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NightHawk M1
I have an NightHawk M1 (SN: 6A8112NV52139). According to the AT&T coverage map, I'm close to a 5G coverage area (red circle). The M1 see what is in picture to. I know an M1 is supposed to be only 4G LTE so why am I even seeing 5G (ATT-WIFI-2pqM_5G?. Also, I can connect to the 5G and my speed almost doubles (30-40 mbps) over 4G (ATT-WIFI-2pqM) (20-25 mbps).
I would like to know, given this situation, if moving to a NetGear NightHawk M6 (designed for 5G) would give improvement over my M1?
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4 Replies
There's 5g cellular (5th generation) and 5g wireless (5ghz).
They're different. what you're seeing/connecting to is the 5ghz wireless.
The M1 isn't 5g cellular.
Would you see better speeds with a M6? Maybe? those maps tend to be a little generous on how much they actually cover.
Got it thanks. I only use the M1 for my wireless so what you say explains it.
I guess now the question is if I upgraded to a M6, would it make a particle of difference in that 5G wireless.
Not sure I want to spend $600 to find out at this point.
Again, thanks for the quick response.
Tough to tell you if it'll help or not.
5g cellular coverage is so spotty. You'd be better off seeing if someone has a 5g cellular phone and see if it'll connect and what speeds it'll get.
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