Replace Modem

I second the motion - The FX2000 should support more common bands via external antenna ports. Currently, it only supports bands B42, B48, and n78. And yes, VERY disappointing! I live in a rural area and outdoor antennas are only means to getting a reliable signal. Although if placed next to the proper window, the FX2000 does achieve double the speed over AT&T (probably due to n71/sub 5G being one of the bands for me). I guess they expect you to install a bubble style skylight and place it there.

The real bummer is that the FX2000 uses the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ SDX55 chip which is an amazing CAT 22 (5G capable) modem! The inseego FW2000 outdoor version with built-in antenna ($1,100 US) uses the same chip and shows the following supported bands:

• 5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n12/n20/n25/n28/n38/n40/n41/n46/n48/n66/n71/n77/n78
• 4G LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B46/B48/B66/B71

Perhaps someone will open one of these up and figure out how to connect antennas to internal circuit board like they do with the Nokia 5G21 (trashcan) gateway device.

Aside from that, the FX2000 has some nice features like IP Passthrough and a 1 Gbps Ethernet port which are great if you want to connect a more feature-rich router/firewall. It also supports OpenVPN directly which I have tested somewhat successfully with NordVPN (it disconnects at least once a day and max VPN speed seems to be 20 down/10 up).

If the FX2000 external antenna ports supported the more common bands, it might be a business class solution. If T-Mobile is your only option for rural/WFH internet service, you might check out the pricey FW2000 (https://inseego.com/products/fixed/fw2000/). Remember, these require a T-Mobile business account which is $50 for 100GB per month (not bad).