T-Mobile Home Internet Gateway - Replacement Isssues

[dkoldman]

We used our own modem and router when we had Spectrum, since at the time they charged an additional fee for theirs. I still use that router through our T-Mobile home gateway for some of our legacy devices. For hotspot use in the RV we first tried both iPhones and the iPad with the Winegard with zero success, and with limited success with a Roku stick.

I have never figured out the advantage of Winegard? I know it must be something because a lot of people use it and WBGO has started including it on the newer version of my coach along with Sumo Springs. Somebody will have to tell me the problem that Winegard is trying to solve and maybe I will get?

Sirius radio is similar, I had it free for almost 6 months with my new Navigator. At the very end they were almost trying to give it away for $5/month. The problem though... I didn't like it. I played it every day because it was free, so I used it, but it is kind of a awkward feel changing and learning the stations. Last thing I needed was cable news in the car with me Funning thing was when subscription expired, I could wait for it to stop working, it played on for two more days before it FINALLY stopped

I was not able to make my T Mobile Home Internet Box Gateway working with my existing router. I had to disable the DHCP Server on my router so it became a high price Switch. I didn't need to anyway. T Mobile may be the only one that that thinks I use my T Mobile Home Internet to replace my existing Home Internet Service. I was told that eventually they would allow you to disable the DHCP Server on the T Mobile Black box, but I have not bothered to check to see if a new firmware has been installed?

 

[Scubawise]

I have never figured out the advantage of Winegard? I know it must be something because a lot of people use it and WBGO has started including it on the newer version of my coach along with Sumo Springs. Somebody will have to tell me the problem that Winegard is trying to solve and maybe I will get?

Sirius radio is similar, I had it free for almost 6 months with my new Navigator. At the very end they were almost trying to give it away for $5/month. The problem though... I didn't like it. I played it every day because it was free, so I used it, but it is kind of a awkward feel changing and learning the stations. Last thing I needed was cable news in the car with me Funning thing was when subscription expired, I could wait for it to stop working, it played on for two more days before it FINALLY stopped

I was not able to make my T Mobile Home Internet Box Gateway working with my existing router. I had to disable the DHCP Server on my router so it became a high price Switch. I didn't need to anyway. T Mobile may be the only one that that thinks I use my T Mobile Home Internet to replace my existing Home Internet Service. I was told that eventually they would allow you to disable the DHCP Server on the T Mobile Black box, but I have not bothered to check to see if a new firmware has been installed?

Winegard with Verizon sim worked at times.
With Winegard you can get any near wifi send it secure to all your mh devices.
Our challenge sim on roof and since Winegard Is 4G no good!

I wanted 5g & wifi 6.
T mobile home does both.
We moved and cancelled and new area does not allow.

So we use jextream rg1200 as test

 

[dkoldman]

Winegard with Verizon sim worked at times.
With Winegard you can get any near wifi send it secure to all your mh devices.
Our challenge sim on roof and since Winegard Is 4G no good!

I wanted 5g & wifi 6.
T mobile home does both.
We moved and cancelled and new area does not allow.

So we use jextream rg1200 as test

The Winegard sounds like what I was trying to do with WiFi CampPro but with antenna built in the roof? If so; it was NOT worth the hassle. Sure it worked when all the stars aligned but what PITA.

We have the WiFi 6 but it is like having a million dollars and they toss in 50 grand more, I am glad to have it, but the million was kind of cool too.

It may be a hard sell, but sounds like you guys need to move again Tell Lora we have room in Texas. Plenty of room for the dogs to just chill. But the main thing you can get your T Mobile Home Internet back. With your clout, T Mobile may throw you a bone and toss in a Hotspot device.

I get your advantage for the hotspot device, but we can do that anyway with our phones, but it is very rare need. We don't sniff the GB limit. Can't wait to learn your experience or results with jextream rg1200.

 

[Scubawise]

The Winegard sounds like what I was trying to do with WiFi CampPro but with antenna built in the roof? If so; it was NOT worth the hassle. Sure it worked when all the stars aligned but what PITA.

We have the WiFi 6 but it is like having a million dollars and they toss in 50 grand more, I am glad to have it, but the million was kind of cool too.

It may be a hard sell, but sounds like you guys need to move again Tell Lora we have room in Texas. Plenty of room for the dogs to just chill. But the main thing you can get your T Mobile Home Internet back. With your clout, T Mobile may throw you a bone and toss in a Hotspot device.

Winegard is excellent when we have wifi anywhere close or I grab a relatives wifi and push to Winegard.
Easy setup in app & if the host wifi is good..all our devices recognize winegard and auto connect. So amazing in that vien.

I have tested wifi wifi 6. Wifi 6 faster !
I have firesticks and may need to replace with the new wifi 6 firestick.

I get your advantage for the hotspot device, but we can do that anyway with our phones, but it is very rare need. We don't sniff the GB limit. Can't wait to learn your experience or results with jextream rg1200.

Our hotspot phone issues. Battery drains faster and we LOVE sports and always exceed.

Thanks for the BIG TEXAS invite. We will go back to beachs in Corpus Christi. Lora appreciates..

Dogs will go anywhere.

Thanks my friend

 

[TheGoodLife-THOR]

The Winegard does serve pretty well as an off-the-air TV antenna. I had thought of using its WiFi for the TireMinders, but that would be all.

 

[Scubawise]

The Winegard does serve pretty well as an off-the-air TV antenna. I had thought of using its WiFi for the TireMinders, but that would be all.

I forgot if Verizon or t mobile has 1 or 2 bars, the winegard with sim and 4 internal antennas will show 3 or full bars and we tested connecting the 1 bar phones to winegard wifi and amazingly faster than cell access

 

[dkoldman]

I still don't see what value Winegard brings? I am kind of slow, but if the Wifi is good, why do you need Winegard? You still have to configure the Winegard to the local Wifi, or your SIM card if you paying extra. That is what the Wifi CampPro v2 promised. Easy setup and once setup all of the devices can connect easily and no changes. But reality is every time we moved, the setup had to start again (not the SSID though). 90% of the time the loacl free Wifi was useless. So I did buy a sim card, but it was for my T Mobile Black box. Why would I ever want to put my Sim card in a Winegard? I know I am missing something. Does it replace the King OTA?

Never owned a Winegard in my life, but I feel like buying a used one off ebay and taking it out to the lake to use as a weight to make a trout line

 

[Scubawise]

I still don't see what value Winegard brings? I am kind of slow, but if the Wifi is good, why do you need Winegard? You still have to configure the Winegard to the local Wifi, or your SIM card if you paying extra. That is what the Wifi CampPro v2 promised. Easy setup and once setup all of the devices can connect easily and no changes. But reality is every time we moved, the setup had to start again (not the SSID though). 90% of the time the loacl free Wifi was useless. So I did buy a sim card, but it was for my T Mobile Black box. Why would I ever want to put my Sim card in a Winegard? I know I am missing something. Does it replace the King OTA?

Never owned a Winegard in my life, but I feel like buying a used one off ebay and taking it out to the lake to use as a weight to make a trout line

You may be ok. Winegard connected devices remember winegard REGUARDLESS of wifi connected & yours is secure even if other wifi not secure.
Sim in winegard does the same with any cell towers

 

[dkoldman]

You may be ok. Winegard connected devices remember winegard REGUARDLESS of wifi connected & yours is secure even if other wifi not secure.
Sim in winegard does the same with any cell towers

So I can also say...
Wifi CampPro v2 connected devices remember Wifi CampPro REGARDLESS of wifi connected & yours is secure even if other wifi not secure.

So are you saying...
Winegard has their own SIM and if you have it, it will work on AT&T, T mobile , Verizon etc and all cell towers?

When I sold my Wifi CampPro v2, I felt like a sleazeball salesman. I knew it was useless, but I sold it anyway. Shame on me.

 

[Scubawise]

So I can also say...
Wifi CampPro v2 connected devices remember Wifi CampPro REGARDLESS of wifi connected & yours is secure even if other wifi not secure.

So are you saying...
Winegard has their own SIM and if you have it, it will work on AT&T, T mobile , Verizon etc and all cell towers?

When I sold my Wifi CampPro v2, I felt like a sleazeball salesman. I knew it was useless, but I sold it anyway. Shame on me.

Yes any sim. Friends use t mobile phones & winegard Verizon sim and love it

Winegard has their own SIM and if you have it, it will work on AT&T, T mobile , Verizon etc and all cell towers?

 

[dkoldman]

Yes any sim. Friends use t mobile phones & winegard Verizon sim and love it

Winegard has their own SIM and if you have it, it will work on AT&T, T mobile , Verizon etc and all cell towers?

So how is Winegard giving access to all cell companies towers, when the cell companies themselves can't do? What does Winegard charge? Or are you meaning but not saying Winegard will work on AT&T or T Mobile or Verizon etc.?

I have been reading about Winegard 5 years now, and I still don't get it. Maybe one day I will call them just to try to understand, but I don't think I am missing much.

 

[TheGoodLife-THOR]

The pre-installed SIM card in the Winegard we have works with their data plans that use (I think) the AT&T network. Not sure if AT&T is correct since we’ve never activated it. The “or” in your post is correct, in that it will work only with the carrier whose SIM you have installed and not with all carriers.

 

[16ACE27]

So how is Winegard giving access to all cell companies towers, when the cell companies themselves can't do? What does Winegard charge? Or are you meaning but not saying Winegard will work on AT&T or T Mobile or Verizon etc.?

I have been reading about Winegard 5 years now, and I still don't get it. Maybe one day I will call them just to try to understand, but I don't think I am missing much.

4G LTE devices, like the Winegard ConnecT Routers can use 4G SIMs and signals from any carrier as long as the device supports that carrier's bands. You have to look into the specs for your specific Winegard device to see what bands the modem in it supports to see how well it will work with your desired carrier.

You could put a 5G SIM in it, but if the integrated modem doesn't support 5G and the associated bands, you will only connect with the fall-back 4G LTE signals.

The only possible advantage of the Winegard ConnecT Modem/Routers over your own 4G LTE modem/router or the T-Mobile Home Internet modem/router is maybe the antenna capability to better pull in weak signals.

 

[Scubawise]

Tested in 20 plus states. The winegard sim signal is stronger than phone signal. It sits high and has extra internal antennas. I would have continue to use but I cancelled verizon due to massive travel and bad coverage

 

[dkoldman]

4G LTE devices, like the Winegard ConnecT Routers can use 4G SIMs and signals from any carrier as long as the device supports that carrier's bands. You have to look into the specs for your specific Winegard device to see what bands the modem in it supports to see how well it will work with your desired carrier.

You could put a 5G SIM in it, but if the integrated modem doesn't support 5G and the associated bands, you will only connect with the fall-back 4G LTE signals.

The only possible advantage of the Winegard ConnecT Modem/Routers over your own 4G LTE modem/router or the T-Mobile Home Internet modem/router is maybe the antenna capability to better pull in weak signals.

I didn't realize it was modem and a router, so this Winegard does the below

1. Pick up your phone carriers cellular ( modem) and then has it's own DHCP server ( Router) that you can distribute to your devices via SSID

2. Pick up some local or nearby WifI signal and boost and extend it to your devices

3. Pick up OTA channels


I think why it is so hard for me to follow, because I have to see the pain point or problem that it solves. The only problem I have had with RV is trying to use RV Parks WiFi. So I focus on being able to get better antenna and a system to boost; that is what WiFi Camp Pro v2 did. But you had to pull out laptop spend 20 minutes setting up and once you got signal you had no bandwidth.

So we move to Hotspots from the phone, which worked, but we always hit the limit.

The T Mobile Black Box solved all those problems. So if Winegard is to get better reception with my T Mobile carrier that I am already paying for; then I don't need. I don't experience and issues weak signals (phones or the black box) Trying to depend on to use public wifi or free wifi I gave up on 2 years ago. So since I have started RV'ing, I have stopped using public restrooms on the road and stopped trying to find free WiFi.

 

[Scubawise]

I didn't realize it was modem and a router, so this Winegard does the below

1. Pick up your phone carriers cellular ( modem) and then has it's own DHCP server ( Router) that you can distribute to your devices via SSID

2. Pick up some local or nearby WifI signal and boost and extend it to your devices

3. Pick up OTA channels


I think why it is so hard for me to follow, because I have to see the pain point or problem that it solves. The only problem I have had with RV is trying to use RV Parks WiFi. So I focus on being able to get better antenna and a system to boast; that is what WiFi Camp Pro v2 did. But you had to pull out laptop spend 20 minutes setting up and once you got signal you had no bandwidth.

So we move to Hotspots from the phone, which worked, but we always hit the limit.

The T Mobile Black Box solved all those problems. So if Winegard is to get better reception with my T Mobile carrier that I am already paying for; then I don't need. I don't experience and issues weak signals (phones or the black box) Trying to depend on to use public wifi or free wifi I gave up on 2 years ago. So since I have started RV'ing, I have stopped using public restrooms on the road and stopped trying to find free WiFi.

You got it. I love trying a t mobile LIKE device ..the new rg1200 5g go anywhere and no electricity needed.

If if does not work. Which it should
T mobile home is best!

 

[Dan-sr@perra-us.net]

Hi my dear friends..I read all your comments..

Let us begin again
For the sake of fun.
Lora and I enjoy all the responses.
We are heading to Sante Fe NM..
The 1st state capital if I remember correctly?
#1 we turned in t mobile home because we moved and did not need
#2 they wanted equipment
#3 we used phone hotspots
#4 phone hotspots exceeded limits
#5 paid $15 for extra phone hotspot
#6 exceeded
#7 tech changes so t mobile home outdated
#7 t mobile home needs DC
#8 we have and will visit places OUTSIDE MH
$9 outside mh slow airports need device access
#10 RG1200 5G
#11 RG1200 10 Devices & secure at airport ETC
#12 RG1200 FITS in my pocket & luggage
#13 Rg1200 uses BATTERY
#14 1 time cost 5g device
#15 any sim works and works all over
#16 going to England next year and will use

Your responses will be fun and welcome
Lora says bring it!!

I think you are referring to this from T-mobile: JEXtream® RG2100 5G Mobile Hotspot

I checked the T-Mobile Web site for this. There were 3 reviews, 1 Good and 2 bad. To be fair this was only 3 reviews but still the bad reviews are not good. As far as the portability for this device that is nice but do you really need this when your phone is also 5G capable? Yes, Yes, the phone has limits as a hot spot, but those limits do not apply to mobile data used directly by the phone. I assume you are using the phone as a hotspot for a tablet or a PC, if it is a tablet why not just get a 5G tablet? Then you would not need a hotspot and you would have no limits on the streaming data.

 

[Scubawise]

I think you are referring to this from T-mobile: JEXtream® RG2100 5G Mobile Hotspot

I checked the T-Mobile Web site for this. There were 3 reviews, 1 Good and 2 bad. To be fair this was only 3 reviews but still the bad reviews are not good. As far as the portability for this device that is nice but do you really need this when your phone is also 5G capable? Yes, Yes, the phone has limits as a hot spot, but those limits do not apply to mobile data used directly by the phone. I assume you are using the phone as a hotspot for a tablet or a PC, if it is a tablet why not just get a 5G tablet? Then you would not need a hotspot and you would have no limits on the streaming data.

Yes 3 tv. 1 table, 2 firedticks. 1 pc AND
my family has shared our access

 

[Dan-sr@perra-us.net]

Yes 3 tv. 1 table, 2 firedticks. 1 pc AND
my family has shared our access

And you carry all that with you while traveling? What good is the probability when the connected devices are not just as portable?

 

[dkoldman]

And you carry all that with you while traveling? What good is the portability when the connected devices are not just as portable?

We have a right to know.