Mobile Routers VS Mobile Phone Hotspots & Tethering - Which is Best For You?

[@mattduncan5500]

lad, no speed tests ? i thought you would hook us up for sure. everything else was so thorough

Phones usually are faster, have more bands (most cheaper hotspots in Europe only have B1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40 for example) but a weaker reception.

[@ThaRayman]

@ Phones have weaker reception?

[@PerformanceTrimaran]

The pronunciation effect was hilaroius!

[@nascompares]

Thanks bud!

[@MahonePaul]

Thanks for the info, however I had to crank the audio WAY more than I ever do on youtube, just to hear if you are actually talking or not :D

[@artofverity8791]

Yes

[@martint4629]

?? Great Video: Could you do a video (or simply 'comment') on Mobile Router -v- carrying either a spare phone (with a pre-paid Pay As You Go SIM) and / or using one of those phones that can take two SIMs. (Using a spare phone instead of a mobile router would presumably mean you could call someone - from your 'primary' monthly plan mobile - while simultaneously accessing the web from your 2nd, pre-paid, SIM on a spare phone. Also, that kind of set-up would give you a back-up phone too. A medium spec 'spare' phone might cost about the same? as a mobile router (could buy a second-hand one). Only thing is, could two people connect to a single spare mobile (either one-at-a-time, or both at the same time?) Cheers

[@NowinLao]

Champion! Exactly the information i've been looking for. If you could set me straight please... I'm a vlogger based in Laos who uploads daily life and travel videos of this country. I do not edit videos while travelling as it's too time consuming and interrupts our time away. I edit all video captured upon our return. Problem is the channel takes a hit because of the few weeks without uploads. I have been toying with the idea of doing LIVE streams while on the road to keep my subscribers engaged, but after doing some "test" LIVE streams on my mobile phone network I found the quality very poor, even though the speed is still good enough to watch Netflix on my phone. So, your saying a portable wifi router using a sim card and even the same internet provider would produce a better quality LIVE stream on my mobile than just using the phones own hardware? Thank you for your help 🙏 Todd

[@srenjensen7208]

great video( I hope :D ). been looking every where for this comparison

[@durtydeedsREI]

One of the things most reviews do not address are items that cannot use WiFi. If you tether your phone to one of these routers, you can hard connect an ethernet into your item that cannot use WiFi. Now, it depends on the router sometimes (because maybe a lack of ethernet port). But, something videos on KZbin rarely talk about.

[@jungtarcph]

yes, you can connect a phone to USB c and into a wifi router....

[@ChitChat]

I'll be traveling from the US to eastern Europe for a few weeks. I'm looking to get the best possible internet performance on the go and am wondering if I should add a hotspot data plan to my existing AT&T (and possible roaming charges) or go with a local SIM? It's just for temporary use so I'm leaning towards a local SIM, but curious if there are downsides. I need around 25-30 mbps. Thanks.

[@Kylegouws]

Sorry if this is a dumb question.. But... If I put a Sim card in my phone and play games will it be faster if I put that Sim card in a router and connected my phone to the router? Or will the extra step for the data not be worth the bigger antenna of the router? If my question makes sense.

[@edzi1911]

do you need an only data sim or just a standard sim

[@DjallalArchi]

Thank you for this video, can we plug the phone with wifi router?

[@BishopM_Gaming]

A legend dishing out legendary content

[@nascompares]

Ta

[@MrFrankie4700]

This is a dumb question, so if i purchase a hot spot router do i have to pay for internet subscription even though its taking it away from my cell phone data? And if it is taking it away from my cell phone data then I assume I could only use as much data according to how much inteneret i have on my plan right?

[@amadeuszlis6966]

Yes of course

[@jk41shadow]

Its counted as a seperate line. It comes with its own sim card. You will pay for a data line. As to get internet, its seperate from your phone internet.

[@Niceguy54444]

you had one job to do, speed test and compare? Where is speed test?

[@kek_9]

Ok, and how about ping? In the middle of the night I have 70 ping via usb tethering (in CS:GO). During the day, it is twice or sometimes three times longer. Will such a router make things better? Thanks and sorry for my english.

[@powerArmor9]

It should better..but be4 that, try tethering ur phone with 5ghz mode

[@BenBear-u7u]

​@@powerArmor9Samsung s23 can do 6Ghz

[@FHRider-o1m]

Thanks for the video. I Hoped to use my mobile phone in my new rented flat, tether it to laptop and TV for Netflix and zoom calls, and a bit of online work, but signal is poor in the building, lots of thick old walls and trees, do you have any advice for a cheap signal booster that I could put on the window sill or something?

[@nakmahkad984]

the problem here is that you would either need another plan, or need to take your sim card out of your phone to use in your mobile router and lose your access to calls on your phone while using it. i cant seem to find any information as to how to tether your phone to a router and use the routers Ethernet ports to connect devices. example: frank has a camp with no internet access but has good cell signal. frank doesn't want a separate plan to pay for as he only goes to camp twice a year. frank just wants to tether/connect his phone to a router for the internet and let his router do the rest for his wired and wireless connections. i should be able to do this with a USB-C to Ethernet adapter, and connecting to a router in theory but cant seem to find any info. would hate to spend money only to find it doesnt work. any suggestions?

[@AndreKochDre]

Which is better when its kept plugged into the wall socket?

[@flesz_]

Can you create wireless access point on your mobile and at the same time be connected to a WiFi?

[@robertpowens3294]

Hiya great wido thanks whould u say roter is better for online gaming where u need a staible coonection rather then a hotspot from mobile phonw

[@MisterDivineAdVenture]

You didn't mention 4G LTE Routers as another alternative. I'm not clear if I can get my phone to link to a normal wireless router for a LAN with NAS for video creation, or do I need to buy a 4G router? I'll be stuck with another $260 for NetGear one with 1Gb Ethernet.

[@RoyalDomi]

I am planning to use this one at home instead of having another subscription:) Is it possible to remove the battery and use it while connected to electricity?

[@Garthydude12]

Great video thanks! I'm looking at 5g routers in the UK and they still look to be around £350! I wonder what an iPad would be like compared to these speed and reliability wise

[@annakessler9372]

Its waste of money i have netgear. my iphone still is faster. Thing i found is iphone does CA (carrier aggregation) all the time. on netgear or other cellular modem it doesnt happen often even tho they claim they support up to 5 CA! On some it happens only when ur downloading big files. I would be happy to find a 4g LTE modem that can be as fast as iphone.

[@BenBear-u7u]

I got 5G hot-spot wifi one for £169 and it has 2.6Gb speed and 1Gb speed download it does wifi 6 it faster than my Samsung s23 I had speeds of 300 mps with smarty 2 bars 5G and ee I had 150 mbps and it's 4G+ 2 bars but when I get 5G or 4G more bars it can easily get 2.6hzp speeds with 16 phones or tablet PC computers laptop anything ect but you can get Samsung s23 for £300 or so it's worth buying the phone for £300 and the hot-spot is same but with Samsung s23 you can switch with 2.4G and 5G and 6G and it does something for double the money my bills for sim card is 12 pounds with smarty unlimited data and calls and texts for me being on certain benefits I git uc benefit so I an happily pay that amount

[@theetheor]

I just want to know what if use phone only for 2 cams CCTV and only. What about power usage I mean it's safe to plug charger for couple days?

[@mattduncan5500]

if you buy a router, you are looking at moving your sim in and out OR buying 2 sim plans, right ???

[@aletrip642]

If you put a cloned sim in a router and in a smartphone will you get messages and call on both sims?

[@Sith-LordTobi]

Which is best for gaming?

[@rendros6343]

eSIM routers. Looking forward to them.

[@markthompson6540]

I need a mobile router to power a domestic phone line can I do it?

[@headecas]

can these do port forwarding?

[@flipflop1339]

are there data caps to the routers ?

[@tparm]

Thank you, I had forgotten about my Pocofone and it's tethering support.

[@dee9144]

can you turn a phone into a hotspot using your own wifi ? like as a wifi-extender

[@realcartoongirl]

some phones dont overheat much and can open hotspot whole day.. better than stupid mifi that cant do much

[@nascompares]

VERY true!!!

[@yazouruaim694]

What phone

[@Make_Boxing_Great_Again]

Has anyone tried to cancel their home broadband and instead using a permanent hotspot on their mobile phone? If so have you had any issues with such a system?

[@fetchstixRHD]

Not an answer to the question, but on trying to find a temporary solution for internet that's down at home, I got on a network who has in their ToS (for unlimited data) that "...[their] SIM card should not be used as a permanent long-term alternative to home broadband". There was an example given on what counts under that, though I don't know at what point they'd enforce that limit...

[@jk41shadow]

Lots of people have tried it since its cheaper on the pocket. But the internet providers put a stop to it. Thats why phone plans have a limit to how much data is allowed to be used. Its in the terms and conditions, If you pass it, they can cut your line without any questions or issues. You cant debate them on it. But if they enforce it its a different question. Now, I dont think they do as long as your not downloading extreme amount of files and just using it to stream netflix, or other media sites. But it your using it to game, and download files its a probability and most likely will happen. Since you will be using an extreme amount of data.

[@dirtymusicassette]

Nice that was the video i was looking for, thanks! But i'd like some numbers like speed and ping compared to a smartphone in tethering (mostly ping). I live and work in a RV and in tethering it's hard sometimes because, first of all Samsung network coverage is worst then my old Huawei, second my provider will throttle my connection speed sometimes because it's not allowed to use the Hotspot "too much" (wtf). I heard also that with these mobile routers, the data used will not be considered as "hotspot" from the carrier. Is it correct?

[@dannyrozados]

Can you do a new video of this topic. As i am going to spain for 3 months

Where looking for a 5G router of some sort when in Thailand on visit but the price on those 5G routers was simply to high for our one and half month visit so we used a locale 5G sim for one our phones, Samsung 20 FE 5G. When the comes that we like to have wifi camera then we look at another and more permanent solution.

[@Jezzy95]

hi mate thanks for the video, quick question regarding the performance of 4G routers. Im currently using my Phone tethering to game on, using speed test i average around 25-35ms of ping. Would i be likely to see a lower latency with a 4G Router or nothing noticeable. Thanks

[@pucciox40]

imo not significantly to justify the cost. 4G latency is due to the placement of the BTS and you'd only improve your WiFi latency signal of a couple o ms, not worthy imo but, if you game on a pc/play station and can use an ethernet cable, then a non-portable LTE router with Ethernet ports would be better (Huawei and tp link have a couple of good CAT 6 choices)

[@Jezzy95]

@@pucciox40 yeah this was my idea. Ill be gaming / streaming on a PC. its as i will be moving to a house with no Built in broadband so would rather use 4G until 5G is available in the area. Am just trying to find the best options. So far im thinking of having 2 4G contracts so i can have separate Connections. One for a laptop handling my stream while the other will be playing the actual game

[@ThaRayman]

Couldnt hear much of what is being said on my macbook air...

[@SougoUltimateSadist]

was checking these routers out and prices are just mad, better off getting used 5g phone and leave it on the cord when at home and bringing power bank when out (it still holds for 8-12 hours on its own) Currently use burner 4g+ poco x3 with 4~6 devices connected, for example my xbox one downloads at around 110mbps. Been thinking of getting 5g phone for better speeds as upgrade is around 100euros.

[@TR15TON]

Saw you comment and was wondering with you setup do you still have a need for broadband. I just found out that i could hotspot my roku stick with my phone as well as other devices so I'm wondering if its even worth me having broadband?

[@dennisricke]

Nicely done. What I am looking for is to just leave a phone plugged in at my second home. With tethering I'm hoping to connect to my wifi thermostat, getting notifications from my camera etc. Can this be done with any cell phone or does it have to be unlocked? Thank you.

[@alexandfelicity]

Let's take the time to appreciate that he did a Google pronunciation because he knew that's the only thing the comments would be about ;D

[@bengrogan9710]

Thanks for the quick overview on these, it didn't quite answer what I'd hoped which was for a little more in specifics, but you might be able to give a little from personal experience with these devices. To describe why these interest me, a good friend is in an area where he can only get a 8mbps landline but has direct line of sight to the local mobile tower - he's currently using his phone basicly all the time for tethering. Hence me looking for the ping and bandwidth like for like comparisons

[@nascompares]

Ahhhh! Ok, well I can tell you that I have been running on a SIM internet at one of my two main work locations for more than a year and it's always been a solid connection. 70-80 megabits Download on the 4G SIM router and that compares with a 100-120 megabit physical/landline connection I have. More direct comparisons are going to be tough (so many variable in location, physical building surroundings, etc) - even day of the week and fair usage policy from the mobile data provider will play their part! I'd say that if they have already well establish good mobile data coverage, than a mobile router is going to be excellent. Most places are going to have return policies, so you can always try first.

[@bengrogan9710]

@@nascompares that is a fair point on the return window, hadn't factored that one in

[@mrbetang-y6b]

Very clear. Thank you very much 🙏

[@bletheringfool]

So I did an experiment last night for a podcast. We record most of the eps over zoom but I wanted to do mine live from city centre using my generic Android tablet (the podcast is being recorded by my friend a few miles down the road on his laptop) Now using the phone was fine for a normal chat. But as soon as he started sharing his screen or recording the zoom my audio quality and video quality dropped considerably to the point where it was unworkable and they couldn't make me out. Do you think one of these routers would help with the quality? Or what do you advise in relation to mobile routers?

[@snowskee7769]

“Rootuh” “Router” 💀

[@nascompares]

*waves cup of tea, aggressively*

[@MsDenver2]

My night gear with o2 was great for 7 months then just went very slow and kept buffing for ages

[@StuffJason437]

I'm looking for the best hotspot device and so far only came across so many KZbinrs shilling for products instead of actually putting devices through the gauntlet of fire.

[@tomdillan]

The google pronunciation was pretty funny, what's the story behind that? In my head I always thought you said router wrong. Then part of me remembers working with Brits, Aussies and several other english speaking personnel during several NATO operations say many things differently.

[@bengrogan9710]

Not sure on the origin of the change in American enunciation but in English the router(rowter) is the way we pronounce the woodworking tool

[@nascompares]

tbh I would say a good 5% of KZbin comments I get are people telling me I cannot pronounce the word router correctly.. which for a channel that is predominately network hardware based is...well... it's a bit of a bugger!

[@tomdillan]

@@nascompares that’s crazy that people forget that English is spoken in so many places that pronunciations can change by location. Thanks for all the advice, I bought my first nas (ds920+) 3 weeks ago.

[@skullman724]

How about signal? If i have no connection on my phone to lets say 02 does the portable router have connection or is the same?

[@nascompares]

If both the sim in your phone and the sim in your router are o2, then they are subject to the same cellular coverage from that phone network. HOWEVER! It is also worth adding that some routers have external antenna that are considerably more powerful than the small, internal antenna of your phone/handset and therefore have a much wider/stronger signal capture. Here is an example of a 5G SIM router I reviewed that has such a thing - www.google.com/search?q=dlink+5g+router+review&oq=dlink+5g+router+review&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160l2.6220j0j7&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#

[@lauraabbro4063]

Great video - thank you!

[@HKR-sg2lt]

Please, i have a question. Tell me how do we get internet from portable router like tplink750.. I am kinda confused.. Do we need to recharge or connect it somewhere.. Please solve this doubt of mine 🙏🙏🙏

[@henrywalker630]

This is easily the most helpful video I’ve seen on this subject, thanks

[@phillagettie]

Thanks for the video mate!! Exactly what I was after. My partner and I run a photography business and send raw images and video data around the world and country on a daily basis. Sometimes 10-50gb or so a day. Have been mobile hot-spotting for a while but it’s been painful, been looking at a dedicated 5G router for a while and this answered my questions. So thanks a bunch mate!! 👍👍🔥🔥

[@martynhart7823]

What! No baseball cap or dark glasses? No backdrop of your latest RV or 4x4 Jeep? How refreshing. Enjoyed your presentation for the no squit and informative video that it is. Thank you.

[@raba650]

Volume could be improved.

[@mioidrag]

Do you know does sharing and other comms in local on basic routers or hotspots use your cell data?

[@jk41shadow]

No they have there own sim card and dedicated allotment. Thats why you pay extra for that particular line and wifi on the router. When your using your phone hotspot its counted as hotspot data on your phone not phone internet data. Your phone plan either has it or it doesn't. Its count seperate as your data on your phone. If you use hotspot on your phone and you dont have any hotspot on your phone plan you will be chadged extra by your provider for using hotspot. So check your phone provider.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Why does it have to be vs why can't I USB the phone to the hub that's what I want

[@doctorkj5640]

I already asked you the same question, you never answered. Can d-link dwr 2101 be used without the battery when connected to external power adapter?

[@jamesfox899]

How about Health ? Are hotspot via cell more dangerous than normal wi fii in terms of electromagnetical wavs ?

[@ryan-de5wl]

Are you stupid how is it dangerous 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Niceguy54444]

Speed test?

[@bittertruth6988]

I wanted to hear about Xbox ones performance with MIFI...

[@kirangiri2410]

I FOUND ONE MOBILE AND I CANT USE SIMCARD.. QND MY QUESTION IS CAN I USE WIFI FROM ANOTHER MOBILE'S HOTSPOT TO MY NEW FOUND MOBILE PLEASE

[@Sorry-i_am-Bad]

4g routers vs iphone hospot wish is best ?

[@nascompares]

4G router without a doubt. More antenna, better multi-client hardware support (IE more devices) and significantly better power efficiency

[@andreww.6507]

Im sitting here trying to guess what you are saying since the volume is so low

[@MrSeanys]

Hi ... can the d-link device be used with the battery removed? i.e. plugged in to mains power or tethered via USB to a computer with the removable battery removed?

[@nascompares]

I tried this and I am afraid it did not work

[@MrSeanys]

@@nascompares thank you for letting me know

[@nascompares]

No worries buddy

[@OnlyThe1Son]

importantly both solutions still will rely on coverage from the CELL towers where ever you are... so thats something to consider.. will the mobile hotspot give you an advantage of picking up a signal in a remote cottage compared to your cell phone? which device is better?

[@daveanddodger5498]

All I want to do is connect a smart tv up whilst I’m in my RV. Will mobile hotspot connect my tv and watch channels. Dave.

[@jk41shadow]

You can connec a tv to anything that provides internet. So you can use your phones hotspot to connect intertnet on your tv. But the battery will drain fast and have to have it connect to the wall all the timre to use it. As a quick solution it works. A better solution would be a mobile router or mifi. Would work great for a period of time using the same concept. The battery will last longer than the phone without being pluged in all the time. 10 to 12 hours. Its a easy get up and go device. Its cheaper on the bill to provide internet access then your regular internet plan and router. But a mobile router will do the trick. Keep in mind the regula router and internet data and will always be ideal and the best choice.

[@esra888]

I just bought another 5g device and a router with usb thethering plus a QI charger that should solve everything

[@fraaggl]

very nice thanks ! Does anyone knows a routeur which can make mergency calls, like a old style small non tactile tiny screen phone BUT has the routeur fonction !?

[@annakessler9372]

Doesnt exist. Most u can do with such routers is send/recieve SMS

[@Ashish-oq8pg]

Thanks a lot.

[@ebaimulema6668]

My phone hits 98mbps speeds easily even when tethering I reach 70mbps But using my routers (Zte n Huawei ) with the same SIM card I barely get 11mbps whereas it is stated up to 150mbps So I don’t know if my cellular provider slows tethering or whatever

[@JAB227]

your audio is very low, i have u on max and i cant hear u

[@abdulwafi2634]

most smartphones slows internet speed because of many backgroud services and manufactures app. delete them all. OR using Custom ROM to clear out those app and bloatwares. . I get less than 70ms in most of games. and video Streaming up to 1080p on capped speed as low as 6mbps and full 4k video streaminh with pure high speed data😎

[@navisnow714]

you forget to mention the data cap after that you can't use internet anymore 😒

[@gibant1]

My Oneplus 7T pro get over 100Mbs, Nighthawk M2 under 10Mbs

[@deucekiller022]

For all you tech savvy people you can just make your own lte Hotspot router with a raspberry pi. You can use your already used Sim that you have in your phone.

[@jahosaps9513]

Speedtest bro

[@JustaGuyWhoLiftsForFun]

Please answer I get 50 Mbps on mobile 4g I'm getting a nighthawk M2 will that increase performance 5x

[@readesiun988]

no

[@moo9320]

A lot of talk, but no testing / benchmark = useless. Until you actually do the testing or can point to a published benchmark, all the talks are just speculation. A dedicated hotspot may in theory have more room for better antenna and a more purposeful design, but I am not sure at all if what you can get on the market are not optimized for providing just enough performance at the lowest cost vs better performance vs a typical smart phone. The manufacturing economic of smartphone has such a big advantage in term of scale so even a $99 smartphone like a last year Moto G has a much better processor, 2-4x the amount of RAM, and about the same size of battery as a dedicated hotspot device that I am not at all sure it does not also outperform the hotspot in terms of speed and throughput.

[@aaronwiley8992]

Seems like this guys doesn't read his comments unfortunately. Can't find info on a speed test comparison anywhere..

[@riffsontwowheels]

You need a real mic. Volume sucks.

[@artofverity8791]

Your audio is shockingly quiet. Increase the gain.

[@Lucas-sg1mv]

It is chapear to buy a 5g mobile phone than buy a router.

[@MattC78]

Don't get a turbo Hotspot 2. They are junk. Just use your phone as a hotspot. trust me. There are more options with using the phone as hotspot as well. You can figure those out yourself. wink wink...

[@aleksekokorev]

Too loud intro.

[@silvermans1336]

Pensé que ibas a hacer un test que mal video!!

[@EugeneMaynard]

👍🏾🙏🏾

[@ryan-de5wl]

Netgear router is trash I use my phone as a hotspot

[@somyrab]

Crap sound

[@zhulfiqharyhaqub7989]

thanks! now i will stop using my iphone as a router, it deteriorates the phone's health and value. I will use a bag from now on for that portable router. i don't mind the "inconvenience" of it.

[@sammyj2806]

Lets sum this video up. IN MY OPPINIO. GET A ROOTER