Nighthawk MR100 battery life and dual-band wireless

Thanks for the feedback. I should have clarified "battery life" as meaning run time, although I did see in the user's manual the device is designed to run plugged in all the time without overcharging. That's good to know it shouldn't degrade the battery if left plugged in when possible to reduce the number of charge cycles.

My concern with using the dual-band wireless was primarily if it could be left enabled and wouldn't have much impact on how long the device would last on battery power if connected client devices were only using one band. It's nice to hear the firmware is a little more stable now.

In testing with AT&T's network on the east coast I've also seen about 30-50 Mbps download speeds, which is usually very close to an iPhone 6S native speed tested at the same time and same location. The transmit/receive signal strength and antenna design do appear to be very good. Compared to an older AT&T Netgear AirCard 781S, the Nighthawk MR1100 seems to have about 25-30% faster download speeds. I'm assuming that might from the new Band 14 support (700 MHz) and 4-band carrier aggregation feature I don't think the older hotspots featured.