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Nighthawk M6 carrier band aggregation
I have the Nighthawk M6 (X62 modem) on T-Mobile. I consistently get 5G UC indicated. However in the network advanced info I always see LTE bands like LTE B2 listed as the current radio band and not a 5G band. Is this showing all of the bands I’m connected to or just the primary band? Is there a way to see all of the bands we are connected to - where would the secondary band show if the X62 modem is doing carrier band aggregation across multiple bands? I’m under the impression that this device with the X62 inside can aggregate multiple bands across LTE and aggregate 2 or 3 5G bands (have seen some discrepancy whether it’s 2 or 3 on X62) - correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks all.
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M6 Diagnostic Info
The Nighthawk mobile hotspots, including the M6 line, have a special page that users can access to obtain detailed diagnostic info. When connected to the device, go to this URL: 192.168.1.1/model.json
Or the IP address for the device if you’ve changed it.
A screen will come up with detailed diagnostic information.
The format is XML and NOT friendly to read, but it provides more info on the device's status and connection than the standard interface, which can be very helpful when troubleshooting.
About halfway down the diagnostic page you will find LTE and 5G connected band information. If you are not happy with the set of selected bands, you can soft boot the device and at times other bands may be selected…..as example T-Mobile in my area at times with aggregate B2, B66, N41 & N71, other times it’ll just aggregate B2 & N41. At times fewer aggregated bands will be faster, however with higher latency.
- Doing some speed tests, although the current band is only showing LTE B2, I’m getting 650mbps down and 70mbps up. This must be doing carrier aggregation (B2 + some other band), but the secondary band(s) are not shown…? IMO it should be a high priority to update firmware/web admin interface to show the secondary band(s) to see what’s going on, verify proper operation, and troubleshooting. Apologize if I’m missing something. Thanks all.