Best to use a local data SIM card immobile WiFi. My experience: 10-15 years ago I would have strongly recommended Vodafone, today I advise just as strongly against Vodafon.
You can use the TP-Link M7650 with a micro SIM card that you can buy from a supplier such as Sunrise. This card allows you to surf on the go by using a mobile phone connection. The router supports up to 32 devices simultaneously and offers dual-band Wi-Fi with speeds of up to 867 Mbps on the 5 GHz band and up to 300 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band.
Hi, the device isn't really designed for that, but if your car's USB ports are always powered, you'll have WIFI in your car 24 hours a day (I can confirm this for Tesla).
The following article has hardware version 1.1 TP-Link LTE-Advanced Mobile Wi-Fi M7650
According to the manufacturer, I could not find any significant technical difference.
The range depends on the frequency. 5 GHz, only a short distance is possible. With 2.4 GHz it goes further accordingly. Coverage is then approximately an area of 80 sqm. You can connect everything. Works like any other router.
I can't answer your question directly, but my "AirCard 810" or the "Nighthawk M2" (similar products from Netgear) also establish a network without a SIM card and without an Internet connection. For example, I can transfer pictures to an iPad with several cameras at the same time via this network. I guess that should also be possible with the TP-Link (no guarantee).
No, the TP-Link M7650 is a mobile Wi-Fi router that cannot log into an existing Wi-Fi network to use its Internet connection. Instead, it creates a Wi-Fi network itself by using a mobile network connection (4G/3G/2G).
To get online with the TP-Link M7650, you need to insert a micro SIM card with a data option. Here are the steps to configure it:
- Insert the Micro SIM card into the appropriate slot.
- Switch on the device.
- Connect your devices (e.g. laptop, tablet, smartphone) to the Wi-Fi network provided by the M7650.
- Use the tpMiFi app or the web interface to configure the device and manage the connection.
The M7650 can supply up to 32 devices with internet at the same time, but it cannot log into an existing WiFi network such as that of a campsite.
Hello Varvatos,
...the M7650 only has an interface for the mains cable for charging. There is no connection for a LAN cable. The WiFi can be set via the online router setting - continuous operation (until the data volume is full, then it switches off automatically), or a setting for a time loop (8:00 to 22:00). I had the M7650 in continuous operation as a home hotspot with a SIM card, as no Internet cable was offered. After about a year, the continuous operation regularly switched off automatically after 48 hours because it was constantly filling up (whatever !, I'm not a technician).
I then contacted TP-Link, who helped me very well after some initial hesitation. I then received a TP-Link Archer MR600 (with SIM card) in exchange as a warranty case and am now very satisfied with continuous operation without any failures with download/upload 140/30Mbit/s.
I would not recommend the M7650 as a home router variant. It's ok for a holiday trip with a country SIM card. As a home network router, I would recommend the Archer MR600 or subsequent models if you live in the country and access the Internet via mobile radio.
Regarding the cost of the data stream - I have an unlimited Internet flat rate via O2 on a partner tariff (i.e. there are two mobile tariffs for my wife and me and a SIM card with a contract for unlimited data flat rate for home Internet) for €20 (not including the two mobile tariffs). We don't have a landline, just Internet and 2 mobile phones.
I hope I was able to help you, vG Stephan
Micro USB cable Loose contact and falls out of the plug on the unit.
I am very satisfied with the device and have used it all over the world (before Corona :-( ).
The device has been in use since January 2019 and always in a protective case. Only not when charging. Now I have had the problem for some time that the charging cable (micro USB) simply falls out of the device at the slightest movement. The plug no longer holds the cable and I have to stick it on with adhesive tape when charging. Even then, contact is not guaranteed. Since the cable falls out so easily, charging is no longer reliably guaranteed or very inconvenient.
Does anyone else have this problem? What can I do with the worn-out plug in the device?
