Yep this is why I went with T-mobile internet, had xfinity for years but their services was just unreliable and will go down in speeds randomly for weeks. Got T-mobile and freaking love it, haven't ran into a single issue with their internet for months now.
By the way, I switched the cat 5 cable from the T-Mobile modem/router going to my TPLink Mesh M4 to a cat 6 cable as you recommended. 😊. Worked! The speed increased A LOT! Thanks. I'm looking forward to your video on VPN tunneling. Take care. Eli
That's great! Remember that your network is only as fast as it's weakest link. In your case, that was an older cable. Glad you got it figured out. Give me like a week or two for the tunneling video. Trying to make the topic interesting and informative.
Great video! In fact I was in the same situation of having optimum as my only service in my development and having tons of disconnect issues with them because the outside cable was over 17 years old.. I've had T Mobile over 2 years an never looked back. I even used the old cable wiring in my home and attached Moca adapters and now have internet where ever those cable lines led to. I do have the first T Mobile router, the Nokia and turned off all Wi-Fi. Kudos to the Nater Tater RU-vid channel for supplying instructions to do so on all T Mobile routers. Lastly, I just installed Firewalla Purple SE to act as my firewall and use my TP Link Wi-Fi 6E router as an access point. EVERYTHING works perfectly. I also have RU-vid Tv for my channels. Can't beat $50 a month for T Mobile!
Wonder if the speed drops as more traffic comes on board (more customers). Is the data rate guaranteed in writing? No caps but self_leveling by traffic load.
Dude, trim off the back corner of your triangle shelf, so your cords can go behind the shelf, flat against the wall and straight into your conduit. Your install will look much better. Good video, thanks for the info.
Thank for the in-depth review on it. I have had it for a week and love it. I have a small room in a house I use it in, so no problem with signal. But when I move to a bigger place to live, I know to get a router to hook it up to. I only have 6-8 devices hooked up to it. Much faster than Verizon that I was using before. It was set up in less than 10 minutes. I also have had no issues when there is badd weather as well.
So grateful for your video. Comprehensive and easily understood for the non techy. I watched quite a few videos before I found yours. Suscribed. All the best on developing your channel.
Thank you for this info.. just ordered mine and was wondering about how to set it up.. I live out in the sticks so getting the best signal is important.. I have been without the internet for a year now so this is a game changer..
No problem! Just remember that it's important that you have cell reception out by you, specifically, T-Mobile cell reception. So long as you have that, you're good to go.
There's really no need to go out and buy a separate router. I'm using the T-Mobile 5G Gateway's built-in router and am very happy with it. I'm getting as high as 600 download speeds and it has the latest and greatest WiFi6 router technology.
You're not wrong. If the built in router is working for you, then that's great. For myself, I have hundreds of WiFi devices around my home (mostly for automation) and I just wanted the granular control over everything.
@@stollo770 I understand that your router works for your situation. However, most people don't have very many WiFi devices and will be happy with the Gateway's built-in WiFi6 router which supports up to 64 devices.
I seen it. This is a older video, but I got my T-Mobile home internet gateway about most likely 5 months after you posted this originally and you can set it up for a 2.4 GHz frequency by going into your settings and setting up another bridge. Essentially, it's really easy
My daughter and I went to a Verizon store in Fairfax, VA back In August. Sales agent took about two hours to open up my daughter's account but failed mainly because my daughter was underaged that time. We cancelled everything and left the store without anything (No service activation and No phone from Verizon). After about 3 months, we received a letter from Convergent collection agency, saying that we owe $121.77 to Verizon. I talked to "many" call center chat agents like you before and also Financial Services agent and many more but no one was able to resolve my issue. One chat agent said he/she would submit a fraud case, but some other agents said it shouldn't be treated as a fraud....It has been very confusing. Many agents asked me to contact the Verizon store, so I did call them but the store man said it should be handled by call center not the store! I talked to call center but they said it should be handled by the store..... This is my sixth time, explaining my case to Verizon over and over.
I got it for my camper yesterday and love it! Highest speeds ive gotten so far is 337 down and my upload usually stays around 20 which is fine with me! Im in central indiana :)
Wow nice video, I am at work now and my modem from T mobile should be delivered today I can’t wait to get home to try it out, I have Comcast right now I can’t wait to get rid of those overpriced crap.
That’s good it worked for you! I think when I finally move into a new apartment that I will get it if there’s a T-Mobile tower close and I could get good speeds even when the network is under load. Because I can’t stand paying this $80 for 200 Mbps on Spectrum. Or I guess I could make them lower my price and say I’m gonna switch if they don’t lower the bill.
I get great speeds too when it works. Problem for me is it goes down way too much. This week, it went down 3 times. Speeds crawl down to 1-2 mb down or it's out completely. I have called 10 times and it's never resolved other then just waiting it out. My wife works from home and internet (decent) is required. I have to have a jetpack backup because it's so unreliable. I have a good to very good signal with my gateway sitting up near the ceiling looking out the window towards the tower which is about 1.5 miles away.
Its crazy because when u go online or call the store they deny u but i went in the store in person and i got mines today and its working good so far even doe they said it wasnt supported in my area and just like u said my next door neighbor has it
There are a few things you can do to try and improve those speeds. 1. Use your own router 2. Make sure the Ethernet wires you are using are all Cat6. That should do it.
I have T-Mobile at home service as well and love it.. works great.. I currently have it load-balanced with a 50/2 DSL line since I need a public IP for VOIP setup.
@@Tanner_Michael You are right, HULU confirmed that it wasn't compatible with T-Mobile yet, so do you call every week and get assigned a new IP address, or change service, IMO, youtube is pretty proud of their service $70 a month.
@@bluesman0903 I'd recommend looking into the Waveform external mimo antenna just the 2x2 for like $240.00. The tmobile home internet router is super easy to take apart. I now get around 180-220 down and 15-20 mbps up. I used to get about 65 down and 2 up. Definitely recommended
@@Tanner_Michael ZBut does this eliminate the IP address issue,apparently T-Mobile doesn't have static IP addresses for their towers, not sure how it works, that stuff is way over my head, this is just what they tell me.
Thanks for the previous reply. Did you have to go into you router settings or the T-Mobile settings and change any of them or did it do it by itself? Also can you use both routers at the same time? I am going back and listen to the video for the third time but I thought you said that you shut something off? I might be wrong. I went with the same cables that you suggested. This is a very helpful video for us new ones.I subscribed and liked. I will share this on Twitter and Gab.
If you plan on using your own router, you can turn off the built in T-Mobile one. That's what I did because I didn't plan on using it and I didn't want to worry about it. You can use the T-Mobile one at the same time as your own, but that would be your personal preference. Personally, I get a lot more performance out of my own router, and I think it's better to just use the T-Mobile box as a gateway. Plus, as said in the video, I have a lot of home automation stuff that would quickly exceed the connection limit on the T-Mobile box. Setting up your own router is easy, all you need to do is plug it in, and it does figure itself out. You will have something called a "double Nat" which is basically a router behind a router, but that only impacts port forwarding if you have your own servers. But you can't port forward on T-Mobile anyways. Using your own router doesn't negatively impact speeds. It actually increases them as the built in T-Mobile one is not that great.
@@stollo770 I am planning on just using the T-Mobile 5G as the modem to get it running and see how the laptops run on it, do the speed tests. Then I plan on setting it up just like you have yours as I have cameras, thermostats, and other thing setup on the router. No port forward for me. It will be fun, thank You.
If you wanna travel with this thing. T-Mobile better have a huge coverage area. And if you connect a router to this, you can turn off wifi off it and run it thru the router.
Did you have to switch off the internal router? If not, 2 separate named wifi networks? Have you found a good seemless mesh system to work with it? I am using linksys, but it is not seemless. Some devices on 1 wireless network...some on the second. One would be so much better.. eg...older printr shows one wireless name per linksys device plus the tmobile gateway
Try moving it around your home. Try by different windows, and try high up on your second floor (or close to the ceiling if you only have one floor). Also, try different devices, especially one plugged into the back of it using a wired Ethernet connection. Could be anything from un-deal placement of the box, to WiFi interference from something in/near your home.
I would say it is a great service for work from home. I'm seeing upload speeds between 60-80mbps, on my phone, on WiFi. That's upload speeds to clarify for you. Probably faster on my PC which is connected with a cat6 gigabit cable right to the box. Just make sure you have decent T-Mobile coverage in your area and you should definitely try this service.
My old internet provider Bravado Wireless got to point wasn't working anymore 😕 so I have US cellular home internet Netgear orbi LBR20 I share my wifi with neighbors 🤗
Hey man I definitely recommend the waveform external antenna with the tmobile home internet. Also NaterTater worked to develop a script that disables the internal wifi which helps a lot with signal
@@stollo770 yeah where I live my download speeds were really inconsistent. Used to get consistently 65 mbps down and now I get between 160-200 and upload used to be 1-3 mbps and now it's around 15-20 up. Huge difference
Great video. Since you're using it as a modem - do you need to or should you disable the wireless features on the T-Mobile device? Would it improve the performance?
I disabled the WiFi from the T-Mobile device. I don't think it has had an impact on performance but it does keep things cleaner when selecting WiFi networks on your devices. I also didn't want to leave an un-monitored WiFi network running in my home.
My coverage is 5g max but I’m in apartments on the first floor but I can see the outside from both the front and back of my house, it’s just that we are on the first floor
@1:12 Sir... No one offers 500Gbps internet speed to consumers lol maybe 500 megabits it's that or Gigabits they never advertise speed in bytes though I don't know where you got 500 gigabit speed
BET IF YOU PUT THE T-Mobile 5G IN THE WINDOW ON A SHELF YOU WOULD GET BETTER SPEEDS. ITS CRAZY HOW JUST A SMALL MOVE CAN CHANGE THE CONNECTION AND RESULTS. TRY IT‼️ GOOD LUCK ‼️ Vinny 🇺🇸
How did you setup your router with T-mobile's modem? They took the option to shut off the wifi through the GUI. I just recently got their service and it works great but I want to use my own router... I've seen some hacks around this on RU-vid but I don't want to have to go that route if I can help it. I would like to use a T-Mobile backed option to bypass their router.
Thank You for this video. Optimum/suddenlunk has been our only option here as well other than satellite contract. Our experience has been exactly like Yours. Wife has came close to losing her job due to the outages with less than optimum. I do believe You have convinced me to give this a try, especially with the $50 setup and free month offer they have going right now!!
How do you use a vpn with this! Also I used the signal setup tutorial to get a good signal, I have mine on a window sill, and have a good signal, 3 bars. Late night speed is OK anywhere from 20 - 30 mbps, in the day it drops to 8 - 12 mbps at best. Your speed is impressive!
I was offered the same plans but the infrastructure in my neighborhood was outdated/poorly maintained so I never got the speeds promised by the plans. Optimum also refused to fix it and there were disconnects multiple times per day. What threw me over the edge was a 3 day span when I had no connection and they refused to help me, then I went to T-Mobile.
I've got the same unit as you reviewed. You said that you didn't know how it would work in a rural area. I'm outside or a small Midwestern town, andI get nowhere near the speeds you reported, but compared to my 5 MB/s top DSL speed, I'm pleased with something 6 times faster. Signal strength is weak (in an unscreened second story window facing the tower), possibly making my upload speed less than 100 kB/s.. Whenever it rains, I'm back to DSL 5M speeds. It also slows in late afternoon, probably due to traffic loading. 0verall I am vary pleased with it since I can now work at home whereas I couldn't before.
Waiting to get this. Only other options are suddenlink(now Optimum) and what we have currently, DSL through at&t, which is literally hardly 5mbps, which is basically good for once device at a time. I've also read via t-mobile, you cannot travel with this service.
I love the service as well. I hate Xfinity. My only gripe is that I can't use Hulu properly or use my Google Home Mini. Hulu states that I am not home, and can't watch local channels. How do you work around that issue?
You have double NAT using both routers. That maybe a problem for some users. T-Moble router is not capable of bridge mode which is what you need to us another router.
I know it's a double NAT and I don't care. No speed loss what so ever and you can't port forward on T-Mobile anyways. For me, I need my own router because I have hundreds of devices for home automation. Plus I wanted the granular control of my own device.
Thanks for the video, it came at a good time. I was wondering if it would be an advantage to use a Cat8 cable? My download using Wifi is only 35 and wired is 73, I am hoping that T-Mobile 5G will bring that up to speed. I have been wanting to get rid of cable. Thanks
Cat 8 is a little excessive. You'll definitely get a speed boost with it, but you'd also be fine with Cat6 or Cat7. I'd even say cat7 is excessive. T-Mobile is going to max out, in ideal conditions, at near a gig. Buying cables that exceed that will only help internal network performance. Like if you have a file server with like, beyond gigabit speeds.
What internet provider you have doesn't actually affect if you can record TV shows or not. For example, I have T-Mobile for Internet, but I have RU-vid TV for my TV service. I can record all I want via RU-vid TV. It's great. I suggest trying them out if you are interested.
Hey. I know this is a little older video. What are you using for a power cable for the gateway? The cord is so short on mine. I tried a usbc phone charger and block and it doesn't power on. So I was curious.
I just ran an extension cord up the wall. Hidden neatly behind the wire cover I stuck over it. Your phone's power adapter probably doesn't have enough juice for it.
Looks like my t link router, wondering if mine will jive with this modem? I'd still fan the outer antennas out a little, with the middle one down. You'll get better exterior wifi, but if it works for you it works.
How did you get the service when they told you couldn't have it. They told me the same and I know people in my area have it? How can I get it. Do you have to be a t mobile phone customer?
I'm NOT a tech-guy, but I notice that the device gives you the option to separate into 2 networks. I'm all confused when it comes to that but I was told that my wifi thermostat will not work with 5ghz, so I think I have to separate the networks to 5ghz/2.4ghz. I'm afraid to screw things up! What are your thoughts on this matter?
Some home automation stuff like your WiFi thermostat doesn't communicate over 5GHz. Reason is because they hardly use data, 2.4GHz has a longer range, and it's a cheaper antenna to install. You could turn on 2.4GHz on your T-Mobile box, even give it the same name and password, but I recommend getting your own router. The router I have makes managing both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks easy, and for me, I have a lot of home automation. Probably close to 100 devices. Your limited on the T-Mobile box with how many you can connect (it's how the router in it was built), but with your own router there is no limit. That's why I suggest getting your own router and plugging it into the T-Mobile box.
Hi. I have a question if you used your own router connected to the T-Mobile Home Internet, so when youbtry to connect devices are you connecting to yhe T-Mobile Gateway or to your very own router. I mean is your router have a different SSID? So you need to connect to your router SSID or the T-Mobile Hone Internet SSID? Thanks a lot 😊
Hello! If you use your own router, you'll want to connect your devices to the SSID of that router. T-Mobile's router will always have a different SSID than your router. T-Mobile's usually starts with "T-Mobile" followed by random numbers. With your own router, that SSID can be different and you can even change it to be whatever you want. You could also change the T-Mobile router to a different SSID or hide it all together and forget about it. That's what I did.
I love this service but the new Arcadyan gateway needs better firmware with bug fixes and more features to give us more control over our home network like bridge mode and the ability to force a dns server or to customize other settings like on the nokia device. I have to constantly restart it after i had done a factory reset to reset my wifi name and password in order to access the app or the admin webpage in the browser after 12 hours of the gateway being on.
I agree. This is why I use my own router behind it. It's double NAT, but I don't care. I don't think we'll ever be able to port forward or anything where a bridge mode would be beneficial. I use VPN tunnels anyways so I don't really care about that. I have the gateway's SSID set to "hidden", changed the password to a random serial number, and forgot about it. I do everything on my own router.
Do you have a video on how to configure my router to my T-Mobile modem. I had spectrum before switching with my router and had no problem. Now with T-Mobile my laptop won’t connect.
i had great service for a year from tmobile until they crowded the towers selling the internet service and not enough antennas, now they already sent me 3 routers and as i told them, is not the router the modem the problem as i am a technician, then they told me that the antennas were being upgraded and that is why im getting really bad speeds, i worked upgrading the antennas for tmobile before and it takes at the most around 2 weeks to upgrade, i waited a month and at the end they told me the antennas were crowded and cannot do anything, yes it was fantastic for a year but after that, it goes really bad, and its not reception as i upgraded with 200 dlls external antennas, i live in rural area and it was great but now im really dissapointed at tmo. and its not a lot of options where i live.
Hi. Nice video..hope you can help me. I have google wifi throughout my home. The way I set this up was to change the tmobile ssid to what my google wifi ssid was so that all of my connections will not need to be setup again. I don't think this is the best way as my speeds are pretty crappy (typically
Yes, you would be much better off putting the T-Mobile ID back to default (or anything really), and then hiding it. The router in it really can't handle a lot of traffic and the range isn't that great. Use your Google WiFi again and make sure it is connected to the T-Mobile box with a Cat6 (or better) cable. Your Google WiFi will do a much better job at handling your network traffic than your T-Mobile box.
DEAR SIR YOU JUST ABOUT SAID EVERYTHING I WANTED TO HEAR ! VS 7 OR 8 OTHER VIDEOS , HOPE I DIDN'T SPEAK TO SOON I WILL BE PICKING MY T-MOBILE ROUTER TOMOROW MY BUSINESS DEAL DID GO THRU AT T-MOBILE, SO I'LL BE HOOKING UP T-MOBILE ROUTER TOMORROW I HAVE THE SAME SET UP AS YOU WHICH IS GREAT!!!
Nope. I just power cycled it when I plugged it into the T-Mobile gateway and it figured everything out on its own. I also have a modern router though, so your results may vary if you have something that's like 10+ years old; but if you do, you should probably upgrade it.
That's a deferent Tmobile router my tmobile router is round yours is square on top up down is like a rectangular with the screen on the front my router screen is on the top
@@stollo770 i will try that do i just have to call Tmobile are i Can get it from a tmobile store are tmobile sends it to you free are how did you get yours
You can't. What did was, in the settings, you can set the SSID to "Hidden". Meaning it is invisible to all WiFi devices but you can still manually connect to it.
Working on finishing up a NAS upgrade so I have something to connect to the outside world via a tunnel. I should have something in a week or two. Waiting on a few items to arrive.
