NETGEAR Nighthawk 4G Modem Router MR1100

OK so this was second attempt with a Netgear Nighthawk MiFi router. Initially I got the more advanced (and expensive) M2 version but I was unable to get that to work. So it was a toss-up get another M2, M1 or something else entirely, in the end went with the cheaper M1 version. Completely different experience to previous M2. Insert SIM, battery & charge for couple of hours. Use iPhone to connect to it's WiFi network and all was good, iPhone connected and connected onwards to internet straight away with no further intervention. It picked up the APN settings automatically something the M2 failed to do. I was going to deducted a star because I was unable to get the Netgear App designed to manage the device to connect to it. However this isn't essential as once set up you can log into the router through a web browser and manage it there. Just put it's IP address (192.168.1.1) into your browsers address (URL) bar and hit enter. Once into the user interface I finished the set up there. So on balance the App probably doesn't add much anyway... I actually got this for my elderly Dad who's in a care home that dosent provide residents with internet access so this device is to give him internet access on his devices principally Netflix. Pleased to report that it's doing this well and he says there's now no buffering and the picture quality is much improved over previous device. I suspect the provision of a single ethernet port on the device which I used to connect to his TV helps here. In fact the ethernet port was one of the reasons I picked the Netgear Nighthawk M1. Only been in use for a couple of hours but at this point working well, I'll edit this review if anything changes my view on this product. On balance I think the M2 version I ordered first and returned was just a bad copy, unusual but stuff happened and nothing is perfect 100% of the time.

This is certainly not an impulse purchase but having made the decision to buy one I am very pleased that I did yes it is a top end product but well worth looking at if you are looking for a very good coverage wherever you are this is the one to buy

So, I wanted datq but needed it to be provided into a cat5 plug. Not many choices. I went with the 4G version, yep, more than enough speed for what I needed, but future proofing its usage would have been nice, but the price on a 5G, again, with the cat5 was way above what I could justify spending. So, this was almost a compromise, whilst not being so...bare that in mind. So, how does it do?the prima5use for this is to provide data out in a fairly remote location. It's also in and or around trees..... So yep, great for signal. (There is the ability to add antennas onto this unit, to help with weak signals) I did tests with my phone SIM in a couple of locations....so so results, then I tried with a different network, and yep, 4 bars signal mostly where I was going to use this. Not that it matters, but I ended up using Smarty, and now my phone is with them too. I am only mentioning this so you could choose a low cost with no contract, so if your network 8snt good with this you have an alternative to try, and can easily get out of it if things do t work out. The other network good like this is Giffgaff, so you have a couple of networks you can try out to see what works. And remember if all of them are a bit weak, you can always get better antennas that have better gain, that you can mount higher, outside, if you are inside, and generally improve things. The performance of this unit I would class as good. It has done everything I have asked if it. Yes, primary use is limited and sparadic, but when I moved I ran the house from it for a good chunk of time and yep, all was good. Again, it was handy it had cat5 as I could just plug into my switches and didn't need everything trying to use the WiFi. I didn't hook up everything, but it ran enough things to make things livable. So yeah, once you accept the price, I think you will be happy. It's Netgear, so expect Netgear quality and reliability. This doesn't use an app, almost sadly, but you hook into a web interface and can have a bit of a fiddle with some settings. There isn't so much you need to do in there really, so having an app on the phone now would seem a waste, since it was all at up, I probably haven't looked at it, unlike say the house network, where you are often poking around. If you are going to be moving this around there are some cheap cases you can get for rhese, which I would recommend getting. Do t run it in the case 4goufg, let it have good airflow, especially if planning to run long term. When I did the prolonged use of this I put it on one of those defrost plates, basically a metal plate that helps move the heat away and out of the battery. I had zero issues, but I read some people had, and it sounds like it was due to 5y3 battery becoming hot. I also ran it with the usb connected, so that too probably meant the battery did not see any or not much use, and again that would help with any heat build up. HTH.

O to mi chodziło. Nareszcie mam buckup łącza internetowego

Acquistato con gli sconti la versione M7 Pro pensando di avere poi tra le mano un prodotto pronto per il futuro e con Wi-Fi 7 di ultima generazione..... ma la realtà è stata semplicemente disastrosa, quasi 1000€ per un prodotto che non ti permette di utilizzare la banda a 6Ghz se la saponetta è scollegata dall'alimentazione (tutto ovviamente previsto di fabbrica su questi prodotti, il che li rende semplicemente inaccettabili) Impostando appunto il prodotto in banda mista 5Ghz - 6Ghz se per qualche disgraziato motivo salta la corrente, decade immediatamente la 6Ghz e i dispositivi connessi ovviamente prima che recepiscono il cambio creano problemi enormi sui lavori in corso, inoltre la mia unità (probabilmente difettosa) ogni tanto si bloccava con schermo nero e rete wifi visibile ma senza connessione oppure entrava in modalità download (senza motovo), era sempre nescessario riavviarla forzatamente e poi tornava a funzionare, ogni giorno dava questo problema bastava collegare 3/4 dispositivi tutti recenti e con pieno supporto a Wi-fi 6 e 6E che randomicamente inziava a dare questi problemi mai visti prima. In sintesi, sconsigliato completamente, tornato ad usare un z flip 5 come hotspot almeno posso utilizzare la banda a 6GHz solo con batteria, proverò poi ad acquistare la nuova saponetta 5G di tplink che come marchio non mi ha mai deluso, costa la metà, e sicuramente non ha queste lacune/criticità inaccettabili.

Bringt was er verspricht. Mein Rekord in einer zugegebenermaßen leeren Funkzelle waren 1453 MBit/s, dieser Speed lag im Wlan einem über WIFI 7 angebundenen Laptop an. Das Gerät wird warm aber nicht heiß und drosselt zumindest in meinem Stresstest nicht (600GB am Stück mit etwa 95MB/s Download). Hatte vorher den https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FBX4WMBC?th=1 , dieser wurde so heiß das er abschaltete. Fazit: Verdammt teuer aber sehr gut.

This is the Best portable hotspot on earth.

J’ai acheté ce routeur le 20 août 2025 suite à une publicité Netgear qui mettait en avant ce modèle. Je l’ai reçu le 21 août. J’ai choisi ce produit en raison de son prix élevé (près de 950 €) et de sa promesse de fiabilité et de performance, notamment pour une utilisation en camping-car et pour connecter mes caméras Arlo Essential XL. 👉 Le problème majeur : il est actuellement inutilisable avec une carte SIM Orange, à cause d’un souci d’APN (paramétrage réseau). Le support Netgear reconnaît ce défaut et m’indique que leurs ingénieurs “travaillent avec Orange pour corriger le problème”. Mais à ce jour, aucune solution concrète, et la seule réponse donnée est de… retourner le produit pour remboursement. C’est inacceptable à ce niveau de prix ! 👉 Mon ressenti : • L’appareil fonctionne moins bien que mes anciennes box Huawei Airbox (E5785-320a et E5785Ls-93a), payées cinq fois moins cher. • Malgré mes réglages (Wi-Fi forcé en 2,4 GHz, nom spécifique pour mes caméras Arlo, etc.), le produit reste instable et inutilisable avec Orange. • J’ai demandé un dépannage temporaire (par exemple, prêt d’un M6 en attendant), mais on m’a sèchement répondu qu’il fallait “suivre le protocole”. • On me laisse avec un appareil neuf, inutilisable, en me disant juste d’attendre… ou de le renvoyer. 👉 Le pire : le problème touche le réseau Orange, le plus utilisé en France ! Les autres opérateurs (SFR, Bouygues, Free) semblent fonctionner, mais je n’ai pas acheté ce routeur à 950 € pour changer d’opérateur au hasard. Je suis extrêmement déçu. Si une mise à jour logicielle ne corrige pas ce bug avant le 20 septembre (date limite de retour Amazon), je serai contraint de renvoyer cet appareil. J’espère que Netgear et Orange prendront enfin ce problème au sérieux et informeront clairement leurs clients. 💬 Pour l’instant, mon avis est sans appel : rapport qualité/prix catastrophique. À éviter tant que le problème d’APN avec Orange n’est pas résolu.