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Add to SafariWhen comparing Tep Wireless vs MyWebspot, the Slant community recommends Tep Wireless for most people. In the question“What is the best pocket WiFi for Europe?” Tep Wireless is ranked 1st while MyWebspot is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Tep Wireless is:
At €7.95 a day, with unlimited data, the Tep is considerably cheaper than other options.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Good price for Europe
At €7.95 a day, with unlimited data, the Tep is considerably cheaper than other options.
Pro Covers almost all European countries
The Europe plan has coverage for almost all 44 countries in Europe (only 6 aren't covered: Andorra, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Macedonia).
Pro Advertised speeds are accurate in real-life use
Tep claims to provide a download speed of around 7.2 Mbps while in 3G areas, with 5.8 Mbps of upload speed. During Engadget's review, the specification speeds where achieved in real world usage. That said, speeds are very dependent on the particular country and geographic area you're in.
Pro Supports 5 simultaneous connections
The Teppy supports up to 5 simultaneously connected devices.
Pro Handy WiFi emissor
Tep Wireless uses Teppy, a very portable (4.2 x 2.3 x 0.5 inches) handheld WiFi emissor that has front display showing signal strength and battery life (maximum of 8 hours in use and 20 hours in standby mode). You can also use it to keep track of data consumption.
Pro Delivery and return all over Europe
You can have it shipped anywhere in Europe, USA, Mexico and Singapore along with a prepaid envelope for returning it later.
Pro Great 4G coverage in Europe
MyWebspot uses more than 85 European network providers, so their pocket WiFi has great 4G LTE coverage in Europe.
Pro 24/7 customer support
Customer support available at all times and very reliable.
Pro Unlimited Internet in Europe
Even though the Internet speed is hindered after a daily consumption of 1GB (from 4G to 256kb/s), there is no overall data limit.
Pro Higher 4G daily data consumption than most competitors in Europe
MyWebspot has a limit of 5GB of data per day in 4G, before the connections speed is hindered to a maximum of 256kb/s. Compared to other pocket WiFi providers, this is a high limit before reaching speed throttle level.
Pro Covers destinations all around the world
Besides covering Europe, MyWebspot covers countries in Asia, America, Africa, and Oceania.
Cons
Con Getting 4G coverage will cost extra
The default speed is 3G, getting for 4G is an extra that costs €1.85/day.
Con Limited country coverage
Tep has a more limited country coverage than other competitors, like, for example, XCom Global.
Con Some people have had customer support issues
A quick browse through international travel forums show that people have had occasional issues with customer support. This blog post covers one travelers particularly bad experience with the company earlier in 2013. It should be noted though that the majority of consumer reviews are positive.
Con False advertising
Lots of important details can only be read in the fine print. It doesn't have unlimited internet, limiting you to only 5GB per day in 4G and the battery doesn't last 8 hours if the device is continuously on.
Con Not very reliable
The WI-FI can have some issues where it won't work despite being in a city, there are no reception issues, even within the first 5GB of use. Sometimes you can get it to work but only for a few minutes.
Even after getting it to work after you've used your first 5GB the speed will drop down to 256kbps making it quite painful to browse internet, because many times webpages will time out while trying to load at that speed.
Con Can't be used in areas where 4G or 3G is not available
Doesn't work in areas where 4G or 3G is not available. This may be an issue visiting rural areas in some countries.
Con The USB cord may be damaged
The USB cord that comes with the package may not work properly. It is used to charge this device and if you don't have any USB reserves when this happens you won't be able to connect to the internet.
