NETGEAR Nighthawk 4G Modem Router MR1100

I have 2 of these now and as long as you get the right service provider these work amazing well. I have just had one of the batteries exspand due to over heating so I removed it and replaced it with a genuine Netgear battery and all is good again. I would highly recommend

I was a bit confused with researching mobile Sim routers, as I guess some purchasers are not as savvy as others. (It is a bit like shopping for water containers with a tap. There is a lot of negative feedback from those, with complaints of “ the tap is useless”which you should read: they didn’t loosen the lid to allow air in. User error, or faulty item ? But, I ‘m delighted to say, I have a 3 x improvement, both in Upload and Downloud, using the same SIM card, same static location, than I had before. And I have done about 30 tests, at different times, before and after. I bought this from Amazon direct, but from Warehouse, used like new. ( it was like new, still sealed). Although it seems a huge outlay, if it is important to you in getting connected with better results , I suggest Buy one! ( you can always return it if it doesn’t live up to your expectations! That’s Amazon, a great return policy. I will add, remember to set up your SIM card to get that communicating with the router. You will find that in the software, under Advanced Setting, Cellular. Click Add. Then you need the info of your SIM provider, APN etc it may be already on your phone if you look hard enough, and just add it to the list. Highly recommended from me! The battery lasts about 8 hours, but you can run it with the battery removed, as long as you have a 12v power supply. And I will add; I wasn’t paid to say this, and the item I paid full price for.

I got this to be a back up for data access on the go, I live in Prestwick in Ayrshire, all the networks CLAIM to have 4G but in reality, non really deliver its always hit n miss, I bought Smarty unlimited data sim at £20, they use "the 3' network it shows 4G on my device right at the mast but you can see clearly from the speed tests in NO WAY do you get 4G speeds, in London you might, in Manchester you might, in Liverpool you might but rest of UK esp here on Scotland you wont get much at all above the odd 50 mb download so never expect 1gb, its not going to happen. Now we tested several devices connected same time, it was ok to start depending on network, but 4 or more caused lag and often will drop off network totally. The kit itself is small, neat and smart, easy to set up BUT you will really need to delve deep into the best sim or sims to get depending on your network area coverage in my case I bought a Smarty Sim at £20 unlimited data only on The Three network, the same deal on Three actual network web site is £34. EE were around £29 for just 70mb, so it depends on what you think you need data wise and to be fair £20 for unlimited on Smarty was best deal in the UK I can find. Charge time seems fine at around 2 hrs for full charge and around 8 hrs data time, depending on network access and numbrr of devices connected. A pont to note is that from time to time you do check uour connection as for some odd reason it does disconnect for no reason. Other wise its a neat bit of kit that does work and connects - but do your homework on best network(s) will work for your area.

I work in IT remotely in the Scottish Highlands with local BT broadband delivering insufficient speeds for both download and (increasingly important for zoom/teams calls) upload. Hence the need for a 4G router. This unit, in conjunction with a Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0002 directional antenna is making the most of the two bar signal from the nearest mast on the EE network. Typical download speed is 70 mbs but I’ve seen 123 recently! Upload is consistent at about 10mbs. My work colleagues in different cities/towns in the UK can’t believe it when I screenshare the results of a speedtest (and neither can I). Like some other reviewers it did seem to take a lot more fiddling (and frustration) to setup than I’d expect. It really ought to just be a case of popping in the SIM and away you go, but for some reason it wasn’t straightforward. My top tip, if you’ve just got yourself a new SIM is to put it in your phone and do the initial activation & top up there FIRST to ensure the SIM is fully working. Only once you’re 100% sure that the SIM is working should you then proceed to use that SIM in this device. It’s only a hunch but I think that may have been the cause of some of my initial setup trauma. The unit itself feels really solid & well made. Being battery powered means it will keep working for a number of hours (I think the claim is 7?) without mains power- handy if used at home with possible power cuts. The app that comes with it (or the website used for config) has all of the features you’d expect. I use the unit as effectively our full time home router and have it plugged into the mains at all times, without the battery in place. (The battery is fully charged and just left to one side in case of power cuts - pop it in and within a couple of minutes the router is back up again). Batteries are not meant to have power flowing through them constantly and some users have reported the battery getting too hot (causing the device to shut down) and even becoming misshapen/leaking under prolonged constant charging. So if you’re planning on leaving it on all the time, I’d strongly suggest leaving out the battery. It’s important to realise that the supplied USB charger does NOT provide sufficient power to charge the unit if it is also under heavy active use at the same time. This can lead to the device powering off randomly and I suspect is the cause of some of the dissatisfaction from some users. Simply purchase a decent charger (for about £15) to solve that problem. I bought a “Quick Charge 3.0, Anker 18W 3Amp USB Wall Charger (Quick Charge 2.0 Compatible) Powerport+ 1” device from Amazon. So, ensure you use a SIM that’s already setup, buy a decent charger, and don’t leave the battery in (if you’re leaving it on constantly as a home router) and my experience has been that it’s a cracking little device and worth the extra money over cheaper devices.

I’ve seen enough reviews of this modem to know it’s generally well accepted as a great piece of kit. Unfortunately in my case it wasn’t a good experience and it just didn’t work and wouldn’t connect to any cellular network I tried, and in some cases wouldn’t recognize a SIM was installed. After many, many hours of trying, many hours looking up support articles and many hours of looking up YouTube, I gave up and returned it. A little unsure about whether to try another one or not, will decide once I am reimbursed for this one. In the meantime, I’ll do a bit of research on any equivalent or better options that might be out there. If anyone has any suggestions, I’d be happy to hear.

This is one honest review from a guy who travels a lot and always ends up in the worst dead spots with work ARMY ! . I needed to put an end to no signal with any smart phone, after watching several videos online I began to notice a pattern with the devices people chose, and they all recommended The Netgear Nighthawk M1. So I went ahead and purchased one just last week. I was sceptical as I couldn’t even get 4G on my phone without going outside 20- 30 meters or so , and then it was intermittent. So it arrived and I plugged it in and downloaded the Netgear app and followed the instructions and booooooom I got 4G in my room ! Then it sed 4G+ ? I did a quick speed test on my phone and it was far better than my broadband at home !!!!!! I know this is a bit of a read but hopefully Iv helped someone with there issues of no signal dead spot, I have taken this home and tested it against my internet provider which was around 65MBS NETGEAR - 100MBS !! I have now cancelled my broadband ! Thank you Netgear I don’t know how you don it but your devices are epic and I could talk to my family and steam movies in a dead spot for over 3 months deployment!!!!

OK so this was second attempt with a Netgear Nighthawk MiFi router. Initially I got the more advanced (and expensive) M2 version but I was unable to get that to work. So it was a toss-up get another M2, M1 or something else entirely, in the end went with the cheaper M1 version. Completely different experience to previous M2. Insert SIM, battery & charge for couple of hours. Use iPhone to connect to it's WiFi network and all was good, iPhone connected and connected onwards to internet straight away with no further intervention. It picked up the APN settings automatically something the M2 failed to do. I was going to deducted a star because I was unable to get the Netgear App designed to manage the device to connect to it. However this isn't essential as once set up you can log into the router through a web browser and manage it there. Just put it's IP address (192.168.1.1) into your browsers address (URL) bar and hit enter. Once into the user interface I finished the set up there. So on balance the App probably doesn't add much anyway... I actually got this for my elderly Dad who's in a care home that dosent provide residents with internet access so this device is to give him internet access on his devices principally Netflix. Pleased to report that it's doing this well and he says there's now no buffering and the picture quality is much improved over previous device. I suspect the provision of a single ethernet port on the device which I used to connect to his TV helps here. In fact the ethernet port was one of the reasons I picked the Netgear Nighthawk M1. Only been in use for a couple of hours but at this point working well, I'll edit this review if anything changes my view on this product. On balance I think the M2 version I ordered first and returned was just a bad copy, unusual but stuff happened and nothing is perfect 100% of the time.

First off, I have used Netgear routers before and always found them to have great functionality and long lasting with firmware updates/support available long after I have changed model. This however was sold at a reduced price from Amazon warehouse and I believed it was similar to the programme run by a major phone/laptop/tablet manufacturer, where even the boxes are re-shrink wrapped. This could not have been further from my expectations. The item arrived in a small cardboard box with packing paper stuffed in. No manual, no bag or product box. The screen had fine scratches on it and once I had found a charging cable, it refused to stay on long enough to try and work out why it was not working. I tried several sims and although these connected to the network (as they do on another dongle that I have been using), they refused access to my devices on this. After a frustrating day (abroad) trying to get this to work, I had to buy a dedicated dual band 4G router from a competitor. I cannot comment on performance overall but the battery was surprising (virtually DOA), which is surprising as these units were only released in the UK in late 2017 I believe. The screen is quite small to read and I think this could be improved on. Set up is straightforward (normally). The ethernet port is appealing on these along with the TS-9 ports, but I did not get a chance to test this. Amazon have been great and resolved this quickly and refunded my outlay. However I am really surprised at the overall quality. I have bought things at car boot sales that looked more appealing. From what I understand, the products are direct from the manufacturer via the warehouse - even more of a reason to insist on excellent quality control, which was sadly lacking this time. The model has since been superseded by the M2 version but I will probably wait for the 5G (M6) to come down in price and next time around try and get it new.