would take them 3 weeks to connect us to internet, cue shock and horror as I work from home and needed to be online. Hotspotting only gets you this far when you download data and your phone provider isn't great. I researched who was the strongest signal in our area and got a SIM with enough data for the whole family to use to tie us over until then. This was perfect! Easy to set up and find on our devices, simple to connect to. Signal shows with little green lights as it does on a normal router, and the strength signal reached upstairs to the bedrooms although a bit hit-and-miss for my Roblox players. That said, it worked great to have me connected on my laptop and working with uploading and downloading heavy docs, tablets and TV streaming. It's very compact and fits on the window sill perfectly. The only downside was that it needed to be plugged in, there is a battery option but it doesn't last all day and I couldn't take the risk to run out and have internet cut during a call. Quite inexpensive compared to routers out there, so overall a very good purchase.

This review has been edited by me. I was concerned that I'd received an older model, so I spoke to a representative at TP-Link. I initially rated this at 3 out of 5, this was because I believed that I was sent a previous hardware version. The latest hardware should be version 3 (probably 3.1). I bought mine on the 31 December 2018 and was sent a v. 2.1 model. I believed that this was kind of unacceptable. Through contacting TP-Link, though, and they've stated that there's no actual differences between the hardware. However before buying you should note that the v1 did not have the beamforming functionality of the v2. So what could change in specific firmwares for the future? I was unsure about whether or not I should apply for a replacement, and have opted to not do so, because it'll do what I need right now. Just look at the hardware version when you get it, is what I'm saying. The v.2 should be perfectly fine (and do what the description says), but they have removed functionality between versions (and firmwares) on this router. What follows is information that you should know to make sure that you know you're getting the right gear, some of this is also in reaction to some of the questions here that I can't answer. 1. The v.3 is apparently purely for the US market. Therefore it has a different power management. 2. This device will not act as a Wi-Fi Repeater or (as TP-Link call it) a Wi-Fi Bridge. This is another thing that is kind of not on, because in a previous firmware it actually *had* that capability. So you will not be able to use it to extend your Wi-Fi without connecting a cable to it and running it in Access Point mode. 3. Fibre customers (VDSL) - This item requires a modem if you wish to use it as your main router. I knew this going in, but some might not, hence the information. *So* you'll have to do one of these: 3.1 - Get a BT Openreach modem (you probably have one somewhere, otherwise, ebay, cheap) 3.2 - Use another router (not as silly as it sounds) in modem mode (currently PlusNet Hub One doesn't do this) and plug it into the TP-Link according to the manual. 3.3 - Replace this with a VDSL modem capable router (another spend, less power drain). 4. The access point mode is really very useful, and can effectively extend your whole network (via a cable) around your home. It should provide 3 or 4 (up to) gigabit ports and 2/5ghz Wi-Fi to previously unreachable areas. [edit] Upping to a 4* for performance alone, no blips, no wavering. Will try it with an OR modem at some point when I am brave enough to.