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Re: Using the TMobile ISP Box sim in a Netgear LB1120
schnitznschnatzn wrote: I talked to Tech Support last week, asking if the SIM card is locked to the RTL0102, however, they weren't able to answer that and suggested I go ahead and try with a different modem. I'm currently running an OpenWRT platform with a EP06 modem on AT&T. The only T-Mobile band I receive at my location is band 71 (600MHz) when I take the box up on the roof or string it up 40 feet in the air on a tree.So I went ahead and purchased an EC25-AF, which covers Band 71. Long story short, it does not work with the T-Mobile Home Internet SIM. Another call into tech support today confirmed that the SIM only works in the RTL0102 it was shipped with. There are no plans to change that. The new 5G version of the modem-router likely will have no external antenna ports either. So unfortunately, T-Mobile Home Internet is not for people in rural areas, which is ironically who this service wasaimed at. Modify the IMEI on the Quectel modem to match theRTL0102. I'll take the spare off your hands if you're sitting on a surplus of modems, of course!6Visto1like0ComentariosRe: Using the TMobile ISP Box sim in a Netgear LB1120
Call Me Bob wrote: You CANNOT use the SIM from inside the gateway. As long as the device you are transplanting it to has the same IMEI, you absolutely can. I use a Mikrotik RB and a QuectelLTE modem (see my posts above), which I now have working. Ret60sp wrote: The TMobile ISP box does NOT have a bridge mode and it does NOT have external ports for external antennas. TMO's major limitation is that even if you do get a gateway device with bridge mode (or any other NAT function), TMO's CGNAT implementation makes life difficult. Possible solution = OpenVPN on a $2/mo VPS. Ret60sp wrote: So I prefer my Mikrotik router, and my Mikrotik AP's standing alone on the network. I recommend you try my solution above if you like Mikrotik (I used the smallest board, but there are several other options). Works great and the management across my network is consistent and easy if you are already familiar w/ Mikrotik. Also, there are many other modem choices out there depending on what bands and technology (LTE / 5G) you wish to accommodate (and your budget, of course!).1Ver0likes0ComentariosRe: nok 5g21 Home Wifi Upnp
PaulDaleW wrote: Im having this same issue. i really hope they fix this soon. does anyone who has the old white 1st gen modem has UPnP options or port forwarding options? The old one has all the options - but they do not work. This has been broken since the beginning.4Visto1like0ComentariosRe: Using the TMobile ISP Box sim in a Netgear LB1120
bob916 wrote: networkdaemon wrote: Working on the same issue. Put together the following build to move the Home Internet SIM to a better device and experienced the same failure. A vanilla account SIM on the fast.t-mobile.com APN connects fine and the Home Internet SIM on fbb.home does not work at all (no network association). I have gone so far as to reprogram the modem IMEI to match the T-Mobile Home Internet Gateway IMEI without resolution. I do this for a living and it does not make sense. Build: + MikroTik RouterBOARD RBM11G + Quectel EP06-A mPCIe LTE modem + Case, antenna, connectors, etc. Did you ever solve this? Nope - spent hours on it and have left it alone out of frustration for now.1Ver0likes0ComentariosRe: Using the TMobile ISP Box sim in a Netgear LB1120
No, does not apply. MAC is to IEEE802 tech as IMSI is to cellular. So changing the IMEI on the modem is the only thing to change side from the information that follows the SIM (IMSI / ICCID). The ISP MAC locking you are referring to is for client devices.6Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: Using the TMobile ISP Box sim in a Netgear LB1120
Working on the same issue. Put together the following build to move the Home Internet SIM to a better device and experienced the same failure. A vanilla account SIM on the fast.t-mobile.com APN connects fine and the Home Internet SIM on fbb.home does not work at all (no network association). I have gone so far as to reprogram the modem IMEI to match the T-Mobile Home Internet Gateway IMEI without resolution. I do this for a living and it does not make sense. Build: + MikroTik RouterBOARD RBM11G + Quectel EP06-A mPCIe LTE modem + Case, antenna, connectors, etc.7Visto4likes0Comentarios