How to get Visible to work on an unlocked ATT Netgear Nighthawk MR1100 Hotspot.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2024
- This is a quick tutorial on how I set up my AT&T Netgear Nighthawk MR1100 to use my Visible phones sim card to deliver internet rather than using the phone's built in hotspot.
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I got it to work with these APN settings on a Linkzone 2 hotspot too...
Thanks for reporting in. Always good to know more options.
THSNK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FIR THIS EXPLANATION!!!!! I've struggled with my unlocked ATT unit for HOURS bouncing around from ATT site to Netgear site/ password creations etc...not my area of expertise, YOU solved my problem in 4 minutes.
I am grateful, thank you.
Glad I could help.
As of todays date this process still works. Thanks for the information.
Thanks for reporting in.
Now, I really want one of these!
THANK... YOU... So...MUCH!!! we are rural and this worked!
Glad to help.
11/23/20 UPDATE *** I moved the sim back to my Nighthawk again and have had it running flawlessly for the last 5 days. So yes, still working.
hi just saw your video and that is great news! that it still work i had a question maybe its a stupid one lol, but i was wondering if i could just buy the sim card and pit it in the night hawk after i unlock it. another question is have you expirenced any data caps or throttling on your m1?
@@TheFlannel101 You will need to activate the sim card from a compatible phone first last I knew.
They don't have data caps.
While using the M1, I have not noticed a lot of throttling however, it can slow down quite a bit during peak business hours anyways. So, if you are thinking of making this your primary internet, I don't encourage that use. You will also find that it has a horrible ping time and that gaming would not be optimal on this service.
@@tonycoleman9766 I've been using it as a home internet due of moving to a rural area and I've used almost 150gb internet and it still just fine . I got a question ... Since visible has 5g now is there any way I can make the router grab that sigal? I get 5 bars btw i got an anthena
@@pricansito2366 You will need a 5G hotspot to take advantage of 5G service.
@@tonycoleman9766 so I am guessing this router doesn't support 5g ?
WOW!! Thanks for putting out this video. I've heard of visible working on other devices but no one has made a video about.
Glad to help. I had previously used an iPad data plan as home internet and was hoping the hotspot wouldn't go to waste. Glad it worked. I will say that I wouldn't replace my primary home internet with this just yet but it does give me an unlimited data option for large downloads like games and beermoney applications.
@@tonycoleman9766 I currently have the iPad data plan in an Att hotspot, works great. I read that alot of people were using the Visible sim in a Mofi 4500 for home internet also.
@@tonycoleman9766 what happened to your iPad data plan? Why did you decide to use Visible?
@@bodyguard856 Good to know.
I’ve used it in a MOFI and it several other old hotspots I had laying around for over a year now
Tried this in my MIFI 7730L, got it to work. Like you I pop the sim out and put it back in a phone when I'm don.
Awesome. Glad to hear you got it going on another hotspot.
Did you have to change the apn setting... if so how did you do that!
@@ajlovjc7 Well...first, you watch the video I made......................
Hey Tony, I just received my At&t Nighthawk 4g router today and I was able to get it to work with my Visible sim card. The only challenging part was logging into the At&T set up software. When you first try & log in, the user name is populated as "admin", but you also need a password. I kept trying to put in the wifi password that the MR1100's screen shows but the password it wants is "attadmin". Now I just need to order a good cross polarized outdoor antenna and I think I might finally be able to get decent internet at this off-grid cabin I have. It would be so nice to get off of satellite service. Thanks for posting this!
You are welcome. The login for the AT&T administration is different then the WiFi password for good reason. You don't want just anyone having login rights to your hotspot. This should ALWAYS be kept different. Glad it is working for you. Satellite offerings really do suck.
Just wondering which antenna you went with and did it help a lot
Hey thanks man. My visible sim arrived tonight and I hadn't been able to get it to work until I tried this.
Glad I could help.
What speeds are you getting?
SUBSCRIBED!!! YOU SAVED ME!!! The only step I missed is changing the PDP values!!! Thank you so much!!!
Not a problem. Glad to help.
Mine should be here tomorrow along with my visible phone. I'll keep you posted. Great Video thanks for sharing!!
Please do. What phone did you order with it?
@@tonycoleman9766 Visible ZTE Blade A3 Prime. Swap with an older phone that I have for free.
@@wallace_nelson Right on, I did the same thing. Figured worst case scenario I could use it for some more beermoney apps as the phone I traded in had the screen popping off due to battery bloat. Since they got rid of the $200 GC deal, I may do another swap deal when I move my primary phone over to Visible.
@@tonycoleman9766 I agree if everything goes well. I looked into a company called Voxias.com GSM UNLIMITED LTE- NIGHTHAWK MR1100- JUST $180/MONTH. no thanks. Bix Wireless has 400Gb or 800GB for $85 or $160 for Nighthawk Service. I wish the Visible was no throttled along with the Unlimited.
@@wallace_nelson Came in today waiting on sim card. I was wondering I got the unlock code from AT&T. Where do I put it in?
Still works. Great job thanks. Using Nighthawk M1 2021 from amazon purple screen and Visible ZTE phone.
Thanks for reporting back.
Thank you for doing this video. I plan to do exactly as you described to use visible with my mr1100
Just keep in mind that more and more people are having issues with Visible not working as they now try to block devices that they cannot identify as a phone. Good luck and report back if it works for you. Also, keep in mind that you have to activate the sim in a phone before it will work anywhere.
@@tonycoleman9766 THEY ARE checking the imei numbers and notifying people of TOS violations
Your awesome my dude, thanks alot. I was literally balding trying everything in the book to get my device up and running.
Glad I could help.
FYI..Visible also works in a Netgear AC797 hotspot. Same settings you used.
Awesome. Thanks for reporting.
Did yours connect automatically with the SIM card? My light is flashing red on the ac797
@@toyachanel Mine connected exactly as you saw in the video.
Tony, I had this working yesterday with the newest FW I could download. After it was running about 30 minutes, it ran an OTA update without asking. Now it’s acting like the APN is wrong again. Have you had that issue on updates?
Omg you are a lifesaver thanks so much it worked perfectly
Glad I could help.
Hi Tony, it appears that Visible, as part of their new upgrade, has changed their APN name to VZWINTERNET. Do you know if the new APN name is changed in attwifimanager, if it will work with the Nighthawk MR1100?
Any update?
The old APN wasn’t working for me I tried changing to VZWINTERNET and it works now thank you @eddonfrancesco7449
Wow Thanks. Great video and I will try this on att netgear nighthawk mr1100 I have visible service on my iphone but using it as a hotsport runs my battery down pretty quick.
Appreciate you this one video tap me right in a year later 💯
Glad it is working for you.
Hahaha I just figure it out on my own since I have it laying around I decided yesterday to but my visible sim in it and after a app change and only lte bands setting just work and I was what 😳 let me see if people know about this and ofc I’m always late to the party hahaha
What do you mean by app change? How did you get up and running?
Visible is now requiring you receive SMS verification texts to your phone. Do you just switch back to a phone with the card, and then back into your router...every month?
wow your settings worked!!!! i went from 5 download to 47 and 4 upload to 17. major improvement!
Glad you saw a change. Mine did at first but are now slow again. But at least it handles more connections a lot more solid.
@@tonycoleman9766 google "2019: Bypass Verizon Hotspot Throttle (NO ROOT) reddit" and follow the instructions in the article to bypass the throttle. Your speeds will go back up.
@@richardtrainor2987 Unfortunately, I do a lot of beermoney applications and those don't like VPN's at all.
@@tonycoleman9766 it is not a vpn ... you need to change the TTL of your computer so Visible thinks your computer is a cell phone.
@@richardtrainor2987 Yeah..I can read. The instructions also state that he needed to use it with a VPN to get it to work. I have also tested it on a system without a VPN and it doesn't increase the speeds for me while going through my Nighthawk. I may try doing it directly through a phone or through a laptop like he was doing later. However, just to confirm...the instructions specifically state he only got it working through using a VPN in conjunction with the TLS settings.
Great video. If you want to run the nighthawk on the att $20 tablet sim plan you should really repair the imei. I just bought a cheap broken old donor tablet for the imei.
For visible probably don't need to repair imei
It worked perfectly, thank you for your video and help
Glad I could help.
Same APN? My device just says searching
Tony...how have you been able to get faster speeds than their 5mbps hotspot limit? Did it just work for you? It doesn't matter what I do...it hovers right around 5mpbs. I have a travel router that I have connected to my phone with the visible sim in it AND I've successfully put the visible SIM in my M1 like you did and got it working...but still right around 5mpbs. How do I get the faster speeds!!??! (And yes, a speedcheck on the phone with the visible SIM in it returns 30-50mpbs. Thanks for any help!
Mine just worked. I can say anything through tethering seems to be throttled through the phone. My Hotspot speed seems much better but it can slow down at times too. But not near as bad as when tethering from the phone.
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Confirmed working 😊👍👍👍👍
What speeds are you getting?
@@DavidLabbe shitty - verizon is weak in my area but pure talk (att mvno)is blazing like 50 -80 Mbps Visible (verizon mvno) seems to be locked at 20 Mbps
Does this still work?! Please let me know 🙏🏼
So I got a nighthawk from att and a weboost system, my cell phones have full 4g service but the night hawk is not boosted, what am I doing wrong?
I was under the impression that Visible didn't work with cell boosters. I don't use them so cannot help you troubleshoot your setup.
worked like a charm TY for this
Glad to help.
Great Video! Thanks for the info
Holy crap! It's bERRy gOOd jUICe! Man when are you going to start making more videos? I enjoy you're stuff!!
@@russtewell9776 Thanks man! I really appreciate that , soon more vids coming soon!
Thanks Tony. Did you "Repair" the IMEI on the M1? I ask bc I THOUGHT that VSBL would limit data to 5mps on a hotspot. Is that not the case?
I didn't repair anything. You can see the speed it tested at in the video. My speeds in this area have tanked significantly since making this video. And it isn't just me. Everyone in my area has terribly slow speeds even when not tethering/hotspotting.
Great video! Is this solution still working for you?
I bought my MR1100 router 4 years ago and have been using ATT sim card. But I want to change to Visible sim card. Do I have to get unit unlocked, or will your method work anyway?
If your hotspot is locked to AT&T, then you will need to have them provide you with an unlock code as well as instructions on how to go about it. It is easy to do. After 4 years, there is no reason why they shouldn't provide that code.
I seem to have a problem with my service I can’t watch live TV because of the buffering I’m using the nighthawk M1 once I go to my IPTV service it runs for about three seconds then buffers about 3 sec. But all of my of my APK runs great without any buffering I can search the web even watch free TV net tv or red box runs good tv show and moves has know buffering. My Speedtest is 35.1 uploaded and 5.81 download ping is high 89. I have even tried to run it with my phone and it still does the same thing..
Any help would be appreciated.
Hi Tony, Visible is upgrading their network so I needed to install a new SIM card on my Nighthawk MR1100. Everything seems good except that I am unable to generate any WiFi. WHen I turn on the device, it says "Mobile Broadband Disconnected". I did activate the new SIM in the original phone then moved it to the MR1100. Any thoughts on what's going on and why it won't generate a WIFI signal?
I'm not sure why my reply didn't stick, but Visible has been cracking down on this for several months now. I have not tried getting a sim to work on the Verizon network and so cannot give you a solution at this time. They were blocking me months back and I stopped bothering with it since their speeds are outright terrible most of the time. Basically what it is doing is that their network cannot detect what device (phone) you have and so is blocking the sim until it detects it properly. Obviously in a hotspot that won't happen naturally. You may want to look into changing the hotspots IMEI and MAC addresses. I don't know how well it will work or how hard it would be but may be a work around.
Thanks for your reply, Tony. So are you saying that I could insert my new SIM back into my phone then use the phone's hotspot to connect to my Nighthawk? You also mentioned changing the IMEI and MAC addresses. How do you do that and on which device? I appreciate your knowledge and advice.@@tonycoleman9766
oKAY bought one to replace the hotspot I have with att now. The old one was dying. BUT when I put the sim card in (any of them) the front says No sim card detected. do you know of a solution for this? is my device faulty. (i hope not bought it off ebay)
Other than reseating the sim, I don't know. Are all the sims you are using Visible? Also, are you using an adapter for the sim?
Hi Tony it works for me I’ve been using it for almost a year now. Thank you so much, it really help me. But i’m just wondering if It’s still gonna work if I get another new visible sim to install? Or do I have to changed the whole settings again? Thanks brother.
It should still work.
Very nice 👍😊 I drive a truck and connect only when I'm stopped. What setup do you recommend for me?? Also I have a 4g Verizon MiFi that I got at a yard sale can I use it????
It depends on what you are connecting but from the truck, I wouldn't think you would need more than to tap into the wifi hotspot on the phone itself. You would have to search the model you have for the MiFi. I have read people getting different hotspots to work.
Does the Nighthawk need to be connected to internet to do this procedure ?
What procedure?... the APN settings?
Mine is not working I use Verizon as well and copied all the settings and it won’t work for some reason my SIM card is a Verizon card any help would be much appreciated
Are you saying that you are using a Verizon sim card on a Visible line instead of a Visible sim card?
What firmware are you using in the MR100? I'm using the same unit with Visible, but I had to some work to get around the throttle of visible. Did you have to do that at all or did the speeds slow down over time for you?
Even without hotspotting...speeds in my area tanked to next to nothing. I literally get like 500Kbps speeds during the day on my phone now. I used to get like 50MBps speeds. So, changing up the TTL settings does no good when the base speeds are that slow anyways. And this is pretty much everyone in my area and not just my lines. I hope that helps.
does this still work ? as of ovt 28 2021 ? Parents are heading south for the winter and have a visible sim that they use in the visible phone.. so if i get this M1 and "unlock it"
I would just buy one that is already unlocked. The older models like mine are getting pretty cheap these days. Yes it still works just fine as I've had mine going for months now with no issues. Don't expect fast speeds though. If you get lucky...great. But like my phones without hotspotting are averaging 2-5 Mbps these days. So, not sure why as my area isn't real congested. It also doesn't matter on how much usage either. I have probably 6 or 7 Visible lines and they all do it. But if your folks aren't heavy data users, it should be fine. No you don't have to change the IMEI. Some people do that to try and trick Visible when they are manipulating their TLS traffic. If your M1 is already unlocked, just follow the instructions in the video.
Thanks man i know it has been a week but please let us know when this method stops working? thanks
I have moved it back to my phone for now as I wanted to continue testing things other than data. However, at some point I will move it back as this line was bought mostly for the hotspot anyways.
Thank you it works
Hi, thanks for the video. I have an unlocked Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 LTE hotspot.
So do I need a separate Android phone to sign up with Visible and use my phone's IMEI to sign up and activate?
Does Visible not care or do they eventually cancel you when the IMEI of the Nighthawk doesn't match the IMEI of the phone you used to sign up and activate the SIM?
Scott, you will need to activate the sim in a phone first using the Visible application from the playstore. No, Visible does not care if you move your sim to other phones thus resulting in a different IMEI. Thus detecting the IMEI from the hotspot should make no difference.
@@tonycoleman9766 thanks Tony
Hi Tony I need help setting up Visible with a Nighthawk Pro Gaming plz
I don't have one of those to muck with. What issue are you having?
Do you have to activate the SIM card with a phone first?
Yes
Hey Tony, does this work better than just using the sim in a cell phone for using as a hot spot? What is the advantage to using the Nighthawk instead of the phone?
The answer to that is situational and subjective. Some of the phones from Visible only let you hotspot one device at a time via WiFi. For example the ZTE Blade A3 Prime only lets me connect one device at a time that way. This of course is assuming nobody is hacking or manipulating anything. With a hotspot, I'm not limited like on the phone. The downside to a hotspot is that it is only delivering data and thus doesn't use any of the other service capabilities like phone service and SMS. There are more pros and cons to each but this should give you an idea what I'm talking about.
Cant you set up the APN settings on the Netgear mobile app? I don't have an ATT plan for mobile hotspot etc... so how would I go about changing the settings on ATT site? I bought my Unlocked MR1100 @ Amazon and I barely ordered my Visible Sim. However, I tried putting my iPhone's nano Sim card with a Nano > Micro SIM adapter but the SIM with the adapter doesn't fit. Any recommendation's on a nano sim > micro sim adapters? Thank you!
First of all, you don't do anything on AT&T's site. Not sure where the confusion is coming from. Second, when you say your sim doesn't fit, how so? The adapters are pretty universal in size. I have also seen people not use an adapter and just put the nano in and still work. You just have to line it up just right to do it.
This was an awesome video. I travel a lot for work and mobile hotspot on a phone is always slower than a dedicated hotspot. I want to order a visible phone and connect it to the netgear nighthawk that I see BestBuy has in stock. It's already unlocked. Would this work as simple as your video? Or would I have to buy the hotspot and activate it first with another carrier first in the store? I noticed you already had connections with Att first.
Being unlocked already, you shouldn't need to hook it up to a carrier first. If it is a different model than the MR1100, I cannot say if it will work as I have only tried the MR1100. My MR1100 was bought unlocked off of eBay. My usage with AT&T shouldn't matter as the device was already unlocked.
@@tonycoleman9766 OH! I should make sure of the model when I go in. I know the nighthawk has at least 2 models online. Thank you. I know there's a phone that is unlocked but will not work with Visible unless you activate the Sim on a Visible phone first. I wasn't sure if that's the case with the hotspot. Let it have service with another carrier then pop it over to Visible Sim like porting over a number. Thank you. Awesome video and great solution to the traditional internet.
@@risteelongtran3506 I don't believe it needs to be on another carrier first. The SIM has to be activated using a phone compatible with Visible. Then once the SIM is activated, just move it to the hotspot and try.
Are you not noticing any throttling or restrictions on your hotspot? I read that Visible caps your speed to 5 mbps and you can only have one device connected to that hotspot at a time
1. My area is heavily deprioritized now and so speeds get terribly slow during business hours regardless of hotspotting.
2. Hotspotting is supposed to cap at 5mbps and if you read through other peoples comments, you will find info on sidestepping. I wont discuss it here.
3. Limitation on number of devices hotspotting depends on what phone you have. The nighthawk isn't limited like that.
Are you able to get the maximum number of connections with your MR1100? When I reached 16 it says Full when I try to connect more. Specs say they allow 20 maximum but it only allows me 16
I honestly haven't tried and haven't powered mine for months.
@@tonycoleman9766 Would connecting this to a router via ethernet perhaps alleviate this restriction?
@@SiNKarnage that is how I typically ran it and yes allowed multiple that way.
This is a very helpful video. Will this work for a Verizon Sim card though?
I cannot tell you as I don't have one to test. However, if you have the correct APN settings for Verizon then possibly.
my MR1100 is unlocked will these steps work?
I dont know if it still works. It stopped for a bit and I haven't tried since.
So Tony, I've also got an At&t specific Netgear nighthawk MR1100 that I got from best buy. What did you mean when you said your nighthawk was "unlocked"? I see that you got visible to work with your nighthawk which makes me wonder how that works since visible is through Verizon and my nighthawk is At&t only. If all I have to do is do what you did in the video, then I don't see why they sell a universal nighthawk for a hundred dollars more at all! Lol
You can get your Nighthawk carrier unlocked. This means that you can contact AT&T to have them give you a code to unlock it to use with other carriers. You can do this with most cell phones as well. However, most have a policy to require that you have had it on their service for a specific amount of time before they will allow it to be unlocked. I purchased mine from someone that had already unlocked it and provided me with the code. Just ask AT&T what it would take to get yours unlocked.
Speckles, if you bought your ATT Nighthawk at Best buy (it is locked to the ATT Provider,) and you will only be able to use ATT SIM card in that case. In addition On eBay 3rd party sellers have Unlocked ATT Branded Nighthawk routers for sale. They also sell unbranded unlocked Nighthawks. It is possible to unlock an ATT branded Nighthawks hotspot yourself and there are several videos on TH-cam videos on how to do this, however it probably not for the novice user to do unless they can understand the terminology in these unlock videos.
Any update on this? apn doesn’t not work
Have you tried changing the APN name to vzwinternet since they switched to the VZ primary network? I don't use my hotspot.
Would this technique work with the nighthawk M6 Pro?
I don't know if it still works or not. You would have to search the videos that took my info to make their own videos that have the M6 Pro. But the last I chedck the MR1100 wasn't working anymore because they now try to detect the "phone" and eventually block the non-detected device.
All I need to do it get my router to recognize my visible sim. I put it in with and without an adapter. It recognize it once without the adapter for a couple seconds then enough to change the apn to Verizon automatically. Do I change the apn back? The sim works fine in my phone.
I cannot say exactly what you have done. However, the APN should be set exactly how I have outlined. There should be NO changing it afterwards. Mine is still working so not sure what is going on with yours. All I can suggest is maybe the sim isn't lining up just right or maybe your MR1100 has a different firmware or something. Can you confirm that yours is unlocked?
I just received my visible sim, activated it and all. Unlocked my att net gear m1100. When I get to the vpn section I do same as you do. All I see different from your page and mine is my network in top right does not say Verizon. Any idea what I’m doin here? Thanks man.
Not without more details. There may be a difference in our hotspots like firmware. Does yours work even without the Verizon logo coming up? Also, make sure you type it exact as things are case sensitive when setting up "APN"'s
@@tonycoleman9766 no mine still says network service discounted when I power up the device. As for firmware I’ll check in morning and try to mess with it some more. Turns out Verizon service isn’t that great where I live but still shouldn’t keep the network from being disconnected would it?
@@tylerwilson593 If it works in a phone, it should work in the hotspot. My hotspot is still working fine, so not sure what else to tell you other than verify everything is entered EXACTLY the same. Yes case sensitive.
Hi Tony im just wondering why i only get the maximum of 5mbps in download and sometimes it drops to 3mbps and 4mbps in upload? it's kinda like im only using a hotspot speed it didn't act as my phone speed. TIA
Because they are pretty much throttling most people like that right now. Speeds have just continued to get worse as more and more people try to take advantage of the hotspotting as replacement for home internet.
Having a message after inserting sim car Mobile Broadband Disconnected?
Tony I have a locked ATT Nighthawk. How do I unlock it? I used it with OTR Mobile and ATT doesn't have it in there database. Thanks
Where did you get the hotspot? Was it from OTR Mobile? If so, they would be the ones to provide an unlock code for it.
I know you don't recommend it, but with that said these hot spot data plans are complete trash so in a way this is all I have to connect to multiple devices with unlimited data. do you think having multiple devices connected will trigger a faster ban/ cancellation?? I just want be able to share a hotspot with a minimum of 2 devices at a time. Do you recommend powering off the night hawk after every use?? And do I need to keep switching back and forth frequently to my phone to not trigger the ban? Thanks for the response in advanced 🙏🏽
I have no idea what would trigger or not. I honestly doubt they are all that concerned as their current ToS doesn't say anything about putting it in a hotspot per se. They can and do throttle the crap out of their connections and claim it is deprioritization but I think that is just more of Verizon BS political talk to justify throttling. I don't think turning off the hotspot will matter. I do think if you have a lot of devices going it is a pretty good red flag that you are blatantly misusing it though. My advice doesn't matter as I don't work for Visible and have no say on what goes. Using it other than the way they advertise opens you up to fail.
@@tonycoleman9766 thanks Tony your knowledge is much appreciated!
Thanks for the video!
You're welcome!
Cudy AC1200 Dual Band 4G LTE Modem Router with SIM Card Slot, 1200Mbps
works also. With the following settings:
[Visible]:
Follow [Upgrade to the latest firmware]. #Very important#
Go to Advanced Settings -> IPv6 to enable it.
Go to Advanced Settings -> TTL -> Custom and set TTL to 64, set HL to 65.
Go to General Settings -> 3G/4G , Set APN profile as Manual, Set APN as VSBLINTERNET, Leave username and password as blank, Set Authentication as PAP+CHAP
Save all the settings and then check.
how did you get the att Hotspot unlocked?
I bought an unlocked hotspot but they sent the unlock code with it just in case it prompted for it again. You need to follow the unlock policy of whomever provided the hotspot to begin with. In my case it was ATT.
If verizon uses band 13 in your area this will not work. The m1 does not support band 13. I found that out the hard way
What you should say is if Verizon is ONLY using band 13 in your area. Bands 2 and 4 overlap with AT&T and T-Mobile (possibly Sprint with T-Mobile buying them) for 4G coverage. www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/cell-phone-networks-and-frequencies-explained
Any idea if this method will work on a MIFI 7730L? Unlocked from Verizon. I can't find the APN settings for it.
I do not know. Sorry...
How do I unlock my att netgear nighthawk mr1100 ?
You should contact whatever carrier you got it from as they will have their own policy on it. Then they should be able to walk you through it.
If you take the SIM card out can you hook up to the Internet wirelessly on this modem
Are you asking if you can take the sim card out of your phone to put into this? Or are you imagining this working with no sim card at all? Your question is poorly written so I'm not quite sure how to answer you.
Will it work with a veñocity 2 lte?
I don't have one to test. Sorry, I am of no help there.
Tony, is this still working for you?
Yes
Might need a little help. I just bought and setup my m1 and on visible. Followed your steps with putting in APN settings and it’s working. But in WiFi or Ethernet, I can’t get no higher than 6mbps. Now I know they have that 5mbps hotspot cap but I was hoping using the m1 it would get around that. On my iPhone hotspot it’s like that but was hoping this might be different. Is it possible and how? Thanks!
They have made changes to how they handle this stuff a few months back. A lot of people reporting their hotspots now throttle as well. I noticed mine would do it after eating a large amount of data even before recent changes. I can honestly say that even my phone suffers heavy throttling during most of the business hours. So, you probably won't find a solution to this issue. Some people will say it depends on how congested your area is. I don't think that is necessarily the case though...
@@tonycoleman9766 ok cool, thanks for the info. I might do a little playing around with it and see if I can figure something out. I appreciate your help.
@@mw101376 Not a problem. Glad to help.
Does anybody know if this still works? Mine will not work and every time I go to the netgear setup page it tells me "mobile broadband disconnected". Anybody have any solutions?
I think visible is now paying more attention to this. And if they cannot detect the phone model they block it. I would be interested to know if others are still able to get theirs to work.
@@tonycoleman9766 gotcha. Thank you!
I'm just wondering how long them speeds lasted before they knocked you down to 5mbps
They didn't target me if that is what you are implying. Pretty much everyone around me have these slower speeds now. They have been pretty slow for at least 6 months or more now. A brand new line to a unique address in this area still has these throttled speeds.
@@tonycoleman9766 actually I thought this whole time they were throttling me turns out it's signal strength
@@RobertDickens2002 Well good luck. My hotspot hasn't moved .... so, if signal strength has gone down, then it means they removed a tower..haha
@@tonycoleman9766 it really confuses me because some days it will hit like 12 or 14 and then it's back to 5-6
@@RobertDickens2002 That is most likely them throttling your area.
does this work present day ?
I have not tried running it this way in 2023. Last I knew, they were cracking down on any sims in devices that didn't register as a phone. Keep us posted if you try.
How did you go about activating the visible sim before putting it in hotspot?
I activated the sim card with the phone I ordered with it. I used the mobile app. You can see that process in the previous video for unboxing the ZTE A3 Prime. I could have done the same with my iPhone 6S (which also has a Visible sim) or with my Galaxy S8+ which is on their compatibility list. I also have a Pixl 2XL that is not on their list but I have read reports of people getting the data to still work on them. I'm assuming you can put it in most phones to activate. I honestly don't know if you can activate the sim without it in the device or not. I have not attempted that. But I did it through the mobile application for Visible.
@@tonycoleman9766 thank you!
Does it still work today for you
yes
How much did the hotspot cost you?
I got mine used off of eBay. At the time they were typically around $200 and I got mine for $150. I've seen the prices on these fluctuate quite a bit. I think now they hover around $300.
If I buy this hotspot direct from AT&T for $250, can I then use this process? Or will I have to request an Unlock from AT&T?
You will more than likely need to unlock it due to different bands.
@@tonycoleman9766 is this something you have experience with? I found an AT&T page about unlocking, but not sure if it applies to hotspots
@@carsonk2595 I bought mine unlocked already on eBay. You would want to ask ATT support about their unlock policy.
Tony, since I already own a Netgear Nighthawk M1, how did you get around the IMEI number that indicates this device is incompatible with Visible plans? I can't sign up with Visible unless I can provide a valid IMEI number. Thanks!
@Ed DonFrensco you can't sign up for visible with any hotspot you need a compatible phone you can use an existing one if it's compatible activate the Sim in the phone then swap it to the M1 , follow this video (set the apn ) then you'll be good to go
What bERRy gOOd jUICe states is correct. The only way is to show them a working IMEI number or to order one of their phones. Once you enter a valid IMEI number they will let you order a SIM card to activate. After the service is active, you can move the SIM to another "compatible" device.
You can use an old phone to get the IMEI number
Hi Tony, I am about to invest in an unlocked Nighthawk with a Visible sim. Is this still working and where can I obtain a sim adapter if you know? Thank you
You can order sim adapters pretty much all over the internet. I have seen it work even without the adpater but I would recommend in just getting one anyways to keep it from possibly moving.
Just ordered my m1 but I have heard of visible disabling peoples account because of using the SIM card in the hotspot. Have you had any issues with this? Thanks for this awesome video!
Read my pinned post. I've used several hundred GB's of data and still no issues with being canceled. However, speeds are dismal the majority of the day most days regardless if beginning or end of the billing cycle. It also doesn't matter if it is a new or old account. Speeds in my area are at 5MB or less even if not hot spotting most of the days. I would not recommend this as a primary home internet solution.
@@tonycoleman9766 Maybe Visible has throttled your account instead of cancelling? I am getting 50 -70 mps download and 30mps 40mps up on none prime time.
@@DavidLabbe What makes you think that I have been cancelled? My service works just fine and I've stated numerous times that the speeds are HEAVILY throttled. And it doesn't require hundreds of GB's of data to be used to get throttled either. It is location dependent in theory based on network congestion on your towers. Even brand new lines with Visible suffer the same as old abusive lines. At least in my area they do.
@@tonycoleman9766 I never said cancelled...i said throttled. Maybe Visible has throttled your sim and knows it is a hot spot. Visible throttles hot spot data to 5mps. I get on average 50mps down
@@DavidLabbe You stated "Maybe Visible has throttled your account instead of cancelling?" is what you stated. Why else would you say "instead of cancelling" if you weren't implying that I was cancelled?
I was just told that visible shut off 2 Sim card of a guy's and said it was for using it in a router.
Is this for real? How come i don't see any disclaimer on their site that say they dont allow that?
@@yuzuhaz0 they say you can't use the Sim card in a router. You can ask them and they will tell you. They told me that I could not even use a phone booster and could not hook up to a router. They don't want you to be able to use more than one device at a time. Even though they sell iPhones that allows you to. Lol they are a funny carrier
But I do use a phone booster and a travel router that allows me to hook up to 10 devices at a time
All smart phones have the ability to tether/hotspot as long as the carrier doesn't disable it. It isn't just an iPhone thing. They also advertise allowing hotspotting/tethering at a reduced speed. I personally don't recommend using the service as a replacement for home internet. I do use the service for unlimited data though running beermoney applications. If people do start abusing the service, I'm sure they will make changes at some point to curb the behavior. However, with that said, I noticed no service interruptions while I had it in my hotspot. I have since moved it back to the phone for further testing. I will probably move it back and forth based on my needs.
@@tonycoleman9766 yes all phones can use hotspot but iPhones you can hook up to more than one device but their Android phones only allow you to use hotspot for only one device instead of multiple devices at a time
Can be done with a open Mr1100 or not? Thanks, TerryH
Did you follow the instructions on the video?.....
Will they think that I'm still using my phone and not a modem router and will this get me pass data cap
There is no data cap and they can tell that you are using a different device.
How do I get a visible plan, the compatibility test on their website does not support the M1?
You have to use an IMEI from a compatible device to get past the compatible check. They will then ship you the SIM to activate. They don't charge you until the plan is activated.
The part where you did the configuration for the Nighthawk.. Is that the att website or is that Specifically for the Nighthawk?
That is on the Nighthawk itself.
@@tonycoleman9766 oh once it's connected to the pc?
@@remykids have you followed the video? It walks you through this...
I'm looking to buy this setup and I like to fully understand what's going on before buying you know.
Mine is saying mobile broadband disconnected
Yeah...they have been cracking down on devices that aren't detected as a phone. So, if they cannot detect the phone model, they block it now.
It keeps saying mobile broadband disconnected. I did exactly in video
Does the sim connect ok in your phone?
All fixed ! So does this use cellular data or the hotspot of the sim?
@@yesimontes6224 They are both one and the same. The sim is what allows you to use the cellular data in the first place. However, though the device may not be throttled, each device connected to it may be.
Yes I how did you fix this? Mine was running and started giving the error again.
Please stop asking me if they have canceled my service. They have not canceled me and I don't typically leave my sim card in the Nighthawk. I don't recommend using this as an alternative to getting traditional home internet. If you are reading that people are getting canceled, there is a reason for that. It isn't meant to be used this way and you run the chance of being canceled. I don't care if someone has gotten away with it for a while.
lol..... i hit 1042GB before they cut me down after 29 days
@@thegarceauproject Only 1TB? Was yours in an MR1100? Or did you use a different device? I've seen others swear by the MoFi devices. I've had no issue with tethering my laptop to the phone and then using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to deliver it to a home wireless router. Been doing it for months with no cancellations. Speeds may not always be as fast as the hotspot but it works. LOL
@@tonycoleman9766 Data is like the new currency , makes me think of the horrible movie with JT called "IN TIME" . it was the 1100. Found a great way to change up my TTL talk from all my devices to make my router think all that is connected are phones or tablets. then to top that off, also found a simple code to imput into my cellphone to bypass the hotspot option being greyed out , but now is secretly forever on undercover ..... you need to check out the chan. Ogne Tech.... SUch a small percent of users in the world who are hooked up know what TTL is and how and why it works. its going to be decades till the loop hole is gone.
One question, have they cancelled your service yet?
@@cruisingcory5414 after 15 months yes. im all singed up now with digital bridge. Legit as it gets
for unlimited unthrottled
Question: if I sign up with an iPad imei (which I generated using an app...& Visible has deemed it compatible) how do I get a phone number? And does the phone number actually have had to be connected to a old Verizon service?
Option 2: I have a prepaid phone that is unlocked and also is deemed compatible by visible....that number was previously connected to a prepaid service acct like SimMobile or w/e.....is that better to use?!
For one, getting a phone number is just part of signing up. What won't work is doing the porting deal unless you actually port a number from an existing service. I successfully ported my Google Voice number over. Google charges $3 for that. However, the only time I would port a number over is if I was taking advantage of one of their offers. Otherwise, they will just assign you one when you set up service.
Second, if the phone is on their compatible list and is indeed unlocked, then give it a go. I don't know what your intentions are but as far as I know it should work. Whether it is better or not is up to you.
@@tonycoleman9766 Ty!
@@shays.7540 Glad to help. :)
Does this really work and how long before they get you? I really want this, how long has it been working and do they care if you do this? i am interested I have the same router or hotspot and it is unlocked too!
I've not had any issues with the service working. Been doing it for several months and use a lot of data. However, my lines (all 6 I have) are heavily throttled and others in my area that are light users of data are the same. I can't say how congested their network actually is but I wouldn't rely on it as your primary internet.
@@tonycoleman9766 I have had visible for about 9 months now and love it I live in the woods! I get 5 bars of Verizon signal and very close to a tower and there are only about 5 families that live out here full time, I just wonder if they will shut me off if I do this?! I hope not! I use it for my tv no signal very often on rooftop antenna and for my livestreams on youtube!
@@GrampyCampy If they do, just order another one. I've used extremely large amounts of data for months on mine. I've not been cancelled nor warned yet. When I first got them, my speeds were quite nice. Now, I'm lucky to hit 5MB/s on my phone without tethering let alone when I am.
@@tonycoleman9766 thanks btw forgot to say that
@@GrampyCampy Not a problem. Glad to help.
does it still work
i keep getting mobile broadband disconnected message. any fixes?
Last time I saw that restarting helped. However I have heard that they are cracking down on non-phone devices.
@@tonycoleman9766 I see. I’ve restarted dozens of times so I don’t think it’s that . But you think it’s visible or net gear. I see
@@foofightin4life I don't think it is Netgear. I think it is Visible specifically.
Is this still working a year later?
I have not attempted to use it in months because they were cracking down on devices that did not register as phones. If you try it, let me know how it goes.
@@tonycoleman9766 I never tried it because I was afraid they may do that sorta thing, that’s why I am asking you again! I may fumble around with it, but haven’t yet! Thanks for the update! 😂
Why does my Nighthawk keep saying sim not installed?
Does the sim work in a phone?
@@tonycoleman9766 never mind; I got it working. Thanks for your video 😊
Yes it would; haven’t used in a while. Having the same trouble