Alternative routers for 4G/LTE?

[rajiv]

I've been looking at the following;

Wireless N300 3G/4G Multi-WAN Router

Billion Enterprise Series Fibre / 4G / LTE Wireless-N VPN broadband Router

What do you guys think about these as options so I can do a month-to-month contract?

I'm going to mainly be gaming and streaming Netflix, etc.

Will it work well?

 

[kianm]

How much is that Billion? Model #?

TP Links do the job just fine and might be cheaper. I have one of these and yes gaming works fine even on a USB 3G modem ( from my personal experience), but LTE would be better

http://www.takealot.com/tp-link-tl-mr3420-router/PLID15202465

 

[rajiv]

Thanks

Browsing from my iPad so here's the mobile link: https://m.takealot.com/#product?id=PLID34201278

Have seen, the MR-3420. You reckon an LTE dongle will get good speeds paired with it?

How much is that Billion? Model #?

TP Links do the job just fine and might be cheaper. I have one of these and yes gaming works fine even on a USB 3G modem ( from my personal experience), but LTE would be better

http://www.takealot.com/tp-link-tl-mr3420-router/PLID15202465

 

[troublezn]

If u going to buy the tp link modem make sure its the v2 version the v1 does not support 4g. I have the 3420 modem v2 with a 3g modem works flawlessly for about 2 years now.

 

[kianm]

Yep get the MR3420 version 2 hardware that's the one i got from Takealot so you should be safe buying from them. It supports both 3g and 4G modems. But if you want a better 4G router you can go for the Huawei B593s 601 for a bit more Rs though (~R1000 if lucky). It has decreased in price lately if you check the Edgars/CNA stores, solid router that if you have LTE coverage, you put the sim directly inside it no USB modem required

 

[rajiv]

People have saying it's better than the 5186 especially with regards to firmware. I think I'll give that a go. Is it LTE-A ready?

Yep get the MR3420 version 2 hardware that's the one i got from Takealot so you should be safe buying from them. It supports both 3g and 4G modems. But if you want a better 4G router you can go for the Huawei B593s 601 for a bit more Rs though (~R1000 if lucky). It has decreased in price lately if you check the Edgars/CNA stores, solid router that if you have LTE coverage, you put the sim directly inside it no USB modem required

 

[sajunky]

People have saying it's better than the 5186 especially with regards to firmware. I think I'll give that a go. Is it LTE-A ready?

I am not sure E5186 is inferior to B593 regarding to firmware features. It might have some firmware related issues, it is expected from a new product. Disappointment might come from the fact that some members expected twice a speed of B593, it doesn't work that way, so they colled down. Yes, it is LTE-A capable, but very expensive, so B593 for R1000 is definitely better option. It is cheaper than router plus decent LTE modem separately.

Be aware that B593-601 (from Edgars/CNA) do not support Cell C LTE frequency. If you are looking for a router which support for all SA LTE networks, there is a new model B515s-936 around R1900 from Cell C.