EE 4G WIFI Device

I would also be interested in any replies to this as I am wondering about getting the same or similar. I would normally use my phone as a WiFi point but I recently had a bad experience where it seemed to use about 5GB of data in an hour. I had recently changed to 4G but previously on 3G it was quite efficient in the use of data.

David

I use one I have a unlocked one so I look for deals at the moment I have a three slm card which is £15 for 1mounth 3gb pay as you go can be expensive if you are not careful but they are very Good

We use a 4G children's tablet from EE. It cost about £100 and then £10 per month for 10gb of data. It can be as fast as my home fibre broadband on occasions, up to 30 mb. 

We have yet to use all the data in any month despite both of us using it quite comprehensively every day we are in the van.

I would go for an unlocked mifi so that a data sim for any network could be used such as the 3 Network's 12gb Internet on Legs which you can often pick up for around £25. The data lasts for 12 months.

Amazon stock devices such as the Huawei and the sims. It’s what I nearly bought until I decided to stick with tethering to my iPhone which worked really well, signal permitting.

Having had a 3G mifi device on 3, a smartphone on O2 and an EE tablet I find that the 4G EE signal is much stronger than either of the other two, in fact I am not even sure if 3 has much in the way of 4G coverage at the moment

I have also found that EE has much better 4G coverage than O2.

Like all things WiFi, it’s all signal dependant. I have apple products and can provide a WiFi hotspot for my other devices through my phone, so not paying for a second means of communication.

I wouldn't necessarily agree that EE has better coverage overall as it varies from location to location. Whilst EE might be better in one area, O2 or another provider may well be better elsewhere.

Unless we have a crystal ball, it's pretty much pot luck which is why some people carry data sims for more than one network.

Personally, I'm happy to get 3G or 4G and find there's little difference between the two.

I have an EE one. Cost around £14. I used it on last trip as OH had set up a social forum in the two days before our 5 week holiday. We were using 2 commercial sites as well as one without wifi. Bought far more than we needed - 15gb. paid £22 for the 15gb. Buying wifi on the two commercial sites would have been £20 so quite happy. 

Generally use CC wifi and consider it to be good value for us. 

I have an unlocked MiFi currently on Three Mobile which is great if you intend to use it for a month or more otherwise I find for short trips of a few days it is cheaper to use my pay as you go phone as a hotspot. Data top ups are usually only valid for a month so It really all depends on how much data you use in a given time as to which is best for you. If your on the road for a lengthy trip it is better to buy a new data sim with data valid for a year rather than top up and to have a wider choice buy an unlocked MiFi.

peedee

i go along with TW, my Vodafone sim only contract gives me 5gb a month and this is more than enough to run our two tethered iPads when in the van....and more robustly (usually) than the clubs' (either one) wifi....

as i dont use much data when at home (not away in the van) i effectively have a full pot for our uk breaks...

Vodafone are also very generous when travalling abroad in that they add a further 2 gb of 'roaming data' so we get 7gb a month when overseas with no charges...

why would i need another device and sim with associated charges?

drawbacks?....my pnone is 'old' by modern standards (cast off family 4s) and has no 4g capability but 3g seems to do the job very nicely.

apart from that, £15 a month for all the mins and data we both need seems pretty good deal to me these days.