I got this and the waveform and I couldnt be happier. I went from the standard TMobile gateway of 180Mb down / 45Mb up and now have 550Mb down /140Mb up. Thank you Nater Tater for the wonderful advice
@@craigs5118 I'm going to have to get something. The t mobile supplied gateway won't stay locked onto a band. Keeps cycling through all the bands on 5g. When it loses connection with 5g, all data stops, even though it's still connected to LTE. This is the third gateway that's doing the same thing, I'm sure it's the tower. That tower has been upgraded to SA 41, sa25 and SA 71, but t mobile won't open up the gateway to SA. If I can lock onto sa 25, Itll work great. Or at least b2 and n71. Something is wrong with the N41 radio on the tower but t mobile won't even consider it.
Nate thank you for your good information. Just ordered 5G Chester AX3000 🐆 - The Encore SDX62 - DUAL SIM - Wi-Fi 6 Industrial LTE NR5G Wireless Modem Router Bundle Fixed Wireless Access Point - Can work Mobile × 1 and used the discount code that you shared - Customer service at Chester Tech Repairs is excellent !
Just hooked up my Chester Cheetah. The band locking and network modes made the difference for me and were worth the money. My tower is over 5 miles away and has only bands B2, B12, B71, and N71. B12 and B71 are quite slow. The Nokia I think was always aggregating B2 and N71, but B2 was dragging it down., especially upload. Choosing Network Modes NR5G+LTE and SA on the Cheetah forced it to use only N71 without B2 and improved things quite a lot. Not blazing fast (very rural area) but makes TMHI usable again. Thanks for all the videos that made it easy to dial it in.
Very happy with this router. I have T-Mobile Home Internet and live in the fringiest of rural zones. My phone barely gets n71 SA in the window, but everything else is a jumble of b12, b2, b66, with unserviceable signal numbers. Finally, I can lock on to n71 SA with this router, and with an external antenna I typically get 40 down 10 up. With our T-Mobile trashcan, we were lucky to get 20 down 5 up, but that got much much worse as T-Mobile started disabling b71 towers (or upgrading them to n71? not sure what they did but they're gone now), ending at about 15 down,
@@NaterTater So of course the week I swap to the Cheetah is the week TMO is "upgrading" the local towers. Service had been weak for several weeks (avg 13-14D/1-4U) and got worse after switching router/gateway. As in service would drop completely at time during the day reguardless of which tower I pointed antennas. For now looks like 120D/44U with only B2 & N71 NSA. The closed tower has had N25 SA activated recently but hasn't stablized yet. I'll test that again later.
Got my Cheetah today….jumped from 120 down to 350-400!! I can’t believe it. I get better wifi speeds running through my Amplifi Alien. I haven’t even played with the bands yet!!
After rewatching this outstanding video several times, this morning I turned on IPV6 per tip from this video on my Cheeta and I noticed my down doubled from 60ish to now 110ish! It was simple to do following the instructions. I am on N71 NSA with TM with 5G blue led on. I am 0.85 linear miles from my cell tower. Very happy with this speed. Looking forward to N41 hopefully coming to my small town soon. N41 is in several communities around me so it will be fun to see how that UC band pumps out. I will probably take a road trip with my inverter and Cheeta (like Nate did in his other video) just because I’m curious and can’t wait to see the full potential of this outstanding product. Thanks Nater for sharing you knowledge and excitement for this topic. You are inspiring bro! 👍💪💯
I also see a big difference in downloading a video from TH-cam under a VPN goes faster. At times when doing this I see speeds over 300Mbps. But with out the VPN it is painfully slow.
@@FlufferNutterSandwich Thanks, Yes that is what I am doing. But at times that causes problems with sites like bank, local stores, and video messaging. Thank goodness it has a on and off switch.
Haven't received my unit yet but I had tons of questions for Alfredo before ordering and WOW is he fast returning emails. Even on weekends! YMMV but, you can't pay him enough for his help and I'm sure between this channel and Alfredo, I should be up and running in no time.
Just ordered a Cheetah SDX62 from Chester. Should arrive here in a week or so. Friendly and helpful communications. Shared seeing your videos with him. Remote mountains of Eastern Washington with view of T-Mobile tower on distant mountain top. Taking several speed tests before arrival ...more after. Glad to share. ...and thanks for your reports and explanations.
@@NaterTater Alfredo sent me the AX3000 from Chester. A little testing and a video phone call... he was readily quite helpful. Just a few hours into it and for sure a big improvement over my T-Mobile phone hotspot! .. Here at the end of a 4-wheel drive in the mountains of Eastern Washington, a few mile south of the Canadian border. I can see the T-Mobile antenna on a mountain across the river south of here. .. .. Freshly connected, I've already downloaded a few GB Linux OS in the background while I studied your videos on TH-cam about the Chester Cheetah . With 2 monitors, movie watching and web surfing simultaneously without the buffering pauses of the phone hotspot. Good stuff and thanks. .. .. By the way, with the Cheetah, fresh out of the box, it has been temporarily sitting here on my desk ...there is a metal wall between it and that distant tower. This place looks like a little cabin but is built around a little trailer, hence hidden metal wall .. .. In the next days I'll put the new Cheetah outside on the porch with an unblocked view-line to that tower. Then run a cable thru the wall to a little router or net hub inside. .. .. Have to experiment to find out which is best, here, WIFI from the inside router/hub to the computers or another cable to each computer.
I was having latency problems and disconnecting and reconnecting issues with the Cheetah router. I switched from 5G-NSA to 5G-SA and that seemed to fix the issue. I now have a steady connection to Band N71 with N41 as a secondary. I'm thinking with pure 5G and no 4G core it's helping with the signal stability. Hopefully this connection is consistent throughout the day. Currently, I turned off all band locking in order to let the system do what it wants. So far so good.
I bought the Quectel CAT19-RM520N-GL version a couple weeks ago mostly for the ability to do band locking and for the external antenna capability. This was for my TMHI 5G service. I had a lot of trouble with crazy roller coaster speeds, buffering and frequent disconnects from my VoIP service. I was noticing not so good connections before this. Alfredo spent a lot of time with me trying different things. Then I noticed my Deco M5 giving me poor connectivity to the router. I replaced the cable and saw immediate improvement but was still seeing roller coaster speeds and VoIP disconnects. I ordered the Cudy M1800 to try in place of the Deco. Ever since, the service has been solid for days now without any reboots. The customer service I received from Alfredo at Chester Tech repairs was phenomenal.
Rockin my Chester Cheetah Gateway now with the Waveform MIMO 4 x 4 Antenna in the Attic. After a bunch of tinkering with band locking and Antenna placement in the attic, I seem to be locked on a couple of LTE high speed bands with low ping and low and jitter. I have the 5G bands waiting in the wings as secondary connections. Not bad for a rural area in the foothills of the Carolinas. Seems pretty stable now. Thanks!
Awesome, rocking a serious setup! I know it takes a lot of tinkering to find the optimum. Know that 5G as secondary means its being used, 5G NSA just needs a 4G LTE anchor as primary.
@@NaterTater Yep. Using 5G in NSA mode as you suggested and connection seems much more stable now after blocking a couple of the long range LTE bands in favor of the LTE high speed bands which I am within range of.
18:05 wait, does port forwarding actually work? My understanding is it is impossible with Tmobile Home internet. like if you port forwarded TCP port 80 to an inner host, you could have a web server?
Port forwarding does work on this gateway but not on T-mobile's CGNAT. You can use a reverse proxy to get some port forwarding ability on tmo th-cam.com/video/SgQAGbSn0Y8/w-d-xo.html
@@NaterTater Also, my understanding is the Cheetah has built in "Zero Tier remote access" and "Wireguard VPN", which can be used to work around the CGNAT port forwarding issue. Maybe an idea for a blockbuster future video :)
I purchased Wi-Fi 6 Industrial LTE 5G NR Wireless Modem Router Bundle Fixed Wireless Access Point last year. How can I set this as a modem only? Since I'm mainly using NDI and a lot of AV sources, I would prefer to use my Netgear AV Line managed switches for doing this
Another great video Nate. Thanks for informing us with easy to understand tutorials. The Chester router is nothing different than the SUNCOMM 01 or 02 router without tech support. Just keep up the great videos.
I would love it if you could make a tutorial on the tower locking. My router keeps auto deleting the LTE-PCI2 field and will not lock onto the tower when I enter the other tower fields for the others. Alfredo wasn't able to assist as he is limited on the available towers for testing near him. The Cheetah was a great suggestion, auto reset every night and limiting the bands has helped prevent to many jumps from tower to tower!
Nice job. I own the outdoor ODU and most or nearly all was relevant. Thanks! I was waiting for a sort comment on changing the MTU on these devices. Is it a challenge?
Thanks for the video! I just received my Cheetah, yesterday, and it seems to be outperforming the Nokie gateway for TMHI. I would like to experiment with a 2x2 Netgear MIMO antenna to get a sense of whether I want to invest in a 4x4 external antenna. Do you have any videos or advice on external antennas for the Cheetah?
Sure do! th-cam.com/video/3belU1bmEh0/w-d-xo.html for a 2x2 you want to match the polarity and keep it as a pair when you hook up to the gateway. Meaning use the two outboard or two inboard antenna ports on the back of the Cheetah.
I purchased this unit based on your review. I just received this unit today. Not going to need it any time soon but I wanted to take advantage of your discount code. I am thinking about where I want to mount it in our travel trailer. The one question that I have is can I hard wire it to my power supply rather than using the included power pack and plugging it into the inverter in our travel trailer? Sorry for the silly question but I'm still learning about the electrical system in our TT. (2022 Rockwood GeoPro 20FBS)
the power supply included outputs 12v 5amps so if your TT can handle that then yes you should be good to direct wire it. Would want a fuse in the circuit.
Question, is the external antenna as necessary with the chester since it would seem to be better at reception as it is especially compared to the carrier units.
@@NaterTateranks! That makes sense and very informative. I don't think I missed it so I'll ask here. Would you still say the chester with stock form has better signal stability than the stock units still or is the main purpose for more utility in controls. The video linked is great for seeing the gain of the waveform but curious about the thoughts of signal stock to carrier unit. I'd hope you don't have to have the chester turned juuuust right like my Nokia to work. Thank you for what you do
@@emor7267 the KVD21 has about triple the broadcast coverage above the Cheetah and I'd say about 20-30% better receiving power, which is truly odd considering all the external antennas on the Cheetah. However, the Cheetah antennas can be linked to outdoor antennas for fringe sites (where that's MUCH more difficult on the KVD21 trashcan) and of course, it's really all about the network settings. Tmobile has locked you out in their stocker from even basic things like separating naming on the 2.4 vs 5 and time limits on connected devices. The Cheetah gives you far more granular control, but it's a weaker transmitting device and in a saturated urban environment, it's not faster with its stock antennas. Hope that helps.
My Chester V2 x65 arrives today!!!! I'll be watching this again a few times while i set it up! Thanks Nate! Question. Will the 1pv6 on help with some of the "moderate NAT" issues i see with tmobile on Xbox do you think?
Would I be able to insert the TM sim from Calyx Institute (i.e. provided with the 4G/5G Wi-Fi hotspot (MiFi X Pro 5G)) as a "Sustainer" member for better coverage in my RV? If not, what router/antenna would you recommend or how would you enhance the MiFi X signal within the RV?
I really appreciate your channel!!! I just received my TMHI gateway, model FAST 5688W. And I also just received my brand new 5G Cheetah V2, Single SIM/SDX65. I will be receiving my Waveform 4x4 MIMO Antenna tomorrow. I am choosing to try and move from just using the TMHI gateway by itself. I replaced our DSL, only thing available until now, with another TMHI last month. In general, it outperforms the DSL, but it often has to be reset or has frequent periods of very slow download speeds. I am hoping that the ability to aggregate 4G signals and the ability to deselect certain signals will eliminate this problem. Unfortunately, the TMHI SIM has now been inserted into a plastic carrier. I did not realize this before ordering all this cool equipment! Do you know if this SIM card can be removed from the plastic holder without damaging it? Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Thanks for your rapid response. Yes, this was much easier than I thought. By the way, Alfredo, Chester Tech Repairs, responded with the same information in less than 15 minutes! I don't know how he does it! Truly amazing support!!!
I have t mobile home and it will actually work on the inseego fg2000. However, Speeds are really slow. I would like to see a video on the fg2000 with t mobile home internet.
I have been watching a ton of your videos about 5G home internet. Thank you! If you had to choose one 3rd party 5G router which would it be? (For T-Mobile Home Internet) Chester Cheeta?
Yea the Cheetah wins so far. I want to test some outdoor units too to see if it can replicate the performance of a 4x4 MIMO outdoor antenna setup too! Be sure to use code NaterTater for a discount.
I received the cheeta and it is working ok with TMHI. The wifi was disconnecting at times and then wouldn't let me to connect to it, but my tv connexted by Ethernet worked fine. After a week of dealing with bad WiFi i just plugged my nokia router and disabled the wifi on the cheeta. My speeds went up from 300 to 400-430mbs. Using the cheeta as a modem is working the best, but not as a modem/router combination
I plan on getting a set up with cellular Internet going to my own mesh Wi-Fi system. From what you are indicating the Chester cheetah would work fine and would be better than the MOFI5500 5G modem/router.
@@NaterTater Thanks! Your videos have been very helpful. Since I get 15-65 with my phone an the deck I should be able to rock it with the Cheetah and if need be the waveform antenna.
Hey Nate, great video as always. I just received my Chester Cheetah yesterday and have watched your videos several times. I have a question regarding using the sim from the Verizon ASK-NCQ1338 FA. Is the information on the Chester Repair home page all I need to follow or do I include some of the information your video shows for T-Mobile. As most of your video refers to T-Mobile, have you done similar settings with Verizon sim? Also, I currently have my Verizon home internet setup using the DMZ and an Eero Pro 6 mesh system. I assume I'm to follow your instruction in the video to continue with this type setup. Thank you for all you do.
Thanks for the great videos! I have Home Internet with a 4x4 antenna, but speeds are inconsistent. I either need to periodically reboot, or if I change the antenna configuration, I can get good speeds again. I always show weak signal on the app. When N41 is good I can get 200mbps down, but I'm usually on N71 with 30-50mbps down. If this router can aggregate more than one 5G band, do you think it would give me better consistency? I would be happy with 30-50mbps if it was consistent, but I usually reconfigure the antenna a few times a day between M,M1,M2,D and D,M,M1,M2 to regain speed. I won't hold you to an answer because there are so many variables... just looking for your opinion. Thank you!
I know this doesn't have a true bridge mode and you went over the DMZ settings to mimic it but do you think this would be a good choice for someone that needs it to just be a bridge? I have my own networking equipment and APs so don't need this for anything but a bridge for my router to fail over to. I'm interested in this device for certain other features that aren't available on a Mofi or Peplink router. Thanks!
question about imei we replaced our tmobile gateway and when i use the new imei number i can only connect to one band of 5g with the chester cheetah but when i use my old imei from the device i replaced everything works fine so is it ok to use the old imei number?
Hi Nate, I am building a small tiny home village in central TX. Do you think this would work for internet for each 12 tiny homes over a 1 acre plot? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Personally I wouldnt put 1 per home, you can easily cover 1 acre with a single system if you have fast enough internet. Or maybe 2-3 units if needed for speed. I cover about 4 acres with my home wifi mesh system.
If i get the uotek brand 5Gcpe gateway its the same if i take the tmobile sim card out of the home internet all i have to do is change the imei on the 5gcpe?
i saw something saying it does have the imei revise so all i have to do is put in the imei of my t-mobile home internet and add that apn that you have for tmobile home internet non buisness? @@NaterTater
Hi Nate! Great channel you have, I really enjoy your content. Now, if I may would like an answer or best pratice for a existing Asus router in AP mode connected to my Cheetah. Original setup was a t-Mobile Nokia and Ausus RT-87U router in AP mode, worked great with my IP POE and wifi cameras. Now the Nokia has been replaced with the Cheetah , and I changed the LAN IP address on the Cheetah to the default (192.168.12.1) Nokia gateway, everything worked. Note: Did not have to change any setting on my camera's ( they use a static ip). I am questioning this setup. Should I use the default Cheetah default IP (192.168.100.1) change all camera's settings (requires an manual-press button to factory reset). I have tried to change the camera's setting by software changes but can not get them to connect on the new LAN IP (Cheetah) Everything else works fine, Just wasnt looking forward to getting the ladder back out for the 4 camera's. Thank you in advance for any help! Steven
Thanks for another great video. Cheater is absolutely the best router to go! Guys at Chester are second to none in terms of support. I have been using it for my T Mobile Home Internet services for couple of months now, it just been great! Especially with the fix on IPv6, now I have the constant performance with average 400+ down, 30 up, unloaded ping around 25, with 5G-SA. I played around with DMZ option to mimic bridge, but the performance is not great. Keep in mind, just because the DMZ and transparent NAT, it did not eliminate double NATing in this case technically. Given Chester router uses Mediatek 710 processor, it actually does pretty good job for routing and traffic management. So, my suggestion would be using own mesh router for AP setup to maximize the performance. True, by turning own router as AP will lose some router’s function such as anti virus, parent controls from router manufacturers, but most of firewall function are available on Chester router, just need spend some time to set it up. For those who needs parent controls absolutely, there is always the option to add a managed switch into home network to do the same. Just some of my thoughts to share. Thanks again for the video.
I looked all over Nate's videos trying to find a side by side comparison of this vs stock for t-mobile (same time, location etc) I realize "it depends" but it would still be nice to get an idea of like for like potential improvements. Haven't seen one, but I ordered this on the way to external 4x4 waveform and will post a comparison. For stock I typically get 100ish during the day and up to 230ish at night.
Following up. Routers in the same spot with the same speedtest server: Stock was 153 MBps, with only minor tweaks Chester Cheetah was 220 MBps. This was during prime rush hour for both. Still need to tweak and test more. SINR got waaaay better too. Overall worth it as is. With external 4x antenna I have no doubt it would be sick.
NR5G = Not Really 5G? or Not Ready 5G? It makes me wonder sometimes. 😉 I would love to try a 4 x 4 Panel but they are to much money for a experiment against my 4 x 4 Beams.
Hey Nate, I used your code for the Cheetah. I've been using it for about two weeks now. Connection stability is 100% now because of it. I wish my area had better towers. I feel they've oversold the area because the ISP options in a town of 20,000 are limited. $100 for 100Mbps cable or $60 for 3Mbps DSL. When I first joined I easily got 300-400Mbps download and now everyday of the week I barely get 80Mbps be it n41 or n71. Do you have any thoughts on why signal would be worse though during morning and evenings? My signal light turns orange(On the Cheetah) only in the morning and evenings, meaning low signal strength, even though my connection speed is still the same.
If you are in an area gets only marginal signal strength, the next improvement is add an external 4x4 antenna. Mine was in yellow status with original Chester router, after adding the Waveform antenna, now it will lock on the bands solid day and night with “strong” status. My overall performance are doubled compare without.
Ok I am at work can’t really listen to the whole Video I have Verizon home internet LTE. My signal is strong but out of the 6 months of owning it there’s was 5G speeds above 230mps for two days. So if I upgrade to this device would I be able to get 5G speeds ?
Also… I have played with these different bands and I can’t seem to get more than 2-3 mbps upload TOPS. Most of the time it’s around 1-1.5 Mbps. I’m starting to feel like it’s a MUST for a Waveform antenna because when I took it elsewhere from home I got over 26 Mbps upload😅
@@NaterTater I figured it out. I guess I was getting throttled by my provider because even with their unlimited plans, they route ALL video traffic to 480p unless you buy the HD package for an extra $10 a month (Metro by T-Mobile). Now all devices connected through wifi get 4K video speeds. But the problem that I have now is have an external router that I would like to connect to my cheetah to provide another network in my home with those same speeds, but I have no clue how to correctly configure the DMZ to do so. It is asking me for an IP address but I don’t want to put in the wrong one. Am I supposed to be putting the IP address for that specific router that I am plugging into the ethernet port?
@aaronpryor1016 yes. Also, ideally you set the other router as a static IP so it never changes. They typically dont change in home use anyway but static is the way to force that.
@@NaterTater how would I do that exactly? When I go into the settings to set the other router as a static ip it still asks me to input an ip address. Are you familiar with the Nighthawk 4G sim routers?
Let’s make sure I have this right. ALL devices connected through WiFi TTL Packets are forced out as 64 as my routers IMEI is set to my iPhone and 64 is the Time To Live for IPhones. If I plug in an external router, which creates another hop in packets which bumps it down from 64 to 63, which no longer mimics the actual cellular use and the isp thinks it’s a hotspot and counts it as hotspot data? In order for the external device to be treated as the devices on wifi, a DMZ has to be in place that pretty much allows or forces the external router to take all the same protocols as the Chester Cheetah which keeps the TTL at 64? I may have used the wrong wording, but this was the best way for me to explain how I understand this process.
Great info and video. I ordered the Cheetah V2 Single sim using your promo code and it is supposed to arrive today, thank you! My question is about APN, it states this is an important step (Essential) in setup but missed this in your setup. I have T-mobile home internet and hope this will give me much better speeds than I'm currently getting (20-120 Download & 1 to 20 upload).
APN is automatic but you'll need to revise the IMEI. chestertechrepairs.com/blogs/news/how-to-imei-revise-on-the-wi-fi-6-5g-cellular-router?_pos=3&_sid=422c63054&_ss=r
@NaterTater Thank you. Actually the Chester Tech gentleman remoted in and set it all up for me testing various band and mode combinations. What great customer service!!! I also got one of your Nater Tater fridge magnets..... :) Getting 200mb down and 12 upload now. Very Satisfied with this gateways' performance with no external antennas for now.
Speeds with the Cheetah are exceeding my expectations. Getting 260 down and 10 upload today with no external antennas. Rock solid connection so far. Thank you again for all the valuable info and to Chester Tech Repairs for the great purchase and customer service.
I have a question, do you use a vpn? If so which one have you found works well with this device. I have tried to use cactus vpn and for some reason when I connect the device internet goes in and out. It may just be me, as I’m not completely familiar with using vpns yet
I do for work, just setup on a single computer. Have you looked in MTU packet size? Cellular is peculiar about that more so than hardline. See th-cam.com/video/v2rOWgGuHBo/w-d-xo.html
@@NaterTater well when using the vpn, on my personal router it’s fine, so I’m in the process of just turning the wifi off on the Chester device and using my own router plus being in the attic, old farm house, signal is pretty degraded, so having the router downstairs via Ethernet will help. Thankfully in this video you show how to setup using the Chester’s DMZ mode to bypass. Gonna give it a shot tonight. And I watched the linked video before, but I’m going to re watch it, thanks so much for the input :)
Let me get this straight, you can choose 4 G LTE instead of 5 G? This is all new to me. The only reason I would choose this router is so I can use outside antenna without opening the T Mobile supplied gateway. 73
Consider putting markers in the video so we can find the specific parts of the video we might need help with. 32 minutes of listening about settings I have no interest in is a bit much.
Has anyone figured out how to convert the WAN port to another LAN port. I could really use an additional LAN port. Also has anyone use PoE to power the Cheetah. For my application the most optimal (for signal and performance) location I have Ethernet and no power.
While not ideal you can use a switch in addition to the Cheetah to get more LAN ports. And you can use a PoE power splitter to get the 12v power plug (so power would get to the cheetah location via PoE but then split out to non PoE ethernet and a 12v plug).
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I have t mobile home and it will actually work on the inseego fg2000. However, Speeds are really slow. I would like to see a video on the fg2000 with t mobile home internet.
I just got the tmobile home internet am connected to n41 band i get around 800 speed with their gateway but my ping is around 25 to 30 if i use this modem can i lower my ping somewher closer to 15
Thank You so much for all the great info! I just bought both the Chester Cheetah and the Waveform MIMO 4×4 external log periodic antennas today, and your coupon codes are still good 👍
About once a week on average I'm still losing internet connection on T-Mobile (Cheetah screen says "cable unplugged"). Takes a restart of the Chester to bring everything back up. Is anyone else having this issue? I'm running the 1.9.6 firmware, have the unit set to restart every day at 4:00 am, and have DNS set to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. Any tips that might help?
That is odd. My suggestion was going to be custom DNS but you did that! Sounds like something on T-mobile's side. Is there more than one tower you connect to?
@@NaterTater Unfortunately no. Might be a T-mobile issue. The problem cropped up previous to 1.9.6 upgrade so it's been around a while. If it's T-mobile maybe it'll straighten itself out.
@howardzhao4685 Thanks I figured it out in the new firmware they added a second apn selection had to go into the settings and make sure it was set to off in my case it wasn't
I got this and the waveform and I couldnt be happier. I went from the standard TMobile gateway of 180Mb down / 45Mb up and now have 550Mb down /140Mb up. Thank you Nater Tater for the wonderful advice
Awesome!
How's it holding up?
@@Bryan-Hensley solid! Still recommend
@@craigs5118 I'm going to have to get something. The t mobile supplied gateway won't stay locked onto a band. Keeps cycling through all the bands on 5g. When it loses connection with 5g, all data stops, even though it's still connected to LTE. This is the third gateway that's doing the same thing, I'm sure it's the tower. That tower has been upgraded to SA 41, sa25 and SA 71, but t mobile won't open up the gateway to SA. If I can lock onto sa 25, Itll work great. Or at least b2 and n71. Something is wrong with the N41 radio on the tower but t mobile won't even consider it.
Nate thank you for your good information.
Just ordered 5G Chester AX3000 🐆 - The Encore SDX62 - DUAL SIM - Wi-Fi 6 Industrial LTE NR5G Wireless Modem Router Bundle Fixed Wireless Access Point - Can work Mobile × 1
and used the discount code that you shared -
Customer service at Chester Tech Repairs is excellent !
@@scottchappell6934 great to hear!
I have a question, Why is your youtube channel the BEST hidden gem series of T-mobile tips & tricks ?
😆🤷♂️ thanks Tolust!
@@NaterTater glad I also had a small "part" in this router / video 😉
Couldn’t agree any more, the best channel!
Hands down the absolute best lte/5g router ever.
Just hooked up my Chester Cheetah. The band locking and network modes made the difference for me and were worth the money. My tower is over 5 miles away and has only bands B2, B12, B71, and N71. B12 and B71 are quite slow. The Nokia I think was always aggregating B2 and N71, but B2 was dragging it down., especially upload. Choosing Network Modes NR5G+LTE and SA on the Cheetah forced it to use only N71 without B2 and improved things quite a lot. Not blazing fast (very rural area) but makes TMHI usable again. Thanks for all the videos that made it easy to dial it in.
Awesome! Takes some tinkering sometimes like you did but often can deliver results that meet your needs.
How's it holding up?
Very happy with this router. I have T-Mobile Home Internet and live in the fringiest of rural zones. My phone barely gets n71 SA in the window, but everything else is a jumble of b12, b2, b66, with unserviceable signal numbers. Finally, I can lock on to n71 SA with this router, and with an external antenna I typically get 40 down 10 up. With our T-Mobile trashcan, we were lucky to get 20 down 5 up, but that got much much worse as T-Mobile started disabling b71 towers (or upgrading them to n71? not sure what they did but they're gone now), ending at about 15 down,
Finally pulled the plug and order the Cheetah last week. Should be here today. My late evening fun will be setting this up. Wish me luck. ;D
Good luck! Keep us informed.
@@NaterTater So of course the week I swap to the Cheetah is the week TMO is "upgrading" the local towers. Service had been weak for several weeks (avg 13-14D/1-4U) and got worse after switching router/gateway. As in service would drop completely at time during the day reguardless of which tower I pointed antennas. For now looks like 120D/44U with only B2 & N71 NSA. The closed tower has had N25 SA activated recently but hasn't stablized yet. I'll test that again later.
I’ve got to appreciate your dedication after being left in the sticks without internet
Got my Cheetah today….jumped from 120 down to 350-400!! I can’t believe it. I get better wifi speeds running through my Amplifi Alien. I haven’t even played with the bands yet!!
Awesome! Happy it helped so much. I hear that often.
After rewatching this outstanding video several times, this morning I turned on IPV6 per tip from this video on my Cheeta and I noticed my down doubled from 60ish to now 110ish! It was simple to do following the instructions. I am on N71 NSA with TM with 5G blue led on. I am 0.85 linear miles from my cell tower. Very happy with this speed. Looking forward to N41 hopefully coming to my small town soon. N41 is in several communities around me so it will be fun to see how that UC band pumps out. I will probably take a road trip with my inverter and Cheeta (like Nate did in his other video) just because I’m curious and can’t wait to see the full potential of this outstanding product.
Thanks Nater for sharing you knowledge and excitement for this topic. You are inspiring bro! 👍💪💯
Awesome!
I also see a big difference in downloading a video from TH-cam under a VPN goes faster. At times when doing this I see speeds over 300Mbps. But with out the VPN it is painfully slow.
@@VNV67 that's because your ISP is throttling you when you are streaming video content. Keep using the VPN to avoid being throttled based on usage.
@@FlufferNutterSandwich Thanks, Yes that is what I am doing. But at times that causes problems with sites like bank, local stores, and video messaging. Thank goodness it has a on and off switch.
Haven't received my unit yet but I had tons of questions for Alfredo before ordering and WOW is he fast returning emails. Even on weekends! YMMV but, you can't pay him enough for his help and I'm sure between this channel and Alfredo, I should be up and running in no time.
Great to hear, he is responsive!
Just ordered a Cheetah SDX62 from Chester. Should arrive here in a week or so. Friendly and helpful communications. Shared seeing your videos with him. Remote mountains of Eastern Washington with view of T-Mobile tower on distant mountain top. Taking several speed tests before arrival ...more after. Glad to share. ...and thanks for your reports and explanations.
Awesome! Let us know how it goes
@@NaterTater Alfredo sent me the AX3000 from Chester. A little testing and a video phone call... he was readily quite helpful. Just a few hours into it and for sure a big improvement over my T-Mobile phone hotspot!
.. Here at the end of a 4-wheel drive in the mountains of Eastern Washington, a few mile south of the Canadian border. I can see the T-Mobile antenna on a mountain across the river south of here. .. .. Freshly connected, I've already downloaded a few GB Linux OS in the background while I studied your videos on TH-cam about the Chester Cheetah . With 2 monitors, movie watching and web surfing simultaneously without the buffering pauses of the phone hotspot. Good stuff and thanks.
.. .. By the way, with the Cheetah, fresh out of the box, it has been temporarily sitting here on my desk ...there is a metal wall between it and that distant tower. This place looks like a little cabin but is built around a little trailer, hence hidden metal wall .. .. In the next days I'll put the new Cheetah outside on the porch with an unblocked view-line to that tower. Then run a cable thru the wall to a little router or net hub inside. .. .. Have to experiment to find out which is best, here, WIFI from the inside router/hub to the computers or another cable to each computer.
@@HomeSchoolU-2 cool setup!
I was having latency problems and disconnecting and reconnecting issues with the Cheetah router. I switched from 5G-NSA to 5G-SA and that seemed to fix the issue. I now have a steady connection to Band N71 with N41 as a secondary. I'm thinking with pure 5G and no 4G core it's helping with the signal stability. Hopefully this connection is consistent throughout the day. Currently, I turned off all band locking in order to let the system do what it wants. So far so good.
That aligns with todays video relase, due out in 15mins!
I bought the Quectel CAT19-RM520N-GL version a couple weeks ago mostly for the ability to do band locking and for the external antenna capability. This was for my TMHI 5G service. I had a lot of trouble with crazy roller coaster speeds, buffering and frequent disconnects from my VoIP service. I was noticing not so good connections before this. Alfredo spent a lot of time with me trying different things. Then I noticed my Deco M5 giving me poor connectivity to the router. I replaced the cable and saw immediate improvement but was still seeing roller coaster speeds and VoIP disconnects. I ordered the Cudy M1800 to try in place of the Deco. Ever since, the service has been solid for days now without any reboots. The customer service I received from Alfredo at Chester Tech repairs was phenomenal.
Rockin my Chester Cheetah Gateway now with the Waveform MIMO 4 x 4 Antenna in the Attic. After a bunch of tinkering with band locking and Antenna placement in the attic, I seem to be locked on a couple of LTE high speed bands with low ping and low and jitter. I have the 5G bands waiting in the wings as secondary connections. Not bad for a rural area in the foothills of the Carolinas. Seems pretty stable now. Thanks!
Awesome, rocking a serious setup! I know it takes a lot of tinkering to find the optimum. Know that 5G as secondary means its being used, 5G NSA just needs a 4G LTE anchor as primary.
@@NaterTater Yep. Using 5G in NSA mode as you suggested and connection seems much more stable now after blocking a couple of the long range LTE bands in favor of the LTE high speed bands which I am within range of.
I agree, this unit is Bad ass, and rock solid, I am glad I purchased it, something new to play with.
great to hear
Whats the best plan to use? Any suggestions?
18:05 wait, does port forwarding actually work? My understanding is it is impossible with Tmobile Home internet. like if you port forwarded TCP port 80 to an inner host, you could have a web server?
Port forwarding does work on this gateway but not on T-mobile's CGNAT. You can use a reverse proxy to get some port forwarding ability on tmo th-cam.com/video/SgQAGbSn0Y8/w-d-xo.html
@@NaterTater got it. Just curious if you know if port forwarding works on the T-mobile small business sim?
@@NaterTater Also, my understanding is the Cheetah has built in "Zero Tier remote access" and "Wireguard VPN", which can be used to work around the CGNAT port forwarding issue. Maybe an idea for a blockbuster future video :)
@agler_ small business 5g with the optional static IP can open more options for native port forwarding. Yes I should do a VPN port forwarding video!
I purchased Wi-Fi 6 Industrial LTE 5G NR Wireless Modem Router Bundle Fixed Wireless Access Point last year. How can I set this as a modem only? Since I'm mainly using NDI and a lot of AV sources, I would prefer to use my Netgear AV Line managed switches for doing this
Is the Invisagig 5G they sell any good for TMHI? I like the idea of using my router with am easy interface
I plan to test that out soon, it costs more but may be the ticket for people looking more for a "modem".
Thank you for all your videos. I have learn a lot from them
Another great video Nate. Thanks for informing us with easy to understand tutorials. The Chester router is nothing different than the SUNCOMM 01 or 02 router without tech support. Just keep up the great videos.
Suncomm has AX3000 and the newer Firmware has VPN wireguard and schedule reboot.
Does it work with T-Mobile home internet? As in, I need to Change the IMEI number. Will it let me do that?
Yes th-cam.com/video/mj0b4FnJen8/w-d-xo.html
@@whongthai1301 which firmware that i need to download?
quick question you know where the tmobile gateways show the CGI number how do i find that out with at command and lock it to a particular CGI number?
@@XenAqUaYT th-cam.com/video/92TlnqYm-Ww/w-d-xo.html
I would love it if you could make a tutorial on the tower locking. My router keeps auto deleting the LTE-PCI2 field and will not lock onto the tower when I enter the other tower fields for the others. Alfredo wasn't able to assist as he is limited on the available towers for testing near him.
The Cheetah was a great suggestion, auto reset every night and limiting the bands has helped prevent to many jumps from tower to tower!
Here you go Ted: th-cam.com/video/92TlnqYm-Ww/w-d-xo.html
Nice job. I own the outdoor ODU and most or nearly all was relevant. Thanks! I was waiting for a sort comment on changing the MTU on these devices. Is it a challenge?
Thanks for the video! I just received my Cheetah, yesterday, and it seems to be outperforming the Nokie gateway for TMHI. I would like to experiment with a 2x2 Netgear MIMO antenna to get a sense of whether I want to invest in a 4x4 external antenna. Do you have any videos or advice on external antennas for the Cheetah?
Sure do! th-cam.com/video/3belU1bmEh0/w-d-xo.html for a 2x2 you want to match the polarity and keep it as a pair when you hook up to the gateway. Meaning use the two outboard or two inboard antenna ports on the back of the Cheetah.
I purchased this unit based on your review. I just received this unit today. Not going to need it any time soon but I wanted to take advantage of your discount code. I am thinking about where I want to mount it in our travel trailer. The one question that I have is can I hard wire it to my power supply rather than using the included power pack and plugging it into the inverter in our travel trailer? Sorry for the silly question but I'm still learning about the electrical system in our TT. (2022 Rockwood GeoPro 20FBS)
the power supply included outputs 12v 5amps so if your TT can handle that then yes you should be good to direct wire it. Would want a fuse in the circuit.
@@NaterTater Great thanks, that's what I thought but I wanted to double check. Appreciate your videos they are very informative.
This can be used on the go while moving?
Yes the router can. So long as your SIM/plan allows it.
Question, is the external antenna as necessary with the chester since it would seem to be better at reception as it is especially compared to the carrier units.
Here's what you get adding a 4x4 MIMO to the Chester Cheetah th-cam.com/video/3belU1bmEh0/w-d-xo.html
@@NaterTateranks! That makes sense and very informative. I don't think I missed it so I'll ask here. Would you still say the chester with stock form has better signal stability than the stock units still or is the main purpose for more utility in controls. The video linked is great for seeing the gain of the waveform but curious about the thoughts of signal stock to carrier unit. I'd hope you don't have to have the chester turned juuuust right like my Nokia to work. Thank you for what you do
@@emor7267 the KVD21 has about triple the broadcast coverage above the Cheetah and I'd say about 20-30% better receiving power, which is truly odd considering all the external antennas on the Cheetah.
However, the Cheetah antennas can be linked to outdoor antennas for fringe sites (where that's MUCH more difficult on the KVD21 trashcan) and of course, it's really all about the network settings. Tmobile has locked you out in their stocker from even basic things like separating naming on the 2.4 vs 5 and time limits on connected devices. The Cheetah gives you far more granular control, but it's a weaker transmitting device and in a saturated urban environment, it's not faster with its stock antennas. Hope that helps.
Do you know if they make a weather resistant or waterproof router like this?
Yes chester tech repairs offers a few. My coupon code should work.
My Chester V2 x65 arrives today!!!! I'll be watching this again a few times while i set it up! Thanks Nate!
Question. Will the 1pv6 on help with some of the "moderate NAT" issues i see with tmobile on Xbox do you think?
Great to hear. No, ipv6 wont solve that, you'll wont get an open NAT on tmobile without some serious workarounds.
Would I be able to insert the TM sim from Calyx Institute (i.e. provided with the 4G/5G Wi-Fi hotspot (MiFi X Pro 5G)) as a "Sustainer" member for better coverage in my RV? If not, what router/antenna would you recommend or how would you enhance the MiFi X signal within the RV?
I'm not familiar with that. You could try asking Chester Tech Repair.
I IM'd Cheetah about this exact SIM card from this hotspot and the answer was it will work.
On the DMZ setting can that setting be used for a gaming console instead of using it for another router?
Yes. Can be used for any single device.
@@NaterTater ok thank you
Question i just got this today and i have the waveform quadmini antenna what antennas go to which ports on the back?
Just in order. 1234
@@NaterTater ok thank you also I’m using sa with band25 and n71 how do I use lte bands with 2 5G bands with 5G SA
@@XenAqUaYT SA is only 5G. Switch to NSA to combine with LTE
@@NaterTater I did that and it gave me better results im wondering what should my APN be for the tmobile home internet unlimited?
I really appreciate your channel!!! I just received my TMHI gateway, model FAST 5688W. And I also just received my brand new 5G Cheetah V2, Single SIM/SDX65. I will be receiving my Waveform 4x4 MIMO Antenna tomorrow. I am choosing to try and move from just using the TMHI gateway by itself. I replaced our DSL, only thing available until now, with another TMHI last month. In general, it outperforms the DSL, but it often has to be reset or has frequent periods of very slow download speeds. I am hoping that the ability to aggregate 4G signals and the ability to deselect certain signals will eliminate this problem. Unfortunately, the TMHI SIM has now been inserted into a plastic carrier. I did not realize this before ordering all this cool equipment! Do you know if this SIM card can be removed from the plastic holder without damaging it? Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
yes, it should pop out easily. you'll have a great setup!
Thanks for your rapid response. Yes, this was much easier than I thought. By the way, Alfredo, Chester Tech Repairs, responded with the same information in less than 15 minutes! I don't know how he does it! Truly amazing support!!!
Great video! I just recently got this
Nate. Will the Cheetah do load balancing if I plug another carrier into say the WAN port to give me more speed?
No. Also load balancing wont give you more speed, just more bandwidth.
I have t mobile home and it will actually work on the inseego fg2000. However, Speeds are really slow. I would like to see a video on the fg2000 with t mobile home internet.
I have been watching a ton of your videos about 5G home internet. Thank you! If you had to choose one 3rd party 5G router which would it be? (For T-Mobile Home Internet)
Chester Cheeta?
Yea the Cheetah wins so far. I want to test some outdoor units too to see if it can replicate the performance of a 4x4 MIMO outdoor antenna setup too! Be sure to use code NaterTater for a discount.
I received the cheeta and it is working ok with TMHI. The wifi was disconnecting at times and then wouldn't let me to connect to it, but my tv connexted by Ethernet worked fine. After a week of dealing with bad WiFi i just plugged my nokia router and disabled the wifi on the cheeta. My speeds went up from 300 to 400-430mbs. Using the cheeta as a modem is working the best, but not as a modem/router combination
I plan on getting a set up with cellular Internet going to my own mesh Wi-Fi system. From what you are indicating the Chester cheetah would work fine and would be better than the MOFI5500 5G modem/router.
Yes
@@NaterTater Thanks! Your videos have been very helpful. Since I get 15-65 with my phone an the deck I should be able to rock it with the Cheetah and if need be the waveform antenna.
Hey Nate, great video as always. I just received my Chester Cheetah yesterday and have watched your videos several times. I have a question regarding using the sim from the Verizon ASK-NCQ1338 FA. Is the information on the Chester Repair home page all I need to follow or do I include some of the information your video shows for T-Mobile. As most of your video refers to T-Mobile, have you done similar settings with Verizon sim? Also, I currently have my Verizon home internet setup using the DMZ and an Eero Pro 6 mesh system.
I assume I'm to follow your instruction in the video to continue with this type setup. Thank you for all you do.
Calx work with IMIE clone?
Do you have any info on how to choose the modem in the cheetah? I read the webpage but it still doesn't seem very clear to me.
Your best bet is to message/email/call Chester Tech Repairs. It'll probably be the RM520 which is what I have and tested here.
Thanks for the great videos! I have Home Internet with a 4x4 antenna, but speeds are inconsistent. I either need to periodically reboot, or if I change the antenna configuration, I can get good speeds again. I always show weak signal on the app. When N41 is good I can get 200mbps down, but I'm usually on N71 with 30-50mbps down. If this router can aggregate more than one 5G band, do you think it would give me better consistency? I would be happy with 30-50mbps if it was consistent, but I usually reconfigure the antenna a few times a day between M,M1,M2,D and D,M,M1,M2 to regain speed. I won't hold you to an answer because there are so many variables... just looking for your opinion. Thank you!
It should significantly help, you can band lock to say just n41 and it will stay there and not switch to n71.
Are there any other steps after clicking edit for the IMEI revise?
That should cover you. You can reach out to Alfredo at Chester Tech Repairs chat for free tech support on the Cheetah.
Okay thanks@@NaterTater
I know this doesn't have a true bridge mode and you went over the DMZ settings to mimic it but do you think this would be a good choice for someone that needs it to just be a bridge? I have my own networking equipment and APs so don't need this for anything but a bridge for my router to fail over to. I'm interested in this device for certain other features that aren't available on a Mofi or Peplink router. Thanks!
Yes DMZ should work for most of your needs especially as a failover setup. This router does well with nearly any SIM plan and has lots of "tricks".
Does this unit support wireguard VPN?
question about imei we replaced our tmobile gateway and when i use the new imei number i can only connect to one band of 5g with the chester cheetah but when i use my old imei from the device i replaced everything works fine so is it ok to use the old imei number?
@@XenAqUaYT send me an email www.natertaterchannel.com/#wpforms-96
@@NaterTater i emailed you this morning do you by chance have the latest m10k21 firmware if you could sned it to me by email i would appreciate it
@XenAqUaYT chester can provide those, he's quick to respond. Just share your order # with him.
So, if you are going to be doing a long livestream, you might want to lock to 71?
Yes perhaps. Especially if your n71 upload is the best (often is).
For business T-mobile account do I have to revise IME?
no
Hi Nate, I am building a small tiny home village in central TX. Do you think this would work for internet for each 12 tiny homes over a 1 acre plot? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Personally I wouldnt put 1 per home, you can easily cover 1 acre with a single system if you have fast enough internet. Or maybe 2-3 units if needed for speed. I cover about 4 acres with my home wifi mesh system.
@@NaterTater Thank you Nate, very helpful
If i get the uotek brand 5Gcpe gateway its the same if i take the tmobile sim card out of the home internet all i have to do is change the imei on the 5gcpe?
I'm not familiar with that cpe or if it supports imei repairs. If it does then it should work.
i saw something saying it does have the imei revise so all i have to do is put in the imei of my t-mobile home internet and add that apn that you have for tmobile home internet non buisness?
@@NaterTater
Hi Nate! Great channel you have, I really enjoy your content.
Now, if I may would like an answer or best pratice for a existing Asus router in AP mode connected to my Cheetah.
Original setup was a t-Mobile Nokia and Ausus RT-87U router in AP mode, worked great with my IP POE and wifi cameras.
Now the Nokia has been replaced with the Cheetah , and I changed the LAN IP address on the Cheetah to the default (192.168.12.1) Nokia gateway, everything worked.
Note: Did not have to change any setting on my camera's ( they use a static ip).
I am questioning this setup. Should I use the default Cheetah default IP (192.168.100.1) change all camera's settings (requires an manual-press button to factory reset).
I have tried to change the camera's setting by software changes but can not get them to connect on the new LAN IP (Cheetah)
Everything else works fine, Just wasnt looking forward to getting the ladder back out for the 4 camera's.
Thank you in advance for any help!
Steven
Thanks for another great video. Cheater is absolutely the best router to go! Guys at Chester are second to none in terms of support. I have been using it for my T Mobile Home Internet services for couple of months now, it just been great! Especially with the fix on IPv6, now I have the constant performance with average 400+ down, 30 up, unloaded ping around 25, with 5G-SA. I played around with DMZ option to mimic bridge, but the performance is not great. Keep in mind, just because the DMZ and transparent NAT, it did not eliminate double NATing in this case technically. Given Chester router uses Mediatek 710 processor, it actually does pretty good job for routing and traffic management. So, my suggestion would be using own mesh router for AP setup to maximize the performance. True, by turning own router as AP will lose some router’s function such as anti virus, parent controls from router manufacturers, but most of firewall function are available on Chester router, just need spend some time to set it up. For those who needs parent controls absolutely, there is always the option to add a managed switch into home network to do the same. Just some of my thoughts to share. Thanks again for the video.
I looked all over Nate's videos trying to find a side by side comparison of this vs stock for t-mobile (same time, location etc) I realize "it depends" but it would still be nice to get an idea of like for like potential improvements. Haven't seen one, but I ordered this on the way to external 4x4 waveform and will post a comparison. For stock I typically get 100ish during the day and up to 230ish at night.
TH-cam is not the easiest to search through. Here's a comparison th-cam.com/video/TeyMAGqRaSI/w-d-xo.html
Following up. Routers in the same spot with the same speedtest server: Stock was 153 MBps, with only minor tweaks Chester Cheetah was 220 MBps. This was during prime rush hour for both. Still need to tweak and test more.
SINR got waaaay better too. Overall worth it as is. With external 4x antenna I have no doubt it would be sick.
Can you put any simcard from any carrier in it?
Yes for the most part. Alfredo at Chester Tech Repairs can pre-configure the modem to accept most sims. He does that for free.
Any idea how to set the MTU on the Cheetah?
I think that on the "internet" page in the webui. If not ping Chester Tech Repairs at their online chat and he can give you AT command.
Did you change the APN for TMHI?
No
@@NaterTater 👍
Boss level Nate
Question….right now I have both my Cheetah and Alien casting wifi. Will it improve my speeds if I turn off wifi on one of them?
Potentially, depends how congested wifi spectrum is around you.
These Sunncomm devices are pretty decent, especially the new x65's. I wish they would do a better job with the firmware they put on them
Yes the x65's are fast!
NR5G = Not Really 5G? or Not Ready 5G? It makes me wonder sometimes. 😉
I would love to try a 4 x 4 Panel but they are to much money for a experiment against my 4 x 4 Beams.
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Damn how many antennas do you need?
6? th-cam.com/video/89nx10efdxU/w-d-xo.html
Hey Nate, I used your code for the Cheetah. I've been using it for about two weeks now. Connection stability is 100% now because of it.
I wish my area had better towers. I feel they've oversold the area because the ISP options in a town of 20,000 are limited. $100 for 100Mbps cable or $60 for 3Mbps DSL. When I first joined I easily got 300-400Mbps download and now everyday of the week I barely get 80Mbps be it n41 or n71.
Do you have any thoughts on why signal would be worse though during morning and evenings? My signal light turns orange(On the Cheetah) only in the morning and evenings, meaning low signal strength, even though my connection speed is still the same.
I have the same issue
This is likely due to congestion on the network. Did you check to see if you're connecting to different bands when the 5G LED goes orange?
Yellow 5G = N41
If you are in an area gets only marginal signal strength, the next improvement is add an external 4x4 antenna. Mine was in yellow status with original Chester router, after adding the Waveform antenna, now it will lock on the bands solid day and night with “strong” status. My overall performance are doubled compare without.
I emailed them to verify that this does work with T-Mobile home internet (not business).
If it does ill use your code.
It definitely does. th-cam.com/video/mj0b4FnJen8/w-d-xo.html
I placed the order. Should have it by Saturday. Thank you for your help
@@kevinroberts781 nice, let us know how it works
Ok I am at work can’t really listen to the whole Video I have Verizon home internet LTE. My signal is strong but out of the 6 months of owning it there’s was 5G speeds above 230mps for two days. So if I upgrade to this device would I be able to get 5G speeds ?
Also… I have played with these different bands and I can’t seem to get more than 2-3 mbps upload TOPS. Most of the time it’s around 1-1.5 Mbps. I’m starting to feel like it’s a MUST for a Waveform antenna because when I took it elsewhere from home I got over 26 Mbps upload😅
Turn off just n41 and see what it does
@@NaterTater I figured it out. I guess I was getting throttled by my provider because even with their unlimited plans, they route ALL video traffic to 480p unless you buy the HD package for an extra $10 a month (Metro by T-Mobile). Now all devices connected through wifi get 4K video speeds. But the problem that I have now is have an external router that I would like to connect to my cheetah to provide another network in my home with those same speeds, but I have no clue how to correctly configure the DMZ to do so. It is asking me for an IP address but I don’t want to put in the wrong one. Am I supposed to be putting the IP address for that specific router that I am plugging into the ethernet port?
@aaronpryor1016 yes. Also, ideally you set the other router as a static IP so it never changes. They typically dont change in home use anyway but static is the way to force that.
@@NaterTater how would I do that exactly? When I go into the settings to set the other router as a static ip it still asks me to input an ip address. Are you familiar with the Nighthawk 4G sim routers?
Let’s make sure I have this right. ALL devices connected through WiFi TTL Packets are forced out as 64 as my routers IMEI is set to my iPhone and 64 is the Time To Live for IPhones. If I plug in an external router, which creates another hop in packets which bumps it down from 64 to 63, which no longer mimics the actual cellular use and the isp thinks it’s a hotspot and counts it as hotspot data? In order for the external device to be treated as the devices on wifi, a DMZ has to be in place that pretty much allows or forces the external router to take all the same protocols as the Chester Cheetah which keeps the TTL at 64? I may have used the wrong wording, but this was the best way for me to explain how I understand this process.
Thank you
Do you know where to change dns
Great info and video. I ordered the Cheetah V2 Single sim using your promo code and it is supposed to arrive today, thank you! My question is about APN, it states this is an important step (Essential) in setup but missed this in your setup. I have T-mobile home internet and hope this will give me much better speeds than I'm currently getting (20-120 Download & 1 to 20 upload).
APN is automatic but you'll need to revise the IMEI. chestertechrepairs.com/blogs/news/how-to-imei-revise-on-the-wi-fi-6-5g-cellular-router?_pos=3&_sid=422c63054&_ss=r
@NaterTater Thank you. Actually the Chester Tech gentleman remoted in and set it all up for me testing various band and mode combinations. What great customer service!!! I also got one of your Nater Tater fridge magnets..... :) Getting 200mb down and 12 upload now. Very Satisfied with this gateways' performance with no external antennas for now.
@@mrgoodwrench6969 awesome!
Speeds with the Cheetah are exceeding my expectations. Getting 260 down and 10 upload today with no external antennas. Rock solid connection so far. Thank you again for all the valuable info and to Chester Tech Repairs for the great purchase and customer service.
@@mrgoodwrench6969 great to hear!
CALX with IMIE clone work?
I have a question, do you use a vpn? If so which one have you found works well with this device. I have tried to use cactus vpn and for some reason when I connect the device internet goes in and out. It may just be me, as I’m not completely familiar with using vpns yet
I do for work, just setup on a single computer. Have you looked in MTU packet size? Cellular is peculiar about that more so than hardline. See th-cam.com/video/v2rOWgGuHBo/w-d-xo.html
@@NaterTater well when using the vpn, on my personal router it’s fine, so I’m in the process of just turning the wifi off on the Chester device and using my own router plus being in the attic, old farm house, signal is pretty degraded, so having the router downstairs via Ethernet will help. Thankfully in this video you show how to setup using the Chester’s DMZ mode to bypass. Gonna give it a shot tonight. And I watched the linked video before, but I’m going to re watch it, thanks so much for the input :)
@@sethwright5092 sounds good
Let me get this straight, you can choose 4 G LTE instead of 5 G? This is all new to me. The only reason I would choose this router is so I can use outside antenna without opening the T Mobile supplied gateway. 73
Yes you can band lock or choose 4G LTE over 5G if it gives you better performance.
@@NaterTater thanks for your response. 73
Consider putting markers in the video so we can find the specific parts of the video we might need help with. 32 minutes of listening about settings I have no interest in is a bit much.
Has anyone figured out how to convert the WAN port to another LAN port. I could really use an additional LAN port. Also has anyone use PoE to power the Cheetah. For my application the most optimal (for signal and performance) location I have Ethernet and no power.
While not ideal you can use a switch in addition to the Cheetah to get more LAN ports. And you can use a PoE power splitter to get the 12v power plug (so power would get to the cheetah location via PoE but then split out to non PoE ethernet and a 12v plug).
Where bridge mode???🛑
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I have t mobile home and it will actually work on the inseego fg2000. However, Speeds are really slow. I would like to see a video on the fg2000 with t mobile home internet.
I just got the tmobile home internet am connected to n41 band i get around 800 speed with their gateway but my ping is around 25 to 30 if i use this modem can i lower my ping somewher closer to 15
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About once a week on average I'm still losing internet connection on T-Mobile (Cheetah screen says "cable unplugged"). Takes a restart of the Chester to bring everything back up. Is anyone else having this issue? I'm running the 1.9.6 firmware, have the unit set to restart every day at 4:00 am, and have DNS set to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. Any tips that might help?
That is odd. My suggestion was going to be custom DNS but you did that! Sounds like something on T-mobile's side. Is there more than one tower you connect to?
@@NaterTater Unfortunately no. Might be a T-mobile issue. The problem cropped up previous to 1.9.6 upgrade so it's been around a while. If it's T-mobile maybe it'll straighten itself out.
@@randymelton8713 is this issue in NSA or SA?
@@RouterRelated NSA
Doesn't work was working had a ipv6 address restarted the router and no more ipv6 address ugh
Make sure that you have the correct APN set on the Chester.
@howardzhao4685 Thanks I figured it out in the new firmware they added a second apn selection had to go into the settings and make sure it was set to off in my case it wasn't
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hello set up. SUNCOMM（O1 Pro）AX3000 under T-mobile USA I inserted a SIM card please help configuration