A China travel router for everyone's phones and laptops.
On hotel Wi-Fi and local SIMs, Google and Slack are blocked on every device. This rental Mi-Fi runs on the same line as our SIM, so anything that joins its Wi-Fi gets them back. Keep your own SIM for calls. Nothing to set up on any device.
Early access. We email you when a router is free.
What a Mi-Fi is
A pocket-sized travel router. It takes the Chinese mobile signal and puts out its own Wi-Fi, so your phone, laptop and tablet join it the way they join the router at home.
One router for the group
Six people, one rental. Nobody buys their own eSIM.
Your number stays put
Your own SIM stays in for calls and texts. Nothing on your phone changes.
Laptops and cameras too
Anything with Wi-Fi joins with the password on the card. No setup per device.
Router specifications
- Network
- 4G LTE and 5G, NSA and SA. China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.
- Battery
- 4000 mAh, up to 12 hours. USB-C. Can charge your phone in a pinch.
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac dual-band, WPA3. Up to 64 devices at once.
- Size and weight
- 126 x 65 x 15 mm, 180 g. Fits in a shirt pocket.
- Display
- 2.4 inch colour screen: signal, battery, data used, devices connected.
- Security
- Device firewall, MAC filtering, your own SSID and password.
How the rental works
- 01
Before you pack
Order
Dates and a plan. We post the router to your UK address before you fly.
- 02
When you land
Power on
It arrives set up and charged. Press the button; the Wi-Fi appears in seconds.
- 03
On the way to the hotel
Join it
Every device joins with the password on the card. Nothing to install.
- 04
After the trip
Post it back
Pre-paid envelope, any UK postbox. Deposit back when it lands.
Mi-Fi or eSIM: which to take
Same line either way. The difference is how you connect to it.
Take the eSIM if
You're travelling alone and want it all on the phone.
You want it working today, with nothing to post either way.
You'd rather not carry another thing to charge.
See eSIM plans and pricesTake the Mi-Fi if
You're a group or family and want one connection between you.
You need laptops and tablets online and they have no eSIM.
You'd rather not touch the SIM settings on anyone's phone.
Deposit, delivery and return
- Deposit
- Refundable, charged at checkout, back when the router is received in working order.
- Data
- Charged per your plan. Standard or Pro rates apply.
- Delivery
- UK addresses. Order at least 5 working days before you fly.
- Return
- Within 7 days of your rental end date. Late returns can be charged.
What's included
- Router, set up and charged
- USB-C cable
- Pre-paid return envelope (UK)
- Quick-start card with the Wi-Fi name and password
- The same access as the eSIM plans