Using the TMobile ISP Box sim in a Netgear LB1120

networkdaemon wrote:

Call Me Bob wrote:

You CANNOT use the SIM from inside the gateway.

As long as the device you are transplanting it to has the same IMEI, you absolutely can.  I use a Mikrotik RB and a Quectel LTE modem (see my posts above), which I now have working.

Ret60sp wrote:

The TMobile ISP box does NOT have a bridge mode and it does NOT have external ports for external antennas.

TMO's major limitation is that even if you do get a gateway device with bridge mode (or any other NAT function), TMO's CGNAT implementation makes life difficult.  Possible solution = OpenVPN on a $2/mo VPS.

Ret60sp wrote:

So I prefer my Mikrotik router, and my Mikrotik AP’s standing alone on the network.

I recommend you try my solution above if you like Mikrotik (I used the smallest board, but there are several other options).  Works great and the management across my network is consistent and easy if you are already familiar w/ Mikrotik.  Also, there are many other modem choices out there depending on what bands and technology (LTE / 5G) you wish to accommodate (and your budget, of course!).

Hi networkdaemon! I'm working on this exact issue for a family member. I have an external yagi antenna (roof mounted) as well as a pfsense firewall and a few piholes that i set up for them, bridge mode would be amazing.

I’m comfortable with Linux, but never played around with Mikrotik and will be spinning up on that this weekend.

Can you share any notes on your process to get this working, maybe on Reddit or in this thread? I did a little research on carrier grade NAT, sounds like a little AWS instance will do the trick nicely.