We live in a rural area and because we are so far back from the main road our local cable company would not run service to our almost 200 year-old home. This meant our only internet option was the phone company's DSL service, which has been far from reliable or fast. I purchased the Netgear 4G LTE Modem as a trial replacement for that expensive DSL service that has only able to achieve 11MB down and 1MB up max at best and constantly requires a reboot of the DSL modem to get it working again. Using T-Mobile's 4G LTE service, I was able to get the modem up and running in minutes without any configuration (essentially plugging in the micro SIM card and powering it on), and the signal strength LEDs on the unit indicated 3 out of 5 bars. Putting the router into bridge mode via the router's web interface (comes shipped in router mode), I then connected it to a dual band Wi-Fi router (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and commenced to test it out. Running Speedtest on an iPhone 6s while connected to Wi-Fi, I was able to achieve 51MB down and 18MB up when connected to 5GHz, and about 18MB down and 6MB up on the 2.4GHz connection. Already I was getting better internet speeds than with my current DSL service. My next test was see how it would perform with streaming HD (1080p) video on my Roku 4, since I knew that would consume the most data of all of my usual internet activities. Initially, Netflix and Amazon video would take a really long time to load and when streaming the quality kept dropping to where the picture would get blocky and dark. Even with my slower DSL service this did not happen so I was a bit confused as to the reason for this. After some online research, I learned that with T-Mobile the "Binge-On" video streaming feature (which is enabled by default) allows you to watch all the video you want without counting against your 4G LTE allotment, but the downside is that it only streams at slower 3G speeds. However, you can disable this by enabling HD video in your T-Mobile account (if you have that option with your service). Please note that if you do this and disable the "Binge-On" feature, streaming video will then count against your 4G LTE monthly allowance. Additionally, T-Mobile sees this router as a mobile hotspot so once you reach your monthly Hotspot 4G LTE data allowance, it will drop your hotspot internet speed down to a crawl (512kbs). I learned this quickly after streaming a bunch of HD shows and movies in my Roku 4 and chewed through my 10GB/month mobile hotspot allowance in two days. However, it's interesting to note they do not throttle LTE speeds on your mobile devices, just your Hotspot speed. What this translated to using my current setup was this: after they throttled the hotspot speed, I ran Speedtest on my iPhone while connected to Wi-Fi and was still getting great download and upload speeds (no throttling noticed). Then, when I ran Speedtest on my Mac and PC while connected to the same Wi-Fi, those results were down to an abysmal crawl (like 0.3MB down and 0.1MB up). So connected mobile devices are not affected after the hotspot throttling using this modem with T-Mobile, only PC and computers seem to be impacted. I am thinking of getting a T-Mobile CelSpot (which T-Mobile currently provides for free with a deposit) to see if I can reach 4 or 5 bars on the router to see if that further improves my internet speeds. I have yet to reach that data consumption plateau (>32GB/mo) where T-Mobile states they may "deprioritize" LTE data usage, which means LTE data speeds could drop as other customer's DSL data use is prioritized before mine. However, I will provide an update once I have had more time to test this unit as a viable home cable or DSL internet replacement solution. PROS: Small footprint Easy setup Great 4G LTE data speeds Router placement not dependent on cable or phone line location CONS: Data use counts against your Mobile Hotspot plan (T-Mobile) Best LTE signal may require moving router around your home

I bought this to be a hot spot. I have read virtually all of the reviews on here... and I can’t be even close to the lease tech savvy person, but im definitely not an IT specialist like some other reviewers. However, I think I can save people time if they read my review and easy instructions. I purchased 4 different ‘open simcards’ - Paid for one’s data. It had a signal but the API wasn’t configured correctly. Didn’t work. And I didn’t want to call 800 #. So, I removed an old micro att SIM from an iPad I sold, snapped it in to a make shift adapter I repurposed from my other 3 bunk sims. -I bought a prepaid 3GB data plan for a hotspot, JUST to test. (Entered the sim online to activate) As I’ve been casually tinkering with this for 6 months. Simple instructions. You don’t need a modem to use this. Once your SIM card is activated for data, this becomes your modem. You do need a router it seems. I had several left over, and decided on the airport. -there is a yellow Ethernet cable that comes with this. The only way this worked, after much trial and error, was taking the yellow Ethernet cord, and plugging it in the LAN of this Netgear, and connecting it to the WAN of my airport. This secures the network and always gives me a strong signal. To fully activate and set this up, I had to call ATT to get my PUK code to unlock the sim, because this router auto sets to locked sim mode- which requires a password to use it. Which I appreciated for the added security. I think these are quicker access hacks than being locked into long term contracts with monopolized companies who offer overpriced internet in my area. I am stubborn and hate calling customer service. But if even I can figure this out, it’s doable. You just need power, only what comes in the box and an activated sim from one of the major carriers.

This is an excellent example of a type of product that is surprisingly hard to find online. Unlike many cellular/mobile hotspots, this unit is designed to turn your mobile phone company's data plan into a *wired* internet connection. Really handy to use to provide backup internet access to a wired home network or small office network. To be clear, the Ethernet port on this thing is a *LAN port*. Your WAN comes from the built-in cellular modem using your own SIM card from your mobile company. Setup is fairly simple via the GUI. Putting it into "bridge mode", something that this sort of device will often be used for, is very simple to do.Reception without added antennae is better than my cell phone (using the same Rogers mobile internet) but it also has spots for external cellular antennae if the location you are installing it does not have good reception. The cord length on the power adapter is longer than some, which is handy. The lights are nice and bright. It has an actual physical on-off button, which is a nice feature that many devices don't provide anymore. Also has an easily accessible reset button. Actual size is nice and small, will fit on a shelf or if wall mounting will easily be held up by a couple of small screws without any need for hollow wall anchors, etc. Caution for those who are not tech-savvy: This will *not* provide WiFi. It turns wireless cellular data into a wired-only connection. If you want a cellular-to-WiFi type hotspot there's tons out there, but this isn't one. It also will not turn WiFi into a wired connection. It only has cellular radios, not WiFi ones.

Funciona perfectamente con poca configuración, nada mas tener en cuenta que no es un router Wi-Fi (de hecho esa fue la razón para comprarlo) por lo que si no se va a utilizar solo el ethernet tiene que ser conectado a un punto de acceso inalámbrico. Puede funcionar en modo router o en modo bridge. Utiliza micro SIM de cualquier proveedor, sin embargo es recomendable revisar la documentación para ver si la banda LTE de su proveedor está soportada por el equipo. Funciona en México sin el mayor problema.

Works well, plugged in and operating no issues. Getting around 45/20 with Optus and no antenna. Ample for home use.

Lo probé con AT&T y Telcel, la verdad funciona de maravilla, me dio, no necesitas configurar nada, solito configura el APN al poner la SIM. basta con que tengas una SIM con un paquete de datos y no se bloquea ni nada.

Absolutely brilliant! Why are there so few devices like this available? Perfect for any small business to provide backup internet. Just add a SIM card from your existing cell data plan (Rogers in Canada is an extra $12/month or something like that) and then plug this in (using bridge mode) between your Internet provider's modem and your router. Everything works the same, but when your wired internet connection fails, you don't even notice and you are now using your LTE cellular data connection! Configure it to text you whenever it switches on or off the cellular connection and also cap the bandwidth so you don't accidentally blow your limit. Love it and it has been working great at our store for several months now. Power outage causes wired internet to go down, but our POS system and the rest of the equipment is on UPS so we can keep on working!