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Netgear M6 use as a permanent hotspot in the Tesla Model S Plaid without battery use only with USB C
Hi everyone, I want to permanently install a Netgear M6 5G hotspot in my Tesla Model S Plaid 2022. To do this, I removed the battery and restarted it in the appropriate mode, As long as the car doe...
I have now figured it out myself, the two front USB C sockets do not supply enough current, the two rear ones under the screen of the rear seat supply enough current. there is 0.4A there and only 0.2A in the front. so now it works in the back!
I cannot see your image but I had a problem getting power via just USB at first with a 'standard' USB connection. I wanted to use it in our Airstream and the Netgear needs a bit more than just USB. It works, that I have found, with a QuickCharge 3.0 charger. I got these (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0779D7DFG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and using the QuickCharge 3.0 ports, it seems to work fine. It has to do an initial reboot to get to the power only mode.
I have now figured it out myself, the two front USB C sockets do not supply enough current, the two rear ones under the screen of the rear seat supply enough current. there is 0.4A there and only 0.2A in the front. so now it works in the back!