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I just lost my AT&T tablet plan that I’ve been using for 2 years. I was just using the SIM in a Nighthawk. I’m in a rural ish area that only has satellite internet available. My Verizon service is okay, and TMobile shows that I’m in their service area. I am trying to understand how to use T-Mobile’s plan to work, but I’m not super Tech savvy. . I start to get nervous about trying to get this set up and failing. My plan is to buy the MoFi sim7 and the Simple Mobile SIM card, set the TTL to 64. What else will I need? Is this going to be a doable for a beginner?

It's very doable.
The key is the SIM/Data Plan

The MoFi Sim-7 is a CAT-4 Modem (I have one) the only reason to get the Sim-7 is for cell Band-71
MoFi Sim-4 is a Cat-6 and has Carrier Aggregation (Faster Speeds)

Can always sell the MoFi on eBay if the project goes south on you.
It's only time and money

There are many very skilled members on this form, they are not fans of the MoFi but for a beginner it's a good staring point.
can move up on the modem food chain as your skills grow!

Have not used used Simple Mobile that TLL trick may work
Their Web page
"If congested, customers may notice reduced speeds vs T-Mobile customers that may be further reduced for small number of customers who use >40GB"

See this link https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=37 ... 8621&hilit

And YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95x5N ... IHfuVo6W4Q

Hello
Use TMobile post pay. Pretty easy to do. Just TTL of 64. If you get a The Wireless Haven router there is a guide to set it. Not hard to do.
Don't have to use 55+ T-Mobile it is just the cheapest way to get it if you are old enough.
Here is a link about it
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32 ... =140#p7409

gscheb wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:06 pm Hello
Use TMobile pay pay. Pretty easy to do. Just TTL of 64. If you get a The Wireless Haven router there is a guide to set it. Not hard to do.
Don't have to use 55+ T-Mobile it is just the cheapest way to get it if you are old enough.
Here is a link about it
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32 ... =140#p7409

What is TMobile Pay pay? Is that a typo? I’m wondering what the difference is between the Magenta plan and Simple Mobile. Any insight there? I’ve got another 20+ years before I qualify for the 55+. The Magenta plan I’m looking at is $70/mo.

Dbfit89 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:54 pm I’m wondering what the difference is between the Magenta plan and Simple Mobile. Any insight there? I’ve got another 20+ years before I qualify for the 55+. The Magenta plan I’m looking at is $70/mo.

"T-Mobile post pay."
Difference to me is HD streaming. Use this for my tv's. If you don't care about HD streaming then really not much difference.
Would need Magenta Plus to get that.

Have heard of people having issues with simple mobile before and not T-mobile post pay.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32 ... =120#p6886

If you don't care about HD steaming, just want cheapest plan, willing to take a risk and tinker with it might want to try Mint mobile. They now have a unlimited 4G plan.
Never seen anyone post they are using this but seen other post before the had the unlimited.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=17 ... =4199&hili

Hey GScheb, thanks for all the info. The MoFi arrived yesterday, I called and got the Magenta Plus line and my SIM activated. I changed the settings, and nothing. I can log in to the network, but I have no internet available. I did check the bands and band locked to 66 which it showed was the best. The TTL was actually already set to 64. I popped the SIM into an unlocked tablet and the service was so slow I could only get a page half loaded. So maybe TMobile isn’t going to be the best option for me? Trying to get this figured out before I scratch this whole plan and start over with a new provider. AT&T worked pretty good here, and my Verizon phone has solid service.

Okay, so I just tried to login to TMobile and it sent an SMS to my device to activate. How do I access this through the MoFi? Do I need to flash Rooter? I don’t actually know how to do that

Don't think there is a way to get sms on mofi software. Are you sure that you have the apn set to fast.t-mobile.com? Do you have a phone to test the sim in?

I don’t have an unlocked phone. Side note- I also just received the TMobile Test drive and I’m getting full bars but it’s also not working.

Here are my current settings.

Wonder if it ironic enough that you have an outage right now.
Maybe call them about test drive and not mention other sim card

Okay, I called TMo and got the hotspot fixed. It’s pulling 5mbps down/8 up. Not great. I wonder if the MoFi will be much better? Going to troubleshoot bands, reset the modem a few times and see if I can get it working. I found a phone that I think is payed off and unlocked, also going to try the SIM in that.

At my home get very show speeds without outdoor antenna. With them do just fine

This is the signal I’m currently getting. Still no actual internet service, going to pull the sim now

Oh you can’t see that. It says 74-80% but the RSRP is -94.

Is this the test drive sim?

Nope that was my MoFi. I have the Test drive up and running and am currently streaming video without a problem.
I could not get the MoFi running with the sim. I changed the band to 71, APN is set correctly, I’ve rebooted and reset multiple times. Tried TTL 64 and 65. I pulled the SIM and put it in an Android phone, works just fine. Not sure what to try next.

Did you run the wizard thing on it?
And trying to changing the service mode maybe.

Yep. Both of those things. I’m at a loss. Can I tether my phone to it?

Try to remove the SIM and do a factory rest of the MoFi
Must have the SIM out!

1. Power Down
2. Remove SIM
3. Power up
4. Do a factory reset
5. Power down
6. install the SIM
7. Powerup
8. Setup the APN

https://youtu.be/vs5NAnyvMIQ

That worked! My speeds are being spotty, but I have a connection! Thank you!

Are you testing via WiFi or LAN port?? The WiFi on the MoFi is type-N, WiFi-4 a little dated.

Could bring your MoFi on a road trip to the Cell Tower to test your Max Speed.
This would remove distance, cables, connectors, and antennas from the speed equation.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZY ... UTF8&psc=1

Just wanted to say thanks! I had a similar issue and I updated the firmware that was released on 11/20 and still didn't work until I did a hard reset and now I'm back up and running. I'm getting about 100 down and 20 up. I live in nyc and this setup will eventually live on my roof which has clear line or sight to lots of towers. I plan on added this to my cable which is inconsistent but much faster with a load balancing router. I hope to reduce internet down time to zero.

Will a Tmobile postpaid line work in a hotspot? Is there anything that needs done?

Truefan31 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:20 pm Will a Tmobile postpaid line work in a hotspot? Is there anything that needs done?

I've seen the Tmobile post paid phone lines just work. Simple really. APN: I think

I also tried a Tmobile test drive hotspot and was unable to get it working in an EM7565. It acted like it got deregistered but resolved itself when putting the sim back in the hotspot.

Yeah the test drive sims would only work in the free hotspot they used for the test drive. Unfortunately the hotspot was a really crappy device with no external antenna connectors so in my very rural location it did not work satisfactory. It is the reason I am highly reluctant to try out their home internet option. It also lacks external antenna capability.

Although I do not need much for a internet setup (I can get by on just a few GB a month and low speeds if reliable)I do want it to work for the money I pay.