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Are we getting a bridge mode?
T-Mobile is now offering Google Nest WiFi to home internet customers. It's the router and you can order up to 3 of the @ $54 each. That's a good price BUT they are WiFi 5 (AC2200) They have only 2 b...
First, TMO 5G gateway doesn’t offer the bridge mode, i.e., it can’t be configured as a pure modem.
Second. Before you get Nest, you should try to see if TMO 5G gateway is able to cover all the areas you want to cover. I find that the TMO 5G gateway has a very capable WIFI. The laptop I am typing on now, is 50 ft away from the gateway with 2 interior walls in between. I am getting 4 out of 5 bars on 5GHz link with no appreciatable degradation in speed; or at least the my speed bottleneck is WAN, not LAN. This is far superior to my Asus AC1800 router's WIFI, which only offers vapor of signal at the same location.
Third. You can certainly put your Nest router and points behind the TMO 5G gateway without making it a bridge. In this configuration, your Nest mesh network will have its own subnet. You can configure your preferred DNS servers, NAT, fixed IP address, and etc. in the Nest mesh network since none of these functions are available in the TMO 5G gateway.
