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TRekus
Oct 23, 2021Aspirant
LM 1300 4G LTE Modem
Recently purchased an LM 1300 4G LTE Modem through COSTCO. Inserted a VISIBLE (a VERIZON MVNO). Good signal strength as I am 2.5 miles line unobstructed line oif sight to the tower. The modem shows ...
JohnPeng
Oct 24, 2021NETGEAR Expert
LM1300 is shipped with a Tracfone SIM. It is expected you use the SIM and activate a new account.
LM1300 doesn't work with Visible out of box since it requires special steps to activate the SIM card. If your Visible SIM had been activated in other device, please log in to WebUI to update the APN to Visible APN. I think the devie will pick Verizon as default APN.
Thanks
TRekus
Oct 25, 2021Aspirant
The SIM is not the problem. Signal strenth is not the problem. I configured the modem APN to VSBLINTERNET and it does connect to my carrier, briefly, then the connection drops. I think its just a defective modem.