New Gateway

That is a good question. I am not sure as more time in operation will tell if it is an improvement over the Nokia or not. The management and configuration of the Arcadyan gateway is currently much weaker than the Nokia. It all depends upon each user situation. The Arcadyan might be better at signal lock but that is hard to "know". Keep in mind T-Mobile is still pushing out equipment to towers and expanding coverage so fine tuning tower signals in can take a little time. Is the problem with the routers or with the tower equipment configurations or what? It is hard to know for sure. The Nokia router I have has been working really well for 14-15 months and has held a signal lock without issues now for over 60 days and is still working fine. Some Nokia users had heat related issues. My Nokia from the BETA period has never exhibited heat related problems.

My take is I don't know that the Arcadyan has much on the Nokia YET. Some users have replaced the Nokia with an Arcadyan and seen some improvements. Keep in mind the Arcadyan is the new kid on the block right now so has to prove the nuevo is really better. If you wanted configuration capability the Arcadyan is more lacking than the Nokia and a bit more effort. Neither provide robust advanced configuration parameters. T-Mobile is maintaining controls in their favor. The Arcadyan may be the answer to some issues with the Nokia but also might just be a lower cost solution for T-Mobile to deliver allowing for greater return on the investment. Nickels do add up when you are looking at big numbers. Marketing has its spin on things too. Don't forget the bean counters. New is NOT always better. It is different.