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TontMorton
Dec 20, 2020Follower
Use Netgear Router with T-Mobile Home Internet
I have recently replaced Spectrum with T-Mobile Home internet and need to know how to use my router with the T-Mobile interface
MW79
Mar 03, 2021Initiate
Im trying to connect my R7800 router to a new T Mobile G5 Home Internet Gateway. Previously, I used a Cable modem with Comcast.
When connecting to the T-Mobile Gateway to the WAN Port of the R7800 I see ethernet speeds 1/10th of what a wifi connection to the T Mobile gateway produces.
What are the optimum R7800 settings to connect to the gateway?
DarrenM
Mar 03, 2021Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Does the G5 have a built-in wireless router? If so you will need to set it to modem only when connected to the Nighthawk router.
DarrenM
- michaelkenwardMar 04, 2021Guru - Experienced User
DarrenM wrote:
Does the G5 have a built-in wireless router? If so you will need to set it to modem only when connected to the Nighthawk router.
If that isn't possible – not all gateways allow modem only mode – an alternative is to put the R7800 into wireless access point (AP) mode.
But then beware this:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
- MW79Mar 04, 2021Initiate
Bridge mode is not available on the G5. Yes it has Triband WiFi. Useing the R7800 as an access point, surrenders the benefits of including it I'm my network. I have connect with double NAT. My test show no IPv6. The G5 is a Nokia product, WiFi directly to it yields a 100 mb/s connection, twice as fast as connecting through the R7800.
- michaelkenwardAug 08, 2021Guru - Experienced User
MW79 wrote:
Useing the R7800 as an access point, surrenders the benefits of including it I'm my network.
Not sure what "surrenders the benefits" means.I guess it depends on what you mean by "how to use my router with the T-Mobile interface".
If you don't want AP mode, you can set up the R7800 in "Bridge Mode" as a wireless repeater.
The R7800 will not work as a router in bridge mode, but it can expand the coverage of your wifi. That seems to be one useful benefit.
MW79 wrote:
The G5 is a Nokia product, WiFi directly to it yields a 100 mb/s connection, twice as fast as connecting through the R7800.
Again, I don't know what that means. You have measured the wifi speeds to the R7800 and compared them with the Nokia?