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I have a nighthawk M6 pro and it turns off from the battery getting too hot, but works if I remove the battery and cover for better cooling. Is there a fix for this? I was considering attaching a phone cooler to it because it still gets very hot...Any better options for 5g hotspots you could recommend?
I don't believe there is a good option on the market for a 5G hotspot right now, however if taking a 5G router around with you is something you could live with then the GL iNet Spitz GL-X3000 is the best option I know of. If 4G speeds are acceptable then the GL iNet MUDI V2 does the job if used on ATT or T-Mobile however the MUDI V2 is a no go for Verizon
You might be able to just set the TTL on the computer that you are sharing the hotspot with. This works with Verizon last I checked which is the same network as Visible. Also maybe checkout pairvpn
Hello, thanks for this! I wrote you in the other video about the M6. I am considering buying this device, but what is the difference between the Puli and Spitz? The Spitz is 5G NR CAT19 and the Puli 5G NR, I think that is it (aside of the battery of course). If I own a 5G ATT phone and I plan to use a US mobile SIM, can I use ATT phone´s IMEI? Thanks!
They appear to be the same from a quick comparison of their specs. The Spitz is the only one of the two that is available for purchase on Amazon though. Amazon usually runs discounts on this device and delivery is faster. I'd recommend using a 5G IMEI number that you know won't be used in the same network at the same time. Some people try their luck with IMEI generators and others use an IMEI number of a device they own which would be the safest choice due to potential legal issues.
The IMEI number change on the Spitz router is permanent until changed again though so you might want to back up the original IMEI number somewhere if you ever want to revert it since restoring the device will not bring back the original IMEI.
I tried it with US Mobile warp 5G SIM. It does not work - unable to register. I also tried upgrading to latest firmware. It works without changing IMEI. But we also lose the ability to change IMEI or lock bands. This is strange cuz US Mobile does not allow any tethering without a tether plan.
Without an IMEI change and TTL, it will be identified as hotspot data usage and may still provide data but it will count towards your total data limit. US Mobile isn't totally unlimited and have a fine print high speed data cap of around 50 GB or 70 GB. I don't remember the exact data cap
Could you please help me, I'm not so techy in this stuff, I brought the Spitz AX GL X3000 and i used with AT&T, but i don't know what's wrong, i follow all your recommended in the comments (i read all) but I don't know if your command also work with AT&T, i.just getting 1.1 Mbps at the same time in my work phone i get 193.8, also AT&T network!
Hi I have a NetGear M6 Pro mr6500 device from AT&T and I unlocked the device and I tried many firmware to get n41 band and n78 band but nothing changed, and I tried to add those bands bay a command but I failed to do it, so it possible to do that or is this thing impossible?
@developer-of-things I've set the apn, and it's saved. the sim works and gets data even on a phone it not registered to it is a Verizon unlimited 5g sim and ive tried a metro plan since t-mobile is the main provider in my area and still the same issue could the isp be seeing thats its a hotspot and not a phone some other way besides IMEI
So is this device 5G I only get 4g . I mean speeds are nice at 70 . I’m using cricket but when I put sim on my phone I get 5G and speeds of 600. Anybody have 5G apn settings? Or is there a setting to enable 5G
Usually if 4G and 5G connectivity is the issue, I would point to location, the SIM card, or the APN. Probably just make sure that your Android phones APN settings match the router. If you have an iPhone then you might have to find an android to insert the SIM in to read the APN data. I haven't had luck on iPhone with most carriers viewing the APN settings page since it is usually blocked.
@@developer-of-things I already got the right apn settings and no 5g . I looked online and a few people are having this issue hope someone finds a solution! Would love the 700 mbs I get on my phone 5G on cricket
Even with root access the Pixel is a hard one to get working. Mostly because of the TTL changer apps not working on Pixel phones. Then there is the issue of if you can edit your APN type to include 'dun' it's pretty common nowadays for that to be locked. You might be better off picking up a MUDI V2 hotspot if you want easy unlimited hotspot usage of your unlimited plan.
The GL iNet Spitz AX GLX3000 worked about as well as my phone did on Visible. I'm still waiting on a good OpenWRT based portable 5G hotspot option to be available in the market.
Leaving this info here in case someone else finds it useful. Might be a duplicate comment because previous comment seems to be deleted(maybe due to direct links) The keygen algorithm for NTGX65_12.01.48.00 is changed to SDX65, so m6restore cannot produce the correct challenge response for OPENLOCK. You can generate the correct challenge response via sierra-keygen see: github bkerler/edl/ . This github repo has very valuable information regarding this topic in the sierrakeygen_README file. There is also good info at wirelessjoint in a thread titled "MR6550 IMEI anad telnet access" the CUSTOM commands allowing root shell via telnet are seemingly gone: AT!CUSTOM? !CUSTOM: NOROAM 0x01 GPSENABLE 0x01 SINGLEAPNSWITCH 0x01 USBSERIALENABLE 0x01 NATENABLED 0x01 HSICON 0x01 SECCENABLE 0x01 I am now researching these available commands to try to gain a root shell. USBSERIALENABLE especially, but this might just mean the telnet service at 5510?
I have a MR6110 running NTGX65_12.01.48.00, and there is nothing listening on 23, only 53, 80 and 5110. Did previous firmwares have a root shell at port 23 by default? Am I missing a piece of the puzzle. How did your method activate the telnet service? I am looking for any possible way to obtain a root shell on this device.
I added three AT commands to the script that enable telnet. Once the script unlocks engineering mode these three lines run enabling telnet tn.write(b"AT!TELEN=1 ") tn.write(b"AT!CUSTOM=\"RDENABLE\", 1 ") tn.write(b"AT!CUSTOM=\"TELNETENABLE\", 1 ")
@@developer-of-things Thanks for the quick response 🙏 Do you know how I could find an older firmware version? Where did you find these AT commands documented? Do you have some idea what causes your process to fail on the newest firmware? I see many people saying the same thing. It appears to work until it reboots, but it does not flash the new IMEI and the telnet service is not listening.
@@Lost-s5j Firmware is no longer provided by Netgear for manual updating, it's all OTA updates now. I don't have the Nighthawk hotspots anymore so I can't test the script to find out where it's failing. The AT commands I was able to find by doing a PDF file type search on Google with search terms for the modem chipset in the Nighthawk hotspots.
this is not working for me, it goes through the process and says it completes, reboots and still has the factory IMEI.. running the NTGX65_12.01.48.00 FW
Nice video, I want to ask what version of the firmware do you recommend on the GL X3000 SPITZ AX? as I have read on several reddit forums that there are versions that suffer from infinite reboots on the devices, signal drops - speeds and ping increases.
I keep it up to date, the current version is V4.4.9 and it usually runs very stable with the exception of if you always run a VPN on it. Sometimes running a VPN can cause interruptions in connectivity.
I have an iPad with unlimited plan that seems to be throttled after 40g and a Netgear M6 pro. Is it possible to transfer data to M6 and have unlimited unthrottled data to use as home internet?
Yes it could be possible as I've run an unlimited tablet data plan on the Nighthawk M6 for a long time but it seems this hasn't worked for some other people after an update so it looks like this does get patched at some point. I would say GL inet cellular routers would be your best bet for a simple setup with an unlimited data plan.
Very nice video, easy to listen to and understand. My plan is to get a 4g/5g sim from my carrier(T-Mobile USA) and use my note 10+ as the IMEI if I have to. But what I really want to do is use my laptop on the "new-line" bc it has a sim tray and 4g capability. Then I want to tether (USB 3.0 if possible) to the GL-AXT800 router. Wifi off that to my devices. (Camping/Travel) Can I do the TTL/apn mods on my windows 11 pro laptop as you did with a mac and accomplish my goal? Do you have a cash app to send a small token of my gratitude? I understand this is a lengthy comment. Thx
If your laptop is going to have the SIM card inserted then the process might look something like sending an AT command to the modem (4g module) to set the IMEI number, you would also have to set the TTL to 64 on the laptop, and likely set the APN type to include 'dun' On the router whether you tether wired or wirelessly you would set the TTL to 65. You would have to find the way to do this but this is basically what you have to do.
@@developer-of-things I ordered the MUDI V2 . I'm hoping with your video that explains this I can do it. I'll still use my Note 10+ as the dummy IMEI, this phone will not be used on my carrier once I remove the sim after carrier activation. I'll slip that activated sim into my MUDI V2, update IMEI/TTL/apn and from there I should have the unlimited hotspot. I'll follow up later once it's all set up. Thanks again
@@developer-of-things none. It works flawlessly, I used a SIM that was for my active tablet, changed the IMEI of the MUDI V2 to the same as the tablet attached to my account. I used it 72 hrs straight steaming video to 2 TVs and 3 other devices were active the same time. Not one issue 😁🫡 I also did the TTL and other settings you mentioned. We would be best friends if we lived closer. I used to root phones and change codes in the binary settings to get unlimited hotspot. That what made me start looking again. That was 10+ years ago. I needed to see where guys like you were with this kind of thing and found your page. Thanks a lot Also this was in the sticks at a campground that's why I had so many devices for 72 hours. This thing powered the Internet for my family and our 35 foot camper
@@developer-of-things hey I thought I replied to this but I can't find my reply so I'll explain again to be safe : Your instructions worked flawlessly. The whole reason I needed this to work is bc I'm going to be doing a lot of traveling with my family. We have a 35' camper with smart TVs and devices throughout. This ran perfect the whole 72 hrs I needed it to. We were somewhat remote too in a cornfield town campground. I put relatively extreme demand on it and can't be happier. I went on to tell you in my other reply that I used to change code in my rooted phones to trick my carrier into believing that it was my activated device using data while I was actually using the hotspot feature of the phone and accumulating zero gigs used with hot spot on. That was 10+ years ago before banks stopped letting rooted devices access banking apps. A lot of services cracked down on that so I can't have a rooted device as a business owner who needs access to banks apps regularly. If we were from the same town we would be best friends Im sure bc you seem like the same kinda cat. 😁🫡 Thanks again. I'll be a subscriber forgive typos
We're going to test two different roads with two different vehicles without switching vehicles and roads and try to come to a conclusion about which is the better road.
Does this work with the latest firmware for the MR6500? (NTGX6S_12.01.48.00) I was going to chage the IMEI through DC unlocker but it said that the current firmware isn't supported. Should I try the solution in the video at all or should I just return the M6 while I still can.
Most likely DC unlocker and this script have the same issue. I assume the keygen used is updated with the new firmware. Either a new keygen will have to be reverse engineered for this device or leaked from Netgear to unlock engineering mode on the router. I would say just return it and for now go with something like the MUDI V2 hotspot. I have a video on that and it's easy to set up for unlimited hotspot.
Hey, would you mind setting up a Discord server? That way, people can chat with you and others who've had success with this method. It would be a great place for troubleshooting and sharing FAQs.
The methods to getting unlimited hotspot on a phone is frequently changing also currently all methods using a phone require recurring setup so it doesn't really make a "set it and forget it" way to get unlimited hotspot. I find the best way to go for such a setup is to get a $150 MUDI V2 hotspot and pair it with an unlimited data plan. I made a video on how to configure it and afterwards it is a portable unlimited hotspot solution. At this moment I'm not following other methods.
Just ordered this MUDI V2, I'm going to add a line to my T-Mobile business plan, mod the IMEI to mimic the phone I tell T-MOBILE the sim is for, then unlimited hotspot ? 😅 I'll rewatch the video but I hope this is close to summing it up.
@@sammythebull2240 you just need an unlimited data plan for phone or tablet. Then just make sure the IMEI on the router is for a phone or tablet. Usually I just bring a spare phone into the store to get it activated with a physical SIM that I could transfer.
Connect the hotspot to your computer or laptop, and enable the Wi-Fi hotspot sharing on your PC. Your game console will then connect to the hotspot shared by your PC.
I have a question about this. Both of the videos I found on the two mobile routers I have both have the word patched in parentheses. What I am wondering is what exactly the patch was. Was the patch server side and this no longer works or was the patch on newer models coming from the factory or from a carrier of the routers themselves that Make them unable to be modified anymore. I do apologize if I'm not exactly making sense I am trying to get the question worded properly. I have an m1 and an M5. Both were purchased quite a while ago and I just have not been able to do anything with them until I looked into it today and found the notes saying patched. I am hoping that as long as I am on the older firmware that I will still be able to do something with these. Here's hoping. Is there any way you can clarify?
It might still work for you as it worked with the Nighthawks I had but other people were not able to get this going. I'm not sure about the details of the update that is giving people issues but I had some calls with some people and I could see that it wasn't working for other people even on the same models I had following the same process.
I followed everything to the "t", command executes and it seems to "repair" the IMEI yet when device comes up same IMEI - im lost - please help. Model: MR6110
I believe an update came out that messed with the process. It worked on my Nighthawks without issues but when I setup meeting with people in the past it was hit or miss if it would work for their Nighthawks. I did stop updating the m6restore repository since I sold my Nighthawk hotspots. I sold my Nighthawks in favor of getting the MUDI V2 hotspot and the Spitz X3000 home router. Both I have been running on ATT and are very straight forward to get running with unlimited hotspot. I made videos on them if you are looking for an easier way to get started that won't likely be blocked.
Yeah on a phone you just need to set the TTL and APN settings. This video is a starting place to understand what needs to be done, the rest of the video just touches on other methods to consider since most likely your phone will have some restrictions on it preventing you from setting up unlimited hotspot.
My phone's hotspot is unlimited data so I use a travel router from GLiNet as a repeater. I like GLiNet because they think of how there are different ways to set up a connection. I am in North Central Florida so Visible by Verizon works just fine here.
I have this one right now with external antenna mod with 3d printed TPU and Apex TG.66 4g antennas (very cool antennas), It is very secure and I rarely have issues with it, but I was looking into getting the netgear m6 pro mr6500 and modding that since it has 5g and 5g mmwave capabilities. Do you have experience with such?
Depends on what you're trying to achieve. Just changing the IMEI won't give unlimited hotspot data. If you're trying to change it for some other reason such as being grandfathered in on a specific device then you could stop at the part of changing the IMEI.
The same way as on Mac but you need to install the dependencies. I wrote a script for Windows that does most of the setup including installing the dependencies needed. That script is on the develop branch of the m6restore repository. You could start by running that script and then try to complete the process manually after the dependencies are installed by the script.
Question here - just joined the GLI gang with a small "Mango" I am using on a small project (love this little thing). Came across this video... am i understanding this right that I can sign up for an unlimited 5g phone plan, change the TTL to 64 so the carrier thinks all data going through it is mobile and not hotspot, and get silly home speeds for cheap? Currently paying 70$ a month for 300mbps down cable internet.... my mint 5g is about 600 down... Can i score an unlimited data plan and get more bandwith for less? Should i look into "tablet" plans or phone plans? I use about 1-2tb per month at home. Will my video streaming like netflix get killed, or if I use a VPN the carrier will have no idea what the data is and not throttle me down? Thanks in advance, great info!
If you have a cellular router then the TTL would be 64 if you are using something like the mango to repeat WiFi which would be a another packet hop then you would have to use TTL of 65. Mint might not be ideal because I don't think they offer truly unlimited data without data caps with throttling. Also APN type should contain 'dun' and IMEI should be of a phone instead of hotspot.
Using TB over cellular might not be a sustainable plan to rely on, probably would get service terminated if I had to guess. And yes VPN does help prevent throttling of streaming data but slows top speeds. Id say start with Mulvad VPN on the iNet router if it's available. It's a cheap, fast, and easy to setup option that covers all data that passes through the router.
Depends on what SIM card you have. You could pop it into an Android phone and navigate to "Access Point Names" in settings and screenshot the APN details. Or you could Google search and try those options until Internet is established. I have a newer SIM that uses NXTGENPHONE
Thanks for this video. Been contemplating getting a MUDI V2 in order to bypass the throttle on my phone’s (provider) hotspot. Do you know where I can learn more about this sort of stuff?
Well the points that I mentioned in the video are the most important things, I have another video about the Spitz ax GL- X3000 which is another Cellular router from GL iNet that I went more into detail with and if you watch that video a lot of it applies to the MUDI V2 also. Some of the stuff I learned on Google other stuff was trial and error.
You would use a phone IMEI. Otherwise it will appear on your account as a BYOD router once you insert the SIM card and data will count against your hotspot data allocation.
Not understanding exactly. So i cannot use the imei # from my at&t phone? Do i need to get another phone? Great job on video,im just a little tech challenged
You just need some IMEI of a phone that you know will not be used in the same cellar network simultaneously by two devices. It could be a spare phone or unique IMEI number that you can obtain and be sure it will not be used somewhere else.
@@developer-of-things What about using a 5g tablet from at&t. If I use the IMEI # from the tablet. What APN name should be used Broadband or nrbroadband? The Samsung tablet is set to nrbroadband. Thanks
