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Add to SafariWhen comparing Tep Wireless vs Travel Wifi, 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 Travel Wifi is ranked 3rd. 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 One of the cheapest options in France
Travel Wifi has one of the most affordable pocket wifi plans available in France. Starting at €6.40/day it offers 500 MB/day. Plans for the rest of Europe start at €9.40/day. The cheapest one offers the daily data limit of 5 GB.
Pro Unlimited data plan in France
This provider offers an Unlimited data plan for France, at a rate of €8.40/day.
Pro Can be picked up at an airport in France
They can ship to various airports in France for you to pick them up directly as soon as you get off your flight. The airports they support shipping to are:
- Paris Charles De Gaulle
- Paris Orly
- Cannes
- Nice
- Marseille
Pro Easy to return
They provide you with a prepaid envelope you can then use to mail the device back.
Pro Great customer service
Very helpful team. Quick and simple answers to all questions before and after booking.
Pro Free delivery in France , UK and USA
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 Not reliable outside of Paris
Great service/reception in France (in Perigord region), but not reliable outside of that.
Con Mainly aimed to be used in France
Even thought this service covers European countries other than France, it's main market is clearly people visiting this country: the best plans are for France and most of the device pickup/delivery options are inside its borders.
