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hummous
Jun 28, 2025Guide
How do I lock my Netgear Nighthawk hotspot to only use 5G?
It keeps flipping back to 4G even though there is a strong, fast 5G signal available. I have to reboot the hotspot for it to go back to the much faster 5G signal. Give it a few minutes or a few hours...
CrimpOn
Jun 30, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Fascinating. Netgear appears to have neglected to provide that option. See page 46 of the user manual.
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/MR6500/MR6500_MR6110_UM_EN.pdf
Choices are:
Is it correct to assume that this MR6500 is connected to wall power and the Power Mode is set to "Plugged In"?
- hummousJul 01, 2025Guide
This is the only option. The hotspot is plugged in and using that power mode yes.