GlocalMe Numen Air 5G Mobile Hotspot, Portable WiFi Hotspot for Travel in 200+ Countries, Ultra High Speed Pocket Hotspot Device with Speed Up to 2.5Gbps, No SIM Card Required, 16 Connected Devices

I'm always hesitant about these types of hotspots. I've had three 4g hotspots but my signal has always been just below good enough to use for work. My job requires a couple VPN jumps and the 2-5mbps of 4g LTE in my area on my network Google-Fi (t-mobile) just didn't make them useful. - This is the first hotspot with 5G that I've seen fall into the "affordable" range. $300 is a bit pricey still, so it's on the higher end of that scale for me.... But it's WAY better than the $500-$900 price of other 5G hotspots. The trade-off being they want to put you on the "easy" but more predatory path of buying their esim data packages. - SO because of that I was skeptical of how well the physical sim option would work. I didn't like that I had to install their app. Thankfully I didn't have to build an account, I just used my google sign in which is strong and multi-auth'd for security. --- - Free tip: the more user/login accounts you create, the more susceptible you are to being breached. Unless unlike most people you don't use the same password for everything lol. (use a password manager people!) --- Once I opened the app and dropped into it, I was able to scan the QR on the device and "sync" or "bind" it to my account. I suppose they do that for security since they would hold your payment information IF you bought their electronic SIM. WHICH I DID NOT --- For those unaware, you can get a free data-only sim card from Google-Fi. It uses your plan data and I have the unlimited premium plan which offers full speed 5G performance on hotpot devices for 50gb a month (so much for unlimited lol) But that's plenty for me as I'd use this as a backup mostly to my own home internet or for when going out of town or out of the house. --- After inserting the Sim Card, I just had to approve it in the sim manager, mine is unlocked and all that so it was easy as pie to set up. You may have to talk to your provider if you do want to get one those hoops are not an issue with this device. In the device screen you just "switch" to the Sim Card option and enable the 5g slider. that's it. --- The device itself is sleek enough, almost as tall as my S24 Ultra, and skinnier by about 3/4 of an inch. I guess it would've been cool to get a little carrying pouch for it? but meh I don't mind not having one. the plastic housing of the device has a nice velvet matte type finish and it's USB-C YESSSS great not having to carry around a separate mini or micro usb cable. Because it's USB-C it charges quickly too. The battery seems to hold a charge well. I would suggest keeping it between that 30-80% sweet spot as that's best for batteries of this generation. --- Boot up time is pretty quick too. About 7-10 seconds and then maybe another 3-5 for the signal to start transmitting/emitting. --- ***SPEED/PERFORMANCE*** I compared my phones performance on 5G to this device getting and transmitting 5G. They matched nearly identically. So I know the product can perform as well as a normal cell phone. That's all I needed to see. But I did hook my work laptop into it and worked from inside my home and outside my home. I was getting about 25-40Mbps inside my house and 80-110Mbps outside on my deck. Very usable for my work needs (think slack, email, browser work over vpn) ****Super happy with the results and exactly in line with what I was hoping for!!!***** Additional notes: There are so many factors to take into account with speed/performance. Your location: i.e. inside or outside, material of the building you're in if you're inside, distance from a 5G tower, even weather can impact it a bit (not as bad as satellite though). Then there's time of day, city population, population using your carrier. If you're in a megacity and your towers are over-saturated, and everyone uses the same carrier, the performance of your phone or this device will OBVIOUSLY be impacted. Those are not factors to fault this device over. Granted the strength of the antennae of the device does share some accountability, but these are "cheap", consumer level devices. It doesn't have a ton of huge antennas, it's got a small footprint and it's not some business class office level product. It's for a handful of devices at a time. (Think friends camping or at a cabin etc) or someone working from the road that needs their own secure and reliable device to get internet. It's not going to be the best for a central hub of a network to use 24/7 across an entire family's set of devices. (think ps5, 3 cable boxes, 4 laptops, 5 phones, media PC's etc) this isn't meant for things like that. ---- **Conclusion** Super happy with the device, would highly recommend for anyone who is looking for on the go data usage for work or play where you need that 5G speed!

The GlocalMe Numen 5G Air is a remarkable device. Until now, when I lost cable Internet access because my service provider was down, my smartphone became a temporary WiFi hotspot. The smartphone hotspot provides slow internet speed and a lot of browsing timeouts while wirelessly connected to my desktop PC. I was desperate for an emergency backup solution for Internet access that was faster than my smartphone. The price of the Numen was an "ouch" but after I received it, activated it and tested it for a few days, I concluded it was definitely worth the price. The Numen is high quality, high performance and easy to set up. I tested it for a few days on my tablet, notebook computer and desktop PCs. We have 5G phone service where I live. The Numen connected to the local 5G phone network quickly and easily. With the Numen WiFi connection, both the download and upload speeds were faster than the same internet speed test using my cable internet service WiFi or even my fiberoptic Internet service WiFi. The Numen has capabilities I may never use because I don't travel outside of the USA. It can connect seamlessly to the phone systems in many other countries. It can operate on the 5G or 4G networks. The LED touchscreen on the Numen is clear and easy to read. The GlocalMe phone app is not all that visually appealing, but it gets the job done for maintaining my account and interfacing with the Numen when required. I like the way GlocalMe's service model works. It's a one-time payment for the hotspot device. The app is free and all you have to do is purchase data packages from GlocalMe to make everything work perfectly. The Numen uses virtual SIMS to connect but is also capable of using a real SIM from another provider. I haven't tested the Numen with a 3rd party SIM, and probably won't. I purchased the Numen for emergency backup and short travel trips in the USA. I don't anticipate needing a lot of monthly data bandwidth for it. But it's nice to know I have the SIM option because there are other data providers that sell data plans competitive with GlocalMe's data packages. Prior to purchasing the Numen, I checked out several videos about it on YouTube and the few that I found were very positive. It was the YouTube video reviews that convinced me to take the Numen plunge. I'm glad I did. I can rest a lot easier now just knowing I have reliable, fast emergency Internet access as long as the cellular networks are still functioning.

Shape, size and build are good. Set up and working is good. Using in USA as a data hotspot and it works well. I haven't tested it with international travel yet. It supports 5G and also 2.5 and 5 GHz WifI bandwidth which works well. I am using Glocal plan. Please note that using 3rd party cellphone physical SIM will have some limitation if you want to use with Roku etc. Using a 3rd party Data only SIM or Global plan will be the best option for using with Roku. If using a hotspot for wIfi wit laptop, 3rnd party cellphone sim works. Overall will recommend this as a good hot spot device, and if it works international as well as it does inside USA, then its a winner.

The box does everything you need it to do and the least expensive options will be buying your own SIM. However, it was not trivial to activate as you actually have to enter in APN information using the box - you can't connect to a local admin website like a normal router. The data plans that the box offers are expensive and not that flexible for some countries. The plans they advertise on Amazon buying the hardware do not exist. If you are lucky, there is a $10 one month plan for some country offered every so often but not standard. Speeds are good, coverage is good. Setup could be better for bring your own SIM. Their data plan will be the most efficient for someone traveling to 2 continents over a year.

I’ve been using this mobile hotspot for a few weeks now and I’m very impressed. Setup was quick and simple, and the connection has been fast and reliable whether I’m working from home, traveling, or out at a café. The device is sleek, lightweight, and easy to carry around. I love that I can stay connected without having to swap SIM cards, it's perfect for frequent travel. Battery life is solid and easily lasts through a full day of use. Overall, it’s a dependable, high quality hotspot that makes staying online stress free. Highly recommended!

I bought this because my Iphone (with AT&T was not fully paid off - that meant it will not accommodate any SIM cards) needed to have good realiable access to internet for data etc. I bought the data packages in USA prior to my trip to Italy, Capri and once we landed - I turned on the device (while leaving my phone in airplane mode) and it works extremely well to get me connected while out and about. Once I returned to hotel - I then uses their internet/wifi services. The data packages are expensive - but if you need to stay connected for work etc., it's a good choice.

Purchased this to take advantage of the 5G coverage in my area. I work from home almost exclusively, but there are days that I want to work from a local coffee shop or simply out from my own home office. This device keeps me connected, not to mention the consistent speed and connection! Your mileage may vary so consider checking cell coverage (T-Mobile) in your area should you want the same. I haven't had the opportunity to review the international reliability of this device since I haven't traveled out of the country since the purchase. The hotspot has both cloudSIM (their paid service) and regular nano SIM functionality which is pretty convenient. I don't use this every day, but from what I can tell, the battery life is pretty good -- an hour of use knocked about 5-8%. Again, this is fine for me since I don't use this all the time, but you be the judge if that's too short for you. Obviously you're paying a premium for this, but I find the features and functionality to be worth it (by comparison to other similar devices out there). No frills and to the point.

After having a good experience with the 4G hotpot from the same company, I decided to purchase this 5G version when my wife commandeered the other one for work. This one is just as easy to use--turn it on and it boots up and connects to the network within 20s. I can get a strong signal from two rooms away. Setup is easy and can be done without referencing the manual. The connection is secure as you choose between WPA3 or WPA2 and select your SSID and password. Battery life lasts a full working day (longer than the 4G version) and gets a little warm without getting hot. Battery percentage went down less than 20% after one hour of streaming Amazon Music and an additional hour of Amazon Video. The cost, however, is a much bigger device (see attached photos to compare to a Galaxy Fold5). One thing to keep in mind is that it is not dual band, which means that in order for it to be compatible with some older devices, you may need to sacrifice speed and select 2.4GHz instead of 5GHz. Otherwise I didn't have and issues with compatibility. While testing outdoors, the d/l speed was as fast as my phone. One peculiar thing I noticed was that when it locked onto the 4G network, the speeds were slower than with the 4G device. I'll have to do further testing to confirm. I also don't see the Wi-Fi offloading feature available in the 4G hotpot which essentially turns the device into a repeater when connected to Wi-Fi so as to not burn through your data allotment (this saved me when I was traveling and forgot to turn off the 4G hotpot when I returned to my hotel room).