Sending SMS from MR6450 or MR6500.

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There is no option to send SMS with the MR6450 or MR6500 !!

I never had a mobile router that did not have that option. For the Netherlands you absolutely need that option to request extra GB on a nearly daily basis. The main internet provider in the Netherlands KPN works with a 10GB daily limit and you can request via SMS additional 2GB every time you need it. So this $1000 router is pretty much useless without the SMS option for use in the Netherlands.

Is it in the planning to offer the SMS option in the near future ??

Thanks in advance for any information on this subject.

andrejsali · Answer

I am another unlucky owner of a Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro MR6500 modem, who can't use it because Netgear removed the function of sending SMS messages (the Nighthawk I purchased last year allowed me to send SMS messages). This functionality is absolutely needed with many mobile service providers (such as Moj Telekom in Croatia) for the primary function of this ostensibly top-of-the-heap modem - the SIM card in the modem needs to be managed in various ways, including extending the subscription, by sending SMS messages to the service provider. How could Netgear possibly remove this critical functionality! I sure hope it is back with a firmware upgrade sooner than I can replace my modem with another one.

cgigate · Answer

which version firmware did have sending SMS feature ?I tested almost all firmware versions of MR6500/MR6400/MR6550, I could not find single version has the feature or I may miss it&nbsp;&nbsp;

PetarB · Answer

Where on earth have you found old firmwares ? Do you have M3 firmwares ? On the other note, in their manual, they wisely don't document send SMS feature. I had it on M3 in the past. Magically disappeared. I can't find any olde FW for M3. All gone. PM me if you need other firwmares, I have collection, but M3 I don't have a single one.

PetarB · Answer

Same problem here with Croatian, Netherlands, Belgian and some UK Telecoms who ask you to confirm activating feature by confirming SMS and sending yes, or a code. I travel a lot and M3 was amazing device until it wasn't.

It's interesting that in their manual there wasn't any send message, however on the firmware page there was setting for SMSC (sms center/gateway), feature existed and worked. Disappeared after some update.

Netgear has good hardware, excellent ideas, horrible windows drivers and worse firmware. We used plenty of their devices and moved to some other devices that offer full sms gateway features, all documented, clear, visible, no tricks : now you see me now you don't.

PetarB · Answer

There are specialized 5G routers devices who allow you not only SMS gateway (but two SIMs) like Cudy p5, then travel convenient: GL.iNet GL-XE300 (Puli) or the newer GL-XE3000 (Puli AX). M3 can't do these things, you got a wrong router. Albeit Netgears have great hardware, software is the problem.

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Sending SMS from MR6450 or MR6500.

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