Best SIM Routers of 2023 - GET IT RIGHT FIRST TIME!

The Best 5G SIM Routers of 2023/2024 - Get It Right Time! nascompares.com/guide/the-bes...
Most Affordable Home (but has almost everything) ZTE 5G CPE MC888 - £249 amzn.to/448oH17
Best Portable 5G SIM Router, The D-Link DWR-2101 - £364.99 amzn.to/47tndlh
Most Feature Rich 5G SIM Router, The GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) - £489 amzn.to/45mAfit
The Most User Friendly (but Expensive!) The NETGEAR Nighthawk M6 (MR6550) amzn.to/3Ow2V1A
Best Static Office Router, The Zyxel NR5101 WiFi6 5G - £319 amzn.to/456H8Vp
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Video Chapters
00:00 - Router or Rooter?
00:34 - Why Are SIM Routers MUCH MORE Desirable Now?
01:36 - MINIMUM Specifications!!!
02:12 - 5G Support is a MUST!
03:16 - Must Be UNLOCKED!
03:59 - WiFi 6 SIM Routers ONLY - And Why...
05:29 - Must Be Available to Buy Normally - NOT CONTRACT ONLY
06:42 - Needs Layer2/3 Security and Reasonable Management Tools
08:47 - 5G and 5Ghz - DO NOT CONNED!!!!!!!!
10:38 - Honourable Mention #1, The GL.iNet GL-XE3000
12:53 - Honourable Mention #2, The Teltonika RUTX50
13:55 - Best 5G SIM Router for the Home
17:02 - Beest Portable 5G SIM Router
19:58 - Most Fully Featured SIM Router
22:48 - Most User-Friendly 5G SIM Router
27:54 - Best Office 5G SIM Router
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Mobile routers are INCREDIBLY useful and on the face of it, the D-Link DWR-2101 WiFi 6 and 5G Network router is just insane! Whether you are on the commute, on a business trip, on holiday or simply just looking for a much more wire-free internet experience in your home/office, mobile routers have come a LONG way in 2021. Thanks to innovations in network technology and cellular data coverage worldwide, we have reached a point where a lot of these battery-powered portable routers are better than ALOT of desktop-wired routers. However, the majority of these mobile routers always seem to fall a little flat in their execution. Sometimes it is an efficiency issue (designed for battery power = gonna limit consumption), other times it is a connection issue (i.e RJ45 LAN as well as wireless), but in the case of the DLink DWR-2102 Mobile Router, it just seems almost too good to be true. Featuring the latest WiFi 6 (aka 802.11ax or WiFiAX) support for greater than gigabit wireless connectivity, 5G Mobile Data coverage (so 1.6Gb/s or 160MB/s data), physically LAN connectivity, more than half a day battery life and an LCD display - there is ALOT to like. However, where have their compromises fallen? Has this device had to cut corners? And is it as good as it sounds? Let's find out in today's DWR-2101 D-Link Mobile Router Review.
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[@CariadEccleston]

That was spectacular! I'd never heard of the GL-X3000, and now my finger's hovering over the checkout button... thank you!

[@joethecounselor]

Got this one in the USA, having a bit of a hard time with it, just not as fast or as easy for home internet devices to connect to.

[@stephantual]

This is a great video - thanks for mentionning the Puly, it's the ideal device for my specific needs.

[@mrjh8467]

Thanks. Hoping to get into this space. Wondering about any external routers/modems to maximise speeds? Intending to connect to connect and use APs around the house.

[@jeromelyles3884]

Excellent advice.🙏🏾

[@agredo]

thanks for the video !!

[@e-Sports_RRBrothers_VT]

Thank you for the video with excellent content and information. Can you tell me if any of these allow you to obtain moderate NAT (NAT 2) for game consoles like the PS5? Most 5G modems leave NAT restricted and do not allow online gaming. Thank you very much in advance

[@MrRichie29]

Great video very informative, Do you know much about the following router TP Link NX510v 5G WiFi6 Router?

[@RobertBrzoz]

Great video! 👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks!

[@stefosters]

Great channel and content. New sub. Atb

[@Mark-cv9cd]

Thanks for this useful vid. Could you explain what the differences are between how sim routers work and how devices like those made by Glocalme (that don't require a sim card) work? For independent connectivity abroad, Is one better than the other?

[@user-ww1ih7cb2o]

Thanks for the great video. We are about to RV across the US and Europe for the next couple of years. We have 2 iPhones, an iPad, a SurfacePro tablet, a smart tv. We also want to be able access streaming services from Australia so we need VPN environment for our network. Is there any cellular router on the market where a VPN can be installed on the router so we don't need to have VPN's installed on each device? Love your channel - TK

[@telmoavgo6389]

Thanks, saved me much searching

[@kevinrtres]

Thanks for the advise - What I've found is that it's nearly always better to just wait for the tech to become more widespread and the prices drop and the technical gremlins get sorted out - so if you don't have 5G now, don't buy it. If you don't NEED wi-fi 6, DON'T buy it! Go with the older tech unless you NEED the new stuff. EDIT: CAREFUL with the GL-iNet Router - first check that you can change the DNS addresses. The last time I used one I couldn't do it - I really didn't want to dig into the superuser account and set it up in the LInux kernel. Plus - that one took forever to boot up and connect and it got HOT! Plus - I found that some financial companies didn't want to connect to it - possibly because the addresses it presented are from China. Beware of that GL-inet router.

[@danwood7576]

What about a best budget friendly mobile router for travel in the countryside ie needs to plug in external aerial to get any signal and run off a 12v supply - a 5g signal would be a bonus?

[@acejenkins1]

Great review, thanks. I have poor 4g coverage in house so need an external antenna so apart from the Zyxel NR5101 do any of the others have this facility or can you recommend others please.

[@Spencer_White]

I have the NR5103, one of the TS9 sockets just broke 🙈 be sure to buy extending pig-tails and tape them to the body of the router so they can never pull tight on the TS9 sockets. I'm using Bluespot 5G Mini antenna 2x2 MIMO, great little antenna.

[@Simonsimps]

Do you have any thoughts on the TP-Link Deco X50-5G AX3000. Thanks for the video also, it's been very helpful as there's not much info about atm. Cheers.

[@_modiX]

I'm tempted to get these, as they also offer Mesh devices that all work wirelessly and work out of the box with the 5G device. However, the biggest downside I see with them is the requirement to use a mobile app. There seem to be no WebInterface that can be accessed via LAN further taking away control by the user. An app can easily disappear from the AppStore.

[@markcheshier3398]

Awesome video as always! You've become my one-stop shop for all things NAS and routers. Keep up the great work.

[@pjmurray3733]

I was just about to checkout with a Zyxel NR5101 however I Figured I may as well buy the Antenna while I'm Purchasing at all. Yhe one major downside to the Zyxel NR5101 is that the external antenna connection does not support the 4G network. Although ideally one would use the 5G Network i Felt that the lack of this was a a major downfall. Would you have any other suggestions of Router with external antenna connection that will cover the 5G and 4G network and meet all the specs in the Video?

[@moxxie1356]

Video was very helpful!!, from being from the us, im giving one the products to try, as someone who’s needing Wi-Fi while on the road and or away from home constantly doing work, but I do have a question if anyone can help, how does the SIM card work for devices like this?, I know how they work for phones and all but are they different?, or are they the same?, just wasn’t sure if there was more stuff I needed to know about em, when I try the sim routers

[@lovelovelovehappyhappyhappy]

Thank you

[@Farfango]

I bought the MC888 thanks to this Vid. So far very good. Now I am fiddling with settings to improve my connection speeds to Work from Home. I changed my network to Vodafone because the map says that's the best signal in my area. But Still can't have decent upload speeds. Or semi-stable 5G signal. Is there a forum I can ask for more insight?

[@mikeelward1186]

Fantastic information, I'm off to order my new router, still not sure ZTE or ZYXEL ????😢

[@Kieranshields89]

I’ve just won a three version of the mc888 on eBay. Is there any drawbacks to this compared to a factory version?

[@bojaber570]

Hello Nas, I bought the Oppo 5g CPE T1a and it works accordingly through out every aspect but i keep getting cut off and i keep getting disconnected and i cant find any help on this issue. I was wondering if you could shine a light on this matter. I use this router mainly for gaming and i use a wired connection, I also disabled wifi connections hoping it would make it more stable .

[@jhonataviniciusalmeidalope7356]

There are any router less than 200$? I don’t have many devices it will be less than 10 devices, which one do you recommend? I was looking for TP-Link Archer MR600, what do you think about?

[@stephantual]

Range tests for the Wifi chip/default antennaes and sensitivity test for the LTE CAT standard (rural areas access) would be great in the future please ;)

[@LukeKeane-pz1bw]

Excellent video, thanks so much. Hello everyone! I'm a digital nomad seeking advice on the best SIM-powered router for a stable connection for my call center work. Portability isn't a top priority, but I need a reliable setup. I don’t need too many extra add ons but I’m a little blue to all this. Operating mainly in South East Asia, I'm uncertain about 5G SIM availability. Any recommendations for a setup that suits my needs? Your insights are valuable, thanks!

[@BrendonProle]

Hi, great video. Why did you not include the Huawei H122-373? Had it for a couple of years and works great. Supports 802.11a,n,ac,ax Also use it for Wireless gaming through steam with the Quest 2.

[@phillee2814]

Congratulations! All your data is now the property of the CCP!

[@badpants]

What about the reception of each of these devices? What range/signal strength can you expect for the 5G LTE connection and how do each of these routers compare to each other? It seems to me the Netgear would not perform as well as the GL.iNet devices with 5G LTE antennas.

[@_modiX]

The biggest problem with all these devices is their WiFI coverage. Also the Nighthawk has massive heat issues if you are a power user who likes to move data around a lot.

[@livinglegendrey3100]

Is it true if a sim router supports a plenty of frequency band then it can be used to different countries?

[@miravlix]

I think you need to include a USB port in requirements for non-mobile routers. Smart devices without a hotspot feature, need to be plugged into a router to be configured. You can do it with a computer, but in my case the computer was on a different 5G network, the home wifi is 4G. So figuring out how to pair (that requires you pick the right device in a list of a million) and be sure the computer is on the 4G network and the phone is on the 4G network, was a bit of a nightmare, would have been easier just plugging the smart device into the USB port of the router, then connecting the phone to the 4G wifi and pair it, so all that could be wrong was picking the wrong device in the list.

[@ecoterrorist1402]

nice video, on the Wan side i have a 4g M1 router, with battery removed and charged to 70% - i use the roo-ter in passthrough mode which has not been rebooted in about 12-15months. for the routing side i use a raspberry pi 2 with Openwrt. anyway the results of the 4G side are as follows 56 Mbps Download 44 Mbps Upload 39ms Unloaded Latency 60ms Loaded Latency i would purchase, if i was in the market the metal enclosed one, or wait untill a 5g hat was available on a Pi4.

[@heuer03]

Would you please review ZTE MC888 ULTRA 5G WiFi 6 AX6000 router? If possible. I would be grateful. Thank you.

[@Hendogg28]

Are there any sim routers in the 75-150 usd range that is 5g and has an external antenna. That’s what I am looking for. My problem is I’m about 10 miles from the 5G tower and the one T-Mobile gives out doesn’t work good and doesn’t have any kind of external antenna. And certain times of the night I can get upwards of 150mbps I have a friend who lives closer to that tower and gets like 550mbps and I’d be happy with an even 100mbps download speed.. Thanks for any input on one of them.. Just one that does say a max of 1-2gbps and has an external antenna would work grate for me. Cause are hard line internet is horrible with a up to 18mbps and we uselee get around 8-12mbps.. .

[@Bill15]

Could you look into the Dreytek range please.

[@ghm101]

Which ones allow 12volt power, an external aerial connection and an ethernet wan input ...e.g. for a starlink? I am on a narrowboat.

[@torstenkenning]

Same question over here. Looking forward installing a device in my camper. Able to replace plug myself.

[@mikeburke7028]

Thanks!

[@nascompares]

Thanks for being bloody BRILLIANT! Always blown away when people donate to the channel - this is REALLY niche content...practically a niche, within a niche..so it's gratifying as all hell when someone not only watches, but leaves a tip! Thanks for being awesome bud!

[@PaulClh]

I already use the version of the Puli AX without the battery and it’s an excellent router. By sheer coincidence I had a power outage whilst watching your review. (Something that happens fairly frequently where I live in the U.K.). This prompted me to order the new router which is delivered from China. Unfortunately, after adding on 20% U.K. VAT and import duty there isn’t much of a saving on price.

[@chrisjchalifoux]

alswom video it is helping me a lot

[@abhijeetkumar1552]

can you make video of inexpensive modem for 5G sim like ZTE F50 5G and Waveshare 5G DONGLE

[@brucefay5126]

Robbie: I have an (now) somewhat older Verizon Jetpack MiFi device (4G/LTE). It’s been an excellent little device but I would like to replace it with an upgraded unit so, yes, 5G cellular and WiFi6, and unlocked. Dual SIM slots would be nice but not essential. Not so concerned about the price. My issue is that the SIM slots need to be compatible with my existing Verizon SIM as it is tied to an grandfathered unlimited data plan that I want to hang on too.

[@BryanzHAn03]

I have the GL-iNet Spitz GL-X3000 and I pulled the Verizon SIM card from my Inseego MiFi 8800L (Verizon-branded) and inserted it into the GL-X3000, and applied the correct Verizon APN settings in the GL-X3000's admin portal and so far it has been working for me. I get a maximum of 300 to 400 Mbps of download speed but of course that depends on your location. The GL-X3000 has two SIM cards slots in which you can configure it for either load balancing or failover.

[@ronaldvargo4113]

Good video, I am still looking for the 5G Cell SIM gateway with just 2.5 GB Ethernet ports. I don't care about routing or Wifi since my internal network has a pfSense router and I have Unifi switches and AP's. AT&T in their broadband access never finished their fiber to the home and the next carrier is only providing fiber to incorporated subdivision so we are left with VDSL. Also, external antenna is necessary for the best performance. My goal would be to use the SIM / Cell network for high speed and keep the low-end AT&T service for its static IP and low speed / inbound services since Cell modems are CGNAT based. Any thoughts?

[@_modiX]

Hi, I hope you will get an answer to your problem soon. But, could you please talk a bit more about your internal network? I love to work with pfSense, but the community and creators of the firewall advice against using an AP. I'm yet to find someone who can lay out a set of devices that work in harmony. Did you find a 5G Cell SIM gateway yet? What AP do you use, is it a mesh solution? I'm sick of low internet speeds due to poor WiFi range or 4G/LTE speeds. Having a pfSense BEFORE the AP would be a dream setup, I'm also sick of proprietary software and pfSense's ACME and HAProxy modules give me data centre vibes. I like the idea to spin up services that I can reach publicly, yet they run in a location i can fully trust, my own home.

[@ronaldvargo4113]

@@_modiX I have a short list of 5G gateways that NaterTater had listed on his KZbin channel. Because of my geography I will need an external antenna for the cell gateway. As for network infrastructure I went with Unifi AP's U6 Mesh (total of 3) in the home. They are no bigger than a can of coke, and I cabled each to a 24 port Unifi POE switch. As stated ingress / egress is though the pfSense, I use 2 ports, one for lan which all the VLAN's run into, and of course the Wan. I would never put a wireless module in a pfSense firewall.

[@thewindowrepairpeople8118]

Hi Nas, thanks a million to the advice , I bought the Puli AX 3000 from Hong Kong and it’s a beast .👍 It is working perfectly straight out of the box . I would like to add an external antenna to to it , can you suggest the best external ( out side my house) antenna for this modem . As I said it’s crazy good , I just want to have the best possible set up . I live in limerick Ireland and am using a Vodafone sim. €8 per month incl vat , I was paying €45 per month for there modem that had a wired connection and was terrible

[@sunnypatel2006]

did u find ant external antenna

[@thewindowrepairpeople8118]

No not yet , the modem is working fantastic without it but if you know of any good one let me know

[@JediBUZ]

I'd love to see a list for sim routers, but for the purpose of failover. No need for wifi but ethernet would be mandatory. not sure if there's much demand for that though.

[@EzzenzDK]

Great suggestion - I'd love that too.

[@edwainekyle]

I hope you can also add Cudy P5. It's almost the same features as GL.iNet Splitz AX (Dual SIM-Single Standby, WAN Failover, Cellular Failover), but it can add another Cudy router to be able to use mesh mode.

[@RedMarsupial]

Does Cudy P5 have a usb port?

[@edwainekyle]

@RedMarsupial nope it doesn't have any usb port

[@alanstanley9465]

Very helpful thanks.

[@EdwardRoss]

Do you have any experience with the TP-Link Deco X80-5G? Any thoughts on that one?

[@_modiX]

Those Deco devices seem to work very well, but they force you into using a mobile app, which seems counter-intuitive. No local net web interface, no freedom.

[@EdwardRoss]

@@_modiX thanks

[@fake08]

Thanks for all your super detailed videos. ❤

[@nascompares]

Thank you for being bloody brilliant mate! Genuinely humbled when anyone donates. *Massive wave of gratitude* 🙏

[@A_Tempest]

I've just ordered the ZTE 5G CPE MC888 through your affiliate link to replace a huawei B818 4g router, fingers crossed for some notable performance boosts! I've got a cheap 5g sim which really underperforms in the huawei compared a vodafone sim, let's see if 5g balances things out!

[@chevgr]

Where is the link?

[@A_Tempest]

In the description@@chevgr

[@robertbuffalo8287]

I bought the GL.iNet GL-X3000 and did not pre-order the GL-XE3000 router. The reason why I did not buy the GL.iNet GL-XE3000 is because of the battery, Li batteries have problems with cold weather. The Li battery can expand and be damaged.

[@AnthGott]

can i just put my existing unlimited sim from my phone in?

[@exter2000]

any featured router woth 4g failiver and battery? just if power goes down.

[@Step-n-Wolf]

None of them are 4x4 external antennas ?

[@szymonfudala8235]

What is your opinion about Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway?

[@nascompares]

Not tried it unfortunately, sorry man

[@chevgr]

Which ones does he actually recommend can someone tell me

[@Techlec]

Three uses the Zyxel NR103E

[@nejihiashi]

Wow thank you for the video, iwas searching for router sim and most videos have basic overview or programmed voices that makes no sense.

[@nascompares]

Exactly why I made this vid!!!!!! There was little to no actually useful SIM router vids out there. I appreciate the kudos mate!

[@dannyrozados]

Now in 2024 can you do an update on these thanks

[@adriancoanda9227]

You can insert in any home router a lte usb stick and it will work 😅 1:32

[@na6272]

What's your thoughts on Tenda 5G router AX1800? The specs are good but my knowledge isn't comparable to yours about this issue 😅

[@teamherosfurhire1019]

I've seen that router on Amazon and I was wondering the same if it was any good,I've never heard of that brand before and would the zte G5 CPE mc888 be better or worse then it

[@coolstuff_.]

cool

[@_modiX]

The ZTE supports only 32 devices via DHCP and has massive software issues, people complain about firmware problems. The Nighthawk is great, but too expensive and it has heating issues so much so that even the SIM card within the tray starts to melt. Any devices listed here, including the GL iNet devices, have non-sufficient ranges in the WiFi signal for my home. I see myself in getting the GL XE3000 when it's available, but only with the downside that I have to deal with an additional AP via PowerLine to extend the WiFi signal. I don't like it. I recently tested a 4G router with big antennas that covered WiFi within my entire home. Why isn't there a thing for 5G routers? What a mess.

[@ladygardener100]

I have a steel narrowboat. use Hauwei mifi with twin sockets as I use twin magnetic antennae. Charged via USB. I have no understanding of WiFi 1 2 3 4 5. I use Three sim for phone and for mifi. Each are about £i5 pcm. Three keep sending me offers for food and drink! And telling me how cheap their sim s are, not!

[@poorlybuffalo555]

The problem with 5G is it varies from zero to 5 bars within a few meters - I'm in a city centre and the patchiness is very noticeable. 5 bars and 3/400 Mbps downstream is easily achievable.

[@wiziek]

It depends where are you inside or outside 5g, you can have frequencies between 800mh to 60ghz...

[@poorlybuffalo555]

I already know all that thanks and my initial comment was made accordingly. In a city centre bandwidth is more important for contention ratios so the higher frequencies with more BW and less reach tend to get used...

[@mastroitek]

that is why I prefer 4G which gives me anyway 300Mbps (my phone caps at 300, not sure how much faster it can get), only reason I would consider switching to 5G is if I need 1Gbps, but then it would be a bit of a gamble because I do not know how fast 5G can get where I live

[@mastroitek]

I don't understand why one should buy a 5G wifi6 router for 250-500$ when good 4G wifi5 routers cost 100-150$. Spending 100% more for maybe having faster connection in the future does not seem a good deal when considering that 4G will still be more than fast enough for many users

[@brownnoise357]

For where I need to use one, on my boat in the Caribbean, basically anything 5G is a complete bloody waste of time. True also for sailing around most of the UK as you’re going to get Rural Coverage in the places that are really nice to anchor your boat. So this review totally leaves out the very compact 4G sim routers that we actually need- the pocket sized ones that we can mount on the bulkead and direct the air from a fan at. I know that the TP Link M7350 works, but it would be really nice to have some other options to choose from wouldn’t it. Yes I do have a monster sim 4G LTE router with 4 serials on it and an external aerial port, which works brilliantly down in rural Andalucia, but it’s not the sort of thing you want to have on your boat, and frankly 5G isn’t either, due to serious range issues with those radio frequencies . Anyone know of a channel with actually useful comparison tests of compact pocket sized 4G sim routers? I’m still searching. There are an extremely large number of boaters having the same issue of finding affordable alternatives to Starlink by the way, all around the world. Best Wishes. Bob. 🤔🌟🌟🌟👍⛵️

[@user-ww1ih7cb2o]

I forgot to mention that we want a portable router. Can the Netgear Nighthawk M6Pro 5G and DWR-2101 have VPN installed on them? - TK

[@Etheoma]

Wired connections are still lower latency and are not subject to interference.

[@seansmith6377]

Thats great when you can get a cable run to your house

[@MrKsan05]

What is a rooter?

[@SuperFredAZ]

I had no idea what s 'sim router" is. Almost no one buys these on the U.S. they are provided by STT, T Mobile or Verizon. They hardly work here, maybe 20 % of locations are viable. BTW, never heard the term sim router.

[@Zzepish]

Good day :) Very interesting video. Thou - i am looking at the Teltonika brand. Do you know anything about it? I want to get 5G gateway - TRB500. May be you have some expirience or info on it? I will be very glad to hear your oppinion :)

[@igavinwood]

Some great tech and nice overview shown here but from a financial perspective these routers don't make sense for normal use scenarios. The capital cost with a data only SIM deal is still more expensive than buyng the cheaper recommended routers on a 24 month contract. At 5:30 you can see a 24 month contract at £20/month with the first 3 months free on the "3 Network" = £420. Buying the cheapest recommended router at £260 plus a data only SIM with unlimited data at £20/month = £740. The only reason for purchasing one of these is if you're roaming overseas, and for the truely mobile variants with batteries rather than a landline replacement, these are even more expensive. I think most people in a developed country will just tether their mobile to laptop.

[@EugeneMaynard]

👍🏾🙏🏾

[@shubinternet]

IMO, a proper router doesn't need to do wifi. That would be a gateway, not a router. Your WiFi should be provided by separate wifi-only access points.

[@STX-BTC]

best four port sim router?

[@CaptainRon1913]

Rooter's are what you use to clean the toilet pipes out

[@Big_Yin]

Depends where you live in Australia a rooter is a shagger essentially 😂

[@developer-of-things]

I thought it was a garden tool..

[@craigr306]

@@developer-of-thingsthat would be a garden hoe

[@philgross2385]

Funny

[@thejarfancystudios4638]

And I didn’t understand a word he said!! Tech smart equals Greek you might as well speak to me!

[@13thbiosphere]

support external antenna, you didn't even bother mentioning anything like that

[@Bill15]

Where is my Dreytek.

[@ocelotxp]

I'm surprised they don't just make a SIM modem

[@gorgonbert]

You could use a MikroTik 5G router and configure it to “passthrough mode”… whatever device is connected to its eth port will receive the provider’s IP via DHCP… works a treat 👍

[@black.bird.]

Huawei is not on the list 🙄

[@bewsket]

This ZTE 5G router is PURE GARBAGE. Its traffic is unstable. I got it with my provider because its the only 5G option available at the moment, and it is loosing packets insanely. TO stream on it you have to enable TCP Pacing in OBS and "Enable Network Optimizations" for streams to be somewhat stable. Playing video games like CS2 always gives lag. I've got a 4G router to test and it was performing far better than this ZTE. Also my phone over USB used as hotspot also outperforms it. DON"T BUY IT.

[@INJOONKIM]

Rooter, Rauter LOL

[@phillee2814]

5G? I'm lucky if I can get 3G, or even any signal at all - and why should I - I'm only 5 miles from the highly technological city of Cambridge, and I can't even make voice calls unless I could get upstairs and hang out of a window so the phone is at least a metre from the wall of the house. Now, that might be fine, but I'm a housebound wheelchair user, and when I could use a disability scooter (which means waiting for the council to sort out a ramp and slight realignment of gates - I can't complain too much, as I've only been waiting four years), as the internal walls of the house are made of cinderblock, which is impenetrable to WiFi signals, they would be pointless for home use. You can use a tablet or cellphone on WiFi if you position yourself so that only a door is between you and the WiFi access point, but clearly, that is far from full coverage or ideal. One in each room would work, but on disability benefits? I'd be saving for a year for any of these, and have to have eight or nine of them wired together and to an external SIM router mounted a full metre out from the outside wall above an upstairs window., or on a very tall pole. It would be a great backup or additional bandwidth to my wired FTTC connection (60Mbit down, 11Mbit up), but I'd be more interested in a single one that added bandwidth or backup/fallback/failover for the network, and a cheap set of wired WiFi Acess points for around the house. There is gigabit locally, but it is locked to a single ISP which would not provide the same features as my preferred one - fixed IP and very low additional charge for a /29 subnet being the major one. That gives me 8 IPs of which one is the network address and another the broadcast, so with one for the router, I have 5 for whatever use I like. The "gigabit" service only provides dynamic IPs which are already run through NAT and their bandwidth is far too thinly shared, so in practice, I'd be very lucky indeed to get a real-world speed greater than I already do, although they prioritise routing to speed test sites to fake the tests - a trick worth watching out for. Try running a bunch of timed, simultaneous downloads from different sites instead for a genuine test of the WAN speed you are actually getting. I get as much as the wires can physically provide between me and the nearest fibre-connected cabinet, which is another reason to prefer my ISP. Actually, according to every speed-over-distance table I can find, I should get less than I do (40/8 is as good as I can find), so kudos to Openreach for having excellent wiring.

[@smackaface]

it took him half way on the video to start talking about the options we have

[@nascompares]

Remember the bit in the intro, where I said to use the chapters to skip ahead to the bit when I explain the best routers, and that the first half about the key factors in choosing one...well....THAT...

[@starcade90]

Fixed UK based broadband providers have outpriced themselves from the market.

[@estrouse123]

It’s a router not a “rooter”

[@nascompares]

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[@Puretea4711]

ZTE 5G CPE MC888 is trash, its unstable af

[@adriancoanda9227]

Best 5g router get a flagship phone second hand uninstall everything that doesn't have to do with networking , enable hotspot permanent set display at lowest brightness done

[@septicwhelk3654]

Its' so cute that you believe them coverage maps , tooth fairy ? flying pigs ? honest PM s ?

[@pbrigham]

God dam, what the hell you have against Mikrotik, the best 5G routers with WIFI6 and 2.5GB LAN are obvious Mikrotik. Period.Thanks for the video anyway.

[@nascompares]

Tbh the reason is genuinely that I have never used one and none of my friends/family/colleagues' have either - but I will definitely look into them/it, as the Chateau 5G AX DOES sound intriguing. If I can arrange one for review (from them, or buy for the channel), and it's great, I will add thi recommendation to this vid and the article linked. Cheers for the heads up

[@pbrigham]

@@nascompares ok, well, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

[@gorgonbert]

@@nascomparesI love the MikroTik 5G routers. There’s a bit of a learning curve if you really want to make use of the more advanced features.

[@cesiumion]

It's not "rooter" it's Router...

[@phillee2814]

In USian. He speaks English. We like to distinguish between networking equipment and workshop tools. Therefore, he does not pronounce it "rowter"

[@adriancoanda9227]

The best router is a laptop with an 5g modem, that device will dance around those e-waste

[@snax_4820]

4G is enough. 6Gb in-house is an overkill. Save your money - this is a sells video.

[@paulreed7038]

Clearly not aimed at 85% of the population!!! The jargon and technical info is way beyond the understanding of all but a small minority... so I guess your demographic is 15% of population...fair enough, but people like yourself that seem to spend there life in ' tech world ' just totally lose the fact that the majority of people do not speak or understand your language.

[@user-cb3sg7bc7x]

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[@TheCorruptedHuman]

Rooter 👎 It doesn't root data it routes it! Router it's a router! Jesus you guys invented the language!

[@nascompares]

Umm... Route 66 ?

[@thejarfancystudios4638]

All of you tech savvy people ALL do the same things! You speak another language we don’t understand !!!!!! 😳 🤦‍♀️

[@paultech9385]

Pronounce “out,” that’s correct. Now pronounce “rout” and finally keep the same pronunciation but add the sound “er.” See that was easy wasn’t it? 😅

[@nascompares]

And on which road would one get one's kicks? Take the first part... Route (66)... now... Add an 'r'. Now, that was easy, wasn't it?

[@phillee2814]

And you just named a woodworking power tool. In English, we like to distinguish between such wildly different objects. You can pronounce it however you like, but please stop describing your language as English - USian would be more accurate. American is inappropriate since they speak something closer to English in the geographically larger part of North America, Canada.

[@RealKingOfTheLab]

Ugh... it's a router, not a rooter. So embarassing that the English butcher our forefather's language.

[@nascompares]

You wot?

[@michaelhall2138]

Any help here folks? If your smart tv is 2.4ghz then what is the point of a home sim 5g router? It won’t work. Am I missing something? Duel band routers seem a lot more useful. All smart tvs seem to be 2.ghz. Wait up- - the:- GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) 5G NR AX3000 Cellular Gateway Router seems to be a duel frequency router? How???- is it because it’s dual sim? The internet is deaf to all these questions.