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The Nighthawk M1 runs on Telstra’s 4G LTE network and it’s theoretically able to hit speeds up to 1Gbps. Telstra’s Nighthawk M1 doesn’t quite live up to its lofty speed promises, but it’s still an incredibly capable hotspot device. The Nighthawk M1 features a data usage meter, enabling customers to simply monitor their data, and with a 5040mAh battery, the device can charge mobile devices through the integrated USB port. The NETGEAR Nighthawk M1 can be controlled via an intuitive app, complete with parental controls.
When you add mobile data tariffs on top of that, there’s no question this an expensive safety net. If a day or two offline would be ruinous for your business, you might consider that a price worth paying – I’d certainly be glad to have one of these at hand if my broadband connection collapsed. The Telstra Nighthawk M1 is available on a range of Telstra Mobile Broadband plans over 24 months. Telstra Nighthawk M1: Specifications Telstra Nighthawk M1 Share to up to 20 devices: The Nighthawk M1 supports Wi-Fi access to up to 20 devices at once. That’s going to slice its available bandwidth up rather thinly, but if you’re after a device to run a larger number of devices, this could be quite handy. EE is the only UK operator to provide the advanced 4G+ network speeds that can deliver the full capability of the Nighthawk M1’s ‘Cat 16’ specification. EE started offering these speeds earlier this summer in London’s Tech City and Cardiff, and they are being rolled out across Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. This summer, EE demonstrated real world 4G+ speeds of 429Mbps in Cardiff city centre using a ‘Cat 16’ smartphone, and the NETGEAR Nighthawk M1 is the first 4G WiFi device able to access these speeds. The device can also be used as a travel router so you can share the hotel room’s connection with all of your devices.With millions more of us working from home during this crisis, we’re all much more reliant on a single point of failure: our broadband connection. And with cafes and other public venues still closed, you can’t rely on taking your laptop to the nearest public Wi-Fi hotspot, either. The Netgear Nighthawk M2 might just be the answer. EE also has the biggest 4G+ network in the UK, providing faster 4G speeds across more than 150 towns and cities. EE runs the UK's biggest and fastest mobile network, having pioneered the UK's first superfast 4G mobile service in October 2012 and was the first European operator to surpass 14 million 4G customers in December 2015. EE has more than 550 shops across the UK. EE's 4G coverage extends to more than 85% of the UK’s landmass (equal to more than 99% of the UK population) and EE has an ambition to extend 4G to 95% UK geographic coverage by 2020. Any product that can keep us connected at high speed on the go will always be popular. Meet the Netgear Nighthawk M1 – a mobile router that’s so fast you might need to wear a seatbelt. You can also see how much data you’ve used and how you’ve got left and how long before that allowance refreshes. This information can also be seen on the M1’s screen.
The M2 certainly isn’t light on features. It supports both 2.4GHz (best for range) and 5GHz (best for outright speed) Wi-Fi bands and you can connect multiple devices – unlike the 4G USB dongles, which only provide a connection to the laptop/PC you’re using. Mobile hotspot products are arguably the best match for business users who need that kind of continuity of data. The practical reality for many consumers will be that it’s simpler and easier to just set up your existing smartphone as an ad-hoc hotspot as needs require rather than running a separate hotspot device. The device is designed to keep you – and up to 20 other devices – connected on the move through the dual 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz bands it creates. For me, my needs are simple; I simply wish to try and increase the signal strength coming into the M1. BTW. I buy my batteries off Battery World here in Brissie. They are normally very good, but this one tested them.
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We were connected to the M1 all day through a laptop, tablet and smartphone and still had about 35 per cent battery left at the end of the day. For our review, we didn’t reach speeds anywhere near 1Gbps – but the headroom is there when the network catches up with this device’s stunning capabilities – and it’s not far off. On the battery side, we were not disappointed. Because the M1 is a little larger than other hotspots, it’s also got room for a larger battery.
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