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Will 5G SA support on MR6150 be reassessed in the future?
I have two MR6150 hotspots connected to the T-Mobile network, and sometimes they will try to carrier aggregate with LTE bands that appear to be congested in my area. I have seen the two hotspots sitting right next to each other where one decides to connect to LTE B2 and achieves speeds of around 400Mbps, and the other connects to LTE B66 and can barely break 100Mbps. This is from the same location with the same T-Mobile SIM and same plan. I would love to know what is causing the different behaviors when the two identical hotspots are right next to each other. Sometimes I can get the one that gravitates toward B66 to connect to B2 after a reboot, or driving around with it, but it doesn't reliably stay there. When it is on B2, it performs great, when it is on B66 the performance is horrible. I did some research and I found out that the 5G Standalone mode used to be offered but was removed, as discussed in this thread: MR6150 - Cannot connect to 5G only bands | NETGEAR Communities The reasoning for its removal from the firmware seems ridiculous. It reads to me like "oh because we felt like it and you shouldn't use it anyway, Netgear knows better than you and based on a few lab tests we see no real world use case for this setting". Since that response was now around 2 years ago, and in that time I think attitudes toward 5G Standalone are changing, will 5G Standalone ever be added back in to the firmware? As a test I downgraded my device to a version 10 firmware, and it is able to connect to 5G Standalone, and the performance is far improved from when it was randomly connecting to B66. I went from unreliable and unpredictable speeds to predictable and good speeds. For now, I think I will continue to run the old firmware so I can have the 5G Standalone feature that was taken away for no reason. Alternatively, I would love a way to blacklist bands that I don't want the device to connect to. If there were checkboxes for each band and I could simply disable N71, so the device would stay on B2, the performance would be better for me. As time passes and carrier attitudes shift toward preferring 5G Standalone, is there ever going to come a time when this feature will be reconsidered and put back into the new firmware? Thanks, KirkMR6150 - Nighthawk M6 | Error - type #2, Reason #209
Hello, I recently purchased a new M6 Pro (SIM-free) and normally use it on the EE network within the UK without any issues. Today is the first time I’ve tried to use the device abroad. Roaming is enabled both on my EE account and within the device settings. However, when attempting to connect to a local roaming network, the device displays a warning triangle and shows the following error: Type #2, Reason #209. Does anyone know what this error means, or how I can resolve it? I was wondering if I might need to manually download or update on the device the network settings for roaming? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.M5 Nighthawk MR5200 Problem Acces Intern
Hello, I am reaching out for assistance with my Netgear Nighthawk M5 router. I have a 5G Surf Unlimited subscription with Salt (Switzerland), and the SIM card works perfectly when used in my mobile phone (iphone), including when I use my phone as a hotspot. However, when I insert the same SIM card into the Nighthawk M5 (MR5200), the device shows a strong 5G signal with full bars, but i can't acces web pages / internet. Pages are not loading (one time i succeed by manually changing DNS to 1.1.1.1 and others stuff, but it was super slow, now i reset and nothing work...). I would like to know if there are specific settings I need to adjust, such as DNS configurations or other network settings ?. I had the confirmation from Salt that they don't block / restrict acces to internt, so the problem comes from the M5 setting. I think the problem is coming from the APN settings. I wrote "internet" as suggested. Again it's connected but it seems to have no communication with the "internet". I spent days on it... you are my last hope. Thanks in advance PepitoMR6150 vs. MR6550 pre-purchase question
Issue: I plan to upgrade from my MR1100 and need assistance selecting from an MR6150 or an MR6550 . My objective is to increase the download and upload speeds. Background info: 1. I use the Netgear 600045 MIMO antenna with my MR1100 and plan t continue to use this antenna with the new MIMO router. 2. I often use my MR1100 in rural/weak signal areas when my iPhone cannot connect to the cellular network. 3. I am inclined to stay away from the MR7400 because as far as iI can tell, there is no unlocked version available. I use the Netgear 6000451 MIMO antenna with my MR1100. Question: Is there any reason to purchase the MR6550 (with mmWave and Qualcom X65 cellular modem) as opposed to purchasing the MR6150 (without mmWave and with Qualcomm X62 cellular modem)? The comparison is located at the followign URL: https://www.netgear.com/hub/wifi/mobile/compare-5g-hotspots/MR6150 - Nighthawk M6 - MCC/MNC issue
I'm using the nighthawk for a while with a Belgium sim card ( Digi Belgium ) . Custom apn added. When I was abroad ( Holland ) last week it didn't work. But ok roaming was not enabled so enabled it , fine. When I came back to Belgium, no luck. On the display 'searching' ... Even after rebooting.. no luck Did a reset started over, no luck When I put the sim card in a mobile phone all is ok . When I put another sim in the router , that's also fine Then I looked at the diagnostics, and I'm surprised. The MNC is not correct for my simcard. It's also detected as another provider ( BASE ) .. Contacted support and they told me to check on a mobile phone and try changing MNC. When I put the sim in a phone, the MCC/MNC was correct.... so no need to change.... When I put it back in the router, wrong MNC. ANd there is NO Way to change it on the M6 .. Now I'm complete stuck. Support of mobile provider, tells me there is nothing wrong with their sim Any idea? how can I tackle this on the M6 ? ThanksCan the screen on M6 be rotated?
Is the LED screen on the M6 rotatable? The reason I'm asking is that I saw there is an Ethernet port at the bottom of M6. I plan to plug my laptop via the cable. If I want to put this device vertically, the Touchscreen would be upside down. I prefer to plug the cable from the top:-D. Heard somewhere that the vertical position is good for heat dissipation.Nighthawk mr5200 no service
Hello, I have taken over an MR5200 from someone and now the device appears to be unable to connect. I have tried this with a card from Vodafone and Movistar. I have tried both automatic and manual network modes. When the card is used in a Huawei device, it works fine. The MR5200 runs on firmware NTG55_12.04.17.00 and GUI version MR5200-1—EUS_04.02.196.00, hardware version 1.2 I have searched for a solution but cannot find it. Who can help me solve this problem? Greetings, Tiemco from NL
