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No internet on T-Mobile Hotspot
I recently purchased a T-Mobile 5G hotspot. The problem I'm having is, when I turn it on it boots fine but is VERY slow to connect to the internet. I get at least 3 or more bars (usually 4 or 5) of...
Replacement unit arrived today. This one works properly as well. So far it charges battery, powers up, gets 5G service and connects to the internet. All of this without having to be power cycled and in a fairly short time.
So, now I have two working Quanta D53 5G hotspots in good working order. Each one has its own SIM card so I can load both up if I need the extra data and I have a spare device if one craps out. I plan on doing a fair amount of streaming in a few weeks, so I'll have a good test. So far all I've done is stream an hour of 720P video (Star Trek) on my Roku and visited a few web sites. The video ate up about 900MB of data. At that rate I can stream over 50 hours of movies on my 50GB prepaid plan. That's a good bit of streaming for what I need it for. :)
Keep in mind that these have been "refurbished" units. Right now the score is 2 good out of 3 with the 3rd on working but slow and constant restarts to get it to connect initially. Once connected, it did work for the most part.
