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This is the cooling fan that I'm using. I found it through the similar posts.

You also need a USB C to USB female adapter if you want to use the USB C port of the trashcan. This is the one I liked and bought.

I'm not using any mounts. My trashcan was on a shelf, I just placed the cooling fan in the same spot with trashcan on top of it.

Here is a link to the fan I am using:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R659J8Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JD3R95PWV66C2QMSYH2Y?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I am using tp link TL-R605 with load balancing and fail over and it is working perfectly. It is easy to configure up to 4 ISPs

TP-Link Multi-WAN Wired VPN Router | Up to 4 Gigabit WAN Ports | SPI Firewall SMB Router | Omada SDN Integrated | Load Balance | Lightening Protection | Limited Lifetime Protection (TL-R605) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QTXNWZ1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZSNVA34KBS047M7BVNER?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I bought a fan and it’s made all the difference.

No dropouts, even under heavy usage. Before, light use would eventually cause it to be sluggish, and eventually stall. Get a fan, it’s worth it. 🙂

I bought 3 of these:

Wathai Receiver DVR Xbox TV Box... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R659J8Z?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It’s actually a 5V fan. 12V fan don’t work exactly over USB. Get yourself a USB to USB C adapter and you can utilize the USB C port on the modem for power.

Works out rather nice to keep it all neat.

AC Infinity MULTIFAN S3, Quiet... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G05A2MU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

For anyone curious, I got this fan on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R659J8Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and had a spare USB A to USB C dongle, plugged it in, and it's working fine. Did not affect my speeds, still getting 600-700+mbps. (Some people thought if you plugged a fan in, it would take power draw from the radios.. this is horse shit.)

I think you would only see the ability to have incoming connections to a client on your network via IPv6, which I believe is still not possible, at least on the Askey gateway (original tmo HI gateway). This is something TMO could foreseeably allow via an update though.

You will almost certainly never see it on IPv4 as they use cgnat unless they start to offer a paid static ipv4 assignment option which is very unlikely.

What I do is use a pfsense firewall and have it make an outbound connection to Mullvad VPN. On Mullvad I can setup port fwing so I have pfsense also be an openvpn server on the port I have fw on mullvad. I can then remotely establish an openvpn connection back into my network over IPv4 mullvad address and it is good enough to stream my cameras. This connection is a nested openvpn connection within another but works surprisingly well and also means I don't even have to actually trust any 3rd party with the ability to introspect on the connection.

There are other similar ways to do this like using Ngrok or wireguard and a public VPS server where you traffic can meet.

Unsolicited security tip: It sounds like you want to directly port forward to some sort of camera DVR or IP camera on your home LAN which in general is a terrible idea to allow either to be publicly accessible if you care at all about the privacy of your cameras or local network. These devices are riddle with vulnerabilities that never get updated. Using a well vetted and actively updated modern VPN protocol (openvpn / wireguard) or SSH tunnel to get back to your cameras is a far better, albeit more complicated, option.

There's an easy free workaround. Take a look at Cloudflare's Tunnel (formerly Argo). https://www.cloudflare.com/products/tunnel/

It opens an outbound tunnel and then you can make your services routable internally. It works well for web traffic. Other ports you'll probably be better off with a VPS.

It can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, etc - anywhere https://nodejs.org/en/download/ is available.

It's not really packaged up to run 24/7 at this point, though you could. But basically you could start it up on demand and then access it as needed.

I started it on a PC then opened it in my browser on my phone across the house and had it open when adjusting my signal.

I spent minimal time putting this together so the fonts are a bit small on a phone, but you can potentially get this up and running quickly even if you're not technical or a programmer.

I kept my cable after they cut my price when I went to cancel after getting T-Mobile home internet.

I've got an Asus RT-AC5300 router that supports dual wan load balancing. I didn't like how it worked- it caused unpredictable behavior having connections switch between the ISPs.

After that, I first used Speedify for bonding. It does the job, but their solution works in the cloud on shared servers that aggregate your bandwidth through a VPN - I found the bandwidth didn't come close to combining my two connections speeds in times where both connections are stable.

Now I have a raspberry pi 4 running and bonding through a VPS that costs $3.50/mo with unmetered bandwidth. It is working the best so far. It is based on openwrt- just today I experimented with QoS settings that greatly improved bufferbloat caused by ping spikes when T-Mobile Home Internet is under load.

For the record, my cable connection gets about 480 down and 23 up.

My T-Mobile internet connection ranges from about 350 down to 460 down and 10 to 60 up (on another tower it was ~185 down/100 up).

With my current bonding setup I can see speeds in the 600s down and the upload speeds pretty much combine 100%. The Speedify setup had no problem aggregating my upload with minimal overhead as well.

I do this exact same thing and use what's called a poe injector and splitter. Can be found here

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PS9E5I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HGq-Fb0K11E40

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CFATQK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dlT1_uHq-FbE7WN9XN

I used a nema rated outdoor enclosure box and attached to the wall of my house facing the tower. I get 2 bars in my house 4 doing it this way. It's a difference of 60dl to 100dl using the 1st gen white box that T-Mobile sent out. I have bn71 in my area and the box sometimes latches on to regular 4g b71 I'm assuming they haven't turned it on yet. I do isp work in rural ga so I had some direct burial cat 6 laying around that I spliced to the the connections.

The openwrt docs give a lot of insight to tuning:

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/traffic-shaping/sqm-details

Basically, do a speed test and then account for some overhead by putting a percentage of your tested speed, like 85%. You can try different percentages.

There's also a place to specify packet overhead. The default used for vdsl is 40 bytes. I seemed to get the best performance with 80 bytes. I have the MTU set to 1420 which plus 80 is 1500.

https://ngrok.com/product

It's pretty easy but you'll need a windows or Linux machine on 24/7 to forward the connection. Basically just a command line directing to a specific ip and port. I believe you have to use a token generated on their website in your account to set it up initially but it's all pretty easy. The free version only allows 1 connection and the url will change if the instance stops and has to be restarted. The $5/month one offers domain linking and more connections but the free one works fine for me.

If I understand correctly you are saying the bug is that the trashcan is not choosing 20 Mhz channel width for your ras pis when trashcan is set to use auto for the channel width? If so, that's a misunderstanding of what auto means in this context. Auto selection of channel width by an access point means it does RF scan to see if enough adjacent 20 mhz channels are free such that I can take 40 mhz and if not it will use 20 MHz in order not to interfere with the neighboring 20 mhz width channels. An access point only can operate at 1 bandwidth at any given time and cannot selectively change per the device connecting.

The trashcan supporting port forwarding is not the only issue for that to work. IPV4 on tmobile is CGNAT and your modem is never getting a publicly routable IP that you could connect to. IPv6 appears to be filtered upstream by tmobile and no inbound requests even hit your public IPv6 addresses.

For your use case on the pi's though I bet you could use something like https://ngrok.com/ to get a tunnel that will allow you to port fw back to ALLSTAR and ECHO-LINK.

on your external antennas, have you tried putting a parabolic reflector behind them and or something like rabbit wire?

https://www.amazon.com/36inx50ft-19gauge-Hardware-Galvanized-Raccoons/dp/B015PD9JX0

(don't use that galvanized crap, but use aluminum)

I say this because having a metallic surface behind the antenna to help to raise the gain of the forward antenna (or reception), but assist in blocking signals from behind.

If you have an ethernet cable connected to the trashcan while it is booting, it may lock to band 12 and lower speeds. So I have a switch between my router and trashcan and I use NetReset device which will power off both the trashcan and swith and then turn on trashcan and turn on swithc 4 minutes or so later. This way I avoid band 12 locking issue. This Netreset device is setup to do the reset in the morning. I have another timer connected to power off and off in the evening.
Also, I have a usb powered fan to cool the trashcan. This seem to help too.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0833PXMGD/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Another issue that I see happening in my case is that if the trashcan connect to B66, it is slower than if it connect to B4 or B4. Weird.
I dont know why they released a product with so many issues.
Hope it helps you.

This is the one I'm using. I found it through all the posts about fan like a month ago. The noise level on high is not even noticeable. Someone actually wrote a comment somewhere that this specific brand is owned by tmobile themselves and they are promoting it here to gain extra. lol.

You also might want to power up the fan using the USB C port of the trashcan. So, you need a USB female adapter to USB C for it. This is what I've got.

I bought 3 of these. They work great.

Wathai Receiver DVR Xbox TV Box Router Cooling Case Fan 120mm x 25mm 5V USB Power https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07R659J8Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_XW09YBRHRY7JNZ73DHR6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I bought these:

Wathai Receiver DVR Xbox TV Box... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R659J8Z?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Amazon Basics USB Type-C to USB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GGKYXVE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You can’t hear the fan. The trashcan sits on top and the usb-c powers the fan.

I would wait to buy. You may not have issues like some have had. Heat was a problem for me, the fan has helped. Others didn’t see any benefit. The most important thing with these things are placement in your house. No amount of fans will fix crappy location. Also use your own router and turn off the WiFi on the gateway. Run it for a while then assess for heat issues.

MTU doesn't fix it for me using NordVPN. It does let me ping, just can't get over 200Kb/s, but mostly nothing. I used to be able to switch to OpenVPN instead of using Nord's wireguard. Now that doesn't work either.

I'm guessing some of this problems are regional since some people say they have no problems.

I'm using this fan (link here)

I took it off the heat spreader (two screws hold it on) and it fits perfectly inside the base of the unit. I soldered the power and ground to a USB cable which plugs into the USBC port with a converter. I made a small 'box' with a cutout the circumference of the fan and set the unit in there... made a couple slots in the box for airflow in and it works like charm.

fyi, this is what i ordered:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000RLH2GW?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

I removed the screws holding the fan to the CPU heat spreader and it fits perfectly underneath the modem. Although I did have to do some jerry rigging to make a stand.

if you don't use your own router plugged into the trashcan you will most likely have issues with random websites not loading, basic apps like gmail and text issues on apple and android etc..

plugging in your own router fixes these issues 99% of the time.

I went with this one. Works flawlessly.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC1200-Smart-WiFi-Router/dp/B07N1L5HX1/ref=sr\_1\_8?\_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Computer+Routers&qid=1621254688&s=pc&sr=1-8&ts\_id=300189

So it seems like it is stainless steel... so I canceled my order and I am now thinking getting a large disposable roasting pan and cutting it to fit my needs. Something like this maybe: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFYOM94/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=a7eccb967aaffa4371632c79a4324e42&hsa_cr_id=8379303310201&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=25066c0d-7f92-4f4c-8306-76fbbc86172a&pd_rd_w=uUMit&pd_rd_wg=...

>2) Locast thinks I'm in Detroit when connected via TM home internet.....but I'm actually in the Twin Cities area. So I can't use Locast with the TM home internet since Locast thinks I am out of my home area. I haven't tried to troubleshoot this other than switching back to my slow crappy DSL and then it works fine. Locast also works fine using TM cellular service. I suspect other services that use location would be impacted.

There are a limited number of IPv4 addresses available, so T-Mobile shares 1 IPv4 address accross multiple customers.

Doing this often breaks IPv4 based geolocation.

>1) Android messages for web is not stable on my PC when my phone is connected to T-Mobile (TM) wifi. It may work intermittently, or work for a bit and then disconnect, but it is not a stable connection. This is repeatable, and if I disable wifi on my phone, then I get a solid connection with messages.google.com from my PC to my phone.

>3) Gmail won't send from my phone app when using TM home internet over wifi. Receiving seems to work fine, but sending emails causes the emails to sit in the outbox unsent for long periods of time for some reason.

>4) Random app glitches on my phones. Some apps won't reload or refresh data right away and there is a big delay, such as Instagram. If I switch off the TM home internet and just use TM cellular, it all works great. This is repeatable on several phones. This is even true when I have decent download speeds of >20Mbps with the TM home internet.

These all seem like they may be DNS related. What happens if you override the DNS on your phone? (I personally recommend Cloudflare DNS, you can use this app to try Cloudflare DNS, make sure it's working by going to 1.1.1.1/help in a web browser)

1. Out of curiosity, have you tried testing this while using a VPN like Nord or ExpressVPN? I had issues with Twitter and Reddit updating posts; they worked fine using anything other than T-Mobile Home Internet. I even had a little trouble getting Nord to connect but once it did Twitter and Reddit started working.

The connection for me overall has been great. Not perfect, but really good.

Works great with gaming. I've played Valorant, Stardew Valley, Warzone, and other games with out any issues. Steam occasionally disconnects and I heard that the Xbox live chat can be lacking. Discord video and voice calls have been flawless.

I use Global Protect for work and the newest update finally fixed the connection issue and I have been able to connect to my Work's websites with only the occasional disconnect.

There are some weird issues with certain webpages loading. Like images won't load on Twitter unless I am on an VPN. I use ExpressVPN for personal use and it works great and for some reason images load in twitter while on the VPN. The same thing happens with 5G on my cell, so I think it is just related to how T-Mobiles 5G runs at my place.

Streaming videos have been great two. The only exception would be Crunchyroll, which buffers alot. All other services, including Hulu have been fine.

I would not recommend lowering your router to wireless b to connect to your older laptop. It lacks in speed and range compared to the new standard.

I would rather upgrade your laptop with a new wireless usb adapter like this one https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Mini-Wireless-Supports-10-9-10-14/dp/B07PB1X4CN for 12 dollars.

You have no idea how much people in rural areas are willing to pay for decent internet, or the lengths they’ll go through. Speedify does a great job of abstracting the technical details away, and is very consumer-oriented. As for price, I’ve seen folks pay hundreds per month for pretty mediocre service because it’s the only way they can get anything working.

But keep talking out your ass, and keep it up with your racist comments about off-shore TACs.

They are inside and pretty easy to access. You need this also to attach to the inputs inside Superbat 6" U.fl/IPEX Cable Mini PCI to SMA Female Low Loss Coaxial Cable for Wireless Routers Mini PCIe Cards Network Extension Bulkhead Pigtail PCI WiFi WAN Repeater Low Loss Coaxial Cable 2-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P84VLTR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_NLmaGb7MH6PH7

Quick Update:

I let it sit overnight and hooked it up to my high end ASUS ROG router
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DPCKQ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I turned it 90 degrees and I'm now getting 130+ down and 30 up!
Pretty happy with it! (I care about up as I run an Emby server that I use when I travel for work)

I'm running 15 min speedtests with Analiti Speedtest Analyzer, on auto to see how it behaves over my 15 day trail period.

This could just be the Spectrum killer I've been looking for!

a second for the VPN.

I can not even connect to Reddit without a VPN.PERIOD....

Open Browser, click Reddit, nada, zip..

open/connect to IPVanish VPN, BAM!! Reddit connects.

100% reproducible.

No clue as to WHY..... It just IS,,,,,

:-)

Yes, this is what I do. I moved all my self-hosted services to ipv6 and got a tunnel with as a GRE or GIF (one of the two) tunnel for my pfSense. The tunnel looks for a consistent IP so I added a NordVPN dedicated IP to my NordVPN plan since it was just another OpenVPN profile and would add VPN to all my IPv4 connections.

Works great but did take a minute to get everything set right.

I use this fan with a usb-usbc adaptor. Powered off the port on the modem and it’s raised for airflow. Just place the modem on top of it

https://www.amazon.com/Wathai-Cooling-Receiver-Router-120mm/dp/B07R659J8Z/ref=mp_s_a_1_18?crid=2E3798ISMII8H&keywords=120mm+fan+usb&qid=1669429427&sprefix=120mm+fan+usb%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-18

This is the one I'm using. I put the metal grill on, and it goes grill side down because that's the input side. I'll probably use just a little Gorilla Tape to secure it on. It comes with an AC power cord, but I can't say I like it very much (the wiring clamp isn't extremely safe), if I were doing it again I'd probably go with USB power.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SDCWSQS

This fan + a USB-A to USB-C adapter (to use power from jack in back of Nokia) is a popular setup. I have my unit sitting on the fan, airflow UP.

After installing this fan, my unit became much more stable.

Just get a router that supports IPv6 passthrough. Routers from TP-Link, and Asus, support IPv6 passthrough for sure.

So does this one:

Dynalink WiFi 6 AX3600 Router... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096K9SVCT?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

>USB-C Laptop CAR Charger Power... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FOOY32?ref=ppx\_pop\_mob\_ap\_share

That will work (with a battery if not in the car).. its very similar to the devices I mentioned. As to how long it will work on a battery, my data should be close.

> If a truly large run time is needed, a larger unit like the ones Jackery makes for campers is a good choice

Although an expensive one...

Jackery Explorer 300 = $1.02 per watthour

Jackery Explorer 1000 = $1.097 per watthour

Chinns LiFePO4 with ChargeIt! USB-C PD supply and $120 AC charger = $0.36 per watthour.

If you want a solar controller also, add $22.. brings it to $0.384 per watthour.

Add a 1000 watt inverter and you are still under 50 cents per watthour - half the price of a similar Jackery.

Sure if you want an off-the-shelf, ready-to-go unit and have the money, Jackery is OK. Buy the parts separate and you can save a good bit of money.

Try IPVanish VPN. Not the greatest rep as VPNs go but I was having "connection" issues I never ( on local cable ISP ) had to reputable sites (banks,Reddit,etc.). Installed IPvanish VPN and while not the greatest it gets me through the TMO BS Crap connection issues. Not a (high performance) gamer though so YMMV. You can try it or others to see if you can find one that serves your gamer needs.

A Tri-band router, (this is the one I use).

And yes it did improve my connection. has the same speed but it drops the connection far less often and if it does drop it is for only a few seconds at most.

Before getting a Wi-Fi router, my TMHI gateway would drop connection on all wireless devices at the same time, and remain down for about 2 minutes on average.

I use Deco which is TP-Link through the townhouse. So far so good and it also has QoS if you want to set it up. The trash can is in the attic and I’m on 3 floors down with mesh on each floor. I have some degradation all the way down so I might get another to see how to decrease loss.

I get almost 400 in the bedroom (closest to attic), 300 in living space (middle floor), 100 in the office which is 1 floor below.

TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085Z35GY6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

> I have two desktops that don't have WiFi so that means buying adapters.

Just get a Wifi Range extender that can also be a wireless bridge for your LAN? https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-RE215-Wireless-Repeater/dp/B093WZ15FR/

I have an android phone and used this app:

Network Cell Info Lite & Wifi - Apps on Google Play

It showed me the cell towers and where the signal was best. A parabolic reflector should help you focus on the tower you want (and block the other). Of course, your mileage may vary.

I got an 80mm computer fan, added feet to intake side of the fan, and a 3/4 pin fan connector to USB A adapter, it converts 5V to 12V so the fan runs at full speed, and I plugged it into a USB A to C adapter, and plugged that into the gateway's USB C, I then put the fan at the bottom of the gateway.

My last week was the same(Tulsa, OK). After day 3 of getting to work and my phone notifying me that my air quality sensor and my camera system was down and then having to restart my trashcan when I walked in the door I called their support.

I had two questions "is there work being done on the towers in my area so I can chop this up to them working during the day" and "if so, when should I expect them to complete work". I got transferred between 3 people who had no clue what they were doing and didn't listen to a word I said. I was extremely frustrated with the lady who came out of the gate with "I'll connect to your modem and reset your ARP and everything will be SOOO much faster!". My 4th person confirmed they were doing work on the towers and to contact them back if I still had issues in two days.

I went ahead and ordered some fans for the can(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JLV4BWC $20) that day and they came in the next. Got a little upset that I splurged for the usb a to c adapter to find out it couldn't run my fans, but was able to find a spare usb power brick laying around. Since I still had issues the day I set up the fans, I know it wasn't about cooling. There was one more interruption the following morning. I came home during lunch to reboot it and it's been rock solid ever since(which followed with their "two more days" line).

So, I'd recommend calling support and asking if they are working on the tower and getting an eta on when they would be completing it. Turn off and turn back on the modem when you get home from work until that eta is over. When you are past the eta, call their support to verify they aren't working on it anymore and then start all the ways to improve signal.

I had the same experience using PureVPN on TMHI. Speed drops of 80%+. After talking to their tech support, I switched to Wireguard as the protocol rather than the default. Speed drop went to less than 10%.

I much prefer https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Backup-20000mAH-Uninterruptible-Security/dp/B089SQFCBW. It's an actual UPS with a bunch of different outputs.

I added an external antenna to my parent's Nokia modem. I went from 170mb/20mb to 450-500/100.

They did not have a good signal at their house (2-3 bars), so i attached this antenna to their roof and now get 4 bars: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NBSLNJ6/

Might want to try that before switching.

I've tested 10 power banks, this is the only one that does not reboot or have issues when you begin charging the power bank. The heat that it produces is only equivalent to what's actually happening, when passed through mode at 100% charge the device is ambient temp, the wall transformer actually has more heat. The only drawback which makes perfect sense is that this is a USB-PD only device, you must have PD negotiation to supply power to it. But you can use lesser power supplies that only do 12 volt.

Yes I've already traveled with my Arcadyan was absolutely zero issues. A tiny USB-PD car charger is all that is needed to keep it going indefinitely.

Incoming calls are verified, at least on my Pixel 4a. On legitimate incoming calls, the screen says "T-mobile Verified Call" or some such. And all first time callers not in my contacts are screened by Google's native Phone app.

I don't get spam/scam calls.

I've had to play around and call T-Mobile even exchange the trash can my solution was a secondary router with Smart DNS Proxy You could also use Quad 9 found in play store free. Secondary router and change of DNS in it seem to lock Ip addresses longer . But I reboot and adjust ass needed every one to 5 days for optimization.

https://www.amazon.com/ACEIRMC-Charge-Step-Down-Module-Adapter/dp/B09D98799T?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3S807LE0L63AP

Going to give this a try.

I have the Nokia which is different. I saw one comment say “It's a 45W unit. Any USD-PD based power supply should work. Something like this should be good. https://www.amazon.com/Spigen-ArcStation-Foldable-Included-Charging/dp/B08PSR4R37

Although I doubt its any smaller than the OEM one.“

Are you talking about taking the internal antennas out of the gateway and mounting them outside? That's certainly possible, but IMO there are better options. It will be difficult to weather-proof and the adapters you need are less common.

I would buy four inexpensive single antennas that are rated for outdoor use instead. For example: https://www.amazon.com/Bingfu-Waterproof-T-Mobile-Cellular-Amplifier/dp/B07R9JGLV5/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa

as far as I know, t-mobile is not allowing any inbound ipv6 traffic... so a static ip isn't going to help much.

having said that, I'm currently using PureVPN with the static inbound IP address addon and that works great.

In order to put the head of the tiny connector on, I first carefully hold it in a pair of tweezers. Then I line up the connector to the port and use a spudger tool or something similar in my other hand and use it to apply force carefully onto it. If you fear the port is damaged, then sadly I am not sure what to tell you :/ At that point you can go for broke and just try to hard force it, I suppose.

The bands are not really something you can choose, as I have learned since I made that post 4 months ago. About 3 months ago they switched up something on my tower and my speeds dropped down to like 2mbps down/1mbps up, which was unusable. I noticed it was connecting to n41 for 5G now, which would require a different antenna connection config. The n71 seemed (and still seems) to have been completely removed from the tower so in order to optimize connectivity I went with ports M and M1 based on the suggestion from this waveform guide:

> Note: If your T-Mobile Gateway is connecting to 5G Band n41, we recommend swapping out port D for port M1. If you want your T-Mobile Gateway to avoid connecting to 5G Band n71, we recommend swapping out ports M & D for ports M1 & M2.

I now have FANTASTIC connectivity to the 4G and 5G bands, however my speeds are nowhere near the speeds I boasted about in my last post. I average about 20 or 30mbps down and 5mbps up now :(

I would say to try the M1+M2 band, which should eliminate n71 5G from the list of possible bands to connect to. Those should be easier to access than the M connector. At least then you can see if alternatives are available for connection.

Can't think of anything else to add, wish I could be of more help. Best of luck!

FYI, an inverter is one option, but a USB power delivery car adapter with support for the correct voltage and wattage as labeled on the AC adapter that T-Mobile ships with the gateway (I don't remember off the top of my head if it is 9V or 12V) should also work.

I bought this one in order to charge my laptop and other USB-compatible devices during power outages (I have a big jump starter with a 12V outlet). I keep forgetting to test it with my gateway, but it worked great with the laptop.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075WQQG7C

> Visible has unlimited hotspot but it's limited to 5Mbps.

When i tried visible for a month to get me by while waiting on tmhi i was easily able to bypass the 5mb limit with a router.

If my area wasn't so heavily congested for verizon it would have been a great alternative to tmhi, at the very least that little router is more capable and customizable than the tmobile one.

I have the "Trashcan" and installed a small cooling fan under it blowing air up keeping it much cooler. This the one I use from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G059G86/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I recognize this! It turns out my son has this headlamp. He received it as a gift from a relative.

This is a pretty common style (3 x AAA batteries, a primary LED, and a couple secondaries for either flood or red), but comparing the shapes of the body, lens, buttons, the positions of the LED's, and the texture on certain areas of the plastic, I'm certain this is a T-mobile branded version of the "Shining Buddy" headlamp (no doubt made under other brands, as well). I think it had a $10 price on it originally.

https://www.amazon.com/LED-Headlamp-Headlight-Resistant-Batteries/dp/B00PV0K8OM

I admit, I'm a bit of a flashlight snob, and am not really a fan of this headlamp, but it is definitely better than the cheapest of the headlamps you find at Home Depot (Defiant brand) or Harbor Freight.

If I were going to recommend a cheap headlamp to buy, it would be the Energizer branded ones because they keep it simple and usually use a more neutral tinted LED instead of the obnoxious cool blue-tinted LED's.

But if it's free, and you're not picky or just want a spare to keep as backup, it's hard to argue with the price.

I work for a big insurance company. My work VPN works (ZScaler) fine, even with their too-large MTU setting. I did have to change my DNS settings as the one on the router caused problems with it. I also tunnel my internet for work through my VPS for stability.

It is my understanding you can use WireGuard with NordVPN. My WireGuard VPN to my VPS work perfectly.

Right now, I have a weird kind of setup going. It breaks down like this:

• VPS in LA with WireGuard installed to create my own VPN with the IP address assigned to my VPS.
• Each of my 3 main devices have the VPN profiles installed
• On my main web server (I host my own server at home, which stopped working once I switched as we don’t have a public IPV4) I have a WindScribe static IP VPN running with port forwarding enabled, so that my Plex and such is accessible. Then, I SSH port forward all of my server apps to the VPS, where it’s then accessible to the public with reverse proxies.
• The next step for me is buying a VPN router on Amazon, or one that supports OpenWRT so I can install my WireGuard VPN configuration to it and have my entire network running behind the VPN’s IP.

T-Mobile did confirm that you can hook up a router to their modem. So if that’s the case. I might just have to get a router that’s compatible with a vpn and do a monthly thing. Torguard seems to be a good one. From what I’ve read.

...or underneath. I put this one under my unit, and used this adapter to connect to the USB-C port on the back.

I started with the free/cheap options. free Proton VPN gives me 200mbps+ when I run it on devices but I couldn't get it up & running on the VPN router. (my normal TMHI speeds are in the 500mbps+) next tried keepsolid VPN (because years ago I bought a lifetime subscript for $15 that I never used.) I was successful getting that to work on the VPN router but speeds 14 dwn/10up. kid said those speeds would be enough for their nintendo switch gaming. I delivered vpn router, it was playable for them. if better is needed i would go up & test pay VPNs & expect I would find pat vpns with faster speeds, Mullvad vpn would be next I would try, $5/ month.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IJ2J2K0/

one fan blowing cold air up into the unit, one on top sucking it up, pulling out hot air. seriously makes a difference.

mine literally hangs in a window facing the tower. in sun. all it takes is some wire ties. be happy to provide a pic.

If Your 5g phone is having good download speeds then it's not the Tower and might be your tmhi device. I was having same issues with the Trash can And ordered A Arcadian Unit and I use my own router with Smart DNS Proxy service which locks Ip for longer periods of time.

Waveform.com. There are a few options to choose from. Message them and let them help you choose what is best for you. I ended up buying mine through Amazon because it shipped faster. waveform . There are other brands out there that make antennas for this purpose.

I have the 4x4 Waveform panel antenna currently mounted on a heavy duty stand (link below) while I do testing and decide on the optimal location/direction. I’ve seen a marked improvement even with the antenna inside. I plan to eventually move the antenna outside but so far, it’s helping mounted indoors.

Heavy Duty Portable Antenna... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071RKQMNQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This temporary solution has been working for me (I've only tried with Splatoon 2 on my Nintendo Switch):
1. On your phone, install Speedify, they have a free plan.
2. Connect to Speedify.
3. Turn on your personal hotspot and connect your device (Switch, Xbox, PS, etc.) to it.
Your NAT type should now be B.
Alternatively, you should be able to install Speedify on your computer and share it with your gaming device. I have a Mac and my connection keeps dropping somehow, so I haven’t been able to get it to work yet, but it’s been working fine on my iPhone.

I have a tp-link Archer AX10, but your router really doesn't matter re: port forwarding. Behind my router, I have a laptop that runs my servers & I set up PureVPN on that laptop with my dedicated PureVPN IP address.

PureVPN's website allows you to control what ports get passed down through your vpn.

https://www.amazon.com/TOUCAN-Detection-180-Degree-Compatible-Subscription/dp/B08RMJVTR9/ref=sr_1_3?crid=VRGWCBWSVYW3&keywords=toucan+doorbell+camera+wireless&qid=1656761599&sprefix=Toucan%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-3

I have MIMO 4x4 Log Periodic External Antenna on a 30 ft. tower. I went from 1 bar of signal to 4-5 bars. Because I am 3.4 miles from the closest tower I knew that I was going to need something with some serious gain. I followed the Nater Tater guide for the install of the internal connectors. It because of the narrow beam path take a bit of tweaking so take your phone out with you and on the app go to More /Advanced Cellular Metrics and watch the signals for best results. And watch the SINR and get the max there.

I hope this may help. I am most of the time getting 250-325 Mbps download speeds and 17-21 Mbps upload.

Here is the link for them: https://www.amazon.com/Periodic-External-Antenna-Hotspots-Routers/dp/B09VVWMS2F/ref=sr\_1\_3?keywords=waveform+4x4&qid=1656449639&sprefix=waveform%2Caps%2C247&sr=8-3

I tried PIA once and I was surprised by how slow it was. I don't know how anyone plays multi-player games on it.

I don't really use VPNs anymore but when I used to use them for gaming I'd use AzireVPN because they have ipv6 support and with the right setup I could get over 100mbps on their server closest to me but it wasn't running off their app.

Here's my experience so far with T-Mobile Home Internet... I pretty much only use the T-Mobile Router as a cable modem.

T-Mobile Router -> TP-Link Archer Router -> All other devices in the house

One of my laptops is a core i7 w/ 32 gigs of ram mainly used as my Channels DVR server. I decided to use this as my primary vpn server as well.

After researching on the internet, I opted for PureVPN and purchased 2 years of service & IP with portforwarding for a year.

My laptop runs Windows 10, so I set up a vpn dial-up connection to PureVPN connecting to my dedicated IP and use a quick powershell script to redial it if the connection stops.

I then set up OpenVPN on that same laptop for inbound connectivity and use PureVPN to forward the ports to that laptop.

Obviously, PureVPN works as client only and I was able to connect to the office with Pulse Secure, if that's all you needed.

99.99% of all folks are just going to get something that has a windows/mac/android or iOS app and run the app though.

I personally use Private Internet Access as they’re good on not keeping logs and having a ton of servers.

I recently bought one of these (ZDTECH Cross Polarized MIMO Mount... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092M44QYP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) when it was on sale for 33$. For the antenna along with a pair of proxicast u.fl to sma pigtails and a pair of sma to n adapters I spent just about $50 after tax shipped to my house.

It's intended for indoor use and advertised as the internal component of a booster system, or at least the pictures they posted show it being used in this fashion. I have mine up high indoors being held up by a tablet stand (w/ weighted base) and the Nokia trashcan sitting just behind it. I found the tower I had the front of my trashcan pointed towards before was not the tower I was getting n41 from. I also learned that this antenna can indeed pull in n71 while pointed at that tower.

I haven't gotten an RSRP reading to show up on the lte side but my SNR went down a bit... but my 5g n41 signal did go from an RSRP of around -101 to best case -99 to a solid -96 db with the same SNR of around 14 which is what I had before the install. Still testing speeds and ping, but things appear to have similar numbers as before, but closer to the upper end of what I used to get before.

That still doesn’t answer my question in full. Do you use NordVPN shared ip or public IP? What adguard program do you use? I use pi-hole with its own internal DNS and have zero issues. What sort of router are you using to make nord work etc.

I’m using NordVPN and I get the “Let’s get you connected!” screen. Disconnect and it works no issue.

I also typically use an Adblocker DNS profile when not connected to the vpn and this blocks it as well.

You can't. One of the major limitations of TMo's home internet is that there is no way to do incoming connections whatsoever, which is what you need. (I'd be very curious if anyone actually has "NAT Type 2" going over tmo)

One option that may work would be to use a VPN, e.g. ExpressVPN, NordVPN, TunnelBear. To do this with a console though would require you to run the VPN on a router, so there's a fair bit of setup involved. (This should work because the "incoming" connections would go to the VPN exit node, and then through the vpn tunnel to you. I say "should" but it depends on ports, upnp, etc. all working properly through the vpn.)

It’s this one: https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Cross-Polarized-High-Gain-Fixed-Mount-Antenna/dp/B01NBSLNJ6

With the necessary cords and attachments, it comes out to about $150 overall.

It does take a bit of work to attach tho, but I was able to do it just watching a YouTube video. You just need to be careful while doing it. You’ll need to take the router apart and unplug a couple of the internal antennae to attach the external one, but the process to do it depends on which router they send you. I have the Nokia trash can, but you make get the Arcadian since it’s new.

>n that $5/mo price point of Mullvad, you can get a dedicated IP from us and forward any TCP\UDP ports you want from our control panel without limitations (no random ports, no 5 port limit). :) Happy to help if you have any questions about it!
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>Our services uses WireGuard, which should be supported on your UDM with some third party tools, if you wanted to run the VPN client straight on your router. Otherwise, you can run the WireGuard VPN

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm trying to make sure that I won't have port forwarding issues when I switch to Tmobile Home Internet. I do see on your website that it's seemingly straight forward, where I Just have to signup for 1 VPN and 1 dedicated IPV4.

That being said, does this mean all traffic will have to go through you guys (VPN), which means there will be an increase in latency? Will this affect internet speed?

If you haven't ordered it, the powerbank is now on sale for $75

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N3PRJZK?th=1

If you have ordered it, return it and buy it again to save $25.

I saw your comment about this on another post. I can confirm the same about speed tests out to T-Mobile servers but anything else and the speeds tank. Using a VPN however didn't give me much if any of a consistent improvement. Connecting to NordVPN and sometimes speed was acceptable and then a minute later I could test again and speeds were abysmal.

I work from home and use a Meraki VPN daily from the work laptop and when connected to that had 0 up and maybe 2 down.

Still on-going today.

I'm former spectdum now TMHI since Nov 2021. have 12+ IP cameras @ my home location.

you don't state what devices u want to view cameras remotely with? is your NVR remote from ur cameras?

my various cameras are compatible with "p2p" PHONE apps that connects thru TMHI limitations without port-forwading. one I like is CamHi, another for my Foscam type cameras is Foscam app. when shopping cameras i prefer ones that state support CamHi.

my NVR is Agent (new improved version of ispy). my home ip cams have static IP via my Asus router LAN. have 2 pcs doing NVR LAN recordings, recordings also saved to cloud via & BackBlaze (my TMHI upload is 8x better than spectdum 😊). for remote access Agent has their own native "VPN type" service & support but it isn't free so I haven't investigated. I use teamviewer (also supports android) or anydesk for pc remote viewing Agent & remote troubleshooting.

you are not "just missing something" . TMHI port forwarding seems very hard nut to crack. I have tried various VPNs (airvpn, PureVPN, Mullvad) port-forwarding trying to make my Plex server easy access. I have not been successful. the few remote IP cameras I have I use camhi, foscam apps & LAN Agent with remote software teamviewer & anydesk.

others suggest tailscale (free options) type solutions which could be possible solution for u if your NVR is remote & has OS that can run tailscale. for me tailscale's not suitable for my Plex use so I haven't investigated it further for IP camera applications.

(my Plex server remotes via native relay is good enough for my free viewers)

That link doesn't exist for me.

This 100W 20,000 mAh Baseus power bank has 2 USB C In/Out ports, supports passthrough charging, and supports 45W 15V 3 amps output.

As long as it's a 45W PD charger that outputs 15V 3 amps, it will work, regardless of the brand

Something like this Spigen 65W car charger (45W+20W) will work.

It's just a 45W PD (Power Delivery) USB C charger, any 45W PD charger will work.

My Arcadyan works on my OnePlus 65W charging brick (overkill), and it also works on my 65W PD 30,000mAh power Bank

Something like this (or similar) should work just fine.

I will go with LiFePO4 portable power station, you can take it with you anywhere, not to expensive

I've been 3d printing adapters for people at work (I work in 6 Tmobile stores), currently printed like 12, and recommend a usb fan on Amazon, plus a type-c adapter, it plugs in directly to the tower.

fan

adapter, I only print the 2nd half.

I've deployed several of these with great success.

No affiliation with the product or seller other than being a customer.

TP-Link AC1200 Gigabit WiFi Router (Archer A6) - 5GHz Dual Band Mu-MIMO Wireless Internet Router, Supports Guest WiFi and AP mode, Long Range Coverage https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1L5HX1/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_BGZ131R2GDWBJCBWHRR8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Since T-Mobile doesn't give you a public IPv4 address, forwarding ports isn't possible natively. As others have mentioned, you can use a VPN service to do it. We offer a service specifically tailored to this use case at Happy to help if you have any questions about it!

Nope, not unless you use the 4G box. If you need port forwarding for something like an app, IDK about Ubiquiti Dream Machine, but use Mullvad VPN, you can use up to 5 ports, (randomized). It's 5 dollars a month, and keep in mind if you use a subscription, you can't use ports. You have to do one time payments.

If it's a gaming issue, I've noticed a VPN helps a bit when it comes to nat types and when you need to port forward. I recommend Mullvad VPN. Only downside is there's no console apps that I'm awear of.

Here you go. I have tested this and it actually works :)

You use your phone to download their app and setup wifi on it and it pings google.com every so often that you can customize as well. If no response for 30 secs it would auto reboot the connected device (router). Here's Bezos selling it:

https://www.amazon.com/Connect-Monitors-Connectivity-Required-Necessary/dp/B07MCRQPCS

GE 24-Hour Heavy Duty Indoor Plug-in Mechanical Timer, 2 Grounded Outlets, 30 Minute Intervals, Daily On/Off Cycle, for Lamps, Seasonal, Christmas Tree Lights and Holiday Decorations, 15075 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00366JSNU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_03X0GYT80RZTTE9TZ4PF

Ok, I've gotten it to work, but I switched to Mullvad instead of OVPN since the config file didn't have some things in it, but I can verify that this does work. I followed this video:

I got this flat cable and do not notice a significant loss. Directly to Arcadyan I get 150Mbps, through the router+cable I get 135Mbps

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074KBKHHF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I use a TP-Link ER605 with Cox an Tmoho, at one point I had 3 WAN connections and it handles the failover well.