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New Firmware -- AT&T USA
Hi Everyone, There is in fact a new firmware for AT&T rolling out now. I'm trying to update, but first download attempt failed. I did two factory resets (one soft through the web admin, and the...
Hi JSchnee21,
Thank you for doing the upgrade and informing the community with your test and comparisons. I can say as a community we are appreciated with your help. :]
- Jason N
Just a quick update. So far with two days of usage, I have had one random reboot. Hotspot just randomly restarted while out to diner. 4 devices connected via 5GHz Wifi with light to moderate streaming while on battery. 2.4GHz (off) and Ethernet (2min) disabled. 40MHz on 5.8GHz auto channel. Battery seems to last much longer in this config than with dual band and Ethernet timeout disabled.
Also it seems like on the new firmware the hotspot seems to jump back and forth between different bands very quickly. While stationary, I can see the signal strength meter (both on screen in and in the mobile app) jumping from 1 or 2 bars to 3 or 4 bars. Seems to bounce around between bands 2 and 12 here on AT&T.
Speeds are still mediocre from limited testing 15-50MBit. But this is likely a function of AT&T's network. Still, you would think that instead of jumping between bands 2 and 12 it would just use CA instead?
"Seems to bounce around between bands 2 and 12 here on AT&T. Speeds are still mediocre from limited testing 15-50MBit. But this is likely a function of AT&T's network. Still, you would think that instead of jumping between bands 2 and 12 it would just use CA instead?"
It's not just you. I have this same issue. I'm Band 4 ("Poor" one bar signal) on cell tower 1 and Band 12 ("Excellent" five bar signal) on cell tower 2. The Nighthawk constantly and routinely ping pongs back and forth between these two cell towers. It does not make sense. Why would AT&T intentionally, day in and day out, move a customer from a five bar signal to a one bar signal causing dramatic performance fluctuations from 0Mbit-50Mbit?
The dumb device auto updated when I asked to postpone the updated once it rebooted for some unknown reason.
Now, I noticed the Battery Temperature says "n/aC"
Yeah, I thought mine initially displayed the battery temp after the firmware update. But now mine also displays n/aC as you said.
So far the new firmware seems okay. I had one random reboot, but it was very solid this morning. My real test will be on Saturday. Driving down to Williamsburg, VA for Spring Break. Kids and wife will be streaming all the way for ~6 hours or so.
I'm anxious to try it on Tmo tomorrow. Unfortunately, I only have 10GB so that won't go very far.
