✅ Get the FASTEST Speed - T-Mobile 5G Home Internet 2+yrs In - All My Tips and Tricks So Far

[@DaSpiderCases]

I was skeptical about getting the 4x4 waveform. I didn’t want to cough up the money for something I had no idea if it would help or not. I’m not the type to return purchases either. But I’m a gamer who moved to a place that has no cable internet like an idiot😂. T-Mobile was the best option. Speeds were horrible out of the box, topping at 25mb down with 100+ ping. Saw your waveform videos and decided to get one a few weeks later. Installed the 4x4 with your help and now getting 100-200 mb down depending the time of day and 30 ping. This is plenty for me and can even livestream my gaming without a hitch. Thank you so much!

[@NaterTater]

Awesome.

[@skyler12snype]

Are you serious? You went from 100+ ping to 30? Lately I'm consistently jumping up to 300 plus ping in game.... You install antennas and route it to your gateway or what?...

[@Sryously]

@@skyler12snype Maybe this won't work for everyone but in the afternoon my ping would be 150-200ms when it was GOOD and 3 down 1 up, and then 400-ridiculous 1000+ when it was bad. I want the Waveform antennas but afraid of opening this thing up and for some reason having to return it and have to pay for it. So the other day I had the idea of putting a piece of sheet metal, a piece left from a dryer duct box thing, to put on the side opposite the window. At first I was thinking of blocking interference from my other electronics in the utility room, but at the same time I am now getting a consistent 70ms 95% of the time which is what I get in the morning and a cut down 25/15 connection instead of 50/25 I get in the morning. Again, this is a piece of sheet metal that's helping me, so it's worth a try. I am 2.75 miles from the tower I have the gateway pointed towards. And FIY, I noticed very quickly when I first got the service that even the glass was blocking my signal, so I have the window open to the utility room basically 24/7.

[@DaSpiderCases]

@@skyler12snype yes exactly. There are times where my speeds drops and I have to disconnect then reconnect the antenna while it’s still powered on and it goes back to normal. Very few times has it been slowed by congestion. This All of course varies on your location. It may not get it to your preferred speeds but 100% for sure won’t make it worse.

[@MaDuceRules]

Thank you Nate! I’m getting great performance out of the old trash can T Mobile unit because of you channel and videos like this one.

[@NaterTater]

Great to hear!

[@bryantfloyd7471]

For the fastest possible speed, put the 5G gateway outside. You are, however, taking a chance that mother nature doesn't destroy it.

[@jameshartsing8652]

Excellent video. I will be moving in about 9 months and T-mobile internet will be my best option. Area has 5G Ultra Capacity. Planning on a external antenna most likely in the attic.

[@NaterTater]

Sounds great!

[@biblebelter9772]

I'm a long time subscriber. The most useful info that you provided was the use of cellmapper. I was able to locate two towers which were both around 2 miles from me. One northeast and the other southeast The same three bands are available on both. I have experimented and the one southeast is the better one for me because the land rolls a bit and I am elevated a little higher than that tower. It's a bit subtle and not that noticeable if one would drive from my house to the tower, but there is a difference in elevation over the two mile distance.

[@NaterTater]

Great job testing!

[@MichaelMaduske]

Thanks for all of these videos, tips, tricks, etc. My gateway with Waveform 4x4 in my attic are giving me avg speeds of 50mbps down and 25mbps up and is rock solid. Granted, it could be a little higher but for $30 a month and my uses, it meets my needs just fine.

[@NaterTater]

That's very usable! Glad its steady.

[@JMSynthetics]

surprisingly while waiting for our fiber to the home to be completed I have started using my trash can again while selling all my other lte/5g equipment. The trash can has been performing very well averaging 400-600 Mbps down. I turn all the wifi off and use a standalone router. Over the last three years I have used an mr1100, mr5200, mr6150, and various other items like a 1608 with a 502 modem. all have been fine with minor hicups along the way but over the last few weeks the trash can has been solid. got mine in Dec 2020 as soon as the 5g was turned on in my area. Its been unplugged so long that it is currently 4-5 firm wares behind the current release. I have been happy with the TMHI product and will keep it as a backup once the fiber is turned on.

[@nathancasey7712]

How do you set up a standalone router properly?

[@bryanpeck2874]

Thanks for all of your experimenting and info. Been using TMHI since they came out with the LTE version. Have been using the Nokia gateway for a while now and have the Waveform 4x4 LPDA setup in the attic. Was pretty happy with about 100 down and 30 up. A couple weeks ago they upgraded the tower, I actually saw them on the tower, and now I am consistently getting 600+ down and 50+ up on band 41 from the tower 8.4 miles away.

[@NaterTater]

Awesome! It's a great sign to see them working on the tower, I know an improvement is coming.

[@williamblake8650]

Man that must be nice.

[@iamthemoss]

They worked on my tower, my downloads are between 100-190 down but my uploads are 1-3 Mbs up, it's killing me since I work from home and have to upload files.

[@Ivanialedon]

I'm going to purchasing a home in a rural area where there no home internet service available..just satellite. I work from home for call center and I'm looking into doing the 4x4 panel external antenna + a highly recommended router because 4G is available there...I'm just wondering if someone can answer the following question: when it rains and thunderstorms; would I experience a high possibility of outages? I keep getting different answers. If anyone could help?

[@iamthemoss]

@@Ivanialedon when we have heavy rains, internet slows down but does not go out. Radio waves are effected by water

[@HistoryNut-1701]

Once they did some tower grading I went from average to outstanding speeds.

[@NaterTater]

Everyone's dream!

[@LawyerPace-y4r]

I just got my T-mobile home 5G wifi so far its good 👍

[@MarvKrueger]

I’ve given T-Mobile and their support more than one year. Got my gateway May 2022, it’s now June 2023. I’m in the heart of Golden Colorado, been told I’m three blocks from the closest tower, one mile line-o-site from another. It continually drops internet multiple-on top of multiple times every day. It’s gotten worse and worse, so I can only guess they have over-sold their capability. The last three months have gotten absolutely terrible. I got a new T-Mobile Gateway three days ago, tried every window in my house, directed 2.4 and 5G to determined devices. It’s horrible. I’m done with T-Mobile in Golden, Co. I gave it more than a year trial.

[@toddkovalcik332]

I am here in Southern California and I am having the same exact issues. New gateway is on the way, but I'm sure that will not do a thing to help. I am within 1/4 of 3 towers and still no success. Just like you the last 3 months have been terrible. I am just tired of wasting 30 minutes on the phone only to do the same things each time. My family HATES T-mobile 5g internet, so to keep the peace around here I am going to have to say good bye to T-Mobile 5G internet. Customer service is friendly and great honestly, but the actual wireless service COMPLETELY NOW SUCKS.

[@kingstonshacklebolt1431]

Verizon Home's internet is MUCH better. It's almost the same as regular cable internet. AND you don't have to move it all over the house.

[@TheGuruStud]

It's just a reflection of the state: a new shithole.

[@paulvorson]

Great video thanks! I’m going to start trying some of these tips. I’m a 2-3 bar T-Mobile user. Looking at an antenna purchase soon. Thanks again!!

[@NaterTater]

You're welcome!

[@lifelessstagnant2558]

I’m learning a lot from your videos, thank you for breaking this down so well. Trying to navigate this stuff it’s not for weak at heart lol

[@KenElkern]

Hey Nater, I've been catching a few more of your videos, you have a nice niche in this 5G Internet space. Good stuff. So I went on a limb and upgraded today from the Home 5G Internet to the Business 5G Internet device. After talking to probably 12 people, some in the Philippines today, I finally found someone who understood what I was asking for and signed me up. A tech support person who also spoke American English said with this device, I'll be able to do the port-forwarding, vpn, Plex, etc. that I'm looking to get back to. Good news is it's $30 a month for unlimited and was $35 to initialize the transaction today. More to follow. Thank, Ken

[@NaterTater]

Awesome. I'm not sure exactly what you got for the $35 but maybe a discount if you have some unlimited phone plans too. Or it might not be unlimited data? Business offers lots of data cap options , std price for unlimited is $50/mo without discounts. Let us know how it works. I got the business plan by going to a tmobile corporate store in person. Got a local business internet rep/contact for support.

[@maryajaniak2896]

I actually decided to try the T-Mobile 5G Home Internet because of you and another channel that was promoting it as well. My reason was Comcast was going up to $95 from $65 and that did it for me. What I learned by getting the T-Mobile Gateway was I was not getting what I paid for from Comcast. I was paying $75 for Blast Internet and my speed never went over 70 mbps even though I was paying extra for the Blast. Now I'm paying a lot less and my speeds are rated at a very fast internet for streaming, video conferencing, and streaming content on 4K TV and using Roku on more than one device at the same time. I am so happy that I tried the T-Mobile internet plan. Thank you again for uploading those videos to tell us things regarding this system it sure helped me!

[@chriswright8074]

Get FiOS 300/300 for 50

[@jbm0866]

Same experience for me switching from Spectrum cable internet to T-mobile 5G. I couldnt go 2 months without "power cycling" the spectrum and wifi router due to issues...and I'm now going on more than 4 months with T-mobile and I havent touched the unit since I installed it. My speeds are also more than fast enough for 2 roku tv's and at least 3 phones or tablets going all at the same time.

[@jbm0866]

@@chriswright8074 If you need the absolute best possible in all areas (download, upload, ping) then yes fiber is the answer if you can get it. It will also run a little expensive and be more than most people really need.

[@jasonrichardson2115]

Great Video. My signal Quality is rsrp -77 and SNR is 25😊

[@NaterTater]

Very good

[@BTimmer]

Thanks for a nice concise summary. While listening to you, I experimented with my TM Tower direction and found a better direction than I've been using.

[@NaterTater]

Excellent!

[@mweber2000]

I just got T-Mobile. Would like to use it with my own router. Video on how to set up

[@tolust]

Nate, I got my popcorn ready....

[@NaterTater]

🍿

[@vdjzy-.-7908]

Ur eating popcorn while watching this?

[@ODASUBLIMINALS]

@@vdjzy-.-7908 Yea because he talks too much tbh

[@rememberthealamo1285]

Very informative video brother, thanks so much. I had spectrum for years and their service just became so terrible that I felt obligated to switch. Since switching, I’ve gotten fair service in my area, but, given the fact that I live in an area with 5g ultra coverage, it’s not where I was hoping. Again not really slow but not great. I’m gonna try every tip you’ve given. I refuse to go back to spectrum.

[@NaterTater]

Glad you found the video helpful! I hope you find the speed you want.

[@remingtonruger]

I am a nomad and I have the T-Mobile Arcadyan KVD21 5G Home Internet WI-FI Gateway I get signal wherever I have gone... No not always super fast but always usable. For Netflix and some games...

[@NaterTater]

Good 👍

[@ricgrupe]

Got the silver trash can about 2 years ago. I originally was getting about 75 down....haven't done a thing other than add a fan. Still $50 a month. Last speed check was 589 down 🙂

[@NaterTater]

Very nice!

[@JTOTHEW3000]

Pretty frustrating. Where I am located. I have 5g Ultra Capacity. It does not matter where I put it. I only get 4 bars. The Device will consistently drop connection, or will not connect (connect with no internet access). I have factory reset it. It works better. But now I have a device connected despite no device I own is on. I am unable to change password too. I brought it back to the store I bought it from. They have NO Clue. They are just salesmen and have limited skill sets. You answered my question. Its my router its seeing. The store experts made calls to corporate. No answers. You helped me. Thank You. Now I need to get the APP to work...lol.

[@NaterTater]

Well the good news is 4 bars is plenty. Even 1 bar of 5G UC signal is enough for fast speed. Good luck!

[@DarqJestor]

I've had T-Mobile internet for two years now. The first few months were pretty bad, inconsistent low speed (5 to 50 Mbps) but even that was so much better than the 100 Mbps Comcast/Xfinity service I paid for (no internet about 30% of the time and Kbps service the rest of the time). Eventually T-Mobile service got better and now I consistently get 100 Mbps to 160 Mbps. And it's so much cheaper than the Xfinity I paid for but never received. 😀😀😀

[@NaterTater]

great!

[@DarqJestor]

@@NaterTater Thanks to you for all your tips!

[@randygarcia6824]

Hello. I saw you need to scan a QR-code in order to complete the installation of the router. What happens if later someone at my house scans the code again? Will that disconnect the modem and we need to activate it again? Or it will already set up and it will just give access to the app and the modem's settings? Thanks!

[@NaterTater]

@randygarcia6824 you dont have to scan the QR code. Its just a URL to go to. Nothing happens if someone else scans it.

[@robotv8]

Hi Nate, can you provide some guidance how to do tower lock in Chester router. I have few towers near me and I think that's causing issues for me.Thx.

[@psiga]

1:52 Thank you for pointing out that they deprioritize their Home service. I'll be choosing a fiber service, then.

[@NaterTater]

For sure. If you have fiber available that is almost always the way to go.

[@Bradleybrookwood]

T-Mobile Internet is sadly quite terrible here in Denver. When I was living downtown I went an entire weekend without Internet because everyone for some strange reason decided to go to a huge stadium game and everybody I guess was on the tower.

[@lzh3131]

My cousin has told me about the issues in Denver. Both my daughters have T-Mobile, one in the Springs & one in KC and they don’t have any issues. I live on a barrier island & that’s my concern…an extra 30,000 extra people going to the beach and one tower within 10 miles.

[@spacecadet517]

Why would ya use 5g internet in Denver?? I just moved away from there and xfinitys $50 plan was phenomenal. I’d stick with any broadband ISP over a cellular especially in a packed city like that b

[@Bradleybrookwood]

@@spacecadet517 oh yeah it was terrible. It got so bad that I ended up having to switch to one of the broadband providers. I have gigabit speed with fiber optic in my apartment and this is the first time I've ever gotten gigabytes of transfer rates as opposed to all the other times I've had Internet the Internet was so slow

[@lattermanstudio]

Good report 👍

[@NaterTater]

Thanks!

[@lattermanstudio]

@@NaterTater was to-the-point and covered all the important bases 👍… oh and uh…. After nearly 1-1/2 years of a slowwww upgrade/changeover process the ok’d sprint tower 1.1 miles from my place finally came ON 🥳… N41,B66 as well as others I can actually disconnect this 4x4 outside…. LOL !!!

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

I just found a good carrier for those with gateways like the Chester cheetah. Visible by verizon. Just make sure the TTL is set to the correct value to keep from being limited to 5Mbps (still unlimited however)

[@xo2ulips]

Thanks for this video. I'm stuck in a weird love hate relationship with TMobile Home Internet. Miles and miles better than Century Link in terms of download and upload, but the ping really does get rough sometimes. My internet before was 16 down (i'd usually only get about 10), and 1.5 up. It's now between 12-20 down, and 20-35 up (it fluctuates a lot). My ping before in games was usually around 60-80, and now it is around 80-120. In conclusion, I definitely think it's better since my main reason for switching was being able to stream, which I can do now. But if you're in need of a lag free experience, at my location it doesn't seem possible. I do wanna note though, it's not always laggy. Only in certain games that don't have close dedicated servers, or if there's other people using the internet in the house

[@ComputerGuyAndy]

Me too... Aside from the gateway issue, my wife gets a message that says the number she is calling is not a T-Mobile subscriber when she calls me. We both have identical phones, bought on the same day, in the same store, using the same T-Mobile service. It's been 8 years!

[@Buckledhurdle29]

❤ Love all your videos that you produce! Inspired me to finally get verizons 5g home internet. But by the way, is it possible that having your computer too close to the modem and/or router interfere with its performance?

[@NaterTater]

Glad you like them! I'd be less worried about computer to gateway interference then general EMF emissions from the gateway if its place very close to you for extended periods of time. I think the general recommendation is no less than 1.5ft distance from a person to wifi/cellular/microwave etc.

[@peterpramshafer933]

I'm going to be a t mobile home internet customer soon when ups decides to deliver my t mobile home internet router

[@NaterTater]

Nice!

[@bobevans6468]

Great summary video. I just picked up the T-mobile home internet service. We travel in our RV and wanted an alternate solution for the road. We were using our hotspot from our phone, but some areas there signal was weak. Our phone uses Verizon network. Was thinking that T-mobile would give us a an alternative provider. At my home, the T-mobile service is inconsistent. Sometimes we are only getting abou 2 - 5mbs and other times we get 170mbs. I followed your advise to check with cellmapper for tower locations. I moved the router and tested all around the house. I was able to find a location that picked up 5G signal on the side of the house that the tower is closer. It was still inconsistent, but better. Now getting 20mbs - 200mbs. Depends on day and time of day. Signal strength is "very good", so not sure how much better throughput we would get with an external attena. Maybe I would pick up signal from more towers? There is no attena ports on the router. Understand that you opened yours. Just not sure I want to go down that road yet.

[@NaterTater]

Very good signal strength doesnt mean much and certainly doesnt mean an antenna would not help. That said cellular does tend to vary in speed, some of which you can mitigate/control but others you cant. If you want it to easily pack up and hit the road I'd say keep it as is.

[@peterpramshafer933]

Well the phone im using is only lte but I get 4 bars of t mobile service at my location

[@ohgooglegrief4636]

Thanks anyhow, seems it would be better to run as a router, just wondered what the main advantage is, set up as a router versus running as an access point.

[@MonieMusic]

I just got the T-mobile 5G gateway this week, and it seem to get slower or disconnect in the wee hours of the night.

[@NaterTater]

What time is that? 1-2am? Typically I've seen depriorization peak be more like 6-10pm. Faster by 1-2am, fastest 3-6am

[@MrMoon275]

Nice informative video. I have a question maybe you can help because i cannot figure it out, I upgrade my phone to the s23 ultra and i am using tmobile service but every single month my hot spot data hits around 40-50 gigs but the thing is i dont even turn the service on from my phone and i even put a data limit on it yet every month i hit very high gig amounts so the problem is i will need to use the hotspot one day and by then the data will be very high where there gonna slow the speeds down anyway 😅 not sure what to do.

[@NaterTater]

Maybe try going into a tmobile corporate store and asking them. I assume its a setting on your phone.

[@colleenshannon8658]

I Marked 112 👍 Ups Here All Tote!/.😊

[@NaterTater]

good to hear!

[@doff.]

i moved to a house in walkerton the other day and im trying to boost my speeds i get lag spikes in the middle of my games sometimes ive tried everything i have the same box you had sitting on the desk

[@ibapreppie]

About to do a 2 week test drive

[@maheshb9230]

Hey Nater, can you make video on how to enable ipv6 on personal router using t-mobile 5g through ethernet ?

[@NaterTater]

It's already enabled on the tmobile gateway so its just a matter of enabling ipv6 and/or ipv6 passthrough on your personal router. That setting/instructions would vary based on which personal router you have.

[@Ivanialedon]

I'm going to purchasing a home in a rural area where there no home internet service available..just satellite. I work from home for call center and I'm looking into doing the 4x4 panel external antenna + a highly recommended router because 4G is available there...I'm just wondering if someone can answer the following question: when it rains and thunderstorms; would I experience a high possibility of outages? I keep getting different answers. If anyone could help?

[@NaterTater]

I dont notice a change with storms or blizzards.

[@bryantfloyd7471]

My Samsung S23 Ultra phone is now getting a full signal 1,200Mbps off the tower from inside my bedroom because there using B25, B41, B66, and B71 for 5G in my area.

[@bigmanreviews]

Hello Nate, I have enjoyed watching your channel. My question is I already have a waveform 2x2 antenna and was wondering should I buy another one or should I just buy the 4x4 antenna. I will be switching out my modem in a couple of weeks to the newest one.

[@NaterTater]

Two 2x2's can work instead of a 4x4. A little harder to aim and mount.

[@bigmanreviews]

@@NaterTater thanks for the reply.

[@chrisasst]

I still need more info about 3rd party gateways.

[@NaterTater]

5G Cellular Router Modem Gateways - Tested and Reviewed: kzbin.info/aero/PL8d9FovK2dNS2ihT56gySpU49V4kRHn_U

[@randyself8587]

I have the T-Mobile ARC 5G Home Internet Gateway , and the waveform 4x4, I am 8.7 miles from tower, have 2 bars, and avg 8 to 15 mb download. I was wondering if you have tried any of the Boosters/amps with the 4x4 antenna?

[@TheGuruStud]

You're gonna need a parabolic.

[@badbonzai1]

I put the IP in browser, comes up and absolutely no options.

[@williamblake8650]

Recently my tmobile home internet trashcan stopped even letting me do even a speed test. I have a mimu outdoor antenna that has four leads. Anyway I decided to uncouple my outdoor antenna leads and just for shits and giggles tried my device and now with absolutely no antennas inboard or outside i am getting 4 and 3 bars and getting 30 down and 8 up which is basically what I got with my outdoor antennas connected until recently. Have you even heard of this situation?

[@williamblake8650]

Update, it stopped givinh me bandwidth so had to reinstall my outdoor antennas again, but now works with outside antenna anyway.

[@JMSynthetics]

Which gateway do you all think is better the trash can or the Arcadyan?

[@NaterTater]

Thats a trick question

[@angelahoffman7984]

I have a mofi 4500 4GXeLTE v3 can I use this instead of what t mobile sends me

[@anthonyrobinson6590]

I was considering the 50 dollar Metro Pcs 5g internet. T Mobile owns Metro and provides the Gateway- would the Metro Gateway be even more deprioritezed than the T Mobile Gateway?

[@NaterTater]

I'm told it is the same. I agree for most plans metro is lower tier but my understanding is TMHI is already the lowest.

[@JonDesilets]

Hi Nate, can you change the MTU on your "Cheetah" MESH GUI. I have a 'BUCKET" and in DIAGOSIS TAB a ping test with preset packet size of 64 but it s not a changeable field it seems. Thanks

[@kanehi3275]

TMo 5G is quirky. In my area the coverage varies. While I can get 5G on my phone the Gateway will not show 5G at all.

[@billh7760]

Hater thanks for your analysis of the Sagecomm gateway. I just received mine and all went well except one of my Samsung TVS will not connect also Nest thermostat. I’ve tried all of the Samsung fixes with no results. Could this be a 5G incompatibility issue? Thanks!

[@NaterTater]

No, but it is very likely a 5Ghz compatibility issue. Split out 5ghz and 2.4ghz wifi and connect those devices to 2.4ghz. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX-taIeAlJaJkM0

[@richardvelasquez7719]

Nater i have a tmobile router i just got it last week and i just have my seriesx connected and i want the best trick. 1 single device for call of duty

[@ohgooglegrief4636]

I have a T-Mobile Arcadyan 5G gateway with the wireless features shut off and I am using an ASUS -AX88U for both wired and wireless access with two nodes, another ASUS -AX88U and a -AC88U. My question is about how my main ASUS -AX88U is set up, as it is set up as an access point hard wired to the T-Mobile Arcadyan 5G gateway. I saw in one of your videos yours was set up as a router, for some reason I did not think this was possible behind the T-Mobile gateway so I set it up as an access point. Can you give me any advice please on setting it up as a router instead, pros and cons? Thank You!

[@NaterTater]

I cannot list all the pros and cons here, either can work and each has its tradeoffs. My typically advice is if it works for your needs dont change it.

[@wannab009]

According to the contract after 50GB in a billing cycle you can be throttled, I have witnessed this first hand, downloaded 1 game on Steam and updated MS Flight Sim and was over the 50GB cap, was throttled to around 15~30mbps down until the next billing cycle, only then did I get back to 200+ down.

[@NaterTater]

That is not true for the Home Internet plan. Only true for hotspot plans.

[@wannab009]

Well I have the sagecom with the home internet plan and I was throttled or it definitely seemed like it, I called T-mobile and put in a trouble ticket for the slower than normal speed and nothing changed until my next billing cycle, I can easily bust the 50gb cap so I can keep everyone posted if it happens again

[@wannab009]

I also have watched many of your videos and want to thank you for all the info you put out there, it has helped me a bunch.

[@NaterTater]

@wannab009 make sure you're not on the home internet lite plan, that one throttles as soon as 100GB/bill.

[@wannab009]

well I looked at my plan it says home internet the $50 a month plan, not lite or anything, but specifically says under the manage my data, in fine print customers using over 50gb may experience reduced speeds, there is no data cap so you can download as much as you want, but after 50gb they can throttle which has been my experience

[@rickspears9513]

I am new to your channel. I have really enjoyed all that I have seen so far. I am searching through your video's looking to see if you have tethered the T-Mobile home gateway to a PePLink Max BR1. From watching other videos you have produced, T-Mobile locks based on I think IMEI so I cannot add it to the PeP directly but would like to add it as a tether device. Let me know if there is a video that I missed where you cover tethering T-Mobile home gateway. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

[@NaterTater]

Hi Rick, you're right and Peplink doesnt allow IMEI change that I know of so tether is correct for TMHI. However their 5G Business internet does allow you to put the SIM in any device, you dont even have to call/inform them to get it to work. I have put a business sim in a Max BR1, see my peplink playlist and scroll down to the BR1 video Peplink 5G Cellular Routers - How To, Features, Demo's, Speed Tests and more.: kzbin.info/aero/PL8d9FovK2dNTZR2vUJWyd6kmmDD6ediym

[@rhenb9064]

I realize this hasn’t posted yet and I vaguely remember u saying where u got it before but idk for sure…but yea anyways…do u have a link to where u got that box enclosure fan for the arkadyn?

[@NaterTater]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmeZYqF_iZqad7s www.etsy.com/shop/DC3Dprojects

[@tomblake15]

Rhen, on Tater's recommendation I bought one for the Nokia trash can I have from Etsy. Before the fan I was lucky to get 100mbps downloads and the pc interface never showed I was getting the secondary 5G signal. Maybe saw it twice ever. After putting the fan on my average speeds have doubled, the secondary signal is always showing bars now, and my record download is over 400mbps. Well worth the $27 for the fan.

[@THE_RAMALAMADINGDONG]

I just got the kvd21 yesterday... highly unimpressed...it has a great connection for About 10 min ... then it just drops connection and wont reconnect without unplugging it for around 10 min but that isnt always the case im about to chunk this thing in the lake ....

[@NaterTater]

Might be better to return it to tmobile. They'll charge about $370 if it goes missing in the lake.

[@THE_RAMALAMADINGDONG]

@@NaterTater I got a error code WAN005 and from what the Reddit people say it's overheating and shutting off, so now imma take it apart and install a couple of computer fans !!!! Or do you have a better suggestion?

[@playstereo]

I know we touch this subject before. but I get N41 and B66 3 bar both. for N41 I get RSRP -99 dBm SNR 8dB RSRQ- 15 dB RSSI- 67 dBm for B66 RSRP- 97dBm SNR 14 dB and RSRQ-11 dB. I have tried a two way Antenna with no success. I am about to try the third set up. I am on my third gateway Nokia.. because research shows the other two have less speed. I was getting 400mbps and 100 mbps upload. Recently I only getting 100 MPBS and 23 upload.?? what is my option now ? Can you use a sim from a line and use it with those routers you talked about ? cause the cellphone is getting way better speeds.

[@NaterTater]

Could be many things, have you checked if your cellular bands change when the speed does? or know which tower you are connected to, does it change?

[@playstereo]

@@NaterTater Good day Nater I checked the cellular bands and they did not changed. I used the antennas and no help. I end up swaping the gateway for the sagemcom fast 5688w and back to 3 bars internet is now normal but not excellent in terms of speed. I think I am being prioritized. No matter which antenna set up the bars increase but not the speed of it.

[@CaliRecks]

I have extended. My speeds are very slow. Would I advantage from hooking up an antenna? I have packet loss over and over again.

[@NaterTater]

Yes

[@CaliRecks]

@@NaterTater Okay would it take me of the extended and put me on the faster 5g.

[@NaterTater]

@CaliRecks depends if 5G UC is available. Did you look at the tmobile coverage map? Does it show 5G UC for your address? If so then there's a good chance an outdoor antenna will get it.

[@CaliRecks]

@@NaterTater people down the street have the 5g ultra. t mobile told me just now that a antenna will not help me.

[@NaterTater]

@CaliRecks tmobile doesnt know about this stuff.

[@lzh3131]

Thanks!

[@randymelton8713]

Hey Nater Tater! Would love to see you do a video on the latest firmware upgrade for the Chester Cheetah and IPV6 fix. The Chester Tech site is pretty vague.

[@TechnSolutions]

Have you tried the inseego fg2000? I was getting a good signal with the inseego but the speed dropped from 200+ with my Arcadyan to 5- with the inseego. I don't understand this.

[@cryengine_x]

tmob map shows ultra capacity 5g at my house. i'm getting band b66 and n41 according to the tmob app. that said i only get 30-40 mbps in prime time 7-10pm, increasing to 120+ in the early am hours. anyways, should my speeds be higher being i'm in "5g ultra capacity" coverage? the tower is not far maybe half mile, but there are big trees between.

[@bleewru]

same i get around the same amount as you and im in the 5g ultra capacity but i get around 70 up and 10 down and around 90 ms

[@howardzhao4685]

Just because it is in UC coverage, it is not equal for all. It all depends on the specific tower that you are connecting to, such as what kind of tower capacity, it’s backbone such as microwave uplink or fiber link, and how density of the users were connected to that tower any given time. Last but not least, the quality of the signal that you are receiving, especially the signal to noise ratio, all of above determine the speed and latency on your end. There is never going to be a signal fact.

[@cryengine_x]

@@howardzhao4685 ok. one thing is using a inverter i pulled right up to the tower with my gateway, and it was pretty disappointing. Only was getting around 110 down in prime time (which is usually around 40-70 in prime time at the house). Mine is very traffic dependent, as i see speeds sometimes as low as around 30-40 in prime time to consistent 110-130 around 3-4 AM, the highest i ever pulled was 165. Luckily upload seems to stay consistent around 20-25 regardless, and I dont really notice much difference to my former 400 mbps cable, except in a few scenarios that i can live with (skipping around youtube videos, downloading big Xbox games of course). funny thing is i canceled my cable internet (they are a terrible company in general, but the reason this time was they had arbitrarily jacked my price from 70 to 90 and I'm very frugal). like over two weeks ago and it is still on, even though I cant login to my account so I know they canceled it. I still use it to download Xbox games LOL. I guess they have to actually send a tech out to cut it off and are procrastinating? Or my hope is it just stays and eventually I get free internet lol (I'm assuming they'll cut it any day now, so I wouldnt trust it as my only internet access for a while obviously). oh one other annoying issue i have is i cant log in with tmobile online, i get a f451 error and there is apparently no solving it. after spending a good amount of time with their cs chat they more or less said its a known issue and nothing they can do. you dont actually need an online id, as i had already set auto billing up on purchase and can make any changes over the phone, plus i get an email every month with billing details. but it is annoying because i cant login to access various freebies tmobile gives out. i already had to use chat to get them to comp me a 50 dollar gift card that was promised for new sign ups.

[@rhenb9064]

Really great video Ty! Quick question for ya, my kvd 21 or arkadyn gets about 240 mbps download and max upload I’m seeing is about 7-10mbps do uk why this might be? Does upload matter that much if I’m not a streamer or something?

[@NaterTater]

with those speeds i'd assume your on n41 5G and dont have a great 4G LTE anchor. thats still very reasonable upload and if you dont live. stream, upload GB's of data to the internet or host data hungry activities then you should be fine. for most people they won't notice it as a issue.

[@rhenb9064]

@@NaterTater awesome Ty for the help! One last question as well, would the t mobile cell spot booster help me out with better speeds on the gateway or no? I currently use AT&T for cell phone and T-Mobile all I have is the internet. I seen ur booster video from awhile back but wasn’t sure if that would apply with the T-Mobile booster compared to the hispot u we’re using

[@NaterTater]

@RhenB the cellspot relies on the internet connection to work so that means it doesn't work with cellular home internet (and vice versa).

[@Dizzle409]

I installed a we boost home complete on Wilson rg11 and it boosted the lte great but n41 didn’t see any improvements. My main screen went from weak-good to excellent. My speed and ping have dropped dramatically. Any suggestions?

[@JefferySweat]

Just purchased a t mobile home internet. Called tech support about adding my EERO as the Wi-Fi. They told me to just Hide the T mobile signal on the app and plug it in. I did that and the EERO seems to be working fine. Could it be faster if I go in and actually turn off the signal?

[@NaterTater]

It can help keep the tmobile gateway cooler (helps it be faster) and reduces the potential for wifi interference. So not required but can provide some benefits.

[@marcw201]

Hi Nate, can the tmo home gateway sim be used in a cell router without magic? Example Pepwave.

[@NaterTater]

no

[@mightysavage459]

Since acquiring this gateway, I frequently find myself having to manually connect to my Wi-Fi. Despite deleting the network and attempting numerous other troubleshooting methods, I have yet to come across a solution that works. Currently, I have to manually establish the connection every time I boot up my computer. 🤦‍♂

[@davidlaidig9485]

Thanks!

[@piratesofthehatchie]

Is the Arcadian or Sagemcom better in your opinion. With and without external antenna?

[@NaterTater]

Close but Sagemcom is better.

[@whocares5188]

Hey man. I put a wayfrom 4x4 on my grey t mobile hot shot. If I only hook the antenna to the top 2 connection on the gateway I get nothing. But if I hook up the bottom 2 I get signal.

[@NaterTater]

that's not the first time I've heard that.

[@aceraffyfrancisco9120]

Hi nate. I would like to ask if these modem has an option of band selection and band locking. And if it dont, do you have any tricks or firmware to do so. Thanks

[@NaterTater]

the stock gateways dont but 3rd party routers like the Chester Cheetah do offer that, see kzbin.info/www/bejne/qafai4R7qq-cqdU

[@mikhalych9748]

Ill get 7-12 mbps in the evening and 80-100mps in the morning. What you said about congestion is what I was suspecting. It does seem like its in the 30 - 60 range most of the times. The upload speed is abysmal all the time. I don't have very many internet options at my house and the T-Mobile store said it wasn't officially available in my area but I could try it. I'm not really happy with the wild fluctuations but it's this or nothing. My only other option made me so angry that I cancelled. The best I've gotten is 3 bars so I'm still not sure if there is anything I can do to improve my connection but it doesn't sound like it. I may have to experiment more with placement. I called T-Mobile for an account issue and they acted like I could with with a technician to get better service but its always so painful and I'm not sure its worth the time on the phone. What are your thoughts?

[@NaterTater]

There are many things that could be tried but you have to decide if its worth it. External antenna, 3rd party gateway with band locking, etc. I cover those topics on my channel.

[@mikhalych9748]

@@NaterTater Ill check it out. Thanks for the reply.

[@AnnetteTanner-z8q]

I have really enjoyed your channel & have gotten lots of useful information. I'm a new owner of the Arcadyn device and it's frozen several times this week. Today it froze, so I plugged into it (I have wifi turned off) and the apps (Tmobile Internet & Hint Control) said they couldn't connect to the device. The device showed 5 bars. So, I rebooted it again and it started working again. Does this sound like a bad device? Thanks so much for all you do.

[@NaterTater]

Yes sounds bad to me, tmobile can do warranty exchanges.

[@AnnetteTanner-z8q]

@@NaterTater I took the device to the TMobile store today and they gave me a Nokia as a replacement. Aren't they old technology? We had one just like it for a few years and that's what I traded for the Arcadyn.

[@NaterTater]

@user-ke3fo5ig6n its older but still works!

[@Anon-greyman]

Would it make the biggest difference to use an aftermarket 5G router/modem and an external antenna together? Is that possible? I think the external antenna will work in my case though. Just a rural area and the connection is weak

[@NaterTater]

Very possible, see kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZPInYhnl9J4npI but not required for most.

[@XenAqUaYT]

quick question i have a external antenna for the tmobile gateway if i get there cell booster they have will that help us as well?

[@NaterTater]

No

[@itsMKiAM]

You are hyping me up for this 4x4 MIMO Waveform Antenna I’ll be purchasing tomorrow. It’s currently late, but this definitely has so much value outside of just where I live currently. This is just such good information, and as someone who has studied to pursue tech, this is just good knowledge to equip. Keep it up, Nate!

[@NaterTater]

Thanks!

[@striker1553]

I just bought mine and mounted it up inside the garage on a rafter facing out of my vent window to the general tower location. I knew where the tower was and the only limit was the 30 foot cable it came with. I didn't bother climbing on my roof as I knew it would be an ok signal. I went from like 5-6mbps on congested days to well over 50mbps, and over 200mbps on good days. Well worth the money.

[@scottricci7154]

Where did you get that tower? I need that

[@NaterTater]

Which tower?

[@davidlaidig9485]

What is the best channel to use? Or is the auto setting better?

[@NaterTater]

Auto setting should suffice. If you arent in a heavy congested wifi area (say apartment with multiple neighbors all having their own wifi) then wifi interference shouldnt be a problem.

[@davidlaidig9485]

@@NaterTater thanks! Your video is very informative.

[@MrPhoneDoctor]

Having some issues live streaming with 5g TMobile. What workarounds you have to remove the NAT?

[@NaterTater]

VPN or another ISP

[@ghostmedic9252]

Can you change the WiFi channel on the device

[@NaterTater]

Yes

[@chrisbehnke3956]

I did the speed tests, my bufferbloat score was F. Under load the score was 600+. Speed was about 300 Mbps download and 16 upload. The routers suggested are way out of my price range. Is there a less expensive option? Also, I am running my T-Mobile service in my apartment, then cable connected to router in main house. The cable is in underground conduit. The speeds on their end are much much lower than at my location. The router is old, but a Nighthawk at the other end of the Cat 5e cable. There are several devices on our network. I'm not sure what to upgrade first. Any suggestions?

[@remembermewhenyourfamous]

i need help my gateway says good connection but i only get 8mbs down and 3 mbs up

[@RyanMiller-s7h]

We just got T-mobile wireless gateway and i wanted to set up an external antenna for it cause we live in a rural area. i purchased a Cudy 2023 New 4G LTE Cat 6 WiFi Router, Qualcomm Chipset, LTE Modem Router, Dual SIM 4G Cellular Router, AC1200 Dual Band WiFi, 4 Gigabit Ports, OpenVPN, WireGuard, Band Lock, TTL, at Command. And a MIMO 4x4 Panel External Antenna Kit for 4G LTE/5G Hotspots & Routers (Full kit). ive watched a couple of videos and do i need to go to the store and change to a business account or can i just put our home SIM card into the Cudy?

[@NaterTater]

You'll need the IMEI to match. Note that Cudy CAT6 doesnt do 5G and at max is probably ~100-150mbps. CAT6 theoretical is 300Mbps. Antenna wont help surpass that threshold since the modem is the bottleneck. You may be far enough in the sticks that it doesnt matter though.

[@markmiddleton1098]

I have extender repeaters and a cellular antenna any suggestions on how to utilize these with my T-Mobile gateway I want to actually push and pull my connection to my device and the tower I'm utilizeing so ping and latency are forces to stay low or minimal as I amp both the receiving and sending a signal while booting my data stream as well I'll use a dish and utilize satellite resources to connect and home in if need be changing to a grate style dish using the reserve as a stationary point but I just want to isolate the service I'm using to send and receive the wireless signal like a hyper steam you think it's possible

[@NaterTater]

A 4x4 MIMO antenna is what you want. Anything else will be inferior.

[@markmiddleton1098]

@@NaterTater thanks I have a ceular antana to pull signal in but a 4x4 mmo antana do you have any recommendations on one I'll look into it rn

[@NaterTater]

@@markmiddleton1098 get the quadpro kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep_HlKFqlp2BaNk use code NaterTater for a discount

[@dasherbravo767]

would love to see your recommendation(s) on a battery back-up (UPS) for the T-Mobile KVD21 which uses a USB C input from the adapter which supplies 12v 1.2a Any help is appreciated. Not finding any UPS's with this ability.

[@NaterTater]

I use amzn.to/3vW48tB and use the 110v wall plug. You lose some efficiency but that negligible given the low power the gateway needs.

[@dasherbravo767]

@@NaterTater Appreciate the reply- how long would you guess this would keep the T-Mobile KVD21 running if I lost power (which happens often in my neighborhood)? I've read where it's not good to let the batteries drain completely in these things so if I were at work when a power outage occurred and it lasted long enough to drain the batteries, I'm not sure whether this is the right model or not. If the small load/draw from the router is so small that it would stay running for several hours, guessing i'd prob be alright. Thanks in advance.

[@NaterTater]

@@dasherbravo767 this one would run about 2hrs with just the KVD21

[@dasherbravo767]

@@NaterTater thanks... not ideal but not too bad IF you're home when it happens. Any recommendations on one that might last around 7-8 hours without breaking the bank?

[@michaeldhknight7569]

Hi Nate i don't know what the issue is but the last few days this thing just refuses to connect to 5G. I reset it and that worked but now again today it's stuck on 4g and I've tried everything. It's a year old could the 5g antenna be fried?

[@NaterTater]

More likely is that the tower is being worked on, did you check with tmobile on the status?

[@maireadpowell1506]

I have had T-Mobile Gateway since the end of September. Waited 7 months on the list for Unlimited. Since I was switched to unlimited, I was having to reboot my Gateway every day. They replaced my Gateway four times, and the SIM card once. I still cannot get reconnected to the Internet.

[@BenBarros]

my sister lives in a good area she gets up to 800mbps with t-mobile

[@NaterTater]

Impressive!

[@Quexlol]

Hi nate im try to get the lowest ping possible. speeds aren't my main priority im just under 2 miles from my tower band 41 and band 71 on the tower do you have any suggestions of what would be the best setup for low ping

[@howardzhao4685]

Signal quality is the key to your ping time and latency. Depending on your environment, you may need either find a optimal location for your gateway, or using external antenna which is always the best way to improve the signal quality. Just remember, the quality is not just about how many bars, it more so about several factors such as relative power, reception quality, signal to noise ration, etc., last but not least, the bands in both LTE and 5G that you are getting.

[@NaterTater]

Well said Howard. There are so many factors at play. Also consider different towers especially if you know your "main" tower is microwave backhaul. Fiber backhaul is what you want but of course dont have control over. Same for different bands, depending on your tower some bands may be better for ping then others. Stock gateway doesn't have band locking but 3rd party ones do.

[@Quexlol]

Thanks. Would it be a good idea to get a 3rd party gateway? If so, which one I am also planning on getting waveforms 4x4 antenna

[@howardzhao4685]

@@Quexlol I had some good results with Chester gateway paired with waveform 4x4 antenna. You can read my comments which I posted here two days ago. That should give you some references for what you might expecting.

[@NaterTater]

@@Quexlol 5G Cellular Router Modem Gateways - Tested and Reviewed: kzbin.info/aero/PL8d9FovK2dNS2ihT56gySpU49V4kRHn_U Chester Cheetah is my current preferred.

[@AaronSartor]

Odd question and I might have over looked it being asked or discussed in other videos. As far as a external antenna and the coax cable....what length of cable is counter productive. I know the more connections you have the signal loss will be greater. So a 50 ft coax vs 200 ft coax. Both cable length would be directly point a (tmobile modem) to external 2x2 antenna with no connections in between...would there be much signal loss? Thanks for any advice and all the great videos!!

[@NaterTater]

Its a direct relationship of length to signal loss so longer cable is very clearly worse. 30ft is a good distant, 50ft pushes the bounds. 200ft is worthless for most situations for gateway to antenna connections. You can calculate the loss here timesmicrowave.com/calculator/ waveform standard cable is roughly lmr-240. However there are other alternatives like running ethernet those distances with near zero loss.

[@aaronm8267]

@@NaterTater How would you run Ethernet using the waveform 4x4?

[@PabloSantos-e8m]

Does a cellular booster help with the T-Mobile tower? Not an antenna you connect directly to the gateway but a cellular booster.

[@NaterTater]

Yes it can. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ-Tdq2Daaumg68

[@rikh4569]

I have the option of adding two 2x2 or one 4x4 for about the same price (the only difference being the hassles of mounting TWO things instead of one). Have you tested two 2x2 arrays spaced apart, and does that setup perform as well as the 4x4 array?

[@NaterTater]

I have not but I'd expect similar results

[@rikh4569]

@Nater Tater Thanks for the reply! For anyone interested, the Waveform rep recommended 4x4. He wasn't suuuper convincing about it (IE, they haven't done side by sides either) but said 4x4 should work better than two 2x2.

[@rikh4569]

@Nater Tater did you switch to a 4x4 at some point? I have waveform's 4x4 and I guess my tower here (rural Hawaii) is just... underwhelming. The Waveform panel is very well made and seems very well sealed (several complaints about proxi mentioned they had issues with leaking). It's just not doing all that much for signal quality/reception. :/

[@jecht317]

Didn't know where to ask. I got a spare KVD21 but I power it on and keeps saying NO signal. Is there a fix to this?

[@NaterTater]

@jecht317 is it located where there is tmobile signal? Have you messed with the internal antennas at all? Does it have a valid SIM in it? Have you called t-mobile about it?

[@jecht317]

@NaterTater No haven't called tmobile since it is a spare and didn't know if it would hurt me since I have my main active KVD21. I was hoping to use the spare with a sim I got from another carrier that I tested on my main KVD21 and it worked.

[@NaterTater]

@@jecht317 it's IMEI could be blacklisted.

[@jecht317]

@@NaterTater Thanks

[@esbalska3565]

I just moved out in BFE and have 2-3 bars of 4g on my t mobile gateway. Speedtest is 2.5mbps, if i buy a signal booster that has outdoor antennas on the roof that signals the cell tower and an inside antenna box and the booster itself. Will that work? Unfortunately I game a lot and the service out there isnt very good but i am hoping spending a couple hundred dollars on a booster will help.

[@tombrizzi8904]

I have the newest Gateway (FAST 5688W). You mention signal can be better if you turn off the wifi on the gateway and use your own router. I don't see in the settings using the TMobile App any way to turn off the WiFi, only "hide" the SSID. I even reached out to T-Mobile Support and then the T-Mobile user community on why there is no place in the iOS app or using the web browser on a PC connected to the gateway where you can enter the Admin login and Admin Password as if you can get into more advanced settings. So far no one can tell me if is an advanced settings you can get into and I can only hide the SSID, not turn off the WiFi.

[@aaronm8267]

He covers this in another video kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6qQl2uum7WeatU

[@susangriffin6305]

Oh if only there were "laymans" cheat sheet