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Full configuration of DHCP and other network services
Is there a way to get into a configuration screen for the KVD21 5G Gateway? Ideally, I'd like to connect my gateway to an existing TP-Link router to supply wireless and DHCP. I can work around the wi...
Users do not have the ability to disable the DHCP on the gateway. The gateway cannot be configured in bridge mode either. Users can connect a second wireless router and have a double NAT solution but that is the only solution. If you go out watch the Nater Tater YouTube video you can see the workaround he has for disabling the wireless on the Arcadyan gateway. It is possible but T-Mobile does not promote this. Still it is a possible path to take. Nate clearly provides the information and it is not difficult.
The main reason I brought up the heat as if you do try to use the attic you know it gets hot up there in the summer time and the gateways do act up when there is too much heat. Just a reminder.
Your prize level is rather conservative but I do get it. If there is greater load on the tower then there is throttling so that bandwidth can become very limited with a 20-30% throttle on the traffic due to user load. When there is congestion and cell phone activity is higher then the gateways have less priority so the dynamics of the behavior become a bit more unexpected for end users.
I hear you on the savings each year. I avoided the others due to contracts and prices 2X what I could get with T-Mobile. Actually our only options here due to rural location were HughesNet or Skylink so it was a no brainer. The fact that there is no contract and we can discontinue the service at any time without penalty is a big win. The drawbacks to HughesNet are obvious as well for service quality for the amount of money. Not an option. Skylink is a huge up front investment and 2X the monthly costs at least so that was not going to happen. The T-Mobile solution here in rural east TN has been pretty solid other than a couple of periods of unrest for 4-5 days each. When they bumped the cell from n71 to n41 that was a big win. It pretty much doubled our download speeds and the upload is improved as we got the B66 LTE vs the B2 which is slower. So, you really want a bit of head room if you can get it. Sure what you are getting now seems pretty great for the cost but when the winds of change blow that can be diminished in seconds so a bit extra bandwidth, even if you seldom use it, is welcome. I can download a movie from Netflix in 30 second most of the time. Downloading the content to watch it when you want is a good plan. If the bandwidth is available and you know it will be less during peak time when you might want to watch a show having the content downloaded is a big win and makes it a much more pleasant viewing experience as you don't encounter the spinning doughnut. I hope it works out for you as yes the savings each year is a big win.
