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

tmo_mike_c wrote:

I haven't seen any plans for advanced features being included for this or plans to include it later. Sorry my friend.

👎What an epic fail.

I'm back because I hate Comcast so much but I forgot how crappy these gateways are… then they send me some new thing and it's even worse than the last one. 😐. Cripes.   

Follow up - I may need to bring back my router now because of this, but I see no way of disabling the WiFi sigals on the gateway either… is that possible?

Log into the web interface.  Select network. Step through the SSIDs in 2..4 and 5. Look for the setting "Enable SSID". Turn each of these off. I think 1, 5, and 9 are on by default.  Make sure you click on save for each SSID you change. This should turn off the wifi. Good luck.

Steve wrote:

Log into the web interface.  Select network. Step through the SSIDs in 2..4 and 5. Look for the setting "Enable SSID". Turn each of these off. I think 1, 5, and 9 are on by default.  Make sure you click on save for each SSID you change. This should turn off the wifi. Good luck.

Thanks Steve,

I think 'Enable SSID' will show/hide the actual name of the network, but still be in use.  But right below that option was 'Enable Broadcast', which should be what I'm after.  Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

syaoran wrote:

I wouldn't count on any "advanced features" ever being added to these gateways.  I hope I am wrong but if they were meant to be included, they most likely already would have been there from the start.  

Thanks syaoran,

I ended up calling support.  The person actually mentioned the initial release was rushed, and it could be in a future firmware update, but obviously made no promises.  Not sure how much of that I really believe though… hopes are not high.

Additionally after further googling and poking around it seems that there’s basically no way to turn the router portion off (yes, Wifi signals can be turned off) and utilize the gateway as a ‘modem’ only, therefore there’s some double NAT issues that may complicate even using my old router with port forwarding. 😞

Celtic945 wrote:

 

the fact I can bring the hotspot with me anywhere I go if I want. 

Ummm, you might want to read the TOS that you signed. You cant take your modem everywhere with you, actually says pretty clearly that you can't and it's against the TOS. The reason why is that if people are just moving their modem all over town there is no way for TM to be able to know what kinda traffic to expect on what towers. So, yea, you might want to be careful with moving from one address to another as that could result in penalties.

• Uses a fixed wireless device (provided for use in a fixed location) at a location or address other than the one provided at activation.

What new routers don’t need bridge or NAT.  In PC magazine review he mentions some routers don’t need to have Bridge or NAT option to work with TMobile modem router

Is this going to ever happen? Now im reading of leaks of a new 5G Modem/Router…

going to be sending this back very disappointing 

Spenca87 wrote:

Is this going to ever happen? Now im reading of leaks of a new 5G Modem/Router…

 

going to be sending this back very disappointing 

Can you specify what is not working for you why are you sending back what do you need?

I am doing everything I was before no issue everything in my home works no issue all smart devices cameras xbox it so what of yours is not working I am curious.

Can’t VPN to work. Can’t change device network settings at all. I’m the I.T. guy at work, and I can’t make this work. 

Cheap hotspots are more configurable than this device that’s ostensibly intended to accommodate the diverse needs of people’s domiciles; the lack of reliable and flexible support for remote connectivity coincides with the time of greatest need in the market for that kind of functionality.

A remarkable unforced error by T-Mobile.