ZTE MF920 4G MiFi Router – Unlocked Portable WiFi Hotspot with SIM Slot, Connects up to 32 Devices, Mobile Broadband Dongle for Travel, Home, Office or Caravan Internet

Please note this review is for the ZTE MF920U, CAT4/4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi device and not any of the other ZTE models you can find on Amazon. Secondly, I am not a computer / technology nerd, so my review is based on my experience of setting up this portable hotspot device and is meant to help others who may consider themselves less technically inclined avoid some of the pitfalls I encountered. I initially bought this device as I had recently acquired a general use SIM (i.e. one can use in a mobile phone for making calls, texting and having data for accessing the internet) from a well known brand to use with my old portable hotspot or in my Samsung Galaxy S6 Lite tablet. Sadly this general use SIM didn't work in my unlocked devices, so I decided to buy this ZTE device as it offered a 4g/LTE service. However, I then discovered the general sim didn't work in it either (i.e. it wouldn't give me internet access when I tried to link my Amazon Kindle, Windows 10 laptop or Samsung tablet to it). Further research and contact with the helpful folks at the general SIM provider led to a suggestion I should change the APN settings in the ZTE device but this also proved unsuccessful. Lesson 1: Use an appropriate 'data only' SIM (that for me meant one that offers a 4g/LTE service which is what this particular ZTE model and my Samsung need). Funnily enough, Smarty offer a 'data only' option for the free Smarty SIM provided with this device! Assuming you can get a good coverage from Smarty in your area (this can be checked on their website) and before you can use it in this device, you need to create an account with Smarty and select a data only sim package via the Smarty website. Once you have created an account you then need to activate the SIM which took just 10 minutes (but you are warned it could take up to two hours). Lesson 2: This ZTE device uses a 'micro' SIM (the Smarty SIM card comes in a standard size but it is easy to punch out a micro or nano sized SIM from it using the perforations provided). Do not try to fit a nano SIM in the device as you will probably have difficulty extracting it when you discover it doesn't work). Lesson 3: The activated Smarty SIM worked first time in the ZTE device and there was no need to change any APN or other settings. An Internet connection was immediately available on my laptop, kindle and tablet once I looked to see what wifi networks were available. Please note that I am not advocating that only a Smarty SIM will work in this device, as I suspect that other 4g/LTE data only SIMS offered by other mainstream providers will probably work too, but after my experiences, I would be a little cautious about trying to use a more 'general' sim that offers phone and text services in addition to data. So now the ZTE is up and running smoothly, and my stress levels have receded, I am finding this ZTE device a delight to use. It is still early days, but so far so good. I am getting a good signal where I live with reasonably fast download speeds that are good enough to live stream television programmes, etc. In Summary: I hadn't realised how careful one needs to be when selecting a mobile wifi pocket hotspot and pairing it up with an appropriate SIM, so I hope this review is helpful if you are considering buying the ZTE MF920U, CAT4/4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi device.

I needed a mobile hotspot that allowed multiple devices to connect at once in a hurry as my internet went off at 7am on Saturday morning and I was scheduled to work from home that evening and my son was on call for his Tech Support job. No way we could have worked without internet and as our ISP advised it was an infrastructure fault and would not be fixed for several days it was a moment of sheer panic (finally got our internet back Tuesday at 5pm). This little device certainly came in clutch and proved surprisingly powerful. We live in a two bedroom terraced house built in 1905 so has substantial walls and floors/ceilings. Set this up in my sons room and we had no issue connecting his laptop and desktop PC, my laptop and the husband's desktop. This allowed my husband to stream films whilst I worked, allowed me to take and make phone calls over VOIP and dial in to the office server and perform all my tasks, all whilst my son did whatever he was doing online whilst waiting for a work call. The connection to the devices was simple and strong with little to no drop out. We used the included SIM card and adding unlimited data was quick, easy and surprisingly cheap. Signal strength on the network for our area was good and easily coped with everything we were doing. Wish I had got one before now for when we go on holiday as hotel wifi can be notoriously patchy. Now we have this little device that is never going to be a problem again. Even better we are going to keep this charged with data and make sure the battery is charged then if there is a power cut we can still connect devices and get online quickly and easily (providing they have charge of course). Don't wait for the worst to happen to you (like it did to us) be prepared!

Had a little Wi-Fi internet dongle ages ago, 3g, eventually gave up with it as everything had moved on and I wasn't really using it. I have unlimited data on my mobile so why would I need one? Well I work in Cumbria and often my phone signal is non existent or very poor, I also work at a place with a fantastic EE mast that everyone uses so you can get a full 5 bar signal and no data or phone, my alternative was to visit 3 and see about a Wi-Fi dongle again, I now have a 120gb data sim for little money a month but the cost of the dongle was prohibitive. I thought this was worth a try, and it's well worth the price. Set up was easy, put card into slot, charge and turn on, getting into the setting also easy and everything worked. So I used it to help out with coverage of a no rules football game on Tuesday night, it worked. But it did have to be re-set at one point as it froze, and by the end of the night even with wireless strength turned down to maximise the battery it was almost done after 4.5 hours. all in all an excellent bit of kit for the price.

I bought this a while ago. I only used it a handful of times mainly when I traveled abroad during the summer holidays. It worked flawlessly initially. No disconntion. Multiple devices connected. Good speeds and good battery life. Couldn't ask for anything more. Last time I tried to use it , it doesn't detect the sim card no matte what I tried. I tried different sim cards from different providers. The SIM mechanism in this device is very old school push to click which is known to break easily. I am sure that's the issue. Bottom line is this is a good device but won't last or withstand heavy use particularly if you keep switching SIM cards like when going on holidays.

Small and smart looking 110x65x18 mm light weight and pocket sized. What looks like the screen is simply a shiny black panel with 4 LED indicators down one side. Came with over 50% charge so was no delay in setting up. Micro sim fits easily in the covered slot on the base. There is a WPS button and an ON/OFF button on the base - both are activated by pushing for 5 seconds. With an activated sim in the router the turn on to internet connection takes only about 30 seconds. I dumped the DATA only SMARTY sim and used one I already own. The passwords for wifi and router access are on the label on the back - I used my PC to access the setup in USB mode - 192.168.0.1 and enter the router password - once into the admin page changed router password, wifi password and SSID. WIFI can be turned off if USB mode only is needed. In my front room at peak times I get around 8 Mb/s download over USB - with the router in an upstairs window and with the shiny black panel pointed at the cell tower I get between 20 and 35Mb/s download over the 2.4Ghz wifi. I don't know how long a battery charge lasts but is stated at 10 hours - time will tell. Only negative points so far are the shape - it is not so good for standing on its base and can't be stood on its base with USB cable attached - I 3D printed a stand in PETG that I found on thingiverse which acts as a stable stand with USB access and easy orientation towards a cell tower. (search ZTE) Not sure how many wifi devices can be attached to the router as I only use one PC with wifi. For the money this little USB modem router is very good One thing to be aware of - if using Windows 11 or 10 in USB mode the device loads software onto your PC - I found this to be a problem so restored my W11 PC and now only use the wifi to connect. In Linux Mint the device works in USB mode with no issues.

Not a bad basic item, however I believed it was also 5G, however, set up was easy. Maybe a different network would get better results.

I’ve been in a talktalk contract for over a year, which has been nothing but trouble - countless engineer visits, drop outs and despite their guarantee my average speed was 6mbps (and of course I was paying full price for all of this). Having finally gotten out of my contract with them, I needed a solution that wouldn’t force me into another 12-18 month contract. Although this effectively just works as hot spotting a phone, it feels a little more reliable, but is of course an extra cost (although compared to a dodgy wifi contract the upfront device cost is worth it). I can access wifi on this halfway down the road (wifi had meant I couldn’t access it outside the front door). I ended up getting a few sims - it’s a bit annoying you can’t properly check the signal prior to activating (and paying for a month) with most suppliers, but I bit the bullet and got the 200GB with Smarty. So far it’s been great! I can finally watch videos and they don’t look like they were filmed in 2005! I can load websites and send emails, I can stream - the only thing I haven’t really tried is gaming (console or PC) over the connection - but the speed has been around 51Mbps at quiet times and 31Mbps weekends and evenings. A vast improvement from what I would’ve been getting if my wifi had worked! The only real issues I’ve had is it really doesn’t seem to have an 8 hour battery life (even new). It’s fine for me as I’m only using it at home so it’ll stay plugged in most of the time, but it certainly doesn’t seem to last a full work day. I’d certainly recommend it for keeping out of contracts that tie you in to a location for a long time and charge a fortune to leave early - you can amend this as needs be. The only thing to bear in mind is, with the smarty sim you’ll need to commit to a package before you can check what the signal is like (I got lucky as in my somewhat remote location, it’s actually better than O2 or Vodafone). I really hope it keeps working as it’s a great solution. It was also very simple to setup and start using.

I bought this to use as a wifi hotspot in the car. I expected to have to compromise with some features but I was very wrong. When power is applied, (ignition on) the unit switches on and broadcasts the ssid within a few seconds. You can then set it to turn off (sleep mode) after it has lost contact with all devices from 5 mins to several hours so when the ignition is turned off (and the phone is out of the car) it turns off after your preset time. You can of course switch it on and off manually. Adjustable wifi power is good for car use, and the mobile signal is consistently better than on my phone. I’ve added mine and my wife’s phones to the wifi so we use that in the car rather than our meagre allowance on the phones. The smarty sim it comes with is easy to set up and as cheap as you can get anywhere so you can be up an running in fifteen minutes. Don’t forget you can also just unplug it if you need, and get up to eight hours life with the inbuilt battery. TL:DR Delighted with this. Does exactly what it says and is perfect for a car hotspot.

Facile da settare funzionamento ottimo anche se inseriti in ambiente con poco segnale ( esempio nel Box auto ) ormai in funzione da molto tempo per verificare ,con allacciata 1 telecamera di controllo , eventuale effrazioni .

De momento me va genial

Wir haben dad Teil auf dem Campingplatz,weil dort der Empfang sehr schleppend ist. Mit dem Teil geht es wunderbar. Auch auf Reisen

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