D-Link DWR-978 5G AC2600 Wi-Fi Router, Super Fast 5G Download Up to 1.6 Gbps, AC2600 Wi-Fi, MU-MIMO, 4 x Gigabit Port, Gigabit Internet Port, Removable External Antennas, Unlocked for All Networks

My old wifi hotspot device (Netgear Aircard 762) started to play up so I had to get a replacement.Looking on the market I say this device as a similar replacement.The D-Link DWR 933 performs as expected, it has a WPS button, a clear LCD display and so far I have managed to get 80mbps from my 4g connection (which is really good)The device settings are accessed by a web page, and it is pretty informative (even better that my old access point's web interface. You can set all the passwords and internet settings here, it has very complex settings that are fully customisableI am currently using this device with 4 attached devices.. they all work well and perform again as expected.You can connect either 2.4 or 5 ghz as there are 2 separate wifi access points on the device. Range is very good I have my laptop connected in another room and the signal is very strong.Cannot really fault the device but would like to be able to view TXT messages with the built in LCD screen instead of having to log onto the device to view the TXT.The device will not work witout the battery inserted, my old hotspot would work on USB power without a battery, as I was at home most of the time and didnt need to use the devices battery.The hotspot also has a micro sd slot so you can use the device as a network storage device. Handy to share files over your own network.When On battery the hotspot lasts well over 10 hours with lots of use.Pros• Good Value• Compact• Removable battery• Good display• Long battery lifeCons• Wont run on USB power only (needs battery in device)• LCD screen is tiny• Micro USB port (should be USB C really)Can recommend this product if you are after a wifi 4G Hotsport

I live in a semi-rural area just outside of London with no FTTP available to me. I have a top-tier Vodafone 5G mobile internet subscription. The local 5G mast is approx 1 mile away and I have line-of-sight to it from my house. I also have an external 5G antenna pointing directly at the mast, connected to the router's MIMO inputs with some pretty tough cables. Everything should be set up perfectly for a stable and fast mobile internet.I've used D-Link products quite extensively in the past (mainly network switched) and had no problems, so although this router looks 'dated' I trusted the brand. It was fairly cheap compared other routers at the time and I thought I could balance reliability and price with the D-Link.What a mistake. I've owned it for 2 months and had nothing but trouble.Like other reviews here, I'm seeing drop-outs, weak 4-and-5G signal (even with my external antenna!), no 5G signal at all when using the router's own 5G antennas, frequent freezes, etc.The feature set is appalling for any modern router:* No static DHCP reservation* No support for security standards above WPA2 (even my iPhone keeps warning me that the network's security is weak)* No client list page, just a small pane on the router's admin panel homepage* No option to install a VPN* In-built 'speedtest' feature doesn't work - it always says "failed". The feature has been removed from recent documentation updates but it's still in the router's menu* No firmware updates available (apart from a minor patch version a long time ago)* The router body is huge, top-heavy, and cannot be wall-mounted* The 4 ethernet ports are in the most awful position, and the stand doesn't have cut-outs for the cable. So you have to decide between passing the cable under the stand and un-balancing the entire router until it falls on its face, or bending your cable into an unnatural 90-degree shape so you can still keep the router upright* System log doesn’t log anything useful at all, and it appears to get wiped when the router is rebootedAs for specific problems with mine:* The 5G light doesn't light up on the front hardware panel, even though the admin page tells me I have a signal* It drops the connection so frequently, I've had to set it to reboot early every morning* It often freezes while my wife and I are both on conference calls* One weekend it had such awful performance I went into the admin panel to try debugging, and I saw a whole load of garbled data pre-filled in the WAN connection parameters form* The admin panel stops responding from time-to-time* Even with my external antenna pointing at a mast close-by, the strongest 5G signal I can get is "3 bars" at -105dbm* Sometimes it doesn't recover from its daily scheduled reboot and it sits with its lights off like an expensive white plastic brick until I hard-reboot it by pulling the plug.It 'bricked' itself again this morning and I've had enough, which is why I've come back to leave this review. I'm now outside of the Amazon return window so I don't even know if I'll be able to get my money back. I'm so desperate for a reliable router that I've ordered a TP-Link to arrive today. The D-Link will probably sit gathering dust in my garage for several years as a monument to a costly mistake, until enough time has passed that I don't feel shame and anxiety any more (and that my wife has forgotten about how much money I spent on it), and I can take it to the dump.

Great when your travelling

I like the portability and size. Was easy to set up, battery life not bad. Issues, if you use it on a 4k smart TV, ensure you have 3 to 4 bars or it will buffer or drop signal, also using other devices causes same issue while 4k TV is streaming. I'm using Smarty network which is 3. Maybe other network sims work better, ideal for caravan or camping and using a power bank to recharge it, can recharge while using it.

I brought these for our work from home situation, me and my wife works from home and our bandwidth demand is pretty high. The best part is it's screen, this will show all the info you need along with signal strength and network selection. The worst part is the UI will get stuck at times and you have to restart it.I had to return the first unit i purchased after 6 months as it stoped getting mobile signal, contacted Dlink and they told me to do a return to replacement, which would take about 10 days so i called amazon and was able to get a replacement the very next day.One annoying thing is that i cannot get a Ip access via computer to this router, But most of the common issues you faces will be address on the device screen; but for advance use router accesses is essential, which i cannot figure out, how to get into.The portability is amazing, wish it had an option for an external antenna.If you are buying these i would make sure to buy from amazon as a seller rather than a third party seller so in case it died of lose the ability to get signal ( like i had) you can get it swapped for a new one.