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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...
Unless we get the password to telnet in and force a band via command, we will never have that ability.
Nothing is perfect, some people will say "let the network manage it" or "the algorithm knows best".
That is simply not true in some specific use cases. I am sure some netgear engineers know this, but their hands are tied im guessing.
I live in a rural area and the Nighthawk M1 just doesnt cut it, bouncing between band 30, 12 and 2.
I bought a Mofi 4500 so I could lock onto bands and guess what, it works. Drove up to a tower, line of site. Nighthawk M1 7mbps down on band 30. Mofi 4500 locked to Band 2 - 45-50 mbps down.....
In some scenarios automatic band selection just does not work. The nighthawk REFUSED to get off band 30.
2.5 Mbps download, 17.6 Mbps upload on band 20.
39.7 Mbps download, 11.9 on band 3.
Download speed is generally more important than upload for most conventional applications.