Buying a mifi device, what to look for

christinem

Hi, I am looking to buy a mifi device to use at home. Have had one in the house before, it was a bit slow but acceptable. All I know was it was a Huwei with a 3 sim card. 
I'm looking to get a new solution for a few months until the house can be sold, may need it in a rented house in future but maybe not if it is a house share.
So, a 3 contract is a possibility (£29 up front then £25 pm for rolling 1 month), but buying a device and getting a sim only contract is probably cheaper. But what to look for? My brain is already hurting! Any help would be appreciated.

fordyms

Amazon: 4G router tp-link or something similar (£60-£80) & a 1 month rolling unlimited sim from Smarty (Three), Lebara or Asda (Vodaphone) etc... depending which operators signal is best where you are.  Three broadband 5G router is up and down where I am and 4G is garbage and obviously it's a 24 month contract.

Newcad

Do you already have data included in your mobile phone plan?

If so then turn on the phones mobile hotspot and use that. (or tether the phone to the computer with a USB cable),
I used to connect my laptop to my phones wifi hotspot or USB like that for 6 months when I had no landline broadband in a rental.

Cisco001

Do you have a spare phone? stick the sim card in and turn on hotspot.

If you really want a mifi, CEX sell 300Mbps mifi unlock for £35.
I believe 300Mbps is CAT 6

PHK

I would say a 4G router is better than a mifi for several reasons:

Better aerials so stronger signal
Wider range in the house
Mains poweredso no problems with battery life
Can connect more devices than a mifi
Has actual network ports for wired devices

Bonhomie

Cisco001 said:

Do you have a spare phone? stick the sim card in and turn on hotspot.

If you really want a mifi, CEX sell 300Mbps mifi unlock for £35.
I believe 300Mbps is CAT 6

Obviously not the one in the picture, as that is CAT. 3 
100 Mbps Down
50 Mbps Up
LTE-FDD 800/1800/2600MHz
ZTE MF90+ Perhaps five years old.

But if you go by the one reviewed, it is the Huawei E5783B 4G Plus https://capestone.com/en/product/huawei-e5783-230a/ which is a CAT. 7 device.

Cisco001

Bonhomie said:

Cisco001 said:

Do you have a spare phone? stick the sim card in and turn on hotspot.

If you really want a mifi, CEX sell 300Mbps mifi unlock for £35.
I believe 300Mbps is CAT 6

Obviously not the one in the picture, as that is CAT. 3 
100 Mbps Down
50 Mbps Up
LTE-FDD 800/1800/2600MHz
ZTE MF90+ Perhaps five years old.

But if you go by the one reviewed, it is the Huawei E5783B 4G Plus https://capestone.com/en/product/huawei-e5783-230a/ which is a CAT. 7 device.

CEX use same picture for all generic mifi.