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Thomnet
Jan 15, 2024Aspirant
Nighthawk M5 MR5200 EU does no longer connect to mobile network
Hello! My MR5200 has been lying around unused for a while. Now I can no longer use it to access the mobile Internet. It is constantly searching for a network connection, but nothing is found. I al...
- Jan 15, 2024
I just checked on a photo that I originally had NTGX55_12.04.12.00 a few hours ago on it and nothing worked. Since I was able to get a LAN connection it seems to have updated on its own to NTGX55_12.04.17.00 - and now it works again after the 8764675th reset and a manual APN update.
Maybe that works for other users with old firmware: turn on offloading for LAN on the app and connect it - then do anything else. When it find the update this may help you to. Reset to newest APN of your carrier and restart again.
Good luck!
Thomnet
Jan 15, 2024Aspirant
I just checked on a photo that I originally had NTGX55_12.04.12.00 a few hours ago on it and nothing worked. Since I was able to get a LAN connection it seems to have updated on its own to NTGX55_12.04.17.00 - and now it works again after the 8764675th reset and a manual APN update.
Maybe that works for other users with old firmware: turn on offloading for LAN on the app and connect it - then do anything else. When it find the update this may help you to. Reset to newest APN of your carrier and restart again.
Good luck!