We have replied! All’s good!

Hi Eve, can you explain why the 5g speed got less speed in both tests compared to an Iphone? Seems to be the opposite of what was expected.

I have the feeling that Gill might have something to say about a 3D printer, but this deafness problem I have kicks in at some strange times. And yes, the Netgear 5 series is serious spendology. So far, very happy indeed with the MU 5100 - on site at Braithwaite now. Phone’s giving less than 2Mb down, ZTE nearly 6. Massive difference.

@@VandromedasTravels I've just mentioned about a new Mifi to the wife and she just shook her head and gave me one of her looks !! Having done some googling there may be a firmware update for our current one which will solve the problem for now. I can't complain as we have our auto-levelling booked in march thanks to your videos ! (Although we've gone for the slightly cheaper Amplo ones)

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the push! I think our aerials may be 5G compliant - will test asap! On site now, and 4G is three times better than the phone. Well chuffed - thanks again!

Your van will have as much tech as ours soon what with the E&P, WiFi. Hope Jill doesn’t read this lol 😆 “Cough” Victron “Cough” 😜

@@WanderingWheelie hey there, i was hoping to get your opinion. I have been looking at theZTE MU5001 5G vs the night hawker 5g wifi 6. I life in my van fulltime, working remotly and intend to travel europe so need something that can handle zoom calls in more remote areas. Would you advise one over the other?

was just a puck antenna that was already on the van... speeds will vary depending on where you are and what the signal is like. When it's 150MB good, the exterior aerial doesn't make that much difference, we've found.

Glad it was helpful!

very welcome

What was your question?

​@@VandromedasTravels so, if you ask, I wonder if this device can work as wifi extender (connect to some wifi and share this connection with devices that have access to this router).

Not something we think it does. Thank you asking x

There’s some heat - not much - and you’ll get around 10 hours out of the battery if you don’t keep it hooked up.

You're welcome!

Double sided sticky pads are your friend - or a cupboard with a gap above…

Not something I've tried, and, to be honest, we've retired ours now... 5G, where we are, isn't even close to being everywhere yet, so 4G's still needed...

TBH, I've not given it a go as of yet - ours is always powered and the battery seems fine. - however, I've just been out and tried it battery-free, and it doesn't seem to want to play.

You can certainly connect via ethernet, but I'm afraid I don't know wether it's possible to turn the wifi off altogether. You can hide the SSID. The external antenna connectors are the TS9 type - normal for a mobile router with aerial connectors, and yes, with the right converter it will link to any compatible aerial (obviously, 5G ready's the way to go).

I got it from Amazon... amzn.to/3IiEB0Z will get you there...

It’s supplied by motorhomewifi.co.uk, but I don’t think is available on its own…

It does, indeed, work as a true router - we have all our devices connected to its network, and they all work exactly as they would in the house network. Moreover, if we're sat in our living room, the thing's so decent that we frequently end up connected to it. Very pleased with it. And, aye, Kira's behaving pretty well!! Very much a puppy, but also very quick to learn...

Glad I could help

That's the "base station" for the system that came pre-installed with the van. What we've done, basically, is to swap the mobile router out.

Glad it was helpful! We're right at the cusp of 5G happening - so the market's a minefield! Please do let us know how you get on!

After much thought and research I’ve gone for Vodafone with a data only unlimited deal. Tried others, but Voda’s consistently better for me, and offers 4&5G roaming abroad, which some others don’t.

@@VandromedasTravels thanks David. Top man. 👍🏻

My pleasure, Ian - as ever…

@@VandromedasTravels Hi Vandromeda's Travels - firstly, thanks for a pretty comprehensive review video! I've almost pressed buy on one of these - just wanted to ask if you'd tried a Smarty SIM in yours? Read on another forum about someone unable to get a Three/Smarty connection with this device

It's good - ours is permanently plugged in.

@@VandromedasTravels hi can you help me please I bought it today The sim card works 4g its says Can receive messages on it But wifi does not work I rest it many times did everything But when i turn wifi on it doesn't turn on and stay red wifi which is means wifi closed

you're welcome...

Hi. Ours came with the van but think it’s available from motorhomewifi.com

Morning!

@@VandromedasTravels Many Thanks for Your Replying

This is the 64,000 dollar question (showing my age here). As in Ham radio and other radio technologies, the choice is quite large and it all comes down to how you're wanting to use it. Higher gain usually means more directivity, so if you're happy to locate the best transmission mast and home in on it, a high gain antenna can be brilliant. We've opted to stick with the MIMO puck aerial that came with the van, and it seems to work well - certainly well enough for our purposes. And I think Gill would kill me if I got too techy with our setup (which I'd love to do, but that rabbit hole runs very deep, and probably very expensive).

It’s a 5G puck antenna from MotorhomeWifi - and it does have about 4dB gain over the inbuilt aerials of the unit, so should get a better signal where things are tight. Certainly is faster in our experience.

It’s tantalisingly close to our gaff… considering a mahoosive aerial mast to get line of sight! Less than a mile as the crow flies.

We’ve had over 6 hours…

it's a TS9 connector (there's two, as you know). As for an antenna - that so very largely depends on your circumstances - there are some available that will focus just on your cell tower, but that's dependent on line of sight and so on... very, very hard to recommend anything, really, without a full site survey!

I looked at everything I could find, and dug deep - very happy with our purchase, have to say.

Hi. You take the USB lead from the Motorhome Wi-Fi to the new router which powers it. Then the aerial cables plug directly in to the router. The only downside is that when driving the habitation 12v power is turned off so the router will work on battery. You can get the Motorhome Wi-Fi as a 5G system but again at an additional cost. Hope that helps

Herzackerly- only thing I had to get was the micro to C USB adapter - pennies on Amazon…

We've not noticed any - it's in the back of the wardrobe and just gets on with the job!

@@VandromedasTravels Thank you so much!

You will need a sim and either PAYG or monthly contract. Research carefully where you go most, then look at the coverage maps from each provider to make sure they cover you. Then you can make an informed decision as to which provider to choose. If you get stuck, find me on Facebook (we have group called Vandromedas Travels) and I’m happy to talk and help if I can.

It has always been faster than site wifi, so I’ve never really tried it.

But it is available/shown in the menu? Need someone to confirm before I bite the bullet! As the manual does not mention anything. Thanks!

Should be able to, yes... it's basically just a router.

Whatever speeds you get on your iPhone you'll get at least those on the unit... I'd be tempted, I have to say!

@@VandromedasTravels My finger is literally hovering over the ‘buy’ button. However, I’m a little worried about the range from the ZTE to any of my devices. Apparently, the range is better on your conventional routers than the ZTE. What’s your experience with the range? (really appreciate your quick reply by the way)

reply speed depends on when I see the notification (more accurately IF I see it - YT doesn't always ping me). Given it's got a network port, it'll connect up to a normal router or mesh system, I'd think. Range-wise, it's been absolutely fine in the motorhome. I don't think it would do as well in the house unless I used it purely as a modem connected to the rest of the gubbins.

@@VandromedasTravels Sadly, Vodafone’s version doesn’t have a network/Ethernet port.

That's a bugger 0 good price, too, they were...

I got mine on Amazon...

Yes, still using it - and it's still doing the business just fine...

We use it standalone - so haven't played with anything other than that. May well have a little play with a couple of Eeros I have lying around...

depends on how you've got it all connected up - ours is on a permanent 12v feed to the rear wardrobe and is never turned off - it handles that very well thus far.

I’d pull the battery out, give a couple of minutes and then have another go. If that doesn’t sort it, then it’s warranty time…

Ours is the 5G ready unit from @motorhomewifi

not in the car, no - and, in truth, speeds can vary minute to minute as I've seen in all manner of places with 5G - I've had 250 one minute and 600 the next, and never moved an inch. Suspect it must be to do with how many users are active at any given point - there's only so much backhaul bandwidth on any cell.

Given its position in the van, that would br a touch awkward, but yes, wifi is the limiting factor...

Can you connect direct to laptop using ca ble to this router? How

@@changrnpro4998 Yes , via USB. Very Easy

@@kostas8969 how to connect this zte router direct

@@VandromedasTravels Please do a speed test for us 🙏

indeed so!

I’d likely do a search on Amazon - they’ve got loads of possibilities, depending on what you want to to mount them, and so on.

Not at all - it' been exemplary for us, just stuck on the back wall of the van

Largely depends on how good your signal is and what the devices are doing. Everything we have connects via the one router, and, so far, we’ve had np issues of anything not doing what it should. Can’t say whether a larger family with gaming offspring (and dads and mums, of course) would fare…

@@VandromedasTravels cheers I decided to go with just a regular router in the end but still a cool gadget nonetheless. Thank you for the help and keep up the good content mate 🤝

@@KTBAJB No bother, glad to have been of some help…

We’ll do our best!

Sorry to hear that. We haven’t had any issues with overheating and use 5G whenever possible x

all you have to do is run a powerbank I have a 30,000 watt powerbank and lasts many days

Comprehensive I really enjoyed this video, I cant get any internet in my home, I have to use a crappy mifi and put it in the garden. I can get 250Mbps on 4g+. But I want 5g I seen what its capable of and its scary. Down the road I can get 800Mbps you achieved 1Gbps which is insane. well done and thanks, now i need to find a cheap purchase. where did you buy yours from?

We’ve had no issues with unit itself - once I changed the power supply that came with the van, it’s run 24/7 without missing a beat - and we’ve had some cracking data speeds right up to 900 megs in places.

Received mine today done plenty speedtest on smarty 5G getting over 300mb download and 34mb upload all for £16 pounds a month tried my mates EE sim and got around 350mb but his sim cost over £35 with a FUP 600gb on smarty I used over 3tb once on 4G not one word…

@@captaincaveman1234 Nice!! Looks like it'll work for you!

I believe so - accessible via the ZTE Link app...

The ones that were on our motor home when we got it. I think it’s a poynting puck antenna array.

So many to choose from, all with different characteristics - they do need to be 5G ready, though…

Yes you can! you can have separate SSIDs or not, I believe, but both bands work simultaneously.

@@VandromedasTravels Thank you so much, well I'll be definitely buying one thanks to your review, keep up the good work

@@MK-nm6li This work simultaneously but you cant turn off 2.4ghz or 5ghz. I want only 5ghz but I cant off the 2.4 there is no settings in it

Absolutely - it remained powered up all the time we've been traveling. Best way, in my view.

I'm unsure as to what you mean. It comes with a charging cable, as you'd expect, but nothing more. If you need a Cat 6 cable to hard-wire to another device, then you'd need to supply that yourself.

Yes, indeed it does.

Quite probably...

@@VandromedasTravels someone is working on a modification for the box, it's going to give it a big increase in speed.

@@williamc1590 I'll be interested to see that!

Have to say we haven't tried that yet - but I'll have a gander and see what happens...

@@VandromedasTravels Thanks! I cannot find any info on this scenario anywhere. I'm planning to use it plugged to the wall for extended periods of time and the ability to use it without the battery inside would prevent premature battery degradation. The Netgear M1 and M2 I believe has this ability which is really nice

@@VandromedasTravels Did you try it?

same question, hope someone can confirm

Did you try it?

As far as I can see, it should - it uses the Qualcom SDX55 chip, which is supported on 3 in N77/N78

It's whatever came with the Winchcombe... which, I understand is from motorhomewifi.com and is, I think, 5G ready. They provide their "compact" system to AS.

I checked it a couple of times, once on a 60GB contract and once on an Unlimited - it agreed both times - BUT, you do have to set the actual billing period correctly, else it can easily get out of synch.

@@VandromedasTravels Wait, mine is MU5002, probably there is a bug.

Ah… yes, possibly…

I've not seen it take longer than six hours, but then, ours is always plugged in and always on...

@@VandromedasTravels Did you know how to turn off wifi bands. I only want to use 5ghz. How can I turn off the 2.4ghz

Not something I’ve tried - I need both operating for the kit I use…

yup - no problems. I will say, though, that the in-built charger (that originally came with the van) proved to be less than reliable, so I've added a separate 12v/USB C converter to power it - and it's spot on.

Cheap for 5G, though…

Afraid not, needs a physical sim.

Been running. ours 24/7 for months - no issues

@@VandromedasTravels ZTE MU5001 Vs Huawei 5G CPE PRO 2 (H122-373) speed diffrence?

Entirely dependent on signal, I’d suggest… very hard to quantify unless both are identically placed at the same time.

@@VandromedasTravels ok brother thank you 🙏

I believe so, yes.

It has that ability, I believe - can't really comment from experience as we use it mobile rather than in a house, so its wifi area is fine for our motorhome.

Yup - ours is permanently powered - it's had one or two glitches (when, I think, the power plug vibrated loose while we were on the move), but hs been solid parked up...

Half - less than half - the price of the next best unit...

Not my experience, have to say. I’ve always compared the unit with an iPhone - the router always wins.

You should check the frequency bands your Mobile provider is broadcasting and the one device supports. It supports a lot of bands and CA.

Haven't seen the MU5002 yet - how does it differ from the 5001?