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Review on Yeacomm 4G LTE CPE Router with Sim Card Slot, Unlocked 3G 4G Wireless Mobile Router for Home/Office, 4G Wi-Fi Hotspot Router Up to 32 Users, Supporting T-Mobile and AT&T Voice Calling, Incompatible with Verizon by Quartreal Eagleman

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Rural Internet Replacement Solution

I saw a YouTube video showing how to upgrade this router to fake the phone company's SIM card so that it thinks it be in a mobile phone with unlimited data. Wu. long sentence Well, while I acknowledge the moral ambiguity, I was intrigued by the idea. I live in a rural area where there is no internet connection at all. I tried various ways to access the internet (satellite internet was a costly disaster), none of them worked. So when my wife was trying to run a business using the limited hotspot data that comes with our data plan and hearing her scream every time her computer disconnected, I decided to do something more drastic than the plan came up points. which offered 100 GB for $50 a month. The question is, is 100 GB enough for a month? Since I saw a video showing how to use this particular router as a wifi hotspot and with an update and a setting change I could potentially have unlimited data on the hotspot (our data plan gives us unlimited data for our phones). no access point). So now on a mission to improve our ability to live as the internet gods intended, I have ordered a Yeacomm P21 SIM card and router. Now let me say in advance that my plan has come to fruition and is working great. The router has better signal strength than the phone company router, and I can also connect devices using the Ethernet ports on the back if I want to. Wireless coverage covers our entire 3,000 square foot home and attached garage. WLAN extenders are not required. Now for some of the problems I ran into trying to install: The instructions were written by someone with limited knowledge of the English language. I understand. The router is made in China (sigh, like most things these days, and yes, I'm aware of my hypocrisy in still buying Chinese-made goods), so it makes sense that the translation was written by a native Chinese speaker and a Much is lost in translation. Enough of it. The next problem I encountered was the way the SIM card was inserted into the slot. The router supports three sizes of SIM cards and uses inserts to hold the cards in place when you insert the card into the slot. The problem is that the inserts don't hold the card when you try to insert it into the slot. So they provided a flat metal tool to insert the card. Except that they never explain that you need to use this tool and they don't mention this tool at all in the instructions. After several failed attempts to insert the card, and so frustrated that I almost sent it back, I solved the puzzle (insert Chinese pun here). After that, the router recognized the card and the Ethernet connection worked. The wireless connection was another matter. Needless to say, after a few hours of fiddling, I figured out how to get everything working. And it works great! Aren't you glad you read the 5,000 word review to get to the bottom of it?

Pros
  • Very Good Value
Cons
  • Useless Features