HooToo HT-TM04 TripMate Elite Versatile Wireless N Travel Router with 6000mAh Battery Charger

Pros: The HooToo TripMate Elite is a fast portable NAS, Router, and Bridge. When I first received the HooToo TripMate Elite I was skeptical on how a router and 6000mAh phone charger could fit into a device that fits in the palm of my hand, but after using it I was astounded. This device is portable, well built, fast, and works well. I have the Apple Airport Extreme that will output 20MBPS wireless, when I hooked up the HooToo TripMate to the modem instead of the AirPort Extreme, I was astounded at how good it preformed. The TripMate Elite is the perfect device for anyone and everyone.

Cons: The HooToo TripMate had an issue connecting as a bridge to my router, but I fixed it after changing my routers security type.

Overall Review: First off, this is the best deal for the money 60$ for a 6000mAh battery pack, wireless router, and a bridge. This device is great for people who love to travel or need the versatility of a router when at a hotel or a battery pack in the car. You can turn this device into a NAS (Network Attached Storage) just by plugging a flash drive into the 1A usb and then turning it on. Say you are on the plane and you saved movies to this flash drive you just plug it in and people you allow to connect to the TripMate Elite will be aloud to connect and watch your movies because the TripMate creates its own Wi-Fi signal. When you travel and are at a hotel sometimes they do not provide you with a Wi-Fi signal so you must pay or use ethernet, but with devices like iPad, iPod, and other wireless devices there is no ethernet port so you are required to have wifi. You just plug the ethernet into the TripMate and in a few seconds it provides you with a wireless signal. The TripMate Elite is portable, has two ways to charge it, and very useful. I will be going on a trip this month and will update this review when I get back on how it worked. The TripMate Elite is a pretty good router, I plugged it in in place of m AirPort Extreme 200$ router, and that will give me 20MBPS speed, The TripMate was providing me with 18.7MBPS through a device less than 1/5th the size. The HooToo Tripmate Elite is also useful for places that have Wi-Fi but may not be secure. If you head into a Starbucks or other store of such you will be provided with free, unsafe wifi, but with the HooToo TripMate Elite you will be able to bridge that connection to have your own free bridged Wi-Fi that is secure. The TripMate comes with a travel case and a flat micro USB cable to charge it, or plug it directly into the wall with it's pop out prongs to charge. (Note that the pop out prongs will charge the device a lot faster) HooToo has created an amazing product that every traveler or everyday coffee shop/library visitor should have in their bag. Even though the product is glossy the carrying case will keep it fingerprint free if you leave it in there. The HooToo TripMate is the perfect companion for anyone and everyone. Thank you for reading my review.

Pros: The flip-out prongs make charging the TripMate more convenient (no cord) and MUCH faster than a 2.1A USB charger. The router configuration is relatively simple

Cons: Wish the battery was larger.

Overall Review: This is JUST what you need to use a Chromecast in a hotel with peer networking disabled (or a host of other issues preventing you from using Chromecast on hotel WiFi)

Pros: This single device replaces a number of other devices for me: a travel battery with enough guts to charge a tablet at 2A while simultaneously charging a phone at 1A, a wired charger with the same dual charging capability, a wireless access point, and - the icing on the cake - a wireless bridge. It's that icing that drew me to the device - too many times I've been at a hotel where the purchased internet limits the number of connected devices. But it's great to be able to also leave behind my distinct battery pack and wired chargers. All I need now is this and a pair of USB cables.

Cons: None yet evident.

Pros: Works, easy to set up, could replace a bunch of devices in your travel kit.

Cons: The security on this thing is horrifying. Think of any security feature on any cheap wifi router you've used: this thing doesn't have it. Firewall? No. UPnP config? No. Port forwarding? No. DMZ host? Public/private sides? Disable unneeded services? No. No. No. It even runs a telnet service you can't turn off and doesn't require a login to change some settings in the Web UI.

Overall Review: Too insecure for use on an untrusted network. Great potential but not quite cooked yet.

Pros: - Battery - 2 charging ports - Share files by USB port on router easily. - Has DLNA / SAMBA / Android/iPhone APP - Case - Easy to use interface (GUI) for configuring - Plug built-in

Cons: Advertised as having 'bridging' but this is only wireless to wireless, you can not connect a device to the lan port and provide it network access through this device. At least with the current firmware on it at the time of writing. This item boasts as being 'elite' but doesn't even have the same features available to other $20 nano router products (without the battery of course which is about $15-$20 value give or take).

Overall Review: Awesome device! Looks good, love the fact it can provide access to USB storage, DLNA and SAMBA access possibilities and the case is a classy touch. I like the fact it will run directly from battery without the need to be plugged in for a good period of time (assuming your not charging your phone or tablet with it at the same time). Multiple USB ports in case you want to charge and use use storage at the same time. While there is a lot to love about this device, there are also some shortcomings that it needs to overcome to truly deserve to be called 'Elite'. Mainly that it fails to offer one feature which I feel would fulfill this as the perfect wireless swiss-army-knife solution, and that is wired to wireless network bridging. While some of the other brands 'nano' products do not come with the awesome battery this things comes with, they do have this feature available to them stock. For this I deduct 1 star from its rating.

Pros: I received the device for an unbiased review. Shipping was fast and it was packed fine. The charge time is considerable, but well worth it. I charged 2 (second generation) Nexus 7s simultaneously. One was at less than 20% and the other was about 60%. The one with the higher charge got to 100% and the other with the lower charge got to about 55% before the battery got tired on the TripMate Elite. The unit flashes a light on the far right that tells when the battery needs to be recharged and I found that very helpful. The on\off switch gives the user a quick check on the status of the battery. A quick touch of it will flash the lights, showing how full it is. Holding the button down for a few seconds will turn it off\on. Accessing and setting up the router functions was KISS (keep it simple stupid< VERY important for a dumb old man). The NAS feature works BETTER than my Linksys EA1750. I used the NAS feature with a 1TB external desktop drive and a bus powered USB 3.0 external HDD, both worked perfectly. The Android app works just as it should, it is simple, clean and quick responding. The body is hard, glossy plastic that appears to be very durable. The function lights are well placed and easy to see. The included pouch\cover is a great idea and will be very much appreciated over time.

Cons: The manual included was printed too small for my tired, old eyes. But, I could see what I needed to. The ONLY thing I would change is for the included USB cord to be black, rather than white.

Overall Review: Buy it and enjoy it.

Pros: I'm sure it does what the literal words describe, although I didn't try all functionality - just bought it for one thing.

Cons: The catch is that I bought it to connect wirelessly to an existing external hard drive in order to make backups more efficient. Technically, it did connect. However, it will only transfer 1 file at a time - no file groups, no folders. For me, at least, this makes the product useless for this purpose. This limitation is not mentioned in any documentation, either sales descriptions or product manual - user guide. It was, however, confirmed in writing when I asked if 1 file at a time was really all it would transfer.

Pros: This is a great product if you travel often and want a secure way to connect your devices. I used this on vacation, and the resort I was at only allowed us 2 devices free, and the rest would be $10 for the stay. I used these to connect to the wifi, logged in through the web interface, and was able to create a separate wifi network for all 10 of our devices to share without the extra charge. Quite sad that hotels and resorts are charging for multiple wifi connections. I also used this during a business trip at a hotel without wifi. I was able to connect my tablet and laptop since they both had wifi. on this same trip, my car charger broke so I had the ability to charge while I was driving with the added backup battery.

Cons: I wish It had a keep alive signal for multiple days instead of having to log in to refresh every day or 2

Overall Review: Overall, this is a truly great product.