My parents have a issue with their internet connection and it will be down for up to a week.
Is there any 4g pocket routers that have a RJ45 out?
4G Pocket Router with RJ45 Port?
zman09 on 08/07/2019 - 08:18
Last edited 08/07/2019 - 15:48 by 1 other user
Last edited 08/07/2019 - 15:48 by 1 other user
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The Asus DSL-AC86U is ADSL & FTTN compatible and works very well with 4G dongles
Netgear Nighthawk M1 and M2
https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-n300-4g-lte-modem-wireles…
This is the cheapest I found when I was looking a few months ago.
Otherwise you can get travel router where you add a USB 4g modem onto it but the total cost won't be much less and its more annoying to setup.
Huawei E5885Ls-93a. Is 4G, wifi and cat6 rj45 connection. Also acts as a battery backup as well. Biggest problem is making sure that it supports AU 4G bands.
Supports;
LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B19
LTE TDD: B38/B40/B41(2555-2655MHz)
UMTS: B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19As for home routers, depends on what way you want to go. Most VDSL (NBN fttn) routers will backwards support ADSL2. There are plenty of models out there that support a 4G fall over connection as well. A lot of newer routers have a USB port on them and support the use of 4G USB stick modems.
For home, I would go with something like the Asus 4G-AC68U. I have the DSL-AC68U and it is great, so I would imagine the 4G model would be identical except with the addition of the 4G fall over option.
A 4G USB modem and an old laptop is the cheapest and simplest solution - just bridge the connections. A router that supports 4G dongles, like the Asus RT-AC68U is an effective but expensive solution; and most other routers are hit & miss with 4G dongle compatibility.
I'm assuming the Cat5 port is mandatory for you? i.e. VoIP adapter? You can always run VoIP through a mobile app (e.g. Zoiper on Android works well over 4G) if that's your roadblock.
Also failing that, can anyone recommend a NBN compatible 4g router that has ADSL 2+ support for now.