TP-Link TL-MR3420 300 Mbps 4-Port 10/100 Wireless G Router (1590388000)

I bought this after reading a few reviews. I use a 3G E-367 modem and I have PC, Laptop, Wii and a PS3. It was a bit of a pain to kept swapping the modem about when you need it. I was getting fed up of have the laptop on just to play BF3 via PS3. The Reviews stated it did not work wirelessly with the PS3, but it arrived and yes it does (just disable UPnP on the modem setup screen first, no port forwarding or rubbish like that) in fact its the easiest bit of kit I have ever had the pleasure of setting up, it took all of 5 minutes, didnt need drivers or firmware updates. It also works as a standard router with a land line, or combination of the two, like a fail safe. the settings and options are the same as any router. There are 4 LAN ports at the back if needed. It will disconnect the 3G modem if nothing is requiring it, for example internet explorer, if its open it stays on if you close internet explorer after a few minutes it turns off, cracking! Its excellent value for money, N(300mb) 3G router @ around £30, compared that with the Zoom 3G routers which are more expensive, not as fast (150mb) not as flexible and very ugly (looks like it was made in a shed). I have Speednet tested using the 3G modem at: Ping 49: download 8.49mb: upload 1.8mb. I havent found any faults or dislikes as of yet, surprised it hasnt won any awards (come on Which? wink wink) what else do you want? It handles data much better than a direct connection to a USB in a laptop or a PC, Played hours of games while also surfing the net, also excellent for HD Streaming. No, it wont make a cup of tea, iron your clothes, comfort you in your hour of need or solve the worlds economic woes but as a router its perfect.

i bought this router as a replacement of my rg54se2, and i am happy with it. the wireless is fast, with one laptop 150mbit, 2 54mbit and a desire hd.

the only problem is the menu, it refreshes automatically every 5 sec and you can´t disable it.

the 3g connection setup is quite easy because of loads of pre-installed provider profiles, like o2, tmobile, vodafone... and when it is set up you just plug in the 3g dongle, wait 2 min and it connects by itself.

but i could not test the failover task, our modem doesn´t support dial in from external devices via wan. it was an orange uk livebox.

all together i would really recommend this router to my friends, because it is cheap and for the beginning in this part of internet access (3g/landline wlan router) it is just fine. if you want something better, you can always get it better.

Hi there,

A Excellent product by TP-Link.

1) Easy to setup.
2) Works with almost every 3G network.
3) You can specify your own network if your's not listed.

I got this router cos I'm on a 3 network dongle and I would recommend this to anyone who has a 3 dongle. I have 5 computers working on it. if it works on a dsl line like it dose on a dongle well worth the money. A+++++++++++