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Not sure if the Foxconn T77W968 Dell DW5821E version is locked to Dell laptops only, or it can be used freely in routers??
Being a Cat-16 with 5xCA in an M.2 package looks almost too good to be true at around $100usd with all these bands:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 ...

Thanks, good to know. I've read somewhere about being locked, but I think that pertains to not being able to use it in an HP/Dell/Lenovo laptop, which has been flashed with generic firmware (something to do with the laptop's bios checking for authenticity). But it seems like it works the other way ...

Maybe @JimHelms could try this method as I have looked into it as well but never followed through since I am able to flash with my Dell.

The second link is just how it flashes your modem or switch to your carrier when a particular sim is detected. Latest ModemManager does that and I just comment ...

I was going to ask the same thing, but different modem. Any experience from the group using a foxconn T77W968? this is supposed to be an m.2 modem card for dell laptops. it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 in it and rated CAT16. I am more than willing to put in the money for something like this and ...

The Modem has generic firmware already on it and switches dynamically. e.g. you can make it go to generic in ModemManger by changing the MCCMNC mapping in /usr/share/ModemManager/mm-dell-dw5821e-carrier-mapping.conf

Hey OptimusPrime,

Sorry I haven't been active and saw your question in the ...

I see the same thing when I use Verizon, in that it fails the Multipath test -- yet is still passing traffic and clearly contributing to the overall performance. I've tried the VPN option you referenced with no improvement. Verizon remains an enigma, but my link has been better with it than ...

EM20-G definitely. It has more CA combos and more open so you could change some settings via AT commands whereas LM960A18 is more locked down and has fewer CA combos. Unless you really need band 71 that will significantly increase your output, otherwise I wouldn't even get it and go with EM20-G. I ...

Good to know. I use Sprint and it seems LM960 has better support for B25 and B41. The Fibocom L860-GL would have been ideal but sadly no linux driver support for the PCIe interface.

I like the fact the EM20-G is more open and hate LM960 is locked down and I hope it doesn't bite me later on when I ...

Whats worked lately with visible(verizon) and ATT is:
-Program the correct APN into the connection profile manager
-Remove all of the AT+CGDCONT entries, including AT+CGDCONT=1, via AT-Terminal window.
-Power cycle the router

Router will come up, program the correct APN and eventually connect ...

On another note, on A17, though my CA stays working even after a week without reboots, I can't seem to get any intraband CA working at all. I thought it was just my tower, but my phone seems to do band 2 + 2 just fine. If I lock the modem to band 2, then there's no CA at all. Opening all bands it ...

I highly recommend these omni-directional antennas https://www.amazon.com/Eightwood-Antenna-Wireless-Outdoor-Cellular/dp/B07KY9MNG3 they are comparable to the Cradlepoint big paddle antennas that I have and a little bit better too imo. I have tested about 5 to 6 types of omni-directional antennas ...

I have tried a similar set of paddle antennas, and while they are not truly directional, they seem to pull in a better signal after fiddling with the paddle orientation. Course you can always go with BigFu*k antennas too (lol)
https://www.amazon.com/Bingfu-Cellular-Compatible-SPYPOINT-Wildlife/dp ...

I just wanted to warn people about my experience with the latter ones since you posted a link to them. People might get the impression of you recommending the cheaper choice with similar performance and then get disappointed after receiving them.

These are for indoor use but I get what you mean with how cheap are you could modify for outdoor use. Or you could get the outdoor omni-directional ones from the shop but you can't rotate them like the paddles to maybe get a little better reception. I have no experience with the outdoor ones so I ...

Currently, CA is supported through one tower with multiple bands. I read technology is there for CA on multiple towers but not activated in general. There is no intraband CA for B13. You will get CA on tower 2, either via 4+13 or better yet 66+13 if modem supports band 66. It depends if your ...

Are the other two providers' speeds really bad compare to T-Mobile? You should've used a phone to test for more accurate results or if you are still able to since the phone will have a better modem and CA combos to test.

I just want to chime in on RockyinNM's post.

I just wanted to share my ...

Who is your provider?

I would flash back to the old firmware to verify if newer firmware is actually the problem via this method https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5

Have you tried using the router's sim card in your phone and compare speed to your phone sim and see if everything is OK? Unless it's not a nano sim and you can't fit it into your phone's sim slot. What kind of modem is it? Your power adapter should be fine if it has been working for awhile.

It seems to me like it's a sim card issue if suddenly you get frequent disconnections. Could you put your phone's T-Mobile sim in the router and see if it acts the same?

That's to be expected because your phone's modem is a lot better than the MC7455. Now put your phone's own sim into the router and see if you still get the disconnections if possible.

LilAkka wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:07 pm I enabled connection monitoring, I can't recall if the TTL is setup that way. How do I check that?

Make sure you add tracking ip like 8.8.8.8 for the script to ping in the settings page.

LilAkka wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:33 pm Ok, it's currently set to 65 actually.

Then I would leave it as it is.

Network->Firewall->Custom Firewall
For T-Mobile I believe it's TTL 64

EM12GPAR01A20M4G_01.001.01.001.zip

Any benefit to a 4+4 vs 4 (or 2+2 vs 2). Again here I go assuming. I would assuming not lol. My speeds don’t look effected.

I do get band 12 here. Looks like I’ll see what that does with 2+12 or 4+12. It looks like it supports that unless I’m misreading.

Yes. It will increase your throughput ...

juicedupchaos wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:04 pm Hey sorry I actually posted the wrong code!

sorry sorry

the code i used was for locking bands 2+4

The reason your modem doesn't do 2+4 is because it's not supported on that modem.

I'll be using it on AT&T. But whenever I see posts about upgrading firmware, I usually see "generic" referenced.

Unless generic version gives you problems you always want to use it over your carrier's firmware due to restrictions they could put in place like no phone sim use, limited CA ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:44 pm Oh the glory! I too am getting Gbps fiber in just a few weeks! But I'm staying in the game

I'll probably come back for 5G when it's actually in my area and price for modems are more affordable.

The tower determines what bands your phone will latch on. Your phone just lets the tower know it supports B71 but it doesn't mean your phone will connect to it as the tower knows that B2 and B12 are faster than B71 or configured that way and want your phone to connect to those bands instead. You ...

I have tried various TTLs and some custom firewall rules (re: IPv6) that I found in another thread, but neither have worked. Data still works absolutely fine when the phone is not used as a modem. What am I missing? What else should I try?

I would try to test it with a free VPN on the phone ...

gscheb wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:10 pm No don't have one for this

Did you enter this in the putty?

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echo "2c7c 0306" > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id

What does

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ls /dev/ttyUSB*

list after entering the first line?

Try

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picocom /dev/ttyUSB2

and see if you get a response when you type ATI

motrac wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:35 am not sure why but command doesn't work? i have no problem with other commands?

You are missing

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AT!ENTERCND="A710"

for you to change the advanced settings.

Ah. I didn't bother to ask you about what your TTL settings look like as I assume you would copy the right interface for the phone which is usually usb0. It was the only thing I changed when I tested it too and I already read you had it working at first with TTL set. If you add the TTL settings for ...

motrac wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:36 am thanks that worked but band didn't change, stil on band 30 with ca on 12?
l still can't find where to enter start up command, so when i reboot the setting goes back to all bands.

Try

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AT!RESET

for changes to be saved after you add and change bands again.

thanks, all commands were accepted but after AT!RESET still locked to band 30 and CA on 12?

I don't think you actually set the bands you wanted but instead just added to the list.

Does AT!BAND=? list "0F" you added?

Does AT!BAND? respond with "0F" you selected?

If not, you type AT!BAND=0F ...

thanks, after following your instructions it now it works.
if the modem reboots will i lose this setting since i can't find when to enter the AT config script?
also what would be the command to lock to b2 and CA on b30, please?

Your modem shouldn't change the setting after reboots.

To lock B2 ...

first thank you for all your help.
i thought you have to enter the command in the AT config script? that's what i can't find.
i have the modem set up to reboot daily @ 3am and this morning it was back to b30, ca 12 because i can't find the WAN interface profile to set the bands.
also
AT!BAND=1F ...

motrac wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:02 am thanks, found it, there's a box checked that says "enable band 30"

Ah. Exactly what I suspected. Hopefully you got it all sorted out now.

Using WP3526 with E-12G I was able to successfully lock into band 13 using your spreadsheet which was my best band based on the numbers below. But now It's slower than it was before I band locked on 13. I tried changing it back to the OEM based on the instructions but now I get an "error". I've ...

BigMac79 wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:39 pm So you literally combine them to get to the band you want

Correct. When it's 10 or greater, you need to put it in as a hexadecimal number. So 10=A, 11=B, and so on. It's why your default band configuration has letters.

vallkor wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:02 am Doesn't connect to LTE tower at all, says "no service", GoldenOrb doesn't get SMS message from SIM.

Try my solution. https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=19 ... 593#p10327

Has anyone had any luck with the Verizon post paid? I don't want to get stuck in a two year contract if it will not work.

Phone sim will work on most modems. Sim for iPad line works on every modem. I was using one $10 (1080p video streaming quality) with the Do More Unlimited Plan. Why not try ...

I have a cradlepoint CBA850 with an MC400LP6 modem which does not connect to Verizon.

I have used this SIM in a WiFix WE826GO and that works fine after following the information in this thread https://www.wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=11112#p11112

Your Cradlepoint is most likely doing the ...

Thanks. Unfortunately, I did all of that before I read your post. How do I delete the firmware?

Also where do I look up the AT commands for my modem?

Sorry about the basic questions, I'm a data guy and only do comms as needed.

https://github.com/danielewood/sierra-wireless-modems

Look for AT ...

But the weird thing is I can still only see one slot in the
system>system control>Modem firmware section.

The entry is :

Active Carrier Current Package
Checked Verizon Check for available firmware

I'm tempted to attempt another firmware load in this section but I think I'll wait until I ...

It shouldn't show any firmware after clearing the firmwares and carrier preferences. Maybe you need to remove the sim and try again and also delete the firmware. Then without the sim, try to load/update firmware manually from the post I linked. If it still doesn't work. Try my next suggestion below ...

freep wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:43 pm I have done neither of those things.

How do you clear the carrier preferences?

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AT!ENTERCND="A710"
AT!IMAGE?
AT!IMAGE=0
AT!RESET

BigMac79 wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:33 pm I don’t know how to disable. Is it just not including it in the command? AT+QCFG="band",0,1002,1 (for B2+B13)

Correct but add Band 4 which is 8 so

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AT+QCFG="band",0,100a,1

PCC RxM RSSI: -84 RSRP (dBm): -119
PCC RxD RSSI: -82 RSRP (dBm): -118
Tx Power: 23 TAC: 3419 (13337)
RSRQ (dB): -18.3 Cell ID: 0AC60308 (180749064)
SINR (dB): -3.0

Signals are bad. You could set it to use all bands first so it connects to the best one with better signals.

AT!ENTERCND="A710 ...

thanks, ok i adjusted the antennas and improved the signal and read the tutorial but still not able to set for b2 and b30?
entered these commands:
AT!ENTERCND="A710"
AT!BAND=0D,"B2+B30",0,20000002
AT!RESET

but now getting b2 with ca on b12? trying to get b2 with ca on b30.

AT!BAND=0D,"B2+B30 ...

BigMac79 wrote: Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:52 pm Could be the B13 isn’t used by too many people here (if that’s how it works).

That should be it. B13 travels farther so you get better signal as well.

I would imagine so if others didn't have problem with it. It's also the reason you are leaking hotspot data.

Thanks for the real talk! I am wondering now what modems support 4x4 MIMO -- can't seem to find a vendor for CAT16 or CAT20. Any suggestions?

Quectel EM160R-GL (elusive, new, working but in development?)
Quectel EM20-G (not easy to acquire, no longer in production, engineer sample module)
Telit ...

gscheb wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:04 am Can you do this with out the APN? And just use the APN in Modem Connection Profiles General in Rooter?

I think by default GO uses both for any APN you enter in the profile so I don't think you need to manually set it.

I didn't try it by replacing the <0x0> with the <1>. Just did that and it accepted it. Thank you! This is all new to me so trying to figure it out. Really appreciate the quick response. Now to figure out how to aggregate 13 and 66 my best two bands and avoid 5 and 2.

B13+B66 AT+QCFG="band",0 ...

Have you tried this? https://customer.cradlepoint.com/s/arti ... grade-mode
Did you also clear the carrier preferences along with firmwares? Maybe you need another OEM reset.

Try to factory reset the router then flash again. If still unable to, try

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AT!ENTERCND="A710"
AT!RMARESET=1
AT!RESET

if AT commands work?

Yes. You can use the S8 to tether. Certain plans will not allow hotspot so you have to make sure it at least allows hotspot so you could set the TTL to bypass it. If hotspot is not allowed, ie USB tethering is grayed out/disabled on your phone when sim is inserted, you might need to root the phone ...

That's a slick way to word it and dropping those hints

Maybe some of the users will figure it out. Anyway, if you don't care about higher latency. You could always give Visible with party pay ($25) a try since you are talking about Verizon. It's a hit or miss but no hard cap.

I would get the WE826 and save the money since you don't need the WG3526 for gigabit port.

Ignore the message. It's fine because you are manually setting the IP for your router instead of having OMR dishing out. You could also set TTL in the firewall's custom rules just like you would before in other LTE routers with OpenWRT. You just need to reference the correct interface for each rule.

The 600Kbps is usually a sign that your data is being detected as hotspot data. If you put your Verizon's sim back into the phone and it doesn't throttle to 600Kbps then you know it is caused by hotspot detection.

Cradlepoint uses the modem in the usb enclosure so yes you can take that enclosure out and put in it your router to test. Since you fail to get a valid ip address from the CP, have you tried the second LAN port which is set for passthrough?

You could manually set the address to see if it would let you access it. IP: 192.168.0.5 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.10.5 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.10.1

As for the lights, it should be in the CP manual. Look it up for your model.

You might've bricked your router during firmware update is what I think.

As far as speeds, latency and streaming:
Speeds/latency: I’m about 2 miles from the tower and approximately 850’ out of line of sight lower in elevation. Since venturing into the LTE home internet solution I’ve had very unpredictable speed tests across all carriers I’ve tried(Verizon, T-Mobile ...

Hi, I am sorry, but I diddn't see this reply. Not sure if this forum has notification or not.

What did you mean by it didn't really support 4X4 MIMO?

Also, how did you get that tool to work to change hidden configs?

The tool is packaged in one of the Dell software versions for Dell Laptop ...

eschmid2 wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:47 am Does this new modem EM7565 require a power supply adaptor upgrade from what is provided with the MOFI4500? If so what is recommended? Thanks!

At least 2.5A but go with 3A if you will be buying one.

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