Question T-Mobile Home Internet (TMHI)

[Tech Junky]

So, I looked into this late last year and never pulled the trigger on it but, now I've changed my mind and decided to go for it.

My phone tests at good speeds 600/100 or higher typically on 5G through a variety of TM MVNO's. The rep I spoke with to order service mentioned the location is considered "ultra high" for service which only confirms things further.

I read up on some things and watched some tubes on the equipment to gain some insight into the boxes being used and now there's a newer box being used from Arcadyan / 5G / AX / etc.

My plan because I can is to deconstruct it and amp things up a bit to see what it's really capable of on the modem level with external antennas. I have a few of them already from other WIFI projects so, it's not a huge issue to put something together. Might need to order some leads from Amazon but that should be maybe $5 to get the connectors outside of the plastic housing. I do have a card sitting around though that has 4 leads to SMA I could scavenge as well for this little experiment.

Ideally I'd like to rip the modem out of the box and put it into a PCI adapter and into my server to bypass the lack of networking control on the device. They really went BASIC on this thing with NAT / CGNAT / 2 Gig ports and absolutely no control over the nat / bridge options or anything really.

I couldn't find specific info on the modem inside whether it's mPCI or M2 or a router board so..... that's where ordering one and taking it apart comes into play.

Either way it's 50% cheaper than Comcast. I have 3 "towers" around me including the one on the roof of my building so coverage isn't an issue.

Gateway should be here in 2 days for a whopping $13 in shipping for expedited arrival. I want to get it in hand before my Comcast renews so I don't have to play the pay and then argue for a refund with them and end up waiting 6 weeks for a check in the mail situation.

TMO offered free 5-day / $9 3-day / $13 next day 2-day

Call took maybe 5 minutes... then again I'm like yeah, I do all that stuff to any question.

The reason for wanting to move the modem over to my server is a couple....
- gateway probably doesn't do LACP to bond Ethernet ports together if it doesn't have granular NAT settings
- one less thing to plug in / manage
- even though it's AX I get better results from my AP that's tuned and does 160mhz

Ripping the box apart shouldn't be too hard since it's a few screws and a few plastic clips to navigate around. If I new the format of the card though it would make life easier to order a PCI card now to have it show up when the box does. This should be a fun little adventure to play with though. If it hits the phone speeds or better life will be cake! If it doesn't then I'll make it either by fixing a bad design with different antennas or clone the IMEI to a better modem and pop the SIM into that instead.

 

[Tech Junky]

So, in the new location both had signal quality improvement to max level. The pucks did about the same speeds. The slabs actually jumped up to 350x95.

I really don't feel like putting the PCB antennas back on place but it wouldn't be a true comparison without them. also the slabs aren't in any special position but just laying off the four corners.

Might need to play around with different positions but that didn't change much in the west location.

 

[Tech Junky]

Something jumped out at me when I was looking at other antennas. The cone for the DB levels.



So, the panel antennas that got the best speeds up/down are 9DB which is more focused for longer distances. Well, if I'm not far from the cell site then a broader net should catch more signal. More signal = more BW.

I'm not exactly sure what the little PCB's are rated for that came with the box though.

I think I'm going to try https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6GO584 @ $6.99/ea They're still in the same price point as the others with a wide spectrum to pull in. I looked at the bands the tower is broadcasting though and it's 1900mhz/2.5Ghz which explains the cheap wifi antennas working just as well as the others. I have no idea what those are rated at either as they're generic and came with other stuff over the years.

I also was looking at the Proxicast https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Universal-Wide-Band-Omni-Directional-Terminal/dp/B09K63LQX3 but @ $78 and no solid intel on them from reviews it's hard to buy into them being better than the $28 combined cost above. Sure ther'es probably some engineering differences but, RF is RF is RF. The Prox's also would have a tighter cone for reception @ 6db / ~35degrees

I might also test putting the gateway in a corner with both N & W exposure just to see if it does anything different or picks up different towers per antenna.

 

[Tech Junky]

Got the new antennas and installed them but, speeds went down to ~200/~70

Further testing shows TM is just being a bit slow today as I put the PCB's back in place and tested in N & W locations and getting the same results.

Seems this is going to be a bit of a cat and mouse situation when it comes to bandwidth but, 200/70 should be fin except for when downloading large files. Positioning the antennas facing the tower will be something to keep testing. I might put the new antennas back on and do further testing to see if the speed comes back up over time / during off peak hours.

So far the slabs had the best results in the N location @ 350/100.

I switched my server/router over to the gateway as well for whole network testing to see how TM stands up to CC for uptime / playback of various streams.

A little off topic but, I got a different streaming device too to see if I could make things run better on that side of the house as well. I wanted something that can do 4K w/o transcoding like the Chromecast does because it's not powerful enough to do so. I found this cheap little no name box https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08YYTVKGZ for $40. I hooked it up and first thing it did was a system update for 800MB and then from there setup the normal stuff. Where CC was transcoding and pushing my server CPU to ~65% utilization this thing is handling it w/o transcoding and CPU is sitting at ~5%. When I got the CC though I was testing a bunch of different streaming services while trying to detox from "live TV" and the CC worked better than the Roku at the time. This little box I picked up though is running Android 10.

While the CC is convenient to put into place and remote is ergonomic it lacked some abilities. One thing that was annoying about it was when it went to the home screen it would reset the HDMI audio on my soundbar requiring a power cycle to get it to sync and play again. This doesn't do that. Also, the HDMI port on the box vs attached cable on the CC means using any cable will allow for moving it around if need be.

 

[Tech Junky]

Well, i put the GW back on the W exposure and hooked up the external antennas again once i saw the speeds recover a bit and managed to hit an all time best with some repositioning of antennas.

 ./SpeedTest
SpeedTest++ version 1.14
Speedtest.net command line interface
Info: https://github.com/taganaka/SpeedTest
Author: Francesco Laurita <francesco.laurita@gmail.com>

IP: 185.247.70.5 ( M247 Ltd ) Location: [32.7889, -96.8021]
Finding fastest server... 10 Servers online
..........
Server: Dallas, TX dallas1.cabospeed.com:8080 by Sparklight (1.45143 km from you): 25 ms
Ping: 25 ms.
Jitter: 1 ms.
Determine line type (2) ........................
Fiber / Lan line type detected: profile selected fiber

Testing download speed (32) ..........................................................................................................................................
Download: 434.55 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed (12) ...............................................................................................................
Upload: 92.08 Mbit/s

 

[Tech Junky]

Got tmo-live-graph installed and working finally after fighting with Windows I put it on the server instead, Much easier to get installed in Linux than Windows.

Helpful for fine tuning the antenna placement in real time and more informational than the stupid indicator on the gateway page or the APP.



I still need more info on the cellsite itself though as the app above is reporting an ID that isn't valid and the cellmapper.net does show the cell site on the building itself which explains the signal testing on the N side to be as strong or clear as the W side which TM advises placement of the GW.

One thing that stands out on the app / graph is the NO CA listed for LTE. If CA was / is enabled for the site then picking it up shouldn't be an issue and would mean better speeds.

I positioned the antennas in which the app feedback is best which results in 2 off to the sides perpendicular to the GW. 2 on top of the GW 1 up and 1 facing W @ 90 degrees.

Speeds are average for daytime testing which aren't great but, not bad ~200/70.

 

[Tech Junky]

So, I discovered something new with the gateway. It changes channels it's connecting to when you reboot it but, doesn't do it on its own while powered up,.

I had a sudden drop in speeds and figured a reboot might fix it. Well it came back online with B2/N71. I figured N71 would be faster but, still had the slow speeds.

     Server: ScaleMatrix. LLc - Dallas, TX (id = 37760)
        ISP: Clouvider Limited
    Latency:    32.01 ms   (3.21 ms jitter)
   Download:    46.45 Mbps (data used: 54.6 MB )                               
     Upload:    52.39 Mbps (data used: 91.0 MB )                               
Packet Loss:     0.0%


     Server: Netprotect - Dallas, TX (id = 42296)
        ISP: Clouvider Limited
    Latency:    29.49 ms   (0.69 ms jitter)
   Download:   198.95 Mbps (data used: 164.8 MB )                               
     Upload:    62.16 Mbps (data used: 103.3 MB )     
    
Server: Oklahoma City, OK spd01.dobson.net:8080 by Dobson Fiber (304.196 km from you): 33 ms
Ping: 33 ms.
Jitter: 5 ms.
Determine line type (2) ........................
Broadband line type detected: profile selected broadband

Testing download speed (32) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Download: 216.75 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed (8) .................................................................................
Upload: 70.17 Mbit/s

I repositioned the antennas too and saw some improvements in the signal but, the speeds didn't come up until a reboot to switch which channel it was connecting to.



I noticed something else though too that the signal monitor shows changes when putting a load on the connection. AFAIK the signal levels shouldn't be adapting with the load. I don't have a way of verifying this though on the phone vs gateway.

 

[Tech Junky]

So, I was downloading some stuff and things seemed a bit slow. I had resisted the urge to reboot just because the monitoring API had crashed but the speeds were fine / stable signal / etc.

Well, I was getting 70-80mbps DL and rebooted just to see if things would speed up and they shot up to 360mbps DL with a simple reboot. It makes me wonder if there might be a leak or process that needs refreshing that affects the speed of the gateway/modem.

Might be time to look into that reboot script that's posted and schedule daily reboots. It's not as tortuous as a cable modem that takes a couple of minutes to sync so, it's bearable to give it ~30-45 seconds to refresh the connection. I also setup a cron on my DIY router to cycle the VPN connection every 1/2 hour as this restarts DL's as well to keep them moving if they don't find a connection on the current VPN IP. It's been working well that way for a couple of weeks now.

The only remaining thing to tinker with would be the LTE CA to see if I can boost my speeds on that side and catch a CA / MIMO that can be bundled. I've been trying to not mess with it while testing the current antennas and see if there's any detriment to leaving it alone for a longer duration like my CM used to be up / stable for months at a time.

 

[Tech Junky]

Took a little bit of fiddling to get PS installed but found a page with updated deb to install easier than the prior versions

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Grabbed the cron command syntax

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$body = @"
{
"username": "admin",
"password": "USE YOUR OWN"
}
"@

$reponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri "http://192.168.12.1/TMI/v1/auth/login" -Body $body
$token = $reponse.auth.token

$header = @{Authorization="Bearer $token"}
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri "http://192.168.12.1/TMI/v1/gateway/reset?set=reboot" -headers $header
$response

save it as whatever you want ending w/ ps1

chmod +x script.ps1
chmod 777 script.ps1



crontab -e
* */24 * * * pwsh -File ~/tmhi-reboot.ps1

Then wait to see if it reboots in 24 hours which is should. The script does work though when manually initiating it from CLI . Some w/ Windows only would need to add it to Task Scheduler to make Windows run it automagically.

So, while Linux will launch the script as timed it hangs and ends up launching it several times after. I set it up in Windows and the first time it asked which program to use instead of figuring it out itself. I changed it in scheduler and it launched w/o prompting but, the PWSH window remained open post reboot. Probably need to add an @exit command or something to auto close it.

Run PowerShell Scripts from Task Scheduler

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If you don't want the windows add "-WindowStyle hidden" to the arguments line w/ the script path in it and it just flashes the window when run and doesn't leave it open / hanging.

 

[Tech Junky]

I was fiddling with the phone app and discovered something new. There are new advanced options for WIFI to pick the band / WPA version / hidden

 

[Tech Junky]

So, I've been on a bit of a kick testing cables / enclosures / thunderbolt and some other stuff.

I got curious as to whether the gateway would run off a power bank / TB port / USB port / etc.

Well, it does! Some posts I found mentioned it needs 45W of power from the included adapter well, my new BaseUS Blade shows only 20W or so on the screen. I plugged it into a USB-C port and it worked as well, then tried the TB4 port that can push up to 100W and that worked as well. I tried my other / older power bank and it worked but, when adding a charging to the other port for more of an inline UPS it decided it didn't want to play. I need some more cables to play with this a bit more but, so far I have it working with...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09N3PRJZK - blade power bank $79
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015VXJL2S - poweradd power bank - this is the cabling one / further testing
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MD9HJG6 -this charger $34
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093FQSYLB - USB4 cable / originally picked up for $10
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X4GQ1SS - cheap but sturdy cable / 20gbps over TB $13

So, the PA PB works w/ an AC adapter charging with pass through to the gateway but not from any port on the PC/Server I was connecting it to even though they supply adequate power.

7/18 - Picked up some additional cables for length to allow for movement of the GW
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094FSGDPY - $12.99 2 x 6.6FT / 100W and they do 20gbps on thunderbolt as well

 

[Tech Junky]

So, the question about powering this dumb box that is perplexing has somewhat been answered using a power meter inline to figure out exactly what consumption this thing does.

PM - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GQLYMR9 $16

So, since the AC adapter that comes with it does 15/W / 30W / 45W it was a bit of a mystery. Overall though it looks like the main goal is providing up to 15V of current to get it to power up. Looks like the overall power consumption though is only 5-10W looking at the readouts.

AC adapter:


Tested off a TB port / 100W PD AC adapter / TMHI OEM adapter and 2 different cables being a $10 TB cable / $13 6.6FT cables mentioned above.



So, it's a high Voltage and low Amp no matter the power source. The trick now is digging into power banks and finding something that's PD / 15V+ and not outrageously priced.

 

[Tech Junky]

I think I have things narrowed down for the power.

Check out my list on Amazon

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KRRS342 - $18 - 60W Power Delivery USB C Port (5V,3A, 9V,3A, 12V,3A, 15V,3A, 20V,3A)
It's a bit overkill but, comparing other GAN chargers for $1-$2 more getting a backup 60W charger makes more sense.

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Result paid = $0

Then I thought about my pending Amazon returns and credits that will show up for use again towards items shipped / sold by Amazon only.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087MFJCQ4 -$18 - 45W PD 3.0 (USB-C Port): 5V ⎓ 3A / 9V ⎓ 3A / 15V ⎓ 2A /20V ⎓ 1.5A

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q8SVRRX - $25 65W Type-C 1 Output: DC 3.3-11V 3A,5V 3A, 9V 3A,12V 3A, 15V 3A,20V 3.25A Max

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087MDJ8BJ - $30 68W (USB-C Port): 5V ⎓ 3A / 9V ⎓ 3A / 15V ⎓ 3A /20V ⎓ 3A (Up to 60W)

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For the PB though
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R431FPR - $28 (normally $45)
30W-C PD 26800 / 18w micro input
30W Power Delivery USB-C Port (5V/3A, 9V/3A, 15V/2A )

 

[Tech Junky]

So, I settled on using the BaseUS PB I already picked up for the laptop and the GW run s at 5W which gives me ~12 hours of backup power.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09N3PRJZK - paid $79 on a lightning deal / normally $99 or $89 w/ $10 off

I also picked up a car charger upgrade that can power 3 devices at once for the laptop / gateway / phone - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HTTSJLV - $35 lightning deal vs $50 normal

I'm always a bit leery about CLA's but, took it on a bumpy ride to make sure it stayed put as some don't and end up in a return and hunt for something that does.

None of the PB's were really enticing enough to pull the trigger on yet another device to keep up with. It's still a consideration though as a secondary backup and could put it i tandem with the BaseUS as the BaseUS has some quirks to it with the inserting a 2nd C connection causes it to cycle to recalculate the load.

Putting a 2nd high W inline for the laptop could be an issue as I don't recall seeing anything with 3 C ports though the Techsmarter's above I could swap in a C cable with a Micro adapter on the end to free up the PD port on the BaseUS for the Laptop to use. The laptop on normal use hits ~45-60W which leaves enough W's for the secondary unit only taking up to 18W over Micro to keep the 2nd unit topped off.

 

[Tech Junky]

I was also playing around with the Antennas to clean things up a bit and stripped off the remaining clutter from the GW to streamline things a bit. Well I popped off the BT / GPS leads and things were working fine then the past couple of days speeds plummeted which lead to playing around with different setups / positioning of the antennas but the speeds wouldn't come back. Now, this is either related to the GPS removal or TMO needing to do maintenance / upgrades to the Cell site. I can't pin down which was the cause but the speeds today are back up to 300/80 where they were only hitting 30-60/70 for the past 2 days.

I ordered some different antennas and switching the pigtail connection from SMA to RP-SMA so I can use more options w/o the premium being charged for SMA / LTE specific antennas. The low speeds were connecting to B71 / 600mhz which the current antennas pick up which initially was an idea that it might be faster than other bands since the proximity to the cell sites is relatively close. However being stuck at 30-60mbps for a couple of days ruled that out as a primary concern so, switching to slightly more WIFI antennas should get rid of that option for the GW to connect to as most of the bands are in the higher spectrum and should be preferred with the different antennas.

The current antennas are 5dbi and I picked up some...

8dbi - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088GWHNCR / 4 pack w/ pigtails to convert to a traditional RP-SMA for $15
3dbi - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097RCC4XB / 4 pack $10

The 8db option was just more logical since the pigtails alone run ~$12 for those alone w/o any antennas. $3 for 4 antennas is a really good deal since even just 2 antennas run ~$7 w/o pigtails.

Now that the speeds are back with the original 5db antennas I'm wondering what the 3 and 8 db options will do or perform at. I've been looking at other sources of info regarding TMHI / antennas / dB / speeds and came across one or two that mentioned consistently higher speeds than I've ever seen so far. One mentioned 600mbps which is what my phone is capable of hitting and it would be nice to get the GW to hit those speeds which would be double the current configuration.

The only issue going up in dB is the narrower cone for the reception of the signals which might entail aiming things a bit more towards a specific tower. The 3db option expands the cone for reception which might also pick up more interference. either option though I can use for something else I'm considering jumping back into which is internalizing the AP function with 6E via a M2 instead of the AP / POE injector I'm currently using but get great performance from. The 6E M2 is ~$72 shipped which is considerably cheaper than any 6E AP / router but, the trade off is you can use 2.4/5 OR 2,4/6 but, I think there might be a way around that with the hostapd processes for each band vs a normal client use,.

 

[Tech Junky]

Got the 8dbi antennas from above and swapped the cables / antennas and not seeing a huge difference ATM but, maybe that will change when I pull everything apart and remove the 5dbi antennas from the setup completely. Pondering some PCB antennas for the WIFI-AX side that I can stick to the heat sink panels for when I actually might want to use the WIFI function in addition to the AP.



3dbi antennas show up tomorrow to see if there's any difference going more broad with the RF cone than narrower ( 8dbi ).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T8BFBCD - $9 for 2

Right now I have 2 of the 5dbi antennas hooked up just to see and it's hitting the same as the AP n terms of speed w/ VPN even. The two ports I connected them to are each 2.4/5 so, need to figure out which 2 are 5 and just avoid the 2.4 completely since it's slow anyway.

I grabbed some more info as to decoding the numbers in the graph as well.

 

[Tech Junky]

Put the cheap 5dbi antennas on and numbers are better than the more expensive 5dbi antennas I originally put on with the SMA pigtails and the new ones are using RP-SMA to make them more compatible with more antenna types.

},
  "signal": {
    "4g": {
      "bands": [
        "b2"
      ],
      "bars": 5.0,
      "cid": 16,
      "eNBID": *****,
      "rsrp": -83,
      "rsrq": -13,
      "rssi": -70,
      "sinr": -1
    },
    "5g": {
      "bands": [
        "n41"
      ],
      "bars": 5.0,
      "cid": 0,
      "gNBID": 0,
      "rsrp": -77,
      "rsrq": -2,
      "rssi": -75,
      "sinr": 12
    },

N41 is the key to higher speeds for 5G though as N71 slows down things considerably to about 1/3 of the speed of N41. B2/B66 seem to be the main 4G connections though and I think recall seeing it connecting to B12 as well.

Dropping the B/N71 600mhz options though don't seem to be an issue using WIFI antennas instead of wider / UW rated options. The values for the signal improved by cutting out the lower bands and anything above 2.5ghz really matters as the gateway doesn't support mmWAVE anyway.

Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz)
Band 66 (1700/2100 MHz)
Band 2 (1900 MHz)
Band 12 (700 MHz)
Band 71 (600 MHz)
Band 41 (2500 MHz)
Band 25 (1900 MHz)

Band n71 (600 MHz)
Band n41 (2.5 GHz)
Band n260 (39 GHz)
Band n261 (28 GHz)

12/71 are mostly rural deployments from what I read while digging through different sources trying to find a better option that might fine tune things a bit more. I gathered some decoder stuff for the different values being reported in the list above / the graphing app. The biggest improvement over the last few days / antenna options has been improving the SNR values.

I'm still tweaking things though but, speeds are stable for the most part outside of the slowness this weekend. Morning / evening are fastest though closer to 300mbps o the highest I captured 400mbps but, I'm trying to figure out how a couple of posts I've seen were able to breach 500mbps.

 

[Tech Junky]

So, I took the kvd21 for a site seeing tour in the car just to see what it did in motion for speeds.

Sitting outside of the parking lot on the North side of the building though was the biggest surprise.

See that 573 number?

 

[Tech Junky]

Taking another stab at getting more speed out of this thing since I stumbled upon nearly 600mbps DL as shown above by simply being 50-100ft way from the antennas hanging off the side of the building.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098863C6C - dual antenna bases / $15/ea
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZWILOW - Alfa 7dbi directional antenna paddles / $9/ea

Figuring if I can aim things a bit and punch through to the stronger bandwidth with more directionality with these paddles I might be able to snag and retain the higher BW of 600mbps or higher DL speeds. Knowing that the BW is there from that chance speed test is aggravating me since I usually see 1/3 of that no matter what I do with the placement / antenna configuration. The KVD sitting in the backseat on the floor in a car shouldn't yield higher speeds than optimal placement w/o the metal or EMI from a car.

I also ordered some different WIFI cards (EmWicon WMX7205) because apparently Intel AX210 in my server needs finessing to make it function decently. I have to disable AX functionality because it only does 6/1024 vs 866/866 when AX is disabled for some reason. AX210 in the laptop w/ Linux works just fine for speeds so, it's a quirk with the server. Getting a couple of the cards though will allow for internalizing the AP / POE injector like I had setup before with AC and streamline the packets for optimal speeds.

Question - IWLWIFI + AX210 / Linux - needs some work

So, I've bene playing around with my TMHI 5G setup for a couple of months now trying to get the best speeds possible from it. I've stripped it from the case and took off anything that doesn't need to be on the "modem" and added some different antennas ranging from 3db-7db and converted the...

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Antennas / bases should be here in a couple of days. M2's...USPS so who knows when they'll show up but should be by the end of next week.

 

[t.durden]

Did some preliminary speed tests and was hitting 150 x 75 and then recalled the stupid converged SSID's issue... went in and switched that off and got up to ~300x75 just by doing that.

Hi Tech Junky, thanks for sharing your research!
I use the Arcadyan KVD21 and would like to understand more about the converged SSID issue. It sounds like you doubled your download speed by not having an unused SSID? In my application, I have google mesh wifi connected to the ethernet port on the KVD21, so maybe turning off or uncoverging SSID's would not have any effect? I'd appreciate your thoughts.
TD

 

[Tech Junky]

Hi Tech Junky, thanks for sharing your research!
I use the Arcadyan KVD21 and would like to understand more about the converged SSID issue. It sounds like you doubled your download speed by not having an unused SSID? In my application, I have google mesh wifi connected to the ethernet port on the KVD21, so maybe turning off or uncoverging SSID's would not have any effect? I'd appreciate your thoughts.
TD

The converged 2.4/5ghz issue is more for devices connecting and getting stuck on 2.4 which is just slower.

Also, there's a new app out for controlling it better. "Hint controller"

It's much more granular in looking at stats on the gateway and simpler to control the wifi settings.

 

[t.durden]

The converged 2.4/5ghz issue is more for devices connecting and getting stuck on 2.4 which is just slower.

Also, there's a new app out for controlling it better. "Hint controller"

It's much more granular in looking at stats on the gateway and simpler to control the wifi settings.

Thanks. I'm having trouble finding Hint Controller. Can you tell me where to look?

 

[Tech Junky]

Thanks. I'm having trouble finding Hint Controller. Can you tell me where to look?

It's in the app store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details%3Fid%3Ddev.zwander.arcadyankvd21control%26hl%3Den%26gl%3DUS%26referrer%3Dutm_source%253Dgoogle%2526utm_medium%253Dorganic%2526utm_term%253D%2522hint%2Bcontrol%2522%26pcampaignid%3DAPPU_1_gA2LZOHlNNurqtsPsJSs2AM&ved=2ahUKEwjhpa62rMX_AhXblWoFHTAKCzsQ5YQBegQICRAC&usg=AOvVaw0G_wagKGh65blfqj8hBhjl

https://www.tmonews.com/2023/05/developer-creates-app-for-t-mobile-home-internet-gateway-devices/&ved=2ahUKEwjhpa62rMX_AhXblWoFHTAKCzsQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw03kg3NE2mMBmXJA5zaOvyK

 

[t.durden]

It's in the app store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details%3Fid%3Ddev.zwander.arcadyankvd21control%26hl%3Den%26gl%3DUS%26referrer%3Dutm_source%253Dgoogle%2526utm_medium%253Dorganic%2526utm_term%253D%2522hint%2Bcontrol%2522%26pcampaignid%3DAPPU_1_gA2LZOHlNNurqtsPsJSs2AM&ved=2ahUKEwjhpa62rMX_AhXblWoFHTAKCzsQ5YQBegQICRAC&usg=AOvVaw0G_wagKGh65blfqj8hBhjl

https://www.tmonews.com/2023/05/developer-creates-app-for-t-mobile-home-internet-gateway-devices/&ved=2ahUKEwjhpa62rMX_AhXblWoFHTAKCzsQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw03kg3NE2mMBmXJA5zaOvyK

Thanks. The links aren't working for me, but I found them. Here they are:

HINT Control - Apps on Google Play

Simple control for your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway

play.google.com

Developer Creates App for T-Mobile Home Internet Gateway Devices

T-Mobile’s Home Internet service has been around since April 2021. Ever since T-Mobile launched the service, it has been widely appreciated by customers who have had trouble getting reliable internet service from ISPs. Despite its success, however, many are unhappy with the firmware used on such...

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