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

I've been using the DWR-932W 4G hotspot for a few week, and it's performing well. As someone who travels frequently for work and relies on stable, high-speed internet wherever I go, this little device has become my go-to companion. Here's why I'm giving it a solid five stars: First off, the portability is unbeatable. It's incredibly compact – about the size of a credit card and lightweight enough to slip into my pocket or backpack without noticing it's there. The battery life is impressive too; I get up to 10 hours of continuous use on a single charge, which means I can power through a full day of remote work, streaming, or video calls without hunting for an outlet. Recharging is quick via USB-C, and it even supports power banks for extended trips. The 4G connectivity is lightning-fast. In areas with good coverage, I've clocked download speeds over 80-90Mbps, making it ideal for downloading large files, HD streaming on Netflix, or even online gaming without lag. Setup was easy, inserted Sim and powered it on, it states 32 devices can connect at once, but I dont have 32 devices to connect! but haven't had an issue so far Overall, the DWR-932W is a solid performer for anyone needing reliable mobile internet on the move. It's durable, user-friendly, and delivers performance without breaking the bank. Highly recommended.

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 rebooted As 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.

I bought this to provide an always-on wifi hotspot in a remote location, so it is always plugged in and (almost) always has devices connected. Generally, I'm getting on with it well, but with one important caveat. It is working well and is very stable ONLY if it only has it's 2.4Ghz interface enabled (i.e. 5Ghz disabled). If 5Ghz is enabled, it seems to periodically kick everything off, and nothing can re-connect until it's been rebooted. I haven't had chance to try and diagnose why - I'm fine with just using 2.4Ghz - but, as others have said, it does seem like the firmware is a bit flaky. It's managed through a local web interface, which is pretty clunky, but it's just about usable. Also as others have said, sometimes your changes don't save. I think you just have to go really slow with it, maybe. Battery life is "OK"; probably 12 hours of light use, of course if you can plug it in and run it off a mains USB charger - and you're happy with only using 2.4Ghz, then I'll get weeks of uptime out of it without needing a restart. Speed and latency seem good enough for general use. You can do a video call perfectly well over it, which is the limit of what I needed. Overall good value for money, I'm happy.

Bought this as broadband speeds where I was moving to were abysmal, and I thought it would have us up and running (working from home) faster. I have line of sight to my nearest tower, which is only 4g, so I'm only getting 66mbs down and 30mbs up - still better than the cabled broadband. I did get faster speeds at my old house. However, on a very regular basis, it disconnects from the mobile tower and I have to manually reconnect which can be quite slow. It has been so unreliable that my family threatened revolt if we didn't switch to cabled internet. The interface isn't as good as tp-link routers use - you can't set a static IP address easily for example. Now we are using cabled internet I might have a play with it too see if I can get it to work better - this was something I couldn't do when the family were using it as it took such an inordinate amount of time to boot up and connect.

I wanted something that was easy to set up and use. Having purchased other devices which I was unable to configure with my SIM I decided to risk it. Yes I wasted my money on the "others" and went for this D-Link device. Simple to set up, just put SIM and if wanted a SD card and power up. The next thing is to enter the password. Enjoy.

I got this to use primarily abroad with roaming. The first few months were fine, speeds were ok and reliable. Unfortunately it soon started to play up. It had signal, but wasn’t strong but should be enough to work. The internet would work (albeit i could rarely get above 1mbps) and then suddenly cut out. I put the sim into my other device which had no issues which meant it could only be the router. I picked up another one of these just to make sure and indeed, the new one worked fine. So it lasted me about 6 months which is very poor.

Hi all. My experience.. In General it's a huge amount of money for a terrible service. Start with the initialization. You Cannot just pop a sim card in as it says and have Internet. You have to get the settings from your provider in my case talk talk. I ended having nearly two hours on the phone helpline I managed to find in Google to a women on the Philippines. We did after nearly two hours get it running. .. a hard test for even the most persistent people. Then the next problems are it loses signal. Sometimes its bars and then it might shut down the world light goes out and you have to turn it on and off again. This is bad when u want to use It 5am and have to get out of bed to go downstairs to reset it. The download speeds are good 100mb and up..... But the catch is the ping is horrendous. My sons just had a 2000 ping. The upload speeds are just hopelessly bad. Many times I can't get 1mb on WiFi and 3mb on cat 7 cable. Honestly it has no WiFi 6. It's a nightmare and they say you can connect 128 users? Not a chance. I'm going to have to return it as its a £229 mistake. It's just not fit for purpose. It's ok if you are desperate but if u can use a landline do that.

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 customisable I 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 life Cons • 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