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galvesribeiro
Apr 24, 2023Tutor
Night hawk m6 mr6150 error
Hello folks! Just got my brand new Nighthawk M6 5G unlocked hotspot (MR6150) from Netgear store on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGV79FHT?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1). The initial ...
JohnPeng
Apr 26, 2023NETGEAR Expert
I am checking and will get back to you soon.
Thanks
John
galvesribeiro
May 11, 2023Tutor
Hello John! Do you have any updates for me?
Btw, I got an email that the M6 Pro was released UNLOCKED and it claims to support 125+ countries. Given the frequencies we have from our carrier, do you think it would work?
Thank you!
Gutemberg
- JohnPengMay 11, 2023NETGEAR Expert
Hi Gutemberg,
I compared the band support on MR6550 with MR6150 and I can confirm that MR6550 has more band support than MR6150 for Brazil carriers. But I am still worrying that the issue may be due to SIM subscription issue since MR6150 also can support some of the LTE bands used by the carriers.
https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/BR
I am thinking to send you a MR6550 with debugging ports enabled. You can check whether MR6550 can work in Brazil with your SIM cards. If you still have issue, we can try to get some logs from your device for further checking.
If you are OK with this, please email me your address and phone number at jopeng@netgear.com. I will arrange the shipment this week.
Thanks
John
- galvesribeiroMay 11, 2023Tutor
Hello John, thanks. That works for me. Just sent you an email.
I've got another TIM SIM card with an unlimited data plan from my work which are used in modem/routers at my work and tested on the 6150 with no luck. However, Intelbras device did worked with all them.
I've opened a support ticket on all 3 carriers I've tested and all of them confirmed that the plans and their SIM cards are "use anywhere", meaning that you can use in routers as well.
As a matter of fact, one of them told me that the government agency which controls telecom here in Brazil (ANATEL) has a ruling from several years mandating that all carriers since the 4G/LTE was made available in Brazil, are obligated to unlock internet sharing being that features like iPhone's Personal Hotspot, modems, Routers, and PCs which has embedded SIM card with routing capability. That made me even more comfortable saying that the SIM cards are not locked here.
Lets see how the M6550 behaves then.
Thank you!