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Virtuoso

Mar 22, 2018

New Firmware -- AT&T USA

Hi Everyone, There is in fact a new firmware for AT&T rolling out now. I'm trying to update, but first download attempt failed. I did two factory resets (one soft through the web admin, and the...

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JSchnee21

Virtuoso

Mar 27, 2018

Hi winger13,

Thanks for the update! That's good news. I used to have other Netgear routers for home Wifi etc. so I was kind of used to the drill -- factory reset often (-: In preparation for my firmware upgrade I actually did 4 factor resets (sorry OCD). Two before (one through software (web admin) and one through hardware(reset button)) and two after the firmware update. I then proceeded to customize the config manually (not using a config file).

So perhaps I avoided the unpleasant experience you had by proactively wiping my device first. I cannot say one way or the other as to whether or not my device runs "hotter" but it does seem to run through the battery faster.

I wasn't able to test my MR1100 on Tmo today as the kids need it after school. But I did test my iPhone in the fastest location I've been able to find location and got roughly the same speeds (90-110MBit) as I've seen on the MR1100. Interesting my lowly iPhone 6s with Cat6 baseband was 10ms better in latency (mid 20ms vs 30-40ms when tethered via 5.8GHz wifi) and managed a faster upload speed of ~10Mbit (iphone got 25-30Mbit up vs. 15-20Mbit on the MR1100).

I haven't had a chance to test out the Ethernet connection on the MR1100.

-Jonathan

JasonN

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Mar 28, 2018

Hi nhantenna,

It is always good to do a factory reset after a firmware update or downgrade. It helps to flush out any bugs that were there.

Please let me know if you have any other questions. :]

- Jason N

nhantenna
Apprentice
Mar 28, 2018
Regarding the discussion about automatic firmware updates. I am in the United States using AT&T. At this time my Nighthawk LTE hotspot has not automatically installed the March 2018 firmware. I have not attempted to manually update the firmware yet.
- nhantenna
  Apprentice
  Apr 05, 2018
  March 28: "Regarding the discussion about automatic firmware updates. I am in the United States using AT&T. At this time my Nighthawk LTE hotspot has not automatically installed the March 2018 firmware. I have not attempted to manually update the firmware yet."
  
  Followup on my March 28 post. As of today, April 5, my AT&T provided Nighthawk LTE hotspot running on AT&T cell network has NOT automatically installed the March 2018 firmware. I would NOT expect it to without my permission.
  
  Different Nighthawks from different providers on different cell networks are using different firmware. That might explain why some Nighthawks are getting automatic firmware updates and some are not.
  - nhantenna
    Apprentice
    Apr 05, 2018
    I run my AT&T issued Nighthawk LTE hotspot WITHOUT a battery. It's possible the automatic firmware update has not occurred on my Nighthawk because the battery is not present.
    
    JasonNdoes the Nighthawk LTE hotspot:
    
    1) perform automatic firmware updates without user consent?
    2) if yes, will automatic firmware updates occur without the battery installed?
    3) with MANUAL firmware updates, will the update occur without the battery installed?