Dec 5, 2013, 1:09 pm
Last edit by: nkedel
Some of the popular routers in this thread:
Edimax 6258NL (or via Amazon)
Asus wL-330nul
TP-Link WR702N
TP-LINK TL-WR710N (out of production, but superceded by similar models)
Edimax BR-6258n
Hootoo Tripmate Nano (TM-02)
GLi GL-AR300M
GL.iNet GL-AR750 Travel AC Router - a higher-powered dual band option; probably bigger than most people want, but if you need it... (has its own thread here)
Edimax 6258NL (or via Amazon)
Asus wL-330nul
TP-Link WR702N
TP-LINK TL-WR710N (out of production, but superceded by similar models)
Edimax BR-6258n
Hootoo Tripmate Nano (TM-02)
GLi GL-AR300M
GL.iNet GL-AR750 Travel AC Router - a higher-powered dual band option; probably bigger than most people want, but if you need it... (has its own thread here)
World's Smallest Wireless Router for Hotel Rooms
Feb 12, 2013, 10:50 am
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Feb 12, 2013, 12:09 pm
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The Edimax BR-6258nl is:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-BR-62.../dp/B00ADHPP6Y
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-BR-62.../dp/B00ADHPP6Y
Feb 12, 2013, 10:42 pm
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D-Link DIR505
I downloaded the specs, and couldn't find power requirements. One thing people were worried about w/ the D-Link was that the original specs didn't clarify that it worked on 220V (later specs clarified that it did). I assume this one works worldwide as well, but hopefully one of you early adopters will confirm that.
Nice to see the folding plug. This looks like a winner to me, assuming they can get the initial fw issues resolved.
Nice to see the folding plug. This looks like a winner to me, assuming they can get the initial fw issues resolved.
I use a Cradlepoint. It is bigger but it works.
Feb 13, 2013, 11:28 am
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Running on the latest firmware.
Feb 13, 2013, 12:43 pm
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Feb 13, 2013, 1:22 pm
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Feb 13, 2013, 1:23 pm
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Feb 13, 2013, 3:42 pm
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I'm still trying to understand how these things all work. Am I correct that you can't speed up an otherwise slow internet service with one of these devices? But that you can extend the range of the service you do have?
Feb 13, 2013, 4:11 pm
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correct, if the internet connection is the bottleneck then this won't make anything to/from the internet any faster. Moving stuff within the network e.g. from one laptop to another would be quicker though.
Feb 14, 2013, 9:44 am
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The Airlive N.Mini is also 300Mbps and uses a separate power supply making it very compact. As a travel router, though, I find the overall throughput at hotels so slow that 150Mbps link speed has never been the bottleneck.
Feb 14, 2013, 3:25 pm
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Feb 15, 2013, 6:07 am
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I read a review of that wireless travel router: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/14/s...uter-repeater/. 300Mbps is great!
Feb 15, 2013, 8:13 am
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That's why I'm sticking with the Edimax. It powers off a micro usb cable, which I have to carry anyway for my other gadgets (I use 4ft Ziplinq rretractable cables), and it's tiny. The fact that it's 150Mps is irrelevant, given that no hotel network ever comes anywhere near that speed.
Of course, if they come out with a 300Mps Edimax....or if they fold the prongs on the Satechi...I have no doubt I'll be the first in line to buy it!