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Nighthawk M6 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Hotspot Router (MR6150) battery cover keeps falling off
It's just me?
Apparently the support hasn't heard of this issue before....
I have a problem with the back panel of the M6.
I don't really touch it much since I use it hooked up to the charger and the antenna and the battery is out....but the back panel is very weak...as soon as you pick the box up maybe to clean or even just move it on the desk, it falls off...is quite annoying and very poorly designed for something that cost 800$ (with the antenna)
So I Was curious if others lamented the same thing, so that, MAYBE Netgear will recall these models and design better ones...this thing is meant for travelling and be brought around. That's the purpose of being mobile and that's why I bough it.
I have a house in Italy and I go there a lot. I have a Google Fi data only sim card that covers me worldwide at no extra cost. Buying this hotspot although pricey was a no brainer...but it's like having a remote control that constantly loses it's battery lid.
Quite annoying.
So....it's just me?
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I have the MR6110 (basically the same with slightly lower speeds) and its back cover stays on fine. I've taken it off multiple times because I take the battery out when setup at a single location and run it plugged in. Never had any issues with the cover. Maybe something is broken on your cover
It's not broken....it's clearly a design fault. Maybe this one came out "weak" on the very tiny clips on the cover, no idea.
It's just annoying
made a little video here https://photos.app.goo.gl/dnrHfd9Zd8JWviHh8
Mine has that exact same cover and it works fine.
Maybe you got a sketchy cover or sketchy contacts on the case part. You could try RMA'ing if it bothers you enough. Or exchange it where you bought it.
