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[DigDub]

Subscribed to the $11.80 plan and put the sim card in a sim card router. Happy with it so far, think gonna drop my fibre broadband subscription.

 

[Tedicious]

Subscribed to the $11.80 plan and put the sim card in a sim card router. Happy with it so far, think gonna drop my fibre broadband subscription.

Sorry noob here, but does that mean that can just insert the SIM card into this router, on power and can start internet le?

 

[DigDub]

Sorry noob here, but does that mean that can just insert the SIM card into this router, on power and can start internet le?

Yup. Insert the sim card, on power, install the Deco app on phone, follow through the steps in the app, when finished the internet connection will be up.

 

[Habrosus]

Yup. Insert the sim card, on power, install the Deco app on phone, follow through the steps in the app, when finished the internet connection will be up.

Then all devices can connect and use data like normal WIFI?

 

[Tedicious]

Yup. Insert the sim card, on power, install the Deco app on phone, follow through the steps in the app, when finished the internet connection will be up.

Oh cool. I guess should be idiot proof like that. Maybe I go find those $10 mobile plan

 

[DigDub]

Then all devices can connect and use data like normal WIFI?

Yes can. Just connect to the sim router like a normal wifi connection.

 

[DigDub]

Oh cool. I guess should be idiot proof like that. Maybe I go find those $10 mobile plan

Yup quite straightforward to set up. Convenient also since can move the router around, just need a power socket, no need to be tethered to a wall fibre point.

 

[Habrosus]

Yes can. Just connect to the sim router like a normal wifi connection.

Thank you!

 

[davi502]

Subscribed to the $11.80 plan and put the sim card in a sim card router. Happy with it so far, think gonna drop my fibre broadband subscription.

Running the same setup too but on ZYM. However there's an upfront cost for the Deco X50 which is around $200+ even tho prices have fallen recently.

 

[Tedicious]

Running the same setup too but on ZYM. However there's an upfront cost for the Deco X50 which is around $200+ even tho prices have fallen recently.

Is deco x50 the only tp link model to have the SIM card model?

 

[jasonsouza77]

Subscribed to the $11.80 plan and put the sim card in a sim card router. Happy with it so far, think gonna drop my fibre broadband subscription.

this is a really gd idea. if one got no budget for router, can just enable hotspot on your mobile but it does eat quite a bit of battery. you can also use usb tethering for your laptop or desktop pc

 

[jasonsouza77]

Subscribed to the $11.80 plan and put the sim card in a sim card router. Happy with it so far, think gonna drop my fibre broadband subscription.

did u do a speedtest? hope ur able to get good speeds

 

[jasonsouza77]

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[DigDub]

did u do a speedtest? hope ur able to get good speeds

Yup 4g about 80-100mbps consistent.

 

[jasonsouza77]

Yup 4g about 80-100mbps consistent.

wow. thats v good. i get an average of 50mbps and quite satisfied with my internet related stuff

 

[DigDub]

wow. thats v good. i get an average of 50mbps and quite satisfied with my internet related stuff

Yea my internet needs not very demanding. Can stream smoothly and download at reasonable speed can liao.

 

[yuri2]

Is deco x50 the only tp link model to have the SIM card model?

I have two tplink SIM routers, MR600 (4G) and deco X50-5G. Had ditched my fibre bb many months ago, and was paying $30 then.
I went through a few MVNO, Restriction is not so much the speed as 4G is enough for internet surfing, watching 4k TV. It might be limited if you're doing heavy gaming online.

The last I settled on was Simba data-only plan $5 for 300GB. At one time, it ran out of data, so 300GB was not really enough.

Now Circles-Life is much better offer for me at $8 for 750GB and the latest promo $8 for 1TB.

I did find some problem with the 2 routers. Occasionally, they hanged. A power reset is the only solution.

 

[davi502]

Is deco x50 the only tp link model to have the SIM card model?

I remember there's lower end models like Deco X20 but that is 4G not 5G.

 

[EeeK]

using this with 4g speed can stream 4k youtube videos?

 

[Sambuca78]

using this with 4g speed can stream 4k youtube videos?

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