NETGEAR Nighthawk M6 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Hotspot Router (MR6110) – Blazing Fast Wireless Hotspot Router, Unlocked, Certified with AT&T and T-Mobile - White (Renewed)

Working great as a backup to my ISP (internet provider) using a T-Mobile Sim card ($10/mo). I added an external antenna for better speeds. Uploading is a little slow, downloads are 70 Mbps so I'm happy.I also use it when I'm troubleshooting network issues to eliminate our primary ISP as the source of an issue.

So, I bought this for my RV thinking I can use it for my boat in the summer. I bought it along with the external Antenna It really does work great for using the internet with my computer and streaming. Here are some pros and cons:Pros: Gets a great signal. Once in a campground where I was unable to get cell phone service the external antenna got such good signal I was still able to stream to my roku TV which was very surprising. Great battery life and gives off a strong signal for your devices.Cons: The plans AT&T have are pretty expensive and when streaming it uses a lot of bandwidth. Getting a plan with it from AT&T was challenging. It requires a SIM card and since we were traveling, we went to an AT&T store and got one. It was hard to activate it though(I didn't take the device with me) so I had to do it online. The person in the chat was only able to send me a new SIM card which went to my home address. Once I finally got the right person on the phone, they were able to access the one that I got from the store and it worked great after that.Another con is that if you disconnect this device then you have to pay another $35 activation fee, so since we used it for a month and then went home we had to decide whether to disconnect or just reduce the plan when we got home.

The media could not be loaded. So I ordered one of these because I read another review that said they could use a T-Mobile SIM card in it without any issues. And the description of the product says it is unlocked. That is not the case and at first I thought maybe it was a mistake so I exchanged it for another one. Even that one is also locked and it wants a unlock pin and I took it to the AT&T store and they said because it does not belong on an account with them they can't do any type of unlocking. So if you have an AT&T SIM card this will work for you because in the store they tested it with one of their SIM cards and it came up fine. As soon as you put in a T-Mobile SIM card it says the device is locked. I also tried a Verizon Sim out of curiosity and even though it says it's not supported, it actually gets further but still does not work because it wants you to enter the APN configuration. However, it refuses to save that. Plus the antennas might not support the frequencies that Verizon is on anyways. So this will be the second one going back but I'm unsure if I should exchange for a third one or just return it and shop for a different solution.

I was in the market for a mobile hotspot device to use on T-Mobile, for a permanent private network I could use at work (work network/wifi is pretty locked down for security reasons).This device hits all the requirements:- Unlocked. Even though it was an ATT hotspot, it works flawlessly for T-Mobile as well.- 5g. One of the most affordable options if you want access to the 5g network. As T-Mobile has the widest 5g in the U.S., this was a must for me.- Dual band. Some of my wifi devices are 2.4ghz. Being able to still connect with them, while having 5ghz for the rest, is great.- Wifi + cellular. There is a strong T-Mobile "free" wifi signal near work. This device can use that (and not burn through the data cap), but also use cellular when on the go.- Ethernet port. I prefer to have equipment wired when possible. Lower latency, fewer connection issues, etc. Whe there's only one Ethernet port, I can combine that with a cheap switch to get multiple devices connected failry easily.

This M6110 will not work on the Netgear adapted without the battery if you follow the user manual instructions. However, there is a cluggy way to get around this. With the power cord plugged in and the battery in, depress the start button until you see the option Restart. Choose restart, which takes 2 to 3 minutes, it feels very slow. First you will see a battery and it will tell you how charged your battery is. This will stay on your screen for several seconds to 1 minute. Next you will see "Netgear" on your screen. Wait a fairly long time maybe 1 min. Then take the battery out and the Netgear M6110 will boot in plugged in mode without the battery. If you take the batter out too soon, then you will get the error message "Use the supplied power adapter when operating without battery", if you wait too long you will see the ATT logo and you will have to start again. I have tested this several times and it always works.I gave it a 4 star rating because you get a lot for your money if you can get it to work even though the battery thing is cluggy.