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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...
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.
We are based in a rural location, and we were hoping to expand our network, using more capable hardware. We weren't looking to employ expensive professional routers/ firewalls, but we were thinking that a moderately priced firewall would be ideal for our needs. If most of the devices that allow for band selection do not offer external IP pass-through, then I would have been better off suggesting a unit like a b525, along with a switch and some access points. Not to mention, if we have no reliable means of maintaining a steady connection to the internet using cellular access, which is the only option we currently have for the foreseeable future, then I cannot justify any additional costs involved in this exercise.
I know this Topic is related to a mobile router, but the LB2120 is marketed towards commercial/ "enterprise" internet access, and should have this capability. And if the LB2120 gets band selection, while many of Huawei's routers already have this ability, then I don't see why this shouldn't be a standard feature on every Cellular modem/ router including the M1.