When will 'advanced' features for the new gateway be available?

I spoke with a manager of the Internet Home Support group and was telling her that I am going to send my modem back and cancel service if NAT and BRIDGE mode were not added as these features are critical to me. She explained that their technical group is working/testing a new firmware update to the Nokia 5G modem and it will include both NAT and BRIDGE mode along with other features. The bottom line is that the next version of firmware will include BRIDGE mode and let you use your own router/firewall and NAT, VPN, etc. She explained that they are aware of the issues and a lot of people were asking for these features and the older model (non 5G had NAT). 

En conclusión is that T-Mobile will be releasing a new firmware shortly and it will have all the features people have been asking for. Since that is the case, I am going to keep it and be patient and wait for the next firmware. I am going to keep the service because not only does the modem have a battery backup for power outages it also will have A LOT less outages due to cable cuts, junction box issues, etc that Spectrum, Cox and other providers deal with. 

Since T-Mobile is using it's 5G tower structure to provide the service the chances of an outage for any significant length of time is slim to none. I expect the reliability to be incredible when compared to cable providers. I will gladly trade reliability for a little bit of speed I rarely use (except when uploading large files). 

I am personally just going to wait for the firmware update and move off Spectrum. The last Spectrum outage I had I ended up waiting 4 days for a tech to come to my house to fix the issue. I expect with T-Mobile that a network outage will rarely ever happen and the worst case scenario is the modem fails in which they ship me a replacement (Very rare for equipment to fail these days). 

So up to you if you have the patience to wait for the firmware. I can't imagine it will take that long. I think the T-Mobile service is just going to continue to get better and I love the concept and the fact I can bring the hotspot with me anywhere I go if I want.