willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
Hi,
Got a remotely location that needs a good dose of Internet, anyone had experienced with 3G routers? I don't want anything too expensive but don't want a piece of crap. Needs to have a external antenna for the 3G as the signal inside the building is proper shite.
Also who does the best 3G only deals ?
|
oceansoul
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Sunbury, Surrey
User status: Offline
|
For an industrial situation? At work we use westermo and eWon for 3g / ADSL modems. Can use external aerials. Can't remember any model numbers tho.
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
I was recommended using Three when I asked recently
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Any chance they have a Draytek in place currently? Can just bung a 3G dongle in the newer ones. External aerial might be a bit of an issue.
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
Nothing in place, no phone line, just about got power 
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
Drayteks would still be my vote
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
Draytek doesn't take an external antenna for 3g,
also on the pricey side
also needs a 3g usb modem
I want something like this, but cheaper
http://www.3grouterstore.co.uk/3G/Teltonika_RUT500_HSPA_Plus.html
[Edited on 27-01-2014 by willay]
|
blebo
Member
Registered: 18th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
I've got one of these and never had any problems with it. Plug in dongle and you have wifi through 3g
http://3mifi.com/new-mobile-broadband-wi-fi-hub/
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
Look at Solwise or Huawei (970 springs to mind); they do a handful of 3G routers that aren't particularly expensive. Also worth keeping an eye out on eBay, i've seen Cisco 800 series with 3G modules go for around the £100 mark.
Alternatively, you could grab a 3G dongle with an external antenna (some dongles like the E160X have a SMA connector onboard, just need to cut a hole in the casing) and then attach it to a decent router.
|
Ste
Premium Member
Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia
User status: Offline
|
Anything like this near you?
http://www.boundlesscomms.com/
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
|
VegasPhil
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
User status: Offline
|
I have 3 in my iPad. Great speed and decent coverage (I take it all over the place) Will be upgraded to 4g FOC eventually too.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
Looks like the RUT500 is where to go, just need some suggestions on 3G providers. Don't really want to get in the contract business either.
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
3 provide pretty damn good coverage and they do one month rolling data contracts
|
VegasPhil
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
User status: Offline
|
3 321 sim is pay&go 1p per mb. << That's probably the worst looking sentence I've ever written.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
Got a Huawei access point affair in the workshop, load of shit, drops the connection for fun.
Bought a regular USB dongle on O2 today and that seems slightly better, still not what you'd call stable but at least it has a go and degrades gracefully instead of redirecting to you to the 'Welcome to EE' page like that other shit thing.
No external ant though. Although it was only 12 quid with a free gig. Then £10/Gb in future. Although that sounds a lot now you mention it
|
AlunJ
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
User status: Offline
|
I use 3 and I can't fault them, near 4G speeds in some places.
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
Knew it was too good to last, that dongle isn't the best inside the garage, and no external ant.
So I'm in a similar position. Need to either find a new device for that SIM, or something else entirely.
Out of interest - the stuff on this page -
quote:
Originally posted by willay
http://www.3grouterstore.co.uk/3G/Teltonika_RUT500_HSPA_Plus.html
Do they just use regular SIMs or you need to do anything special?
|
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by willay
Draytek doesn't take an external antenna for 3g,
also on the pricey side
Price wise i got a brand new vigor 2830 for £130.00 off eBay.
I have in the past when trying to setup a second line on the cheap (sales people selling shite) setup a 3G dongle on a vigor 2820.
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Knew it was too good to last, that dongle isn't the best inside the garage, and no external ant.
So I'm in a similar position. Need to either find a new device for that SIM, or something else entirely.
Out of interest - the stuff on this page -
quote:
Originally posted by willay
http://www.3grouterstore.co.uk/3G/Teltonika_RUT500_HSPA_Plus.html
Do they just use regular SIMs or you need to do anything special?
Reg sim, I've just agreed to buy one off this chap on ebay, said he'll take an offer for £100+postage
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Teltonika-RUT500-3G-Router-/151224518012
Just need to pop in a sim card and see what the standard reception is like, then purchase a proper antenna to mount on the fence. Signal strength according to my Nexus 4 is so much better outside the building.
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
Sound, be interested to see how you get on.
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
me too for £100
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
Three does look good for data only pans, currently got a Orange and GiffGaff PAYG sim on my desk, so going to try and use one of them before committing more monies to a rolling contract with the likes of Three.
|
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
|
Looks like a nice bit of kit.
Reboot via text sounds boss.
|
Ste
Premium Member
Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia
User status: Offline
|
I might be being a bit of a spaz here but does this take a regular sim card?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-TP-Link-TL-MR3420-3G-4G-Wireless-N-Router-/191009086687?pt=UK_Computing_Wireless_Routers&hash=item2c79075cdf#ht_2376wt_977
seems good for the price if it does as ill put the sim from my EE mifi in it
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
I think they just route the dongle.
So if the dongle is shit, that will be.
quote:
By connecting a 3G/4G USB modem to the routers, a Wi-Fi hotspot is instantly established
[Edited on 03-02-2014 by Ian]
|
