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RadarNC's avatar
RadarNC
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Nov 04, 2020

T-Mobile Home Internet with LB 1120 ?

I'm trying to find if anyone has figured out a way to use the 1120 with the new T-mobile Home Internet.
The T-Mobile Gateway box is very limited and I would love to use my 1120 instead.
The T-Mobile gateway has no external antennas option, no bridge mode and very weak wifi.
Not being able to incorporate it with an existing network properly is a real negative.
And of course if the sim card would work in the LB1120 which I love for fact it works and has for a year
with no issues at all with another companies (ATT) limited data plan.

 

If anyone has come up with a solution to get the sim card from T-Mobile Home Internet to
work with the 1120 would make my day, month & locked at home for a year.

Thanks for any suggestions or help. From all I've read over the net so far, no one has found  a solution
for this. I was hoping the Netgear folks might be able to find an answer to make it work.
Thanks very much for any help.

1 Reply

  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru
    Jun 12, 2023

    Not much doubts the T-Mobile Home Internet SIM should not work.

     

    Supported T-Mobile bands in the US
    5G Bands: n25, n41, n66, n71
    4G LTE Bands: B2, B4, B5, B12, B41, B46, B66, B71

     

    I'd be more concerned about the limited bandwidth possible on the pure 4G-network vs. the 5G offering. A staring point for evaluation could be https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibility/consumer-info/policies/internet-service which depends on the band and the contract (like Wireless Home Internet vs. Wireless Small Business Internet).

     

    Wireless Internet 
    5G Network (Wireless Business Internet):

    Download Speed: Typically between 77 – 292 Mbps
    Upload Speed: Typically between 18 – 31 Mbps
    Latency: Typically between 19 – 37 ms

    5G Network (Wireless Home Internet, Wireless Small Business Internet):

    Download Speeds: Typically between 72 – 245 Mbps
    Upload Speeds: Typically between 15 – 31 Mbps
    Latency: Typically between 19 – 37 ms

    4G LTE Network (Wireless Business Internet):

    Download Speed: Typically between 37 – 119 Mbps
    Upload Speed: Typically between 7 – 25 Mbps
    Latency: Typically between 24 – 40 ms

    4G LTE Network (Wireless Home Internet, Wireless Small Business Internet):

    Download Speeds: Typically between 30 – 110 Mbps
    Upload Speeds: Typically between 6 – 23 Mbps
    Latency: Typically between 24 – 40 ms

    The possible 4G LTE numbers fit well into the capability of the LB1120, needless to say this device does not support 5G.