New Mifi....which one?

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Well the old Mifi (E5377) is getting a little tired now and using my phone as a hot spot brings in a better signal and so perhaps it's time for a new one.......what are the suggestions for relatively low price units please with a potential for 5g as they're not installing 4g transmitters anymore I believe!
 
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cheapest 5g MIFI's i have seen are the ZTE mu5001 which has 2 antenna ports as well, these can be picked up on ebay for around £200 next up is going to be the Netgear 5G mifi's which is 3-4 times that.
I had 2 of the MU5001 recently but sold one due to me not needing the spare anymore, i kept one of them as i still use it sometimes but its never caused me any issues and its cat22 in network terms so covers a wide range.

I would probably stick with 4G as they are going to be very cheap and be around for a very long time
 
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zac said:
I would probably stick with 4G as they are going to be very cheap and be around for a very long time
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Mine also work on 2G which is going to be around until 2035

It does depend upon what you are going to use it for!
 
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Have a look at Teltonika products

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treblid said:
2G does not have the capability to carry data (other than voice, SMS and MMS)
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Yes it does! It uses GPRS which is TCP/IP data.

I have literally tens of devices connected to my home servers using 2G.

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Anything cat18 or better is what you want really these days (because very few cell towers are > cat 18).
 
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Got the ZTE mu5001 and 5G puk recently and have been very happy with it, went to the Malvern show recently had a good 5G single I was streaming TV where others around me on 4G were buffering constantly.

If your going to get a new router you might as well get a 5G one to future proof

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LostInSpace said:
Yes it does! It uses GPRS which is TCP/IP data.

I have literally tens of devices connected to my home servers using 2G.

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I think you getting mixed up between 2G (second generation) mobile phone signals and the 2G Wi-Fi band which your home system will use.

2G mobile, even with EDGE, is limited to 0.2 Mbps.

2G WiFi refers to the 2.4Ghz band that older and dual band routers use. 2.4 GHz WiFi can deliver a typical over-the-air max speed of up to 100 Mbps.
 
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treblid said:
I think you getting mixed up between 2G (second generation) mobile phone signals and the 2G Wi-Fi band which your home system will use.
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Not at all. I know the difference between the two

You said "2G does not support data" and it does.

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2G mobile, even with EDGE, is limited to 0.2 Mbps.
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You are now wriggling to get around your incorrect statement.

2G supports both GPRS and EDGE.

Of course, it is slower than the 3G, 4G and 5G which followed it.
 
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Smart meters can use 2g so I guess they can send data. Our smart meter can't connect but that's because of where we live and having stone walls - but that's a different issue! :)
 
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LostInSpace said:
Not at all. I know the difference between the two

You said "2G does not support data" and it does.


You are now wriggling to get around your incorrect statement.

2G supports both GPRS and EDGE.

Of course, it is slower than the 3G, 4G and 5G which followed it.
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I know a 2G mobile signal supports data - it is digital based system. 1G was analogue.

The point I was originally trying to make, without getting too technical, is that 2G is of no practical use for data for a MiFi unit, that people generally want to use, to support media steaming and efficient modern communication.

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DBK said:
Smart meters can use 2g so I guess they can send data.
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Smart Meters
Vehicle Trackers (including motorhomes)
Intruder and Fire Alarms,
ATMs
Payment Terminals
Email - including via Mifi for motorhomes
many specialised M2M (machine to machine) applications

Many mobile phones still use 2G for calls. (some as backup and some all the time)
(We keep a 2G mobile phone in the motorhome - sometimes better connection than 4G)

All of this is why 2G is going to be around for a long time (until 2035). Long after 3G is dead and buried.
 
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But, back to the original question.

We have two TP-Link M7350 units the motorhome.

Two, not because they are not good enough (far from it), but because they have different SIM cards in to use different mobile networks (EE and Vodafone)

They are permanently connected to the USB charging points, so on all of the time (stationary or moving).
We also have the old 2G router with us for when the 4G connection is dire - better slow than never.
 
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LostInSpace said:
But, back to the original question.

We have two TP-Link M7350 units the the motorhome.

Two, not because they are not good enough (far from it), but because they have different SIM cards in to use different mobile networks.

They are permanently connected to the USB charging points, so on all of the time (stationary or moving).
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Another vote here for the TP Link M7350. Cracking piece of kit.
 
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