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sharpstick
Feb 27, 2023Guide
T-Mobile gateway alternative - Nighthawk M6?
I have T-Mobile home internet and have had problems using their Nokia 5G21 gateway. I'd like to try a Nighthawk M6. What submodels will work(regular and Pro?). It looks like the MR6500 is ATT only. T...
plemans
Feb 27, 2023Guru - Experienced User
The built in antenna's on that gateway are pretty extensive if you look at the teardown. A lot of the issue I'm betting is related to 5g not passing through materials well. Do you have it located by a window? or make sure that there isn't much blocking its signal.
Do you find it dropping to 4g quite a bit?
sharpstick
Feb 27, 2023Guide
It's up in a window in the tower direction. I have had speeds as high as 585(once). I now have it on a UPS with a cooling fan. Still have problems. I can't tell if 4G is working better than 5G. I have the SSIDs split.