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You may have to remove it do get a better look at the bottom side layout. There are probably 24 pins, 12 of which you cannot see..?

I don't think those are through the board. They are small filter caps more than likely. What you are seeing between the 2 existing caps are pads for what looks like another cap that did not get installed for whatever reason. The USB connector will have 4 soldered mount points roughly at the 4 corner...

Yes, let us know how it pans out. Fyi, the ports on the RM50xQ-AE don't play nice when it comes to Tmo's bands either. This Quectel modem has the 4 ports. Ports 0, 1, 2 and 3. Ports 1 and 2 are the "low" band ports for frequencies of 600Mhz and up so those 2 ports are the only ports that y...

Can you ping or nslookup using the built in network utilities under /Network/Diagnostics ? If not you may try to kill power to the entire setup and let it reboot to start. Sometimes just rebooting doesn't actually reset/restart the modem. After it boots try to ping again. If still nothing then I wou...

I think you are on the right path, just a bunch of trial and error. If your after n71 you might try to use some of those old tv antennas since n71 is ~600Mhz and most of the LTE antennas weren't designed for that frequency range. I found a couple yagi tvws antenna that work extremely well for n71 so...

I've seen the same. From all of my trials, it will randomly connect to B71, B12 etc for the 4G primary, but it will latch on for a bit and get booted off as the tower does not like it for whatever reason. I'm fairly confident that its the tower that is the culprit. B2/n71, B66/n71 or B66/n41 are Tmo...

As for the reading playing tricks, unfortunately there is no aggregation. It's just a single 10mhz n71 channel with a terrible signal.. what did you do to hard reset it? AT+QPRTPARA=3 < Reset Modem to Factory Default I have read several times to not use this command many times. I have seen where Qu...

One other thing, I keep forgetting that the signal stats that show for Quectel 5G modems in rooter are incorrect. To calculate the SINR for 4G on Quectel, rooter has to take the measured SINR number from the AT command and basically double it and subtract 20 to get the real SINR value (no idea why Q...

I had similar situation with Tmo setup. Had B66/n71 locked in with RM500Q-AE for quite some time and started having issues with it losing signal and booting me off and losing connection arouns xmas of last year. Never figured it out so went with a different provider for a few months before messing w...

What a headache right? I guess the first thing I would do is find out exactly what 5G services that AT&T is providing in your area as its probably all for nothing. I did the same thing and set up another line for 5G etc etc all to find out that its slower than their 4G offerings. I know in my lo...

From what I've seen it's a hard cap that even does this on a regular cell phone. I think they caught on to the game quick and capped all lines. Not 100% sure though. I recently added a second line to the account so now I'm on a single plan with 2 lines. It cost $25 per additional line so total is t...

Rich Hathaway wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:08 am ..the good news is unless it is a hard cap you can get around it with some device manipulation.

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Any hints as to what this entails? Doubt if I get that high again on this line but if so would like to test any possible workarounds if any exist.

I'd continue to worry. I've been using SM for quite awhile now and was throttled to unusable speeds at the same download amount (just shy of 200GB). They finally activated b41 on my tower last month and I was hitting upwards of 600mbps on my downloads. Playing around running speed tests and streamin...

There are a few issues with "cooking my own" First I have ATTEMPTED to build android in the past and it is FAR from easy Second I have already outlined that current versions dont seem to work for me, so cooking my own version of a 22.x version would not help the issue, while cooking an 18...

I don't think its as simple as just copying over the stats page and scripts etc. And you probably won't find anyone willing to spend much time figuring out how to do it to make an old firmware work like newer firmware. I think you would have better luck having them track down the issue you are havin...

Nothing a little electrical tape can't fix right, LOL. That or if you have it handy the self fusing tape would be optimal. Ultimately not that big of a deal I wouldn't think.

Many don't realize this but you have to make sure your device name is correct. Not saying this is the problem but worth checking. Under the interface tab look for your connected internet interface. Once you find the interface look and see what the "device" name is as this can change based ...

What are the benefits besides greater bandwidth? The category is basically a timeline of the LTE technology. When LTE first started it released at something like CAT4, then with each progression of the technology and release of LTE specs, the hardware would advance by category. Also with each relea...

I think that is the strongest/cleanest LTE signal I've ever came across! No wonder why your LTE speeds are so high.

I'm still fighting this problem and still don't have any solid answers to the above unfortunately. I've spent so much time/money fiddling with this setup it's unreal. I can tell you what additional I have tried and my opinion of what is going on though: What bands do you have access to? 2, 12, 66, 7...

I bet it is still power related. Any way you can try the modem in another device? Here are a few questions I would ask in troubleshooting: - What antennas are you using? - Do they all have separate ground plane or do any use a common ground plane? - Are the antennas connected to earth ground? - Is t...

I'm not familiar with that carrier. Is there a chance the sim isn't provisioned for 5G? If not, what bands does that carrier use for their 5G service? Its possible your setup doesn't have the proper antennas to acquire the 5G frequency bands that they use. Maybe someone that uses them will chime in....

Now to figure out how to connect to 5G... None of the US carriers offer SA 5G (5G only). All of the major carriers use NSA 5G (ENDC, duel connectivity, 4G+5G). They use the 4G primary connection for control and the 5G for added upload/download capacity. There is a chance that 5G only is activated s...

If you want 'plug n play' I would stay far far away from the Dell DW5821e. This modem is a great buy and probably the best bang for your buck BUT some don't have open ports and can be hard to get up and running. I've had a few of these and you basically have to have a Dell laptop to modify or flash ...

I'm not sure why visible seems to be the most popular 'goto' carrier for the vzw network? From various posts over the past year they seem to be the worst. Requiring running all traffic through VPN to TTL settings to possible additional DPI software to much worse latency. IMO, I wouldn't even conside...

Well, n41 is mixed. I get 120 down, great, but I get 1 up…. So yeah it’s n41 5g and n71 is better for me. I’m not the only person with this particular problem. I’m not convinced there are frequencies assigned to a port. Maybe that’s a thing that HAS to happen, but the device itself doesn’t have a “...

So after questing my bad connection to n41 I suspected I might be on a Sprint tower that's about 30degrees away from the nearest known T-Mobile 5G tower. Still have the log-parabolic on two ports and the panel on 2 ports BANG! It locked onto B66/n71, but had low speeds, and low sinr... so I started...

I wouldn't recommend opening any ports if you didn't have to anyway. Just that much more of a potential security vulnerability. If its that much of a problem I would dig around and find out just exactly why those ports need to be open for proper operation? Usually the only time a port needs to be op...

Guess I was sidetracked or too 'thorough' in the past if it took me longer the 15 min. to respond, lol. Explains why I was pretty much the only one..

Am I correct that it isn't possible to "open" a port? Could this be the cause of me not being able to complete a tracert? * https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=5551#p5551 For the most part this is correct. LTE providers basically use what is essentially a private network. You are no...

I'm not sure what is wrong with this forum. I keeps deleting my Darn Post. I feel your pain. This has bit me in the ass many times. Basically if you take too long typing a response then you get signed out and when you submit you lose what you have typed. I got in the habit of copying all of my resp...

Signal stats?

Thanks for the help, Didney. It could very well be that my signal just isn't strong enough. Although the signal I was receiving on B2 was comparable to B14, only 14 worked. I'm currently locked on B14. The lm960 is is 4x4, so is that RSRP and RSRQ for the first set of main and diversity antennas? O...

In regards to your antennas, the wilsons are good, the Baosity not so much. Its a wifi antenna with RP-SMA connectors rather than an LTE antenna with SMA connectors. I highly doubt that it hits 25DBI gain either. Plus it is designed to cover the wifi spectrum and you need it to cover the LTE spectru...

Your frequency and pci are incorrect. For instance, take a look at your 'servingcell' output. The frequency would be '67086' and your pci is '164'. Also, if you lock to 1 band then no CA. you would need to lock to all that you 'may' use in CA. I've played with locking and things didn't go as well as...

If your connected to the tower but no internet then its either TTL or it doesn't like your IMEI. Most likely IMEI.

In regards to ATT CA, this is all dependent on the tower. It is also very dependent on your signal quality. The tower may only offer a couple different CA combinations and when you lock out B2 you are blocking most of the combinations that the tower is offering I would assume. It may also be related...

I have a couple ATT setups myself. B2 seems to be ATT's goto primary 4G band. My setups always latch onto B2 unless it is removed from the list. Bands available are 2, 4, 5, 12,, 14, 66. Things are pretty average to slow unless I remove B2 and then speeds increase drastically. I've always assumed th...

LOL, not sure exactly what you are trying to say but would assume it has something to do with the fact that regular wifi uses "RP-SMA" and the modem uses "SMA". I bet this has bit many people in the ass in the past. In no way whatsoever should they have made different types of co...

Just to add to the 'reboot' topic a little. For the most part a router reboot will indeed reboot the modem. The only case this may not happen is if you are using one of the external usb3 adapter/enclosures that have an additional external power supply. That said, those usb3 adapters have been redesi...

You basically won't find any. That is somewhat of an old form factor. Everything is now m.2 based. You will just need to get you a mpcie/m2 adapter. This site has everything you need.

A little snippet from the Q&A on "everything you need to know about Visible" from that article: Q: Why doesn’t Visible carry the Verizon name? Verizon is known in the industry for its premium, full-service experience. Visible appeals to a different segment of customers who live complet...

Also, your TTL settings may be incorrect? Assuming you have the ethernet cable from the M1 to the "WAN" port of the Openwrt router? Check your Openwrt router and see which interface is your WAN interface. Typically LAN=eth0 and WAN=eth1 but could be different in your scenario. If WAN=eth1 ...

TTL is used to mask hotspot use. If for some reason they are seeing hotspot data and you have used your limit of hotspot data, your done for that billing cycle and there is no resetting to get speeds back. The fact that you can reset the modem and get speeds back makes me think it is something other...

Someone needs to invent a 'tuneable' antenna. Where you can change/dial-in (either mechanically or electronically) both the frequencies it's best at as well as the directionality, from broad-band omni-directional (just to see what you you can get from anywhere at that location) to directional at a ...

That is where cellmapper comes in extremely handy. You can find your tower and provider and see exactly what frequencies they are using at your location in most situations. Once you know which frequencies the provider is using you can then focus on finding which antennas are best suited for your loc...

For aggregation or improving SINR. The modem can use the signal from all antenna ports to improve the overall signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). My bet is if you disconnected the diversity antenna and watched your SINR levels you would find that it isn't as good as it was which ultimate...

From prior post: "+QRSRP: -85,-100,-129,-96" This is indicating all port are being used. Your latest posts: "+QRSRP: -82,-84,-140,-140" This is indicating either the modem is in an 'idle' state or is not using all ports. You could start a large download and run the AT+QRSRP comma...

When getting in as deep as you are I would suggest to start with each provider and the exact bands and frequencies that you will need to acquire. Hopefully you are close to all towers and have line of site? Antennas would then be dependent on the frequencies your after for that antenna port. I think...

For what its worth, if you are seeing readings on all 4 ports (from your post it looks as if you are) then it is using all 4 ports. You will notice this change all of the time. Typically when the modem is idle and you aren't in the middle of an upload/download you will only see readings on the first...

For T-mo you could also use 'simplemobile'. US-mobile is an option depending on your usage. Their 'unlimited' plans are 'limited'. I think its 50GB/Mo. On the other hand seems I recall someone posting the simple done the same thing but their limit on their 'unlimited' plan is much higher. I can't re...

It does sound IMEI related. Would be my first guess anyway. As far as commands or 'howto' your gonna have to dig around here and on the internet for solutions on how to modify it as it is against TOS and basically not 'legal' for lack of better terms and not discussed here.

In situations like yours I think the ultimate goal would be to get an external antenna up as high as you possibly can. Best bet is above the tree line with direct line of site to the tower. In determining which antenna I would start with the provider and cellmapper. Use cellmapper to get an idea of ...

I believe OMR does support direct connections, however, I'm not sure if it can handle multiple as i've never tried. Also the OMR box is already extremely busy with everything else so I'd recommend keeping the modems separate. It all depends on how fast you want your setup to go really. LTE equipment...

I have between 4 to 5 LTE modems running at any given time. They all plug into the Protectli running OMR. Example Modem/router setup: WE1326 router with internal EM7565 modem RBM33G router with internal EM20G modem WRT32X router connected to RBM502Q-AE modem in USB3 enclosure connected to WRT32X usb...

Good point. I didn't think of that. Matter of fact there are A LOT of settings in Quectel modems that are handled in this way. You must first 'enable' the ability to change a setting to be able to actually change the setting. IMO, the most important command for checking signal strength/integrity see...

The H721 may have a capable internal slot as that is one of the few I've not tested. I will say this however, these new modems are power hungry lil turds and in my personal experience, I've had trouble with about every setup with the random disconnects and such. Most of the time these modems are des...

I love the idea of the RBM33G, but I've heard people have SO MUCH trouble w/ getting either ROOTer or OpenWRT on it. Same for you? No trouble here after figuring out what is trying to get accomplished. If you know how to use ssh and have a spare router around with rooter/GO installed you should be ...

I doubt anyone has tested all the different routers, but if you had a resource with your opinions on the ones you have tested, that would be SUPER useful. Could you share any highlights from your experience so far, good and bad? Uh lets see. My first was the WE1326. She's still in use with an EM756...

As far as bonding goes, I'm fond of the Protectli Vault 4 running OMR. As far as modem setups, a modem in the usb 3 enclosure plugged into a WRT32X running rooter/goldenorb is by far the fastest/snappiest I've tested. I've not tested all of the different routers for rooter/GO but I've dabbled in my ...

Were you able to figure out which protocol both were running in and try switching the new modem to the same protocol as the old modem from Didneywhorl's suggestions? Sometimes it can be as easy as that but that be to easy right. If you can, try to post system logs of both and we can try to compare a...

Sounds like a DNS issue. Typically smart devices like to look up and phone home using there own settings and path. You might look at DNS settings between the 2 and see if something is changing that is causing the problem?

You shouldn't have to change any settings on either router. Set everything back to the way it was and all that should be needed is a regular cable from a "LAN" port of the internet router to the "WAN" port of the Netgear router. This creates double NAT situation but it shouldn't ...

Simple Mobile is T-Mobile. They also work in other devices than phones. Think their unlimited plan is around the $50 mark. Not sure exact devices they work in but I've moved mine around quite a few times. They use their own APN portal "simple" but I don't care for the extra MVNO hops or an...

Above when I mentioned yahoo. Put together with my username here...

I'll watch for your response through yahoo or on here tomorrow. I'm definitely interested so just let me know either way.

Thx!

I meant im interested in both...

If you dont want to post email just email me at yahoo.

Hey if you still have it, I'd be interested in the wg3526 for sure. I use yahoo email if u want to send me an email we can go from there?

Thats a steal! Don't think your gonna have any problems getting rid of your setup..lol

I looked up the cell tower it’s less than a mile but it’s through heavy woods. It’s showing bands 5, 13 and 66. Are any of those 5G bands? Not sure what constitutes 5G but my router switches from lte to 5G. Hope that helps. Thanks Macusers Close proximity is a MAJOR plus for sure. Woods is gonna be...

I too have one of the linked wilsons and was fairly happy with its performance. Unfortunately it was one of my first purchases and is located up past my 'climb limit' on my outside antenna so not much testing was done with it, lol. I did have good luck with it on ATT setup for what its worth. Might ...

Lucky you! Vzw 5G isn't that wide spread from what I know around my parts but anxiously waiting on that as it will be my next go-to setup. No too familiar with the M5 but on the older MR1100 you had the ability to enable telnet and could log into and run some AT commands to show CA aggregated bands ...

Great idea for those that leave their setups alone and not redo / reinstall / reflash / reset things every other day lol. But yes, if I ever get to the point I can leave things alone it would be a great way to track it!

I thought the same but logged in yesterday or day before and I had 'LTE' connection but no packets were permitted past my assigned IP from the provider. Also, its hard to tell exact limit numbers too as their software logs 'per day' so when you look at your used bandwidth numbers it shows the past 3...

Don't think you are being ignored here, just that most here are using wifix/goldenorb setups or routers and do not use a setup such as yours. Sounds like your setup is based more along the lines of a single client system? If I was to guess it sounds like your setup is passing all clients directly to...

IMO, 2 is better than one, however, if both antenna's are identical then i'd guess the combined antenna would be very similar. Having 2 singles you could spread them out or point in slightly different directions for 'better' diversity but I wouldn't think you would gain much. I guess it all depends ...

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