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kenshin305
Sep 19, 2021Tutor
Nighthawk M5 MR5200 Only 4G+ NOT 5G on AT&T
Hello, I recently purchased the MR5200 here in America. I'm with AT&T and can only get it to connect to 4G+ when adding the following APN settings: APN Name: ATT Broadband APN: phone PDP: I...
kenshin305
Sep 20, 2021Tutor
Interesting you're having the same problem even though T-Mobile says your IMEI number is compatible.
I'm wondering if my device might be band locked from AT&T's 5G network. Not sure why since Netgear advertises it as an unlocked 5G device that works best on AT&T and T-Mobile.
Hopefully someone can help us soon.
supper-hero
Sep 20, 2021Tutor
Also, for clarity, when I try to select "Manual" for the "Network Selection Mode", I am unable to find any carrier at all when selecting either the "LTE All" or "LTE and NR5G" bands (but it works fine on "WCDMA All" for me). Hoping that T-Mobile engineers will be able to clarify this for me in the next few days and if so will post on here.