When can I JUST use TM internet modem as ONLY a modem, in BRIDGE mode, with NO NAT, NO firewall, and frankly NO Wifi.
PLEASE let me know when can get a PLAIN modem from T-Mobile, or BUY my own modem, or SET their modem up to DUPLICATE the functionality of Spectrum. I can't and won't change, until and unless I can get that kind of service. Frankly, I am shocked that TM didn't spec that into their design. Instead, based on about a 20 minute search, that is IMPOSSIBLE today… and here are just a few of the problems that will prevent me from even considering TM: There's NO bridge mode --- This means I CAN NEVER treat TM device like my Spectrum cable modem, and treat it JUST like a modem. Since I can't treat it as just another modem, I have to REDO and RETHINK, and REDESIGN my whole network, to adopt to their design -- This is NOT going to happen! No Bridge means that I'm limited to whatever they designed into their modem, to provide services like DHCP, NAT, port forwarding, DNS, ETC. Since their software UI is the only way I can provide services I depend on, then unless they perfected their software, their UI, and their firmware, and their firewall software that is better than all the other devices I have, some of which are extremely sophisticated and expensive, their device makes using these devices not only redundant, but also DISABLED services, without a lot of workarounds, assuming I both want to do the work, and I can actually achieve configs that work for me. I'm still using Spectrum, and it appears I won't have a viable good option ofchanging everything over to T-Mobile, until they somehow figure out how to produce a service that is COMPLETE plug and play with a CABLE MODEM…. By modem, I do NOT mean a firewall, a router, a WiFi, or ANYTHING more than a stable MODEM with ONE IP address, DHCP in order to pass an IP to my firewall, and that's it. NO, I do NOT even need DNS services, either. I hope I just misunderstand thecurrent TM design. If this is how it works today, it reminds me of when I first put a DSL modem in my company in the early 1990's. The first thing they gave me was a contract that said I had to PAY EXTRA, for EACH device I connected, I'd have to notifythem in advance, and EACH IP was extra cost. After Irewrote their contract, and informed them I only wanted ONE device connected, and ONE IP, and bought my SonicWall "Internet gateway" "NATFirewall", and "DHCP server". Although that one device was about $300-400 at the time, we were able to use that to service over 50 computers at a time for the next 15 years. I guess we were ahead of our time as a small company. Most everyone else was paying 10-15 per user, and we never EVER paid for more than ONE user. But then, we had 20 or more engineers working for us at the time as well. C'mon T-Mobile --- Get a real great network designer involved so it only takes plugging my EXISTING 1,000-T WIRED internet cable and then everything works, out of the box. Then, also provide the means to MANAGE and MONITOR that modem remotely. That's all I need or want, and suspect that is all most all users want today..
T-Mobile IP's Blocked
Having a lot of issues with T-Mobile Home Internet IP's getting blocked by sites and services. Other than using a VPN, which is a pain in the backside + slows the connection + still runs in to block issues, whats a solution? Guessing only solution is to cancel and go back to cable??? I'm slowly finding myself blocked from sites due to T-Mo's ip's being blacklisted. First, it was Wikipedia. Couldn't edit some pages. Then I found my OWN WEBSERVER was blocking me. Used a VPN, got in to my server firewall, and found that ip block lists being loaded by CSF Firewall from major security firms (Such as Barracuda to name one) are doing blanket blocks on T-Mobile IP's. Games blocking my kids from connecting on their ipads and laptops, even got some weird warning from netflix. Now today, my wife tried to access a site she uses for work, and nothing loads, fire up vpn, sure enough works again. Contacted the site, IP's blocked. Kids chromebooks occasionally have issues as well connecting to school systems. Doesn't appear school is blocking all tmobile IP's though. It seems our ip changes every couple days, so some days it works some days it doesn't. This is getting frustrating.
Home Internet '''router'''?
The salesperson at the store called this a 5G router, so I asked if it had a firewall that could be managed by the customer, she punted to the store manager, he said it had a firewall and a vpn and yes I can configure them myself.I was impressed and went for it. Now I've read the manual and played with the web GUI, and found nothing about basic router features to provide security or even routing. I guess these features could be includedandjust not visible, accessible or configurable by the user, but that makesit hard to know what it might or might not be doing to provide even a minimallysafe home network. Of course I could just usethe tower as an oversized cellular modem, treat the LAN port as unsafe and connect it to aseparatefirewall, vpn andwifi router, but that's definitely not what they said at the store! Am I missing something,anddoes anyonefeel OK about connecting all their networked gear straight into this thing? Thanks for comments...LAN and WIFI Bridged or not?
I installed the TMobile 5G home internet and it works pretty good. I'm in rural PA and only get poor reception for TMobile. Does anyone know if the LAN interface is bridged to the WIFI interface? It seems that my Wifi devices cannot see the devices on the LAN interface. There are literally no settings in the device that I can control. As soon as I got this thing I wanted to put it on a designated subnet but that seems impossible. Seems that 192.168.12.x is hardcoded. I got around the subnet issue but now I need to bridge the lan and wifi interfaces. It seems almost as if the wifi interfaces are firewalled against the the lan interfaces. Thanks, DavidINTERNET 5G RESIDENCIAL
I am getting what I pay for, but it could be so much more. Enable the ability to disable the WiFi 6 RF so that users can use it as only an ISP modem. For those of us who only want the service but have their own hardware like routers/firewalls/extenders/mesh's etc… I LOVE that I was able to get rid of XFINITY so thank you so much but the user should have control of the hardware if they want to...inside there home. I appreciate that you guys provide a wireless router as well for everyone but it should not be too hard to also let users have some function control of what is broadcasted inside their home. (without going beyond the engineering) Happy customer, hopeful for the future V/r CC
