Lte router for office

marine1

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Good morning guys and girls
I am looking for a decent not expensive LTE router for my office.
I assume it's quie simple, put in sim card and plug and play? Would be nice if it has some Lan ports too.
Something decent not too expensive please


Thanks
 
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Huawei B612 for sure, use it all over SA and it's super stable, not sure what your budget is but these types of routers aren't very cheap.
https://www.takealot.com/huawei-b612-4g-lte-cat6-router/PLID58852347

This ZTE is also a good choice, have set up a few of them as well, better web interface than the Huawei, both have similar pricing - https://www.takealot.com/zte-4g-wireless-router-mf286r-white/PLID70718603

Like you said, they are plug and play, there's just an initial setup you have to do once, connect to the WiFi network and go to the IP address in a browser (IP is printed somewhere on the router), then just follow the prompts.

They have 4 Ethernet ports as well, which can be increased by just adding a cheap 8-port switch.
 
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Willie Trombone

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marine1 said:
Good morning guys and girls
I am looking for a decent not expensive LTE router for my office.
I assume it's quie simple, put in sim card and plug and play? Would be nice if it has some Lan ports too.
Something decent not too expensive please


Thanks
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You should pick it based on your service provider. Firstly, some providers won't allow you to connect unrecognized models, secondly, not all modems support all bands - even the same major model number as in the case of the Huawei B618 - there is a 22 and a 65 with one being better for some proviers and the other for others.
@cavedog is the resident expert on the frequencies :)
 
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The_Hobbit said:
www.gtrcomputers.co.za

TP-Link 300 Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router - GTR Computers

View the TP-Link 300 Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router available online at GTR Computers!
www.gtrcomputers.co.za www.gtrcomputers.co.za
Price is better.
But I have no idea which bands it supports or which service provider you are leaning towards.
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OK, here, it supports:
4G: FDD-LTE: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 (2100/1800/850/2600/900/800 MHz)
TDD-LTE: B38/B40/B41 (2600/2300/2500 MHz)

1800 is there, 2100 is there, 2300 is there, so it does a fairly good job. I don't think it would support band aggregation, but I have no idea, but the bottom line is it should support all the major players, so I say go for it. Don't expect more than 50Mbps. You may be pleasantly surprised though.

www.tp-link.com

300 Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router

This 4G LTE router lets you access up to 150Mbps speeds. Share your WiFi with up to 32 devices and enjoy bandwidth-intensive tasks. Set up Ethernet with its port for more access.
www.tp-link.com www.tp-link.com
 
marine1

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The_Hobbit said:
OK, here, it supports:
4G: FDD-LTE: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 (2100/1800/850/2600/900/800 MHz)
TDD-LTE: B38/B40/B41 (2600/2300/2500 MHz)

1800 is there, 2100 is there, 2300 is there, so it does a fairly good job. I don't think it would support band aggregation, but I have no idea, but the bottom line is it should support all the major players, so I say go for it. Don't expect more than 50Mbps. You may be pleasantly surprised though.

www.tp-link.com

300 Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router

This 4G LTE router lets you access up to 150Mbps speeds. Share your WiFi with up to 32 devices and enjoy bandwidth-intensive tasks. Set up Ethernet with its port for more access.
www.tp-link.com www.tp-link.com
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Thanks so much.

I will probably be using a telkom or cell c sim
 
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So the MR150 only supports single band wifi but the MR200 does dual. Hmmm ...decisions decisions
 
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marine1 said:
So the MR150 only supports single band wifi but the MR200 does dual. Hmmm ...decisions decisions
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The single band could be a bottleneck. Depending on how many devices you have connected...
5Ghz will give better speeds to and from the router. I tend to put the phones on 2.4 and my PCs on 5.
Go with the MR-200. I see I posted the MR-100 hence the lower price.
 
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The Fixed LTE services from MTN are currently only available using the Huawei B525, B612, B618 and ZTE MF286 routers. Apparently they might be adding support for the B818. MTN is the market leader in SA in terms of reliable and affordable LTE packages. You can usually find cheap(<R1000) secondhand B612 devices in the Carbonite, MyBroadband, OLX, Gumtree Classifieds etc.
 
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