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How do I choose a mobile router? When it comes to choosing a MiFi device, you have three options: 1. You can get a free or low-price router from a mobile operator in return for a fixed monthly subscription 2. You can buy a network-unlocked router to which you add a data-only SIM of your choice, with much lower monthly payments 3. You can hire a mobile router to cover only the period you need (see MyWebspot or Skyroam Solis, both reviewed below) Many people will automatically go to their mobile operator for a MiFi device, since it’s an easy solution and you don’t need to pay anything up front. But this isn’t always the best idea. If you buy a MiFi router from a mobile operator it will be locked to that network, preventing you from shopping around for the best data deal. You will also most likely pay over the odds if you choose to pay nothing up front but tie yourself into a two-year contract. For example, EE’s 4GEE Mini with 30GB of data is available for free on a £20-per-month two-year plan.

Over the two years you’ll pay £480. By comparison, if you buy the mobile router yourself (most are between £50 and £100), you can get a data-only SIM with 40GB of data – even more than EE’s plan – from as little as £16 per month from Three. Over the two years you’ll pay only £384 for your data – but potentially a lot less if you don’t need that much data, as there’s a range of cheaper plans available too. Better still, you can subscribe to a rolling monthly contract, allowing you to move on at any time with only 30 days’ notice – though the monthly cost will likely be higher. All UK mobile operators supply MiFi devices, but remember that not all routers are created equal and the one supplied by your mobile operator may not be the best. Best mobile Wi-Fi routers 2018 TP-Link M7350 4G Mobile Router TP-Link’s M7350 is a solid mobile router than has the big benefit of being network-unlocked.

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That means although you’ll pay in full upfront, you can choose any data deal from any UK network operator, and you aren’t tied to a contract. The TP-Link supports all three UK 4G LTE bands, with up to 150Mbps download speeds and 50Mbps uploads. It can create a wireless network for up to 10 devices, and supports a microSD card for shared storage and has an LCD that tells you the signal strength, how many devices are connected, how much data you have used of your total limit, plus the remaining battery capacity. You can also use the LCD to cycle through a menu that caters to such options as toggling on or off data roaming, switching between 2.4- and 5GHz output, and choosing between 4G, 3G or a mixture of both. A final option displays a QR code that takes you directly to Google Play or the App Store to download the tpMiFi app, which lets you manage users, alter the range, share files and read text messages.

The TP-Link’s 2550mAh battery should be good for up to 10 hours of 4G connectivity, but lasts days on standby. MyWebspot Most of the options in this chart are suitable for those who will regularly need the use of a mobile Wi-Fi router, but MyWebspot is more appropriate for those who have a one-off requirement. If you’re going on holiday abroad (potentially outside the realms of free roaming in Europe) and have several devices to get online, the service allows you to hire a hotspot for use by up to five devices in more than 100 countries. Daily charges might sound steep at first, starting at €7.90/£7.12/$9.16 per day, but that’s nothing compared to what your mobile operator will charge you once you overstep your data allowance. It can also be very expensive to connect to the Wi-Fi provided by resorts, which is often slow and time-limited.

The data allowances are also very generous. You can get up to 10GB unrestricted usage in parts of Europe, and 5GB in the US (per day). After this it cuts down to an almost unusable 256kbps, so it’s not quite ‘unlimited’ but as good as.