Review on 🚀 Boost Internet Speed with NETGEAR LB1120 LTE 4G Broadband Modem - Enjoy LTE as Your Primary Connection by Salvador Taisacan

There are a lot of reviews here but wanted to share my experience in case it helps others. I used this with a relatively unknown provider, at least outside of Alaska, GCI Communications. I've done some diligence and made sure the device supports the channels/frequencies that GCI is using, so thought it might be worth a try. I haven't had any problems and so far I'm very happy with the device. Where I live my only internet access is the cellular network, so it took me a lot of work and money to make it work like a "normal" internet connection. . Initially I used a regular Wi-Fi hotspot connected to a Wi-Fi to Ethernet adapter which was then connected to a regular home router. I would switch SIM cards if I hit the limit, but I wanted to get multiple simultaneous cellular connections through a load-balancing router to increase throughput and reduce issues. I've been looking for a cellular "hotspot" that works more like a router and it does exactly that. In normal bridge mode, like a typical access point, I lose administrative control of the device as the device simply acts as the cellular backhaul of the network. The additional layer 3 transition (router mode) is necessary for me to keep administrative control over the actual cellular modem in my home network. I had to look up and enter GCI APN information which is easy to find online and requires a call to the operator. After I did that and set my own static IP address on the device, everything worked. I get good signal strength with the device and after a few months I haven't had to do any resets or deal with any issues like I did with my regular hotspot. I'm a network and communications engineer by trade, so I'm not "fair" in assessing the complexity of the device, but it doesn't seem like it will be too difficult for most users. My app is particularly advanced, but at a basic level this will essentially turn a cellular connection into a wired one. I love that I can provide my plan details and my usage is tracked according to my limit and billing cycle. This gives me a lot more confidence that tracking my operator usage is accurate. You can also use it to do some interesting things like: B. sending SMS messages (text messages) from the web interface to any carrier network. It also notifies me when firmware updates are available and plan limits reach an adjustable threshold. It also gets text notifications from the carrier when I hit a certain percentage of my plan usage. There's also a screen where you can see the cellphone page and get exact signal strength, cellphone tower ID, and other fun info that's often "invisible" on a cellphone network. The device can do simple port forwarding, but it doesn't matter. for me, since my statement puts me in a private area (RFC1918) and the redirection doesn't work anyway. It's also possible to configure the DMZ, but I haven't played with it because again it's somewhat irrelevant in my situation. I haven't tried UPnP either, but I don't see any options to enable it, so I'm not sure. Overall it has everything I need and allows me to do exactly what I wanted. With the added boost of a load-balanced second connection, I can easily get reliable 1080P streaming, and I can hardly say I'm only using a cellular connection. In fact, it's so good I'm about to buy a second one to replace my fancy hotspot/wifi adapter that I use for my second internet connection!