difference in Nighthawk M2 MR2100 & M1 MR1100

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Let's hope that Netgear enables 6CA/7CA support for MR2100 later(license thing). I think many cell operator's who have enough spectrum available are interested in this 6CA/7CA feature. It looks like there is no support for this at the basestation side yet.
 I also hope that 5G hype does not slow down 4G evolution, which still has untapped potential like this 6CA/7CA.

Thanks,  greatly helps me understand

Does MR2100 have a static DNS support, lacking in MR1100?

Will there be a US version anytime soon, with FDD-LTE bands B2,B4,B12 support?

"You would have to max out an M1's capabilities before an M2 is going to help at all performance-wise.  I'm not sure that is possible to do in the United States at this time."

Unfortunately, the MR1100 is clearly under performing in the United States when compared with AUS and EU.  Compared to my iPhone XSM, my MR1100 is generally only half as fast on downloads and roughly the same (or better) on uploads.

So while I agree that from a theoretical -- paper spec sheet perspective  - the MR2100 is unlikely to be any faster than the MR1100 given the mismatch between theoretical capabilities of the hotspot and a carrier's actual, deployed capabilities in the field.  But in reality, the MR1100 is such a dog, that many are holding out hopes that the new version will be better.

In practice, if the MR2100 was as fast as my iPhone (albeit with better RF sensitivity), I'd gladly pay $399 for it.  But, I would not pay $1 for the "5G" M5 Fusion which lacks Ethernet and LTE antenna jacks.

Soon, I may just need to buy a nice Samsung LTE table and use that for a hot spot for my iPad and laptop (-:  

Theoretically you'e absolutely right.  But in practice the MR1100 Gen1 and Gen2 is such a dog compared to other devices with the same or similar mobile chipsets there are only three possibilities:

1) AT&T is throttling it and/or other hotspots while not throttling flagship phones.  E.G. my iPhone XSM is generally 2x faster in all locations.  Samsung Galaxy devices 8/9/10 are even faster.

2) The FCC approvals castrated the device -- no 256QAM, no 4x4, etc.

3) Some other hardware/firmware internal flaw / design choice is hampering performance on the AT&T network / USA bands/frequencies.

The MR2100 represents the opportunity for a do-over.  It won't help for issues #1.  But Netgear would get a second shot at #2 and #3.  When the MR1100 was released, twice, in the US market it was rushing to catch up with a number of recent changes Band 14, LAA, recent LTE-A related changes all of which were in various states of readiness during the MR1100 lifecycle.

Now that the AT&T network has stabilized, I'm hopeful that the MR2100 might have a chance to perform better -- that is to say up to the level of a flagship phone -- assuming AT&T will let it.  Of course this is still just wishful thinking.

Of course, it often takes Netgear 6 to 12 months worth of software revision to work all of the bugs out of the firmware -- which seems crazy given that the device is already launched on similar networks in two global markets already.