NEW! T-Mobile's External Antenna - 5G Home Internet Arcadyan TMO-G4AR vs Waveform - Is it Faster?

On the tmobile antenna is the bracket on the signal side or is the signal side the opposite of the bracket thanks

Nate, I just upgraded from the kvd21 to the G4-AR and it will be here next week. Hoping to get a little more speed and overall performance do you think that will happen?. My tower is only about a few hundred yards from my home. I currently get 4 bars if that matters hoping to get a little better signal with the tower being this close.

It's entirely possible that T-Mobile purposely introduced a new gateway that performs NOT as well as the previous and as a result will be saving TONS and TONS of data bandwidth over the corse of a year ..... but it performs well enough for most any customers needs (generally speaking) ..... and as for the external antenna ... same thing there.... its an improvement but not a LOT .... if may shine in an area with very crappy signal but that's all..... I will be testing one from a friend soon on my waveform here at my place...

I guess I'm lucky that I have a T-Mobile tower 1 street over from my house. I've had the service for 3 months now and have had Excellent service with no interruptions. I'm very happy I dropped Spectrum and signed up with T-Mobile.

I was thinking about getting the T-Mobile antenna. I guess its not worth it.

So, you can buy the T-Mobile modem with external ports, and put a different/better antenna two stories up on a roof?

I need to be 65 ‘ away looking to put it outside. When i run a speed test with my 5g iPhone 13 Pro max i am downloading at 700mbits and 20 up. Will the length of that cable attenuate the signal snd degrade it. My plan was to attach the 4 extender cables on the mimo antenna.
Any thoughts?

So after all the extra stuff you have to buy is it still cheaper than cable.

How easy is it to hack these gateways, can anyone pick up a phone take a picture and there in, someone needs to put this to the test because security is what everyone wants. not hackable equipment that is trash. And it's no Comcast modem, at least they have security features, T-Mobile has the money, credit to buy the best technology and they won't, there a problem with customer service and speed is the best but security would be a lot better for everyone's wallets. People need to discuss this with them on social media. Because you can tell them to get new modems or the best gateway but the new CEO sucks. You have a good channel. One of the best 💯

how about using an antenna extension with the tmobile

Got the wave form 4x4 and it made huge difference in speed with T-Mobile Hotspot Home Internet. Seeing speeds up to 130mbps. Problem is T-Mobile just drops out completely from time to time. Not sure what to do about this. I think its just the tower can't keep up in our area.

Hi Nate, I have an M6 Mi-Fi and an M6 pro Mi-Fi and I have a Verizon Sim in one and a T-Mobile Sim in the other. What antenna would you recommend I use, I swap back-and-forth between the two units sometimes.

I've got a question, and I'm hoping to find help here. I've got the new T-Mobile gateway you reference in the video. Is it worth it to get the 2x2 Waveform antenna? I cannot afford to depend $400 on the 4x4 antenna at this time.

Whats the difference in price in the WF external and the tmo external

It's a great device, but mixing the white box with the black screen is ugly, they should have kept the all black design or switched to all white.

This is a joke install a real cell phone amplifier in your house flood the house of 5 G save yourself a lot of hassle that thing is a waste of money and time

Get to the point your long winded with a bunch of BS get the thing out of the box jump and get it connected and take all day

I have the Arcadyan and it’s been giving me problems last few days. I plan on going into the store to get a new modem. Should I demand the new white one or stick with the arkadyan? Any advice?

Have T-mobile trash can speeds can be good on download but varies BADLY, earlier had spinning wheel reboot ran two quick tests
downloads 74 then 107 uploads 0 then 9 Had issues where 10 pm until 10-11am it would get no service after call T-mobile verified issue ( an actual US support) things got better for a few weeks but now starting to see outages. Always two bars B66 & N41 (5g)
RSRP less than -100 for both. At least Two neighbors dropped service because of issues.
1. will good external antenna help?
2. does AT&T, Verizon gateway have plugs for external antenna?
Not sure of capability of adding external antenna as I am over 70 to existing Trash can
3. Will you be getting the 6g on beta from what I have read 6g seems to solve speed issues ( issue will be tower updates)
4. is there a way to see latest firmware for a gateway? I have two towers in area but am always on a specific one

Hi, just dropped in here to say that today 11/16/23, we ordered T Mobile fixed wireless internet service to hopefully replace our poor 10 Mbps DSL wire line service. The rep said we are getting the new Sercomm G4SE modem. It has the Qualcomm modem chip set instead of the Mediatek modem chip set in the Arcadyan G4AR. Don't know if that will make a difference. We are just less than a mile from two different N41 T Mobile towers in almost opposite directions. Will be interesting to see where our best signal comes from and if we need to add the Waveform 4x4 mimo antenna. I don't like putting all our eggs in one basket, (Cell Service and Wireless Internet) with the same carrier, but our only other option was Spectrum, and I would rather not go there.

Sorry if I missed it but is the new white router better than the Arkadyn?

How did you get the new Gateway? I called a few weeks ago and T-Mobile told me it was not available yet. Is that a review unit? I'm sticking with my Waveform setup. Do you think it is worth getting the T-Mobile Gateway instead of using my Chester Cheetah Gateway? I'm not seeing any advantage at this point in time.

Is this one better than the Cradlepoint E320

T mobile offer me ?

OMG, thank you. I had not heard about this. I am calling them now!

How did you get the new t mobile router ?

Oh, this dude is talking in my language I have to sub lol

I just ordered this service. I hope they send me this modem and not the stupid little black one cylinder looking thing.

What I don’t understand is why they won’t let they’re older customers who don’t get good reception buy the white router modem. I tried, but they wouldn’t let me.

How do one get the acadian gateway I called few times they refused to switch mine

I just don’t get it. I must be lucky or right next to tge tower. I have the TMHI “trashcan” and I REGULARLY get over 500 down and 20 up with the standard built in antenas. Day or night. When my network is loaded I still get over 300 down and 15 up. I’ve got screenshots to prove it. Guess I’m just lucky and I wouldn’t trade TMHI for anything else.

Nate: Thanks for all of the videos they have been extremely helpful. I order T-Mobile for business and it isn't going well. 2-3 Mbps download and virtually no upload. My objective is to switch to a Peplink 5G router for my MotorHome but working through the T-Mobile issues. I called the business tech support line and ended up getting a new modem sent to me. The Tech support rep said the new one has much more capability including gaming and streaming, port forwarding etc. Not sure if you tested this one yet, but I was told only business tech support can send it out. Comes with 30 day free trial and a $50 gift card after 30 days. Inseego WavemakerTM 5G indoor router FX2000. It is being overnighted will arrive tomorrow. Do you have any info on this router?? Thanks

I can't believe they are getting into the TV programming selling business when most of TV is becomming the new BET network. I haven't paid for TV in 20 years. Hollywood movies are right behind TV.

I've gotten really good uploads with the 2nd router and addgaurd blocker.

Have a suggestion for you you should show this in the dark whatever you do don't give a close up picture of the connections and what you're doing that would make any sense

Anyone know if you can upgrade for free from the black trashcan they originally provided?

Do you know of a way to turn the Wi-Fi off if you’re using another Wi-Fi network in your house? For instance, I’m using a UniFi network and would not like the Wi-Fi broadcasting on this unit

I am 1/2 mile from the nearest node serving my location. Due to Nater, I have switched to TMHI and am getting great speeds down and up. Im not sure this would make it any better. I get 4 out of 5 bars but a -85dbm signal, but it may

Hey nate, When are you going to get your hands on the Tmo Sercomm G4SE Gateway that looks very similar to the Arcadyan G4AR?

Please explain what you are doing at the start. Took a while to figure out what you were testing and why ... a cell phone signal booster, not a wifi router... or is wifi the thing you plugged into? . Good review measurement wise.

Does the router have 2.5Gb/s Ethernet port?

Can you tell us how to disable the WiFi on that new TMO-G4AR? Will this be the same as the old one you did before?

T-Mobile needs an outdoor rated antenna with an integrated modem on POE. You avoid all the RF loss by using long coaxial cables. Of course, its not quite as customer friendly. Most non-tech saavy people expect a modem/router combo from their ISP anymore it seems.

T mobile is a directional antenna

Definitely better than nothing if using it for a building like a barn or other metal building. I’ve got a barn where my service is 0 in there… SOS mode always. But with something like this it would at least allow you to mount externally even through a wall on a ground floor to get better signal. Definitely would be best to be up higher and aimed at a tower. Which like you said would require better and longer cable. But as you showed, the Waveform will still rule them all. So would be up to the user to decide to buy a “upgrade” like the waveform. Great video.

The Tater saving me 99 bucks!! Thanks much 👍

Are you still offering a discount promo code for wave format antenna?

Hello Nater Tater! I'm a recent switch from centurylink to tmobile here in Las Vegas, unfortunately the DL speeds have been spotty with the Nokia gateway that was provided for free, would you recommend I switch to a different gateway overall that accepts this antenna vs my Nokia? My current average DL speeds are 15mbps & often cutting out during peak hours

I’ve heard that some low-e coatings on modern windows can interfere with cell signal, also aluminum screens can interfere. Do your windows have either?