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Re: Feature Request - Home Internet Gateway DHCP Settings
Jam_Eye wrote: Really, this is just a firmupdate that can be pushed out by the gateway manufacturer. There is already a firmware for the router with the DHCP and DNS advanced settings that comes with the gateways that are not branded by TMO. Replying to: Let's all get on the same page. The options are: A - get TMO to add comprehensive DHCP features to the gateway B - get TMO to support bridge mode for using one's own router with existing DHCP features Personally, I think option A will take a long time to roll out because they would need a lot of firmware development and no matter how well they do, people will still demand more features. Option B sounds more logical to me because the "I need more DHCP features" moves out of TMO hands and back to the respective router makers and allows everyone to get the router that best fits their needs. Yes, B makes more sense in the short term. Their excuse for not having the features (it makes it easier for users) is disingenuous at best. It can't be easier for users not to have options that they don't have to look at because they won't know about them. It might make it easier for T-Mobile support, since users can't change settings. But if I plug in my own router without option B, I still adjust my own settings, and there's an extra unneeded translation. The only minor issue is that the ping time is about double, but I'm not likely to see a difference. But when their network is screwed up, I'll be sure to either plug directly into their device or use their WiFi (probably both) before calling them. I'd like to see option B because it's cleaner.2Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: Feature Request - Home Internet Gateway DHCP Settings
I was hoping for many of the same things, and then my Nokia round gateway stopped working. It was replaced with the black one. It has no configuration options at all. The best thing you can do is plug a router into the gateway and use that for DHCP. The T-mobile device will show one device connected and everything else will go though that one. It won't let me turn WifI off, and I had it on with the round gateway but limited to one user just in case I needed it. Now, you are limited to the settings in the app, which are far more limited than what you had with the gateway.2Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: NOK 5G21 Gateway Battery Backup
lan534 wrote: The rep thought my device was defective and wanted to send a new one out. I turned that down. What good would that do if it's the same model? It won't do any good at all, and you'd be better off buying a stand alone UPS than to expect their device to change. A cheap UPS should be more than enough if it's only for that, and your other devices use WiFi and are battery powered.1Ver0likes0ComentariosRe: NOK 5G21 Gateway Battery Backup
It turns out that the battery backup not only won't keep WiFi or Ethernet connections going, it won't keep the connection either. In other words, when you get power back it will have to establish a new connection. Mine was working fine, and after a few weeks without problems, I decided to unplug it and then plug it into a UPS. When it came back up, it wouldn't get a secondary signal (no 5G). This went on for days, and T-mobile was no help. Rebooting made no difference. Finally, almost a week later, the system got messed up and the network was unusable. I couldn't do much other than resetting the device with a pin. After that, it established a connection with 5G, which has been working fine going on two weeks now. It wasn't a hard reset so it wasn't a settings issue. My advice is to plug it into your own UPS and not reboot it or unplug it unless absolutely necessary. Anything I read about location or signal strength was not relevant, because if location had been a problem, it wouldn't have worked flawlessly for weeks until unplugged without being moved. And it wouldn't have stayed on 4G until some random event after a reset, and then go back to 5G even though it wasn't moved. For those who think that maybe it's in a borderline area with respect to 5G, my download speeds with 5G are up to 600, usually a bit under 500 being typical, and upload speeds are up to 65, with around 40-50 being typical. And that's with no data errors when testing. It works great with 5G but will lose its signal even with the battery if not plugged in. That means, in theory, that the battery serves one purpose, which is to allow you to see signal strength as you move the device around when unplugged.5Visto1like0Comentarios