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Might be dependent on area but in the CA desert, using the T-mobile Magenta Max plan in a modem is resulting in 0.6Mbps symmetric, throttled and depriortized connection

Oh crumbs I'm no expert but from what I read, usually that sort of throttling is when the router isn't spoofed / configured ...

I would agree with Dr-Broadband you are likely on a different tower now as bands just dont change like that.

Last week there was a rainy / cloudy day, I expected to have rubbish signal, but no! Best ever I saw. Especially in regard to upload speed (27mbps) and signal strength jumped to over 80 ...

Also your using band 2 which looks to be only 5mhz. Changng to another available band like 4 or 66 will usually bring your bandwidth to 10 or sometimes even 20.

Also different bands have different abilty to do things like penetrate trees and some are more congested then others....

So maybe ...

For heavy tree areas like mine and yours in GENERAL it would seem the lower frequencies tend to penetrate trees much better however the higher frequency bands tend to end up having much better bandwidth and this is helpful on towers where congestion can be an issue, and congestion is always ...

Note speed test uses large amount of data.
Also can vary quite a lot, depending which server you get connected to. Also time a day, the amount of traffic on the network. Just like the roads.

Better off using signal strength as a metrics.

You are about to enter the fine tuning phase.
Antennas ...

As far as bricking your modem with the wrong command..... yes and no
You COULD POSSIBLY soft brick it meaning the router woukd no longer be able to send commands to it but even in that case all you would have to do is buy a usb adaptor and issue commands to it through the usb port of your desktop ...

As far as antennas and what to hook where if you arent sure crack the router box open again and like i said follow the wires. those 2 gold connectors youhad so much fun with run from the modem to connectors on the router box. Thats where you want to hook your 4g antennas to.

As far as changing ...

The label on the bottom of the router shows the exact location for each antenna.

crumbs how embarrassing! :oops: I swear I had a look there, but golly...

aaaanyway, so, here's what it looks like:

....well apparently I need to upload photos to another website to share them here, but ahem this ...

Short term fix is doing a road trip with your setup, go to the tower.

I can see the router's a 12v system, and my brother should have the necessary adapter to plug this into a car (as he has a van for all his climbing excursions, you know the type!). He should be coming up this weekend so I ...

before yu go to antennas try changing lte bands and also post numbers from your modem/netwirk status page.
Specifically
signal strength %
rssi
ecio
rscp
lte band

So here is that info:

Signal Strength :38%
RSSI :-89 dBm
ECIO3G/RSRQ4G/SS_RSRQ5G : -11.2 dB
RSCP3G/RSRP4G/SS_RSRP5G : -113 dBm ...

before yu go to antennas try changing lte bands and also post numbers from your modem/netwirk status page.
Specifically
signal strength %
rssi
ecio
rscp
lte band

I will definitely have a good fiddle with this tomorrow!! Don't worry my OCD will get its fill with this :lol:

Ya know I thought ...

Sometimes the antennas are "keyed" differently aka the antennas will only fit on the correct terminal. If not see above for where to put the 4g ones :D

woahhhh I think it's working now?! (and also I have an extra antenna that won't fit into the correct terminal, they're both male I guess ...

GOT IT!!! oh that was a doozy but it's all closed up now!! There were quite satisfying clicks, phew!!

...tho haha reading what you just wrote, I probably should've inspected everything one last time but I was just so relieved!

oh this is a bit vexing however, while the external antennas are ...

You can see the 2 small gold connectors on the left edge of it and the black plastic bar is where you insert the gold stripe part of the modem into. This will put it in at an angle you then press down so its flat and insert the one screw.

Dont forget you will have to press those 2 small gold ...

Wow thank you so much for these instructions!!! :o Seriously blown away here, thank you!! :D

You are correct the modem is a small card that will install inside your router. You simply slide it into the slot in the router, kinda like when you install a memory sim in a computer, and put one screw ...

If on android I use either LTE discovery, network cell info lite or cellmapper. They are all in playstore and all free. More a matter of whoch interface you find easiest to use.

Oh how wonderful!! I did find out from a customer service person where the nearest T-Mobile tower and while only ...

Would agree with Adm1jth, you will be up and running soon!!

The only hard part of this game is spoofing your self onto the network with an older $20, iPad SIM.
It can be done but sometimes it takes a little black magic.

A weak signal can be a little of a challenge but can be solved with a good ...

If you dont know what dhcp and apn are dont worry many in here can help you out. With help you should be able to have a basic connection in about 10 minutes.

That said all the fun begins after that of testing speeds and lte bands and all for the best optimized config. Again not hard but if your ...

If you run into any trouble, I can mock up a duplicate of your system and send you a copy of the configuration file.

Then all you need to do is make a few modem settings and you're done.

Honestly, it's better if you try to set up yourself first so that you have the experience if and when you ...

That said if yu want to be REALLY cheap and not pay the $6 for a sim card adaptor tmobile and every other cell company these days uses a "multi sim kit" meaning the sim is a breakaway and you break out the size you need. In yur case you could break out the sim to nano size, activate your netflix ...

gscheb wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:12 pm If you are using rooter you can send and receive text messages In there.

Amazing!! I do indeed see other posts talking about this Rooter/Goldenorb firmware, I assume that's what I'll hafta use as well

gscheb wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:38 pm Set up for TMobile is

APN=fast.t-mobile.com
TTL= 64

My hero!!!

Thank you so much, I am just so amazed at how helpful everyone is!!

How are you going to use netflix ... on a computer or a device like a roku? As I dont think your thinking about this setup in the right way. the router you just bought works just like if you had comcast or att and they gave you a modem device. Once the sim for your router is activated and ...

Looks like you went NEXR5GO and MC7411.

Remind me/us what exactly you purchased if anything else or different than above. I can guide you to the relevant info, or even help directly where there is a void of info.

Thank you!! So far, just the NEXR5GO and MC7411 are on their way. We also have an ...

Once the sim is activated you put the sim in the router and the router becomes a stand alone unit. You could even take the router with you and use it anywhere with the included whip style antennas.

Oh thank you SO much for the replying! :)

I somehow missed this before, but I see now that the ...

So the router and modem are on their way, and we have the T-Mobile sim card now and the plan's activated.

Could anyone please tell us, is there anything else we need to get started? :)

And if someone could please confirm what we should do when the stuff arrives, I'd rrrrreally appreciate it! I've ...

Not sure if you need a new phone but TM has a deal on iPhones 12
Looks like they are clearing out stock for the NEW iPhone 13 in Sept.

We have a few old phones we were gonna use (including an old iphone) - just got back from the TM store actually with the sim card! :D (ordered router and modem ...

Cool, thanks so much everybody! We are going to the T-Mobile store today to get the Magenta Max plan

After you throw a few of the "Cheap" one's in the trash you rethink the cost of ownership.
Buy once, cry once :lol:

100%!!! My rule is that any thing that gets high-usage (or has lots of moving parts) is definitely worth investing in. If only to spare me having to research / shop all over ...

I've found that Magenta Max from T-Mobile does unlimited 4g data (well so they say) for $85 a month, no contract.

No Limit Data has different plans which use T-Mobile towers. It's data-only, $90 a month, also no contract.

https://www.nolimitdata.net/product-page/pink-plan-monthly-membership

(For ...

Adm1jtg wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:54 pm but with a high quality lmr400 or even lmr200 cable and only a 20 foot run (distance in a 2 story house from the roof to the first floor) you really dont lose much.

That's great to know thanks!! It's only one level so hopefully we can get by with just an antenna on the roof.

What modem are you going with?

I like the one that was recommended above, so: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/modems/sierra-wireless-airprime-cards/sierra-wireless-mc7411-cat-7-lte-advanced-modem/

And holy smokes that inverter is expensive, I shouldn't be surprised though as I live on a ...

Have you checked to see if you qualify for T-Mobile home internet? If you did get equipment free. And cheaper monthly than magenta max.

I am very regretful to say that neither T-Mobile nor Verizon home internet are options :(

I think we'll go with this router: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop ...

Hello! And thank you for the welcome :)

If you want to tether your phone as the modem, you can do that. iPhone and Android supported. No modem needed.

Please pardon my ignorance, but without the modem, would the the T-mobile sim consider such a setup (ie phone directly connected to the ...

Hello! If anyone could please advise we'd be very grateful!

-My mother lives in a rural place and uses Ziply, speeds are very consistent at around 2.4/.61 for up/down.
-On her phone (using the nearest t mobile tower, about 3 miles away though no LOS as lots of trees) she frequently gets 22+/1 ...

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