5G CPE Pro 2, Smarthome 5G Dual Band Router, Wi-Fi 6 Plus, Connects 64 Devices, Ulta-Fast connection in Med-Large Homes + 2 Year Warranty

I live in a rural area, where fibre broadband cannot get better than 25Mbps download speed, with upload of around 5Mbps - just about going out of date in terms of what's required (for WFH, gaming, 4K streaming etc). I wanted something better, with the arrival of a next-gen games console and the desire to download 50gb games. I decided to invest in a 5G Home Broadband plan directly with a leading UK network, and they sent me the original CPE Pro. It was good, great in fact, but when I found out this had already been released and I'd gotten old tech for £70 a month (18 month contract) and £100 up front, I was not particularly happy! So I cancelled that contract whilst I could and bought this, along with a 5G Unlimited SIM only plan (the Home Broadband was capped at 1TB, but this SIM only deal is truly uncapped with no fair usage policy, so even better!). I now pay only £33 a month, although the up front cost was £379 instead of £100. Over the 18 month period that will save me £369 and I have the latest tech and truly unlimited data! Not to mention my chosen music streaming service included as a benefit, saving me a further £180 over 18 months. Anyway, the device itself. The Huawei CPE Pro 2, is fantastic. The original was fantastic, but this smaller model boosts performance by more than 10%, in both upload and download speed. I'm not actually in a 5G area just yet, so I'm using a 4G signal, which as I sit here at my desk RIGHT NEXT TO the CPE Pro 2 and run a speed test on my iPhone 12 Pro (same network, 5G enabled SIM also on 4G signal), I get 3.1Mbps download and 5.0Mbps upload speed, with a ping of 61ms. The CPE Pro 2, delivers 100Mbps+ download and 10Mbps upload with a ping of 20ms. Perfect for handling everything I intend to throw at it. I've been using this set up for a couple of months now, and spent a week with the CPE Pro 2 instead of the original CPE Pro. That was giving me around 80Mbps download at the top end, with an average download of 6-8Mbps. This just shows the latest hardware is much better. It's also smaller and also silent. This model has a fan inside but I can't hear it for trying. It does not have the input for an external antenna, which the CPE Pro did, but that's no problem given the better performance it delivers. All of my testing has been via WiFi and not ethernet - I'm saving that for my console but just expect a more consistent performance. In addition, I use 4x Huawei Q2 Pro, and 1x Huawei Q2 Pro Satellite devices to create a mesh network around the house. This means I now get almost the same signal as the main router gives me, at both ends of the house, throughout upstairs and in the garden. This additional hardware was SO simply to set up and covers what were previously significant blackspots, with almost no loss of strength. The Huawei Smart Home app for iOS is great too, allows you to keep an eye on how your network is doing, how it's being used and good diagnostic tools. It's also really simple to set up guest WiFi and have parental control over individual devices if you need it. This set up handles 3 of us working from home, 4K streaming on the TV, 4x Amazon Echo devices, a number of iPads/iPhones and also games consoles - many simultaneously. It really is a very capable set up, all driven by the CPE Pro 2 bringing in a strong signal in the first place. Worth every penny, and certainly worth testing even if you think your 4G signal by phone is not great, as you can see, I get 20x the speed my phone can achieve - most likely owing to the device being a dedicated one for converting mobile signal to WiFi, and larger than the iPhone. The CPE Pro 2 is really light too. I'm really looking forward to the day it catches 5G signal as that gets closer, currently 150m up the road!

I had been using the Huawei 5G CPE Pro for about 7 months before upgrading to the "Huawei 5G CPE Pro 2" for the main reason being that it supported WiFi 6. For those that don't know, WiFi is a massive update and improvement over the past generations. I won't go on about it as the review would be too long, but I'd recommend anyone with a small business or working from home to seriously look into WiFi 6 and setting it up correctly. Now onto the actual device. The speeds I got were fantastic, when plugged into Hyperoptic connection at my friend's place we were able to setup a WiFi network which allowed my mobile phone to have a download speed of 900mbps, the fastest I had ever seen my phone achieve. But of course the main reason I got this was for the use of 5G. Thankfully my location in SE1 , London is covered well by Three. PLEASE NOTE, that speeds will obviously vary if your ISP doesn't have great coverage in your area. For me I average about 10ms ping, 450mbps download and about 100mbps upload (I've attached a screen shot of a test I've just done) My phone which is also on a Three contract doesn't come nearly close to that speed by itself (about 280mbps download) which while still fast, just shows how well this router works.

Increased download speed of my excellent 4G+ router (200Mbps to 300Mbps++). However the antennas aren't that strong and you'll get a high ping, 10+ ms at best and way worse at some other times. It also cuts off 5G and when the signal is weak, it sticks with it giving you low speeds instead of switching to 4G+. Its excellent piece of kit but needs a lot of improvements. If you are in 100% top 5G coverage, then its worth it, otherwise, a good 4G+ router will give you better performance.

This router has a critical firmware limitation that is not clearly disclosed on the product page. There is no option to manually lock or switch between 4G and 5G. Network selection is fully automatic. In areas where 5G signal is unstable, the router constantly switches between 5G and 4G, which in my case caused regular full internet dropouts requiring manual reconnection or reboot. Huawei technical support confirmed in writing that: • Manual 4G/5G selection is not supported • The behaviour is firmware-related • There is no fix or firmware update available If you don’t have exceptionally strong and stable 5G coverage, this router is unreliable. I had to return it and replace it with another brand that supports manual network control. Hardware looks good on paper, but the firmware makes it unsuitable for real-world use. My advice - look for something else, this is very bad router and you will be disappointed, trust me

Works fine, although it needed me to set up a new APN profile (Talkmobile, in spite of being part of Vodafone, doesn't seem to set itself up automatically. I wasn't really expecting the phone socket to work, in fact I wasn't expecting a phone socket at all. However, not only is there one, but a RJ11 to BT plug lead is supplied, which led to my thinking I was getting a bonus. In fact the phone just gives engaged signal. As this is £50 more expensive than the ZTE MC888 5G router I'd suggest that folk buy the ZTE - does the same job and provides a phone option as well.

For the past 2 years I had been using a 4G router supplied by Three, which was giving me download speeds of up to 60 to 70 mbps. These speeds were way better than what I used to get with BT fibre so I was happy but I decided to try a better router to see whether there would be an improvement in the speeds I would get. I decided to go with this router because my current one is also manufactured by Huawei and so I am familiar with the interface when setting the SSID/Password and other parameters. Setting up this device is a breeze (like all 4G or 5G routers). All you need is to insert the nano sim and plug the router into a power socket (comes with a UK plug) - that's all you need to do to get up and running. If you want to change the preinstalled SSID and PW, you will need to connect your PC/Laptop via an ethernet cable and enter the device's web address into your browser - all quite straightforward. I then decided to check the download speed and was amazed that I got 400 mbps so tested again, with similar results - totally unexpected and very pleasantly surprising. I have been using the device for a day so it's early days but so far everything is great. Even at busy times (evening) I was getting a download speed to well over 300. Keep in mind that I have a 4G sim and not 5G. All in all, I am very happy with this device and would recommend it to anyone who wants faster speeds.

Updated to this from the first version the CPE Pro, and my signal strength has doubled, data speeds are the same though which is fine. I've had a few Huawei 4G routers and the strange thing about them is the WiFi never seems to be strong on any of them, this one included. Not a problem for me as It's a small property but worth bearing in mind if you have a large area to cover. I tried an external antenna with my first CPE Pro, but it made no difference at all, so wasn't bothered with the CPE Pro 2 having no external antenna sockets. Also worth noting, it doesn't support 3G either which didn't worry me as 3G in my area is virtually unusable anyway. Anyway, just love the smaller size and wanted to have the latest version My 4G speeds are no different than they were using the CPE Pro in case anyone was wondering. Hopefully one day soon I will see the 5G light actually lit. One can always dream. Lol It's been connected non stop since I put my sim in, with my normal speeds that vary between 50-140 down and 30 up, that will do me fine for now. Happy Days. Be it 4G only for now!

Well after being in the dark with my internet ( now broadband, talk talk and paying 23 quid) in the area that i live and having extreme speeds of 5 mbps 🥴 I finally made the move to 5g broadband..after trying 5g from 3 the speed was ok with 23-50 mbps and being unstable and resetting I decided to send it back.. lucky enough I tried lebara which is on Vodafone and the 5g mast is close to my flat.. I’ve tried first with my phone and I had 5g and speeds from 65 to 135.. bare in mind I had the zte mc888 5g with 3 and I was sceptical that’s why I went with the HUAWEI 5g cpe pro 2.. it’s been a couple of days so far so good.. I went for unlimited data from lebara with 25 quid and no contract so I like the flexibility.. I couldn’t be more happy.. as far as the configuration of the router is actually plug and play..

Efter att testat det mesta stängde jag av brandväggen och dess filter och nu funkar den bra..... ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Så buggig....när jag surfar så 10-20 ggr om dan så blir det nån microlåsning och sidan jag ska till dröjer...(5-20sec) Allt annat funkar (5G, fart och sånt) Har kontaktat Huawei och fått hemskt dålig service.

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