Review on Cioswi Wireless 300Mbps EC25 AFFA Transmission by Jonathan Self

Immediately after placing the order, I requested an activated SIM card from T-Mobile. It comes with a SIM card, but since I have a T-Mobile account and a SIM card doesn't charge you if you add another line, I decided to be absolutely sure. So, first off, I've never tried the included SIM card, so I can't tell you if it works or not. Activated T-Mobile works, works. The kit includes a router, a short Ethernet cable, an adapter for a SIM card (I didn't need it, but it's good to have on hand for later), instructions, a connector and 4 antennas. Everyone is tagged. There are two for 3G/4G connectivity and two for 2.4GHz WiFi (no 5GHz support). You have several options. You can use it as your primary 4G failover router or just leave it as a 4G router. Since I'm concerned about bandwidth, I'm leaving my default router for my main internet connection. In this case, when setting it up, I realized that I had to set the default to 4G. If you don't, it will keep looking for the WAN and not find it. Basically it works like this. I received and unpacked it. I placed the antennas in place (again matching 4G with 3G/4G on router and 2.4GHz with equivalent on router). I actually had an affordable high gain antenna that was fine, so I switched it to 3G/4G as my home office isn't getting a signal on any carrier (which is weird, the rest of the house is fine, probably spy gear or so). . ). The high gain antenna gave me full 4G performance which is nice. This means you can do the same thing (with either or both antenna types) if needed. After all that, I installed the T-Mobile SIM card, connected the device and turned it on. I connected my laptop via cable so that I can log on to the interface. Here is another interesting info. I did a firmware update (with a download setting so you don't have to search for it) after changing other settings. The update doesn't show a progress bar or anything, so it seems to be stuck. It's not like this. When the update was complete, the entire router was reset to default values (including the admin password). Glad I didn't freak out about it. Keep this in mind. After updating the firmware I changed the default settings (make sure the admin password is "admin" - don't leave it like that). In addition, WiFi is not encrypted by default. This too must be changed. There's no WPA3 support, but there is WPA2 AES, so it's a good choice. You can keep the SSID or change it, but definitely encrypt and password protect it. There are many other options that come standard with routers. You can install them as needed. Again, I had to reset it to 4G. The good news is I didn't have to do anything to get it on T-Mobile - it was fine once 4G was on. Binding. That means if you have a modem data limit or it limits itself past a certain point, that limit applies here. Most services are limited, but you can usually upgrade if you want. It really depends if this is your main internet connection or a backup. Why did I get it? Two reasons. First, my wife and I work entirely online and my son goes to school entirely online. We need a fallback in case something happens. Second, I categorically do not trust the public or hotel internet. I wanted something portable to take with me on the go. It's definitely not a bad device, and it's significantly cheaper than similar products you can get direct from the carriers.