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Nighthawk M1
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:24 pm
by Barryc
I have a AT&T nighthawk m1 that is unlocked I want to put my cell phone T-Mobile SIM card in the nighthawk. I have tried but it won't connect to the internet. Any help would be appreciated. I'm not real tech savvy.
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:31 pm
by Yipzy
Barryc wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:24 pm
I have a AT&T nighthawk m1 that is unlocked I want to put my cell phone T-Mobile SIM card in the nighthawk. I have tried but it won't connect to the internet. Any help would be appreciated. I'm not real tech savvy.
Did you change the APN for T-Mobile which should be fast.t-mobile.com I believe.
https://store4g.com/blog/netgear-nighth ... -settings/
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:08 pm
by gscheb
This is how to add the apn on nighthawk m1.
Screenshot_20200916-150811.png
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:03 pm
by Barryc
I double checked my settings and it is just like your screen shot. Still no connecting to the internet
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:57 pm
by gscheb
Sure your m1 is Unlocked?
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:02 pm
by Barryc
Yes I unlocked it receive unlock code from AT&T
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:18 pm
by gscheb
Does your plan allow hot spot data?
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:50 am
by Barryc
Yes on my phone unlimited grandfather plan.
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:17 am
by gscheb
Have the same plan myself. Mine works in a nighthawk m1. Don't use it regularly. Just on trips and stuff. Just used it over labor day weekend trip.
Have you ever used it in a hotspot device before? Will it hotspot in your phone?
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:49 pm
by Yipzy
Have you tried to use the reboot function from the router's page to see if it helps to apply the new APN? Also, you could access its console to use AT commands and set APN via AT+CGDCONT manually and test it out.
https://mt-tech.fi/en/enable-manual-ban ... ar-mr1100/
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:38 pm
by Barryc
I have not used my T-Mobile phone sim in a hot spot device.
Re: Nighthawk M41
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:34 pm
by gscheb
Is there somewhere where you can test it another router or hotspot device? So can figure if the issue is the m1 or sim.
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:36 am
by Barryc
I don't have another wifi device it works in my unlocked Moto g5 phone.
Re: Nighthawk M1
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:26 pm
by Yipzy
Barryc wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:36 am
I don't have another wifi device it works in my unlocked Moto g5 phone.
Your need a hotspot to test. Any cheap compatible one to make sure your sim works because that's what you are having trouble with the M1 or you could try to enable hotspot from your phone and see your other devices could connect to it and with non throttled speed tests.
