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JT240Z
Jun 12, 2023Luminary
Any known issues with the new MR6150 or the MR6550?
I'm looking at taking the plunge with the M6 hotspots but am concerned with all of the issues related to the AT&T version MR6500. Does anyone know of any of the same issues (Overheating, dropping se...
- Jul 09, 2023
Good update. Let us know how it works over the long haul.
Nolimit
Jul 06, 2023Tutor
I have both. Im really not impressed with the Mr6550 . Got it do the it supposedly having 5g carrier aggregation. At home at times the 6550 will give me a 200 mbps increase. But for most of the day it will get about the same speeds. 200 mbps download. I do tend to see a better upload seed on the 6550 which is aroun 8 to 15 as compared to 1 to 2 on the 6150. Also i tend to notice that if i drive to the tower down the road a mile away i will get 800 mbps downloads and 100 mbps uploads on the 6150 but for some reason cant figure out i only will get about 400 mbps on the 6550 and 100 to 150 mbs uploads. Ive tried chaning my by band list making new list and still cant get the downloads to increase. So proably will return it. It probably something in the way they have the band priority list or the carrier aggregation list set , which i cant seem to get access to yet.
Nolimit
Jul 06, 2023Tutor
No other issues so far only had for 3 weeks.still gets hot .I put usb pc fans on them to cool them off. Either would be good choice ill probably get another 6150 do to not have that much of performance difference for the price
- JT240ZJul 06, 2023Luminary
If I end up getting a Netgear hotspot, I think the MR6150 is the best bet. Offers flexibility between networks and features like external antenna and Ethernet. Right now, I have an Inseego X Pro 5G MiFi M3000 that's tied to T-Mobile but I'm open to a more universal product of the same caliber. I would like the flexibility to go between AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile with just the change of a SIM card. I just don't want to pick up a bad design that's forever having issues with firmware and overheating problems.