Wireless Joint

Hi Gents,
How's the testing going?

Rich Hathaway wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:12 am This is working without issue running on any mr6xxx device but enabling bands is still having some trouble there are a couple of us working on it.

Hi @Rich Hathaway,
Any update on the progress of enabling bands?

@Rich Hathaway
How's it looking in terms of testing?
And if no issues as yet - how long do you think before you will consider carrying out changes to other devices?

No, I do not need them, but yes it is a mail-in-only service because of the type of load it is, it cannot be done over network, it would take a couple of days to complete and likely would not run to completion uninterrupted which would mean you would have to send it in to be recovered anyways. So ...

Rich Hathaway wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:36 amsure

Without the need to send it to you?

I have done a bit more since we last spoke - I have managed to dump all of the mtdblock files onto my laptop - if its any use?

Hi Rich,
Is this something you could help me with if it opens up the bands?

Rich Hathaway wrote: Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:33 am working like this via screenshare never works because of many things.
Yes, I am in Kansas I briefly looked for one the other day but there are not really any of the European models around here.

I'm not sure how we could make it work at the moment - i'm obviously in the UK.

Another option - what equipment would I need to do it myself?
And if I could get whatever equipment I needed and you talk me through it maybe via something where I can share my screen?
We dont have to do it all in one go - its not as if I can use it right now anyway - I have a Netgear M1 which does ...

Yes unfortunately both devices would need to be local to me. It was easier back in the days when these devices were using yaffs2 filestructure, but now they all went to triple layer ubi's with ubi over ubifs over mtd, imo they even ran better using the old yaffs2 builds but they want security and ...

No insult taken.
I have done a fair bit of flashing ROM's etc, but this does seem something a little different.
I am willing to learn, and I was looking forward to giving it a go to be honest.
So could you do it over a remote desktop connection or would you need to have it?
And if you'd need to have ...

What would we need from it? - I can see if I can get my hands on one somehow.

Rich Hathaway wrote: Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:54 am do you have this device (6450)?

No the MR6500

Wheras what I need being on the o2 network is:

5G Technology Sub-6GHz
5G Bands 29/77/78
4G Technology LTE CAT20
4G Bands 1/3/8/20/29/40
3G Bands 8

Which looking at what the MR6500 has already I basically need to add:

5G Technology Sub-6GHz + mmWave
5G Bands 78
4G Technology LTE CAT20
4G Bands 8 ...

The MR6450 should be able to pick up band 8:

5G Technology Sub-6GHz
5G Bands 1/2/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/71/77/78
4G Technology LTE CAT20
4G Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/20/28/38/40/41/42/66
3G Bands 1/2/5/8

So are you now saying it cant be added?

Thanks Rich.
There are two options in the mobile app - All, and LTE All. And its curretly set to all.
I have looked at the band my phone is connected to and it is band 8 - which obviously isnt a band set on the MR6500.

I think Rich is pretty busy, and I dont want to harass him.
Does anyone else have any experience of opening up the bands on a MR6500?

Thanks in advance

I've managed to unlock it.
And when I was in a town that has just had a brand new 5G mast installed I was getting a 5G signal - albeit not 5G speeds.
But now I am at home I am just getting searching - so I now need to open up the bands.
If it helps I am on NTGX65_10.01.47.00

@Rich Hathaway
Its on its way - the tracking says it will be here Saturday.
I obviously dont know what FW is on the box, but I think it will be locked to AT&T - so I am guessing that will be my first port of call.
I have unlocked phones before so I think I should have everything.
Will I need ...

Rich Hathaway
Its on its way - the tracking says it will be here Saturday.
I obviously dont know what FW is on the box, but I think it will be locked to AT&T - so I am guessing that will be my first port of call.
I have unlocked phones before so I think I should have everything.
Will I need ...

Rich Hathaway wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:07 pm Yes I can do it

Thanks Rich - i'll get one ordered - I doubt it will be here for a few weeks - i'll let you know.

@Rich Hathaway
Is that something you could help on?
I understand it might not work - but sounds like it could be worth the gamble?

Your missing the point, if that variant can see them and there are no differences in hardware between the variants then they all can see them if enabled
but your welcome


Oh ok - Sorry I missed your point. I have seen some really cheap MR6500's on the US ebay site.
It might be worth buying one ...

Rich Hathaway wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:31 am The 100EUS variant has the bands you need, all of them.

Yeah that is the UK version - which is quite bit more expensive than the US version.
But thanks for all your help.

https://device.report/manual/7840269 <---6550

https://device.report/fccid/py322100558 <----6400
very easy to find with a quick google search


Thank you.
I did find those sites, but I cant find a diagram for the MR6550 or MR6450 like you posted originally for the MR6500.
But from what I can see ...

I cant find one for the MR6450 or the MR6550 - only the one you have attached and the screenshot from it above.

As you can see the bands that Netgear shows they can see vary greatly so what you need to do is look at the FCC docs focusing on Antenna hardware if they have the same antenna hardware then obviously the AT&T model can see those other bands that the unlocked one can see so they are just disabled ...

Rich,
I have posted my own question in relation to this.
But is it possible for example to put the 6450 (ideally) or the 6550 FW on a 6500 unit to give it UK bands.
I know the 6550 wont give me full UK bands but i'm on o2 so I need:
4G - 1/3/8/20/40
5G - 77/78

Hi Guys,
I am new here, but I was close to buying a MR6500 from the US – I am in the UK, and the generic model here is the MR6450.
But at the last minute I had this gut feeling about the bands supported and I looked into it and they're not similar at all.
The thing is the US version is significantly ...