TP-Link Archer NX210 5G Router With SIM Card, AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Dual-Band WiFi Router, Up To 4.67Gbps Download Speeds, Gigabit LAN/WAN Port, Plug & Play, EasyMesh-Compatible, Sim Slot WiFi Booster

I bought the AX5400 (AX73) because our Virgin hub 4 was terrible for wifi and because this looked a mean piece of kit with all it's antennas! We just switched the Virgin hub into "modem mode" and connected one cat8 network cable from it into the new AX5400. (Any cat5, cat6, etc cable is fine) Turned it on, logged into it, and it basically set itself up! VERY easy to get going. I now have wifi coverage across the entire house, which is a 4bed terrace with an extension. Before, we would lose all wifi in the furthest upstairs rooms and the extension so this is a significant improvement. We have a LOT of devices on our wifi, mamy phones, tablets, games consoles and amazon echo dots and all these are working flawlessly and with minimal effort. The AX5400 is definately the model to go for, don't bother with the lower models on this listing - it's definately worth paying that little extra to get this top model. It's very well ventilated and the lower models people complain get too hot or fail. There's no concerns with this one. I would recommend periodically wiping it for dust though because there are a LOT of tiny vent holes that look like they'd be more than happy to fill up with dust. But i'm quite happy to wipe it over from time to time. My speedtest results were pleasing. I went from 240-500MB/sec to results of upto 740MB/sec checked over a lan cabled computer on our 500MB/sec Virgin Fibre line so this was definately an improvement. Virgin hubs are terrible, they drop wifi connections, have pauses and lag delays when many devices are connected, and the range is terrible. The AX5400 is an easy solution. Definately consider one!

Bought this router as a temp as contract ended with last provider. Registered my new sim, popped it into my phone for a few mins then it went into the router. I had WiFi the minute the sim registration completed. Setting up is so very simple. The sticker on the back was a bit hard to see but that’s down to my sight more than anything else. I was able to change names and password in next to no time and my devices connected seamlessly. The router itself seems quite sturdy and very lightweight but that doesn’t seem to affect the performance. I get full coverage of my flat and the speeds aren’t as great as a hotspot from my phone but using the antenna provided I was still getting over 100Mbps. I’ve only streamed for a few hours but there has been no buffering or any lagging. For the price paid, this has exceeded my expectations and could possibly become a permanent router if my experience so far is anything to go by.

So a lot to talk about here. So I bought this router for approx. £120 on Feb 24th (Prices correct at the time of purchase). I am with virgin media as my ISP in the UK, and had recently upgraded to their "1 gig" package, as I managed to secure it for quite a good monthly deal, considering it came with broadband and TV etc. This package expects you to receive approx. 1gbps across the line. I typically get about 950 across the line. But the hub 4 was obviously not the right hardware at all, to be able to transfer anywhere near 1gbps to my devices on Wi-Fi. Of course, it makes sense for you to be able to achieve the same capabilities of speed you are getting over the cable on Wi-Fi. You would want your Wi-Fi speeds to be that of Ethernet or somewhat similar because you are paying for such a high bandwidth service. It almost makes it seem there is no point in paying for it since majority of the devices in your network will be over Wi-Fi. Because of this, it does make sense to be able to get a router that is capable of delivering such high speeds. Since your Internet service provider will not provide a router capable of that. I think if you pay for 1 gbps, you will get it via ethernet, but you'll get nowhere near 1gbps with any ISP router at the time of writing. If you are in the same boat as me, then you will want a router that is capable of transferring high amounts of data to lots of different devices around the house on Wi-fi in the same way it could over ethernet. And you will really want that, because you want to be able to use the full capabilities the service that you are paying for provided by your ISP. That was the primary objective. If that isn't you, then this review might not be the right review for you, but nevertheless, its a good read for any sort of shopper in the market for buying a new router. I bought this router as I thought it had the best value vs ASUS competitors, as all ASUS did, was give a good typical catchy branding line of it being a "gaming router", and they get purchases. I also notice that a lot of other brands like Netgear are like this. In my opinion, TP link is probably one of the most value for money brands out there in this market. So if you are looking for a router, no matter what price range you are looking for, TP link is generally brand I would recommend. So before buying this router, the hub 4, with no other devices connected, gave me 250mbps* on the 5Ghz band, and 30-50mbps* on the 2Ghz band. This new router gives me about 900Mbps* on the 5Ghz band, and around 100-200 mbps* on the 2Ghz band. * = Peak speeds. Not average speeds. Now the literal only reason you see that sort of improvement, is because this is a Wi-Fi 6 router. As a Wi-Fi 6 router, it should theoretically, give me 3x the amount that a Wi-Fi 5 router will give in the same setting. However as you can see, it gives considerably more than 3x 250mbps, and it gives 900* which is 50mbps less than ethernet speeds. Pretty impressive for a 5Ghz channel. I got typical expected improvements on the 2.4Ghz channel, which is also good to see. However do not expect a new router to massively improve Wi-Fi range across multiple floors. Yes it covers a wide area, and will give full speed to the same floor, but it doesn't cover a large floor. If you want better range for a large house floor, get a better one than this. If you want signal on multiple floors, you will need a mesh network, so in that case, buying two of these and using one of them per floor might be a good idea. But if you just want to cover around a 10m by 10m floor, this router is perfect for you as it will give high bandwidth to devices on that floor. So for me this is a 5 star router as it did exactly what I expected it to do, as the results of speed was what I expected to get based of how it should have theoretically preformed. But beware, as it might not be right for you, if you need it for any other purpose, other than getting more mbps. Of course, the benefit to you is highly dependent on the ISP speed that is provided. So expect less benefit overall if you switch from a hub 4 or sky box, on a 200mbps connection. However, you will still benefit as long as you have a Wi-Fi 6 device. If this was a helpful review, I would appreciate you to click the "helpful" button below so more shoppers can see it. Have a good day.

I bought this before a 2 week holiday with my family, my girls all have tablets and can’t connect to WiFi by themselves so everytime we go to a new place / hotel then they ask for me to connect them. With this portable router, I connected all the devices to it and then connect that to the WiFi provided by the airport / hotel / cruise ship. It’s easy to use and walks you through the setup, I also take it away with me with work and have setup a WireGuard connection on it so i can funnel my internet traffic through my home router to take advantage of adblocking and other services. WiFi signal isn’t really important for me as everyone who is connected is fairly close to the device but it is quite good.

The unit I received would not broadcast a WIFI signal. Hence was unable to find the device on my Mac, Iphone, or Ipad. Master reset button did not work - pressed for more than 6 seconds yet no red light visible on unit. I found instructions confusing.

If you travel a lot, either with work, or with the family on holiday, this TP-Link TL-WR1502X Portable Router might just save your sanity. Before a family holiday, you can sit at home, with a cup of coffee and connect all the family devices, the phones, laptops, tablets, iPads, Steam Decks, portable printer etc. Then once you get to your destination, switching on the router will connect all the devices to a secure local network, the printer will see the laptop for example. Then all you need do is either plug the router in to the hotel ethernet port, or log in to the router's management page, scan the Wi-Fi networks, find the hotel guest network, connect the router, and viola, all your devices are now connected to the internet via the Portable Router. If you have not used a TP-Link device before, they have very intuitive menu interfaces. The one for the TL-WR1502X is particularly good, and even Muggles will be up and running in minutes. The other tech gobbledygook is handled by the router automatically. There are some really nice extra features offered by the TL-WR1502X. You can set up a router VPN (virtual private network), so if you were in a country that blocks say, Netflix, you can just swing your connection back to your home country, and enjoy all the entertainment accounts you have. You can even connect back in to your home network in your house, if you know what you are doing. So you could be on the far side of the Earth, but your devices all think they are back home. TP-Link also do an app called Tether. This app is very good, and lets you manage all your TP-Link devices, including the TL-WR1502X. You can do everything in Tether, from rebooting the device, to setting up your devices to either the 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz Wi-Fi channels, to maximise performance. You can even tell the router to give priority to the games consoles, if they are active. There are also all the usual parental controls, so internet connection can be time-limited to the children's devices, if you wish. And the beauty is, on your next family holiday, all you need do, is make one connection to the new hotel network/Wi-Fi, and you are up and running again. A good travel router like the TL-WR1502X is pretty much a vital necessity these days, for the travelling business person, or family holiday. Several YouTubers did full performance reviews of the TL-WR1502X. They found the radial signal strength to be good, and the router radiates a strong signal upwards. So, if you are renting a two-storey holiday house, the router is best placed centrally on the ground floor, for best coverage. The final feature, that might earn you some free drinks at the hotel bar, is the router offers a guest network feature. So, if you find yourself befriending the hotel neighbours, and they are not getting on well with the hotel Wi-Fi, you could set them up on a separate guest network from your travel router. The two networks will be completely separate from one another. Just make sure to get a free dinner out of it. Price versus performance versus features, the TL-WR1502X really is a no-brainer. Highly recommended.

It's a useful little router which I'm using to run as a second WiFi network at home which is routed through a wireguard VPN. Pro's: - Very easy to setup - Small size and low power - WiFi range seems acceptable (considering size, power and lack of antennas) - User interface is good and instructions are clear - Cheap Negatives: - Unable to force all traffic through a VPN, each client device needs to be added manually - VPN connection sometimes drops (I don't know if this is the VPN itself or the router) but it refuses to automatically reconnect. It sits saying "reconnecting...." but if I manually disconnect and reconnect it connects straight away - no kill switch for the VPN, which means the VPN can disconnect in the background (and refuse to reconnect) and i'm unware that my traffic is no longer going via VPN unless I manually check my IP address (happening several times per day) It has been flawless as a wifi hotspot/router so if you just want it for that then buy it, but if like me you want it exclusively for the VPN feature then you need something else with more advanced software features.

Excellent 5G router with strong WiFi and good configuration controls via web and app. One thing to watch out for is the SIM you use it with. Obviously you need a decent 5G signal in the area but I found some telephony services won’t work with routers (any routers). For example a LycaMobile Sim that works perfectly in a phone will not work in the router (I believe it is blocked by the telephony company) whereas a 1pMobile SIM works fine yet they both use the EE network. You might need to do a bit of experimenting to get the right settings but the configuration options are good and the device itself works really well