If like me, you travel a lot and need to connect multiple devices to the internet, a portable travel router may be a good investment. After all, if you work online, having a good internet connection while traveling is key to your ability to make a living!
Finding fast and reliable WiFi is one of the most common challenges faced by digital nomads all around the world. I’ve been traveling and working remotely full-time for the last couple of years, and WiFi-related problems rank among my least favorite issues to overcome.
Happily, there are various high-speed portable WiFi routers that you can buy to add to your digital nomad setup. In this post, I’ll be reviewing 7 of the best portable routers on the market today. I’ll also be discussing some important considerations to keep in mind when choosing the best portable WiFi router for travel.
What is a Travel WiFi Router?
First off, a bit of terminology. For a long time, I wasn’t aware of the difference between portable travel routers (also known as travel WiFi routers) and hotspots, and I used the terms interchangeably.
It’s true that portable travel routers and hotspots both create a private WiFi network that you can connect multiple devices to. However, there is one key difference between these two pieces of tech: where the initial internet connection comes from.
Routers generally need to be connected to an existing internet connection, such as a public WiFi network, or a wired internet connection. Hotspots usually connect to mobile/cellular data (4G for example) and use this to generate a private WiFi network that you connect your devices to.
Why Do You Need a Travel Router?
There are several reasons why you might want or need a travel router.
If you, like most digital nomads, have multiple devices that need an internet connection (a smartphone, laptop, iPad, etc.), you would normally have to connect each one separately each time you need to join a new WiFi network.
However, if you have a travel router, you only need to connect one device (the router) and then you’re all set.
Some of the best portable WiFi routers for international travel also have the ability to connect to a physical, wired ethernet connection. This is often faster than WiFi. It also means that you can “share” this high-speed WiFi with your other devices, regardless of whether there’s also a public WiFi network available.
Travel routers tend to be small and lightweight,…
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