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[AT&T LG G2] votinh:
Quick note: the latest firmware version is 20y (20k -> 20u -> 20y).

Even with 20y, you can still root and install TWRP recovery on it.

Anyway, you got everything under control. Congrats.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dennistpm:
Dialed 611 and ordered the free Personal CellSpot router. Looks like they are waiving the $25 deposit for now so get them while they're hot. I've seen posts elsewhere that they're waiving the deposit until 9/24, but I don't know if that's verified. I don't really need it but if it's free, it's for me. :laugh: They ship UPS ground so it'll be here in a week. Apparently, they don't have them in stores yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
I went to the store today, and they have them. I wasn't able to pick it up, but they do have at the stores.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] KoubaK:
I will check the store on my way home tonight. Hopefully they have it and I will check on the waiver for the down payment.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ctaranto:
Just did the same. At first they told me they won't be available to order until 9/24. I asked her if she was sure, because someone else mentioned they ordered it already. She put me on hold, checked again, and low and behold, found it and ordered it. No mention of $25 deposit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
Are you sure about the $25 deposit being waived? I was told by a CSR the deposit will go on to my next billing statement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dennistpm:
I specifically asked the guy about the deposit and he just said that the cost right now is zero.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dennistpm:
Here's my order.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
You're correct! I just called T-Mobile to confirm the $25 deposit being waived, and they told me yes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
I just got off the phone and there is no $25 deposit between Sept 17 - the 24th . I would order now if you guys need one . Said i should recieve it by sept 29 via UPS ground.

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I just ordered mine . The fee is being waived between the 17th - 24th of September . No charge at all
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Did the give you the order number right away? I call this morning and was told they will email me the order number but no email yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Yes and they said i could track it by #875# from my phone .. My order number is a 9 digit number . They said i will have it by september 29

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Ijust realized it AC too pretty sweet considering i just found out about it 20 minutes ago . Who could pass up a fre wireless A/C router?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Thanks. Time to call them back for order number.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Dial #875# and see if it gives you your order number
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jesses_girl:
Yup I ordered mine and going to get it by September 29
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
I did, it shows "Unable to process...". So I call them back. It turn out the first rep I talked with this morning never complete the order. The 2nd rep has to finalize it. He told me for the trouble, he'll make sure it ship out today. My order status show "Pending ship" now.

TIA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
It's cause the stupid rep didn't want to admit they couldn't figure out how to place order

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It's cause the stupid rep didn't want to admit they couldn't figure out how to place order
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Darkness30XX:
So, after seeing this thread, I decided to bite the bullet and order my free router. Took all of 15 minutes to do and I'll have it by Monday. 100% free. No taxes, no upfront costs, no monthly costs, no shipping costs. However, if any of us break service with T-Mobile, they'll charge us $99 to keep it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ctaranto:
The rep I talked to never mentioned a $99 fee to keep after termination, nor does it say that in my online order, nor the text message I received. The T-Mobile TOS mentions fees for unreturned equipment, but does not obviously call out this device, and it's unclear that this is a "rented" or "temporary" device. For all I can tell by talking with the rep, I "ordered" it, and they didn't charge for it. It'll be an interesting conversation if that ever happens (though I'm entirely happy with T-Mo at this time).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dennistpm:
It should show in the Alerts section of your My T-Moblie home page. It says "Order in progress" with the order number.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Aersaud:
I ordered mine last night, will be here September 29th. No charge, no monthly fee, but must be returned if T-Mobile service is broken. :fingers-crossed:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
I didnt really even need it for reception problems .. Its a free AC router and thats just better wireless transfer speeds for my 100 Mbps connection. It better than spending $175-$200 for an AC router even if it has to be returned if I stop service cause by then the AC Routers will be much cheaper. Also i highly doubt they will care about getting these back after a few years of having them .. It used to be that way with cable modems and now tthey can care less about getting them back at charter
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxyuser88:
yup They are still no charge and free shipping. Just ordered mine and should be here the 26th. LOL Hey free is for me. :victory: :victory: :victory:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] koolboyztn:
same here cost me $0 and should be here before 30th this month.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Bummer. I can't get one because I use the G900T for AT&T service. Oh well, such is life!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dito33:
Thanks op, just got one. If anybody got it already I was wondering how many ports it has.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxyuser88:
If iam not mistaken its an asus ac1900 router with tmo firmware and has 4 ports and 1 internet port. It is supposed to be optimized (prioritized) for cell phone connectivity.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dito33:
Thanks on the info.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jutaejrtouch:
Will this work for me? My cable modem has a built in wireless router.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] neoflasher:
I ordered mine on the 18th and it will be here monday by 3pm. I paid $25 expedited shipping for it to supposedly be here this past Friday the 19th but someone at TMO dropped the ball. Thinking about calling to see if I can get my $25 back for expedited shipping since it didn't arrive when promised.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] crazyc78:
Can't beat free stuff!! I will now have two AC routers in my home. The signals in my house will be huge, big props to tmo for giving this to their customers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Darkness30XX:
You can disable the WiFi on the cable modem so it becomes just a modem then you can use this for all your WiFi needs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] neoflasher:
Received mine today. Works great. Did just as said in previous post. I have Verizon fios and disabled wifi on fios router. Excellent coverage in the house and wifi is faster on cell as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tenxo:
Thanks for the heads up, took me 3 calls though, first 2 reps didn't place order like they said they did. Third rep "Chris" was great! Got my order number before getting off the phone with him. No, fees, free shipping Oct. 3rd, ups ground.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jesses_girl:
Just got mine can't wait to hook it up. Should be better that time warner crap
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xAjCx:
Ordered mine last night, apparently for other people outside of your plan to use the cell booster feature, you got to call 611 and have their cell line added to the accepted users for your router as long as they're a Tmo customer of course. Can't wait for it to arrive!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tenxo:
Wonder why, isn't it a router so you just give then the password to your Wi-Fi network and they log in? That sounds like a flood of calls to T-Mobile trying to add people. Maybe they will change that!

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
Just ordered mine. Rep said they are still waving the 25 dollar fee. Win!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Ordered mine on the 19thJust got mine today. The Rep said it would be the 29th so I got mine four days early.

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If it has an ethernet out on it then it should work fine. If not tell your cable provider to give you a standard modem. Your probably paying more for the modem you have now because it has wifi built in
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dito33:
Some modems/routers are tight up go their proprietary phone system that need to be hooked up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Yeah I'm aware of that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Link speed 866Mbps. Awesome now I can utilize my 100meg connection from charter so much better
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dennistpm:
Got mine today. Here's a few pics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Are you hook it up as your main router or AP with existing router?

Hopefully I got mine tomorrow. Still haven't decide to use it as AP or replace my old router.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Main router.. I am using my Engenius Esr N900 as my Ap to cover other parts of the house.. I suggest putting the tmobile router as your main unless your main router is better than the tmobile Asus

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I haven't ran the firmware update on it yet cause I have 2 people at my house connected that refuse to go 10 minutes without Internet so I'm gonna do it later

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My was over night shipped to me. I didn't realize it until I checked the tracking number. I ordered it before the 24th though
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dennistpm:
For now I'll run it with my Verizon Fios to see which one is faster. I'll probably use them both--Fios upstairs and Tmobile downstairs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
I currently use the Linksys E3000. Probably I'm gonna use this as the main router and the E3000 as AP.

I read on other forum that once you connect this router to the Internet, it will auto update to T-Mobile newest firmware which will prevent you to flash 3rd firmware from the net GUI.

I ordered mine on the 18th. Just got the shipping email this evening.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Yeah I wouldn't do it any other way. You don't want the e3000 bottle any extra speed you might get out of the asus
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
You are right. A bit more work but can utilize some extra speed and use the E3000 to extend the 5GHz range. Thanks for helping me make a decision.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xAjCx:
Yes it is a router, so if you are using it solely for WiFi purposes then you can give them the WiFi p/w but as for as the cell booster which basically uses your WiFi as a medium for the cellular based calls you make, you would need to be authorized. Basically the booster allows you to have better signal without using "WiFi Calling" which is a big thing for those who brought phones from let's say AT&T to Tmo where AT&T doesn't have "WiFi Calling" capabilities unless you have an Apple device running iOS 8+.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tenxo:
See that's where the confusion comes in, at least for me. Every where says it does NOT, boost your mobile signal just gives you QOS (priority) for Wi-Fi calling. So no improvement will be had to the signal unless I'm using Wi-Fi calling...otherwise it's just a great state of the art router, hence the free router to get us to use more Wi-Fi calling.

Hope your correct though and it does help the signal and data speeds, my data speeds are hideous inside the home so always using Wi-Fi.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
Does anyone have issues with the router admin page taking a long time to load? I replace my old router with the T-Mobile. I have internet connection and I can connect fine with all the devices in the house. However, after I logged in to the router admin page, the next page will take a long time to load. Even after it's finished loading the page, I tried to select one of the menu options like Wireless, then it would take forever to open that up. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Sounds like a hardware issue. You can try updating the firmware but if that doesn't help I'd return it for a replacement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jutaejrtouch:
Yes it has the standard 4 outbound Ethernet ports. And I bought my modem/router from Best Buy. TWC modems suck! I was returning them monthly.

And if I use one of those ports then I cannot use the ip address that's in the user manual correct? I use a different ip range
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Yes you don't want an ip conflict.. You should be fine the Tmobile router is 192.168.29.1 by default. I'm not sure what your midem/router ip is?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Just finished setting mine. Enjoying 5GHz wifi from the other side of the house where I can only use 2.4GHz before.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
And AC wireless too . thats the best part . Im almost getting gigabit speeds . Shows my connection speed as 877Mbps . Thats good enough for me . thats almost wired speeds . Plus the USB 3.0 port on the back that i didnt know was there until i recieved it .. I wish the cloud storage would have been ddns . Most FTP clients suck and you have to have one to be able to access your usb drive over the internet . Thats my only quall with this router . Other than that its a beast .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
On the other side of my house, it shows 84 Mbps now whereas before I barely got the signal. I hook up a printer to USB 2.0 to make it a network printer, and 2TB hdd that I have not use to USB 3.0. Can't complain consider Tmobile loan it to me for free.

Now I need to buy a half mini pci express AC wireless card for my laptop then I'm set.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
84mbps isn't bad especially if your house is like mine. What is your connect speed when in the same vicinity as the router? I just want to know if anyone is getting 1600 or something close to it.. I configured my router a few different ways to try to get that speed but I think I'm maxed out. Maybe the hardware in my phone is just not capable
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
866 Mbps in the same room as the router. I remembered seeing 900+ when I first set it up with just 1 laptop connect via wire and my phone. I think if we lucky we can hit close to Gigabit. 1600 seems to me more like theoretically speed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tenxo:
What phone, I assume s5 since this is s5 forum or nah?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
No i am pretty sure you can get 1600 or really close. If the hardware on our phone would connect to the 20,40 and 80mhz then you would see it. Just like on a n300 router set at 20mhz you would see about 150mbps. But if you set it to 20/40 you see close to or the full 300. Usually the hardware in the phone or computer is what limits it because it is possible. I have another computer with a AC USB network adapter and it is only seeing around 450 while my phone sees double. I think my phone is just getting the 20/40 not the 20/40/80. Actually as I'm writing this my friends computer is connected at a little over 1200
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
Jealous that you guys have your routers working. I couldn't access the router setting page so T-Mobile is sending me a replacement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Your assumption is correct. I'm using the s5. My buddy's computer is seeing well over gigabit speeds so I know the phone is probably limited to this which is fine anyway

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Even typing the IP 192.168.29.1 didn't do the trick? I believe as soon as I plugged the ether in my browser open automatically to the login.. Hopefully they get one or to you soon. Mine was overnighted
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
Tried everything even factory reset the router and I still couldn't access the setup screen. I'll get mine Tuesday. Until then, just have to read you guys posts to see how well your routers are doing. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jutaejrtouch:
where do you find this speed setting?

nm found it..s5 says 866 but note 3 says 263
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxyuser88:
Got Mine yesterday, and got it setup today, all i can say is wow. unfortunatly i still have issues with 5ghz. As soon as i walk out of my house it drops down to 1 bar and if walk down the steps its is gone, I had to go back to 2.4ghz and now i can walk down the street and still have it connected to my wifi. Something with 5ghz and my house. Funny part is the router is only about 15 ft from my backdoor. LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Just found out my laptop gigabit ethernet port only shows 100mbps with this router. It shows 1gbps when wire connect to the E3000 router.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Just looking into this for the first time.

Other then QoS for wifi calling, what is special about this thing?

It looks like it is just a normal router but has QoS setup already.

I don't know if I should worry about picking one up since I have already done that for my connections anyway.

I was thinking when I first heard about it that it would use you local internet and broadcast 4g signal. But seems a little disappointing that that is not what it is doing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tenxo:
Well the kicker though is, it's free. I wouldn't be worried about it either if I had to pay full price for it. Also from my understanding it's better than the average router unless you spent some good bucks for one...oh, plus it's free[emoji106][emoji16]

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Squirrels:
I already have an AC1900 router (Netgear Nighthawk r7000) but I did call and get a nextivity 4g LTE repeater for free. They just confirmed that I got at least had 1 bar of 3g or 4g, added SB flag to my account and shipped it out. Curious to see how well it works. It looks exactly like the cel-fi duo (same company so..)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] koolboyztn:
got one and set it as access point, my main router is Asus RT87.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
Anyone on here set up the OPENVPN on the A 100TH and get it to work via WifI? I need help.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
Got OpenVPN setup with no issues. What are you trying to do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
I am not able to connect to OpenVPN via Wifi..... I can access it via 4G LTE. So maybe I don't have it set up correctly. Can you please walk me through how tosetup/ connect the VPN?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
Wifi at home? Or somewhere else?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
Both
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
You wouldn't need to connect to your OpenVPN, if you are on your home network. As for outside of your home, there could be numerous reasons why you can't connect.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
I just need to know how to set it up
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxyuser88:
I hate to say it, but google is your friend. Your honestly better off searching and you will have it setup before someone who knows how to setup vpn responds.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Are they still waiving the payment on it?

I talked with chat and they wanted to charge me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
sorry mate, but their promo is over on 9/24.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
I just got off the phone with T-Mobile.

They are sending me one for free.

I did not need to give them a down payment.

Just needed to agree that if I cancel or no longer meet requirements I have to return it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Ha ha

It's not a magical router.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Bought an AC wireless mini pci express for my laptop. Old card only 65mbps, new card 866mbps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Intel 7260HMW IEEE 802.11AC, dual-band, 2x2 Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth 4.0 Mini PCI Express combo Adapter - 867 Mbps+300Mbps - Internal - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106190&Tpk=33-106-190

My excuse is since Tmobile didn't take my $25 deposit, I use the money on this card :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jon123nyc:
The s5 is able to walk into a home with the device and (if network switch is enabled on your rom), switch from cell data to wifi, automatically. Yeah it apples to s5, but other new-ish models are as well. pretty sure iphone 6 is too.

Can anyone verify that it will switch from cell voice to wifi calling? A rep told me, but i'm skeptical. lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
Mine got the same speed, and it helped my internet speed out as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] chastity:
As of today they still don't ask for a deposit.

I just ordered mine and all they said after I asked directly about the deposit they said that if I ever cancelled my T-Mobile account they would want it back but they would send me a box free of charge to return it by then
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] SeaFractor:
Received my CellSpot router and I am very impressed. For a "free" loan of hardware, this is some very high quality kit!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
ordered mine yesterday. paid the $25 deposit fee. Surprisingly it arrived today. very nice router much stronger signal than my 4 year old lynksys. very nice!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] koolboyztn:
can i go to TMobile store and buy it for $99? anybody know?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Larry Fortune:
Ordered Wi-Fi extender 10/11/2014

Ordered mine today...required $25.00 deposit now...No problems
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Only a few t-mobile corporate stores seem to stock them.

You can call your local store and check.

If not you will need to see if you can order through customer care.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] cyaclone:
I am cascaded through a modem router combo from Brighthouse, and getting 192 mbps. Have I done something wrong or is this the cause of using that combo unit in from of this TMO router?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxyuser88:
Sounds like you are only using the 2.4 ghz wifi and not 5 ghz. 192mbps is what i get when using 2.4 and get 866mbps when connected to 5 ghz wifi.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] sparkx86:
I literally just ordered mine for my parents house. I had an ACN66U but took it with me and gave them an old router to use for the time being. That was until I saw this. They live in a valley and get spotty at best network coverage and the wifi they have now is only 2.4 ghz on draft 802.11N. This should certainly be a huge help. Plus tmo was nice enough to wave the $25 down payment as well as free shipping. Then again having 4 lines since 2006 probably helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] omgbossis21:
Just received mine for free b/c I inquired about the lack of service in my area and in my home. The map shows im well covered by at least 3g but I cant hold the signal at all so they shipped me this and waived all fees. I'll report back after I give it a go, will be running it off my surfboard modem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Darkness30XX:
Congrats. I have it and its a beast.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] omgbossis21:
Hooked it up last night and it leaves my sbg6580 in the dust. Also checked into it, its dd wrt compatible if your into that. I'm connected at 780m and seen as high as 800+ something. Anybody test running their wired connection off it? Not sure its worth the time to switch my modems mode over and plug everything into this one instead. My isp connection in only 50 down and averages 58-60 on test so if anything I may see latency improvements I'm guessing.