ZTE MF920, 4G+ MiFi Portable WiFi, Connect 32 Devices, Lasts up to 10hour Battery, Global Travel Device - Simple Use, Easy App, Unlocked SIM Card Slot

Small and smart looking 110x65x18 mm light weight and pocket sized. What looks like the screen is simply a shiny black panel with 4 LED indicators down one side. Came with over 50% charge so was no delay in setting up. Micro sim fits easily in the covered slot on the base. There is a WPS button and an ON/OFF button on the base - both are activated by pushing for 5 seconds. With an activated sim in the router the turn on to internet connection takes only about 30 seconds. I dumped the DATA only SMARTY sim and used one I already own. The passwords for wifi and router access are on the label on the back - I used my PC to access the setup in USB mode - 192.168.0.1 and enter the router password - once into the admin page changed router password, wifi password and SSID. WIFI can be turned off if USB mode only is needed. In my front room at peak times I get around 8 Mb/s download over USB - with the router in an upstairs window and with the shiny black panel pointed at the cell tower I get between 20 and 35Mb/s download over the 2.4Ghz wifi.I don't know how long a battery charge lasts but is stated at 10 hours - time will tell.Only negative points so far are the shape - it is not so good for standing on its base and can't be stood on its base with USB cable attached - I 3D printed a stand in PETG that I found on thingiverse which acts as a stable stand with USB access and easy orientation towards a cell tower. (search ZTE)Not sure how many wifi devices can be attached to the router as I only use one PC with wifi.For the money this little USB modem router is very good

Excellent.. Whole process 1st class.. Device is fantastic, takes absolutely ANY network sim card,(most devices with sim cards don't work on some non brand named networks/piggybacking networks),Battery life is good,I leave it plugged in and can connect to an amazingly large amount of other devices, signal and reception are great..So simple, quick and easy to set up and use 1st time : Put SIM in, turn on and that's it, just connect devices WiFi with password and done..I have a unlimited data Smarty sim in mine,£20 a month and not a problem,ever..SIM came free with box.. I Have a ZTE phone,it's brilliant, so opted for this ZTE WiFi box and no regrets!!!! 100% recommend, well worth it..Doesn't have any information with it so no app to manage it on or anything, which would of been a great thing to have but as far as I have been able to find out, there isn't one, which is a pity,but not a major issue..Doesn't heat up..

Overall, very pleased with this product so far. It does exactly what I wanted from it. It was relatively simple to set up. I'll share some tips now.1. Don't fuss yourself with the Smarty SIM. There's no instructions on how to activate the one that came with it. The link I followed led to a new SIM being dispatched and I had to complain to Smarty to get it cancelled.2. You'll need to activate whatever SIM you go for in a phone. There's no means that I could find to activate it in the unit.3. Getting the SIM in and out is quite fiddly and I could see how it might even lead to damage. So be careful.I went with a Lebara SIM in the end. Best speed I've had on full signal is about 30Mbps. WiFi range I've found is OK. Generally good between rooms on the same floor. A bit wobbly between floors.Power consumption isn't what it says. Between 4-6 hours depending on usage I've found. Does get a bit warm in constant use.I got this as a home office backup and I'm confident it will bridge any outage gaps in out main Internet connection.

The Amazon listing claims that this comes with a quick start guide, and the warranty card. I got neither, unless they are referring to the included QR code that takes you to a site of instructions. A site that kept crashing long before i could find anything in English. And while i'm not a complete noob with these kind of devices, i would still appreciate some basic instructions for this unit..I then tried the web in general, and i think i used every combination of words, in several search engines, as well as looking at a couple of ''Instruction Manuals for free'' kind of websites, but it's like this particular model doesn't exist. All of it's siblings exist, and there's plenty of sites trying to sell this version to me. But any kind of instructions? Good luck..Even which way around the SIM card goes in feels a little like they tried to catch me out. Because, in anything other than the brightest of direct lights, the usual logo of a square with a corner missing is not as obvious as usual..And printing all of the passwords you'll need for set up UNDER where the battery goes? If you do buy this, take a quick photo of those for reference before you put the battery in. That'll make sense very quickly..I was looking forward to this arriving. After less than an hour i couldn't wait to get rid of it. But after some more trial and error i did eventually get this up and running..For a while i thought that the connection problems might be from Smarty overhauling their system at the moment. But i don't think it's just that. The reason i chose this ZTE model was because i already have a ZTE internet dongle. It cost a third of what this does, and i also have a Smarty Sim in that. While it doesn't do Wi-Fi, and it's certainly not perfect at the one thing it does do, that £10 (ish) dongle works a lot better than this does on one computer at a time..And any claims that this can handle 32 devices are nothing short of fantasy. This struggles at a grindingly slow speed on just one device. The GUI shows the speeds, and this constantly flickers between various numbers and zero. But at one point when it was working, that speed registered at less than a single kilobit (0.8) per second. Not megabit, kilobit. I think that would have been humiliatingly slow even in 1985. And that's when it WAS working, and plugged directly into a desktop computer. I didn't bother to check the Wi-Fi stats later. In fairness, it's Wi-Fi did function, but if you are wanting to stream anything then forget it..And before you go thinking that maybe there's just bad service where i am, it's not that. The reason the i use these kind of things is because regular internet here is patchy at best, but the phone masts less than 30 yards from my home provide solid coverage..As i said before, i know Smarty are going through some changes at the moment. But my old ZTE dongle with a Smarty Sim is working better than this, as are my phones with Smarty Sims in them as well. I think the problem is this device. And if it struggles with a signal 30 yards from the phone masts, then what good will it be for you on your camping trip or whatever?.Later...I ended upkeeping this (to lazy to return it i guess), and it died a complete death after nine months..

Amazing little piece of kit!Up and running in two hours after activation. Streaming is perfect. So simple and easy to set up. Just moved house and it's saved us from a week without WiFi.Not sure how it'd stand up to heavy use (multiple devices) but for one device streaming Netflix etc it is perfect!