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Nighthawk M1 - selection of LTE Frequency/Band
Hello there, is there any way to select the LTE Band/Frequency the router should log on to? This would really help to avoid switching from a "good" cell to a bad one. With Huawei Routers I can do th...
Did the firmware for the M1 ever get updated to include band selection?
I am trying to get Netgear to do the same for the LB2120 (which doesn't even have type selection 3G/ 4G) that we currently rely on exclusively for cellular internet access. It would be useful if someone could tell me how Netgear will resolve this situation.
Nope. Sorry, that will never happen (Netgear/AT&T updating the firmware to permit band selection). Carriers in the USA don't want to permit that much control They don't want end users being able to camp on specific bands and avoid their load balancing, failover, and CA algorithms.
I've generally only seen this capability on Asian products (Samsung, Huwei, ZTE, etc.). Even then, for many (like the Galaxy S series), I believe you have to boot the phone in a special service mode to limit the range of bands you allow it to select. Huwei is one of the few that seems to proactively let you choose which band(s) to use.
But didn't one of their representatives say that the "idea has been forwarded to the internal team and they are looking into it"?
If they aren't going to address this problem they should have simply stated that the idea was declined.
Perhaps we'll all be pleasantly surprised -- I hope this is the case. But I wouldn't hold my breath.