MR6150 - Cannot connect to 5G only bands

[axalam9]

I recently upgraded the firmware on my Netgear M6 MR6150 and for some reason I have lost the ability to connect to only "5G" bands under CELLULAR > BAND REGION. I used to have this option before. Under Cellular now I only have 2 options, "4G" and "ALL (4G + 5G)". 

I already had the MR1100 and I bought the MR6150 specifically because of the 5G capabilities. Without having the ability to connect to 5G, this is a loss for me. I am now getting similar speeds to the MR1100 on my MR6150; and this makes no sense at all. The router keeps connecting to the 4G bands and I have no way to select only 5G bands. I used to have this ability before and now with the latest firmware, the option disappeared. I paid over $600+ for this device. I am on the latest firmware NTGX65_12.01.47.00.

Can someone please help me or guide me on how do I get the "5G" only band selection under CELLULAR

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[JohnPeng · Accepted solution]

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@JT240Z wrote:

Not sure that SA is supported yet in any M6 versions.  Maybe John can chime in to clarify.

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Yes. We disabled 5G SA support in the latest release with the following considerations.

1. Both AT&T and Verizon don't support 5G SA. So the device was not certified by them with 5G SA

2. T-Mobile supports 5G SA, but based on our testing, the device performance in SA mode is poorer than in NSA mode since in NSA mode, the device can use the LTE connections for data transferring.

If you do need 5G SA support to test on provide network, please reach out to me directly. We can discuss how this can be supported.

Thanks

[TeeJay74]

Hi,

In my understanding "5G only" means using 5G SA(standalone).

Br,TeeJay74

[axalam9]

Yes that is correct. I used to have that option before and now it has disappeared. I just want to use 5G bands.

[JT240Z]

Not sure that SA is supported yet in any M6 versions.  Maybe John can chime in to clarify.

[JohnPeng · Accepted solution]

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@JT240Z wrote:

Not sure that SA is supported yet in any M6 versions.  Maybe John can chime in to clarify.

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Yes. We disabled 5G SA support in the latest release with the following considerations.

1. Both AT&T and Verizon don't support 5G SA. So the device was not certified by them with 5G SA

2. T-Mobile supports 5G SA, but based on our testing, the device performance in SA mode is poorer than in NSA mode since in NSA mode, the device can use the LTE connections for data transferring.

If you do need 5G SA support to test on provide network, please reach out to me directly. We can discuss how this can be supported.

Thanks

[rensahobo]

I had the same problem, my device couldn't connect to 5G  

MR6110-111AUS
NTGX65_10.01.49.00 （2022/09/09）

[DA13]

I need to restore 5G SA capability on my MR6150. 

[the_vulcan]

I'm running on tmobile and when I had SA only option I got alot better performance than NSA I would prefer the option be restored even if obv. not as default.

[mike625]

Same issue that is being reported - have sent an e-mail and model.json

[xiaoke222]

MR6110-111AUS
NTGX65_10.01.49.00
I can't connect to the standalone sa 5g, how can I contact you, is there any method?

[ginoscribano]

I have two M6 devices with different firmware versions as follows:

   NTGX65_10.04.22.00 -- this one works on our network and lists support for 'all and 5G NR only'

   NTGX65_12.01.54.00 -- this one does not work on our network and lists support for ‘4G and 4G+5G’

I found that the NTGX65_10.04.22.00 does not support ip passthrough, whereas the NTGX65_12.01.54.00 does support ip passthrough.

I need both devices to support 5G NR only. I also need at least one device to support the ip passthrough feature.

Is it possible to install firmware on one of these devices such that both '5G NR only' and ip passthrough are supported?

[FlypackNY]

Same Issue Have emailed.

[ffelice]

Was anyone able to figure this out?

[the_vulcan]

The function of SA is disabled in the firmware.  This is why even if you attempt to do a band lock to SA via manual edit it does not work.

[Latas]

Same issue. Is there any method to contect JohnPeng. Not online for several months :(.