ZTE R218 4G Mobile WiFi Router Review

If you had known the ZTE MF920 4G MiFi router, you will know the ZTE R218 soon after we tell you the R218 comes from the ZTE MF920 with Vodafone customization. Vodafone introduced the MF920 to its product range and rename it as R218. The official name is Vodafone R218 Mobile WiFi and someone may also call it ZTE R218. Even though the ZTE R218 is newly presented by Vodafone the public, but the Vodafone R218 specs is not latest new comparing with other ZTE 4G LTE hotspots. Below you will see more details for the Vodafone R218 review. 

  

First, we list the details specs and feature for the ZTE R218 in a table:

Features and Specs of the Vodafone R218
Manufacturer and model	Vodafone R218 from ZTE
Chipset	Qualcomm MDM9207
LTE Category	Cat.4
Download rate	Up to 150 Mbps
Upload rate	Up to 50 Mbps
Supported LTE bands	800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2600 MHz
Backward compatible with	HSDPA (42.2 Mbps), EDGE, GPRS
Support for LTE-Advanced	No
MIMO Support	No
Connection for external antenna	No
Integrated telephone system	No
Network | LAN & WLAN
LAN ports	no
WLAN standards	802.11 n (2.4 GHz)
5 GHz WLAN support	No
Encryption	WEP, WPA, WPA2
WLAN hotspot function:	Yes
Others
Battery pack	2,300 mAh
Dimension	105 x 64 x 14 mm at 102 g
USB	1x micro USB
Memory card expansion	No
Release time	07/01/2018
Price	129.00USD
available at:	» www.4gltemall.com
Document download
Datasheet	» Download Vodafone R218 datasheet
User manual	» Download Vodafone R218 manual

    

Vodafone R218 – LTE Download Speed to 150Mbps 

The Vodafone R218 was available in the summary of 2018 in Germany, but if you don’t like the customized one, you may turn to the original model ZTE MF920. Behind the Vodafone R218 branding, the model number ZTE MF920V could be seen. With a Micro SIM inserted, the Vodafone R218 could achieve download speed up to 150Mbps, which allows devices such as a smartphone, a notebook and a tablet to receive 4K movies simultaneously via Netflix. Those who want to share multimedia files with others can access a speed up to 50mbps for upload. The WiFi network itself transmits up to 300Mbps to connected devices. The removable battery is designed to provide up to 10 hours of internet access. Interestingly, the battery of Vodafone R218 comes from the competitor Huawei. 

 

The LCD display keeps the user up to date with the operating status such as battery level, received SMS, signal strength and the WiFi status. The ZTE MF920V could be configured via a web interface or APP for mobile devices. In the manual, there is QR code for smartphones to scan and download the APP. The Vodafone R218 is compatible with all mobile devices with Android or IoS OS. The 4G wireless mobile router does not offer many configuration options, but the firewall is integrated and WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption standards are supported. The IP assignment is either static or dynamic. And the current data consumption and the number of sent and received SMS can be seen in the web interface at any time.   

Summary 

As we said, the Vodafone R218 (also ZTE MF920V) is not a high-end mobile WiFi hotspot. So it would be enough for daily use, but don’t expect too much from it if you want to surf at very fast speed through this mobile WiFi. Actually, ZTE also presents many LTE advanced mobile WiFi models to the public, such as ZTE MF971V, ZTE MF970, ZTE MF980 etc…If you want to get faster surfing speeds, you may check the higher-level LTE MiFis.