Also seeing the “CA Status keeps changing from CA Active to NO CA to CA Inactive” as well, don’t know if that’s relevant, not sure what it is. Tarkista reitittimen merkkivalojen toiminta ja kokeile sijoittaa reititin paremmalle paikalle jos mahdollista. Hyvä paikka reitittimelle onavara ja lähellä ikkunaa. There is a small setup fee, and you do have to commit to using Telenor for 24 months. However, after paying the upfront fee, the monthly cost from this point onwards is quite reasonable. We’ll get to Three’s plans below, but they’re very competitive. Three’s 5G coverage is also growing rapidly, though of course that doesn’t mean you’ll have it in your home. At the time of writing if you have any 5G coverage it might be limited to just one network, so that by default will be the one to go for if you want 5G home broadband.

The ZTE 5G Indoor CPE Router - MC801A allows you to enjoy the benefit of flexible 5G connectivity. It offers NSA and SA compatibility and wide coverage thanks to 4 x MIMO antennas which offer optimum wireless performance. And with Wi-Fi 6, it supports up to 32 Wi-Fi enabled devices, ideal for connecting your laptop, games console and more. The ZTE MC801A is ZTE’s second-generation 5G router, featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 chipset. It is compatible with global 5G mainstream frequency bands, supporting NSA and SA networks at the same time. Beyond the hardware differences, you should be selecting based on price, coverage, network speeds, and data allowance.

Which also makes me think an external aerial on a pole might become a necessity whichever network I go on. On the base of the router, there is a plastic cover that can be pulled up to reveal the SIM card slot. All three devices also have two Ethernet ports, as well as antenna ports, and a fairly plain, mostly white design. Anyway my replacement is due tomorrow (18th) but this time around knowing they B07 firmware is screwed I’ll be plugging the router in without the sim so it can’t update while i see if there is an option to ignore or defer firmware updates etc for the time being.

Same issue. Yesterday (9th May) the router was swapping from 5G to 4G+ to 4G every few seconds; speed was 4mbps/1mbps whereas typical speed before was 320mbps/60mbps. My preference is for the Huawei routers. They are a quality item. I am not sure about ZTE. It might be personal prejudice but I know what I am getting with Huawei. The two main alternatives to the Three 5G Hubare the 5G Vodafone GigaCubeand the EE 5GEE Router 2021. If you’re after 5G home broadbandthen your options are limited at the time of writing – not many networks offer it, and they typically only offer one router each.

We’re fans of the simplicity of the plans on offer. While some networks offer a range of plans with differing data limits, the fact is that home broadband should be unlimited, so there’s little need for that. The pricing here is also very competitive. Overall, we are happy with the Wi-Fi signal provided by this router. We haven’t had to use any Wi-Fi extenders or mesh Wi-Fi systems, despite using it in a four-bedroom house.

EE has the best signal in the village and the mask is line of sight from my house, less than a half a mile away but no 5g, only 4g. EE is meant to offer the best data speeds where I live as I can see the mast. But will get a payg sim and try it on my mobile. I assume mobiles will give better speed than I can expect from a 4g router so it would be the absolute best case on mobile? The MC801A has a superior heat dissipation capacity, which is way better than the previous 5G MC801. The new system comes with a vertical chimney air duct, an aerodynamic self-accelerating heat dissipation, a built-in custom powerful radiator, and a core chip with thermal phase change material. Due to the improved system, as the company claims, the heat dissipation efficiency is increased by 10%. The 4g service is/was appalling to the extent that I’m now cancelling all of the 3 broadband contracts. One potential caveat with the MC801A is that it claims to only support up to 30 WiFi users at the same time, which is quite low, and we suspect it can probably cope with more. Credits to Aaron and Barry for highlighting the new kit to us.If Three’s 5G home broadband isn’t yet available where you live, you might be offered a 4G home broadband plan on the 4G Hub or on the 4G Plus Hub. Alternatively, you might be able to get 4G mobile broadband on the 4G Plus MiFi. More Information As for the Vodafone GigaCube 5G, that has largely similar specs, including support for 64 simultaneous connections, but its theoretical speeds are lower – though still higher than any UK network can currently manage, so that’s not really a factor. All internal antenna connections have been re-routed to the outside of the case, and are exposed as four secure SMA-female connections on the side of the router.This allows you to easily connect two Bluespot 4G/5G antennas and achieve blisteringly fast internet, even in remote areas.

Cellular Antenna Ports: 2 slots for external antenna with TS-9 connector(Buy ZTE MC801 5G external antenna) Was my first day today with Three 5G and although it started great it all went to sh*t within a few min of being online and “updating”. Note that if you receive a trio SIM (one with three different size options) from your mobile broadband provider, you want the smallest one, also known as a nano SIM card. Step 2: plug in the router My question to you guys who seems to be experienced in testing different type of 5G routers is connected to the External Antenna capabilities. As I already have read and concluded that the TS9 ports to be used with external antennas on the ZTE MC801A only improves the 5G reception. Also remember most of UK 5G is currently delivered in combination with 4G so you need a good 4G signal as well to get good 5G.

ZTE MC801A value for money

Take Three– if you want 5G home broadband on this network, then you can only get it with the Three 5G Hub(also known as the Three 5G Home Broadband Hub) currently, but that needn’t be a problem, as this is a very good device.