Update: A few weeks living with this device and a few things to note. Trying to turn the thing off can be a nightmare. The power switch seems to 'touch screen' so has no feel and I have spent half an hour now trying to turn it off (via the power off screen) and had no luck. On the opposite end of the process, the start up is very slow indeed. Much slower than my previous device mentioned below. So yes its quicker. But it is such hard work as well.
Previously ... After many years of using a Huawei E5577C and getting great service from it, I thought I'd upgrade to something that has had great reviews as I am sure the tech in the devices is better now than when I got the Huawei unit which was way way cheaper. I'm not a techie sort of person who deals with this stuff on a day to day basis but then I didn't need to be with the Huawei. The Netgear Nighthawk arrived, has a quick start manual and inserting the battery, the item turned itself on. Went through the set up of new passwords no problem, it showed I had an EE card in the device but told me I am not connected to the internet and that my internet connection is disconnected and APN Set up is required. None of this is mentioned in the manual that I can see. Sorry, but what is APN and why do I need to know this when many other devices have been plug and play. I put the EE sim back into the Huawei and it worked fine. So I put the sim back into the Nighthawk, reset it, and it came up with the same message. So it wasn't the changing of passwords etc that were causing the issue. I went and got the ipad and entered the browser address to bring up the dashboard and there made some settings which were intuitive to make and it started to work. The Nighthawk knew I had an EE card in the slot as it showed that on the display as well as the messages from EE, so why did I have to go through all the hassle of going into the dashboard to simply select EE as the sim card in the device. As ever, Netgear devices can be the most puzzling but there is some good news and that is the device on one speed download/upload test (I will do more) was twice as quick as what I was getting on the Huawei which worked but was just old tech. I should also add the battery is twice the size as the Huawei one, if not more and the Nighthawk device bigger and heavier than the Huawei. Lots more testing to be done but in summary, once the hurdles were over come, the unit is solid and fast. - Larry
| Brand | NETGEAR |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Netgear |
| Model number | LBR20-100EUS |
| Part Number | LBR20-100EUS |
| Mounting Hardware | One (1) Orbi 4G LTE WiFi Router (LBR20), One (1) 2m Ethernet cable, One (1) 12V/2.5A power adapter, Quick start guide |
| Number Of Items | 1 |
| Batteries Required | No |
| Data Transfer Rate | 2200 Megabits Per Second |
| Wireless Type | 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11g |
| Number of Ports | 2 |
| Connector Type | Wi-Fi |
| Product Dimensions | 17 x 7.8 x 22.6 cm; 780.18 Grams |
| Item Weight | 780 g |
| Manufacturer | Netgear |
| ASIN | B0883S5F33 |
| Item Model Number | LBR20-100EUS |
| Date First Available | 2 October 2020 |