Was $380 in December. $429 at TGG.
You can buy it outright for $216 with a Telstra ID, just add it to cart and skip adding a plan. Free delivery.
Inseego MiFi X Pro 5G Modem Router $216 Delivered @ Telstra (Telstra ID Required)
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that is i want to know. last time i bought telstra 5 G modem outright and it is locked
No it's not locked.
Wondering whos are the true target customer for such device?
I was thinking about using this for my security system. Since 3G has been planned to be turned off I have replace the current sim module with an IP module and I do not trust nbn. This will come in handy as it has a lan port.
same here, just got the letter from telstra saying my old tplink is only 3g
I'm thinking of installing a home security system to replace my very old one for the house. Do you have any recommendations on one?
Both Paradox and Bosch have great security systems with add-on communication modules for self-monitoring. Paradox charges USD$35 for 3 years to use their monitoring app (required for new IP modules) not sure about Bosch.
@smarter_fool: You can work around (the subscription by paradox) by setting up home assistant and mqtt. Then you can control the alarm through home assistant remotely.
I used a ZTE MU500 with Telstra 5G Home broadband just because I don't like NBN and 5G is cheaper if you don't use a lot of data. At my home the average download speed is 600Mbitps which is 6x of the best NBN plan I can choose for my place.
I've been looking at this and the newer Telstra 5G Hotspot (bigger battery and more bands for fasterer 5G's) for a while - I currently have an older 4GX which is 'fine' but 5G would be handy for some times when I'm pulling more data/not in a good 4G area.
My use case? I leave this on in my bag when travelling for work. I have iPad and laptop, colleagues have laptops - everyone connects, I don't have to burn my phone battery and this thing 'just works' throughout a day of usage. Colleagues like that they just open their laptop and they are connected rather than having to fiddle with their phone and then burn battery.
I buy cheap 30 day sims from Coles when they are on special (telstra/boost) and have just bought a 12 month pre-paid sim through Telstra for $130 ($160 but was $30 off at checkout) for 100gb. I do about 10gb a month on average, so will last me a while.
Would be handy if you could still get those add on data sims
done . order 1 . thanks op
This is a 5G mobile network router
No, this is Patrick.
Time to take your morning nap, mate!
Gold 👍
Wow, lots of rude responses here! I guess these people don't know anybody elderly that needs a tech hand now and then.
This is a mobile modem/router that connects to the mobile phone network, not to the NBN. You can then plug it into a computer's USB port or ethernet port, or connect to it via wifi on your device.
There are much cheaper ones available that connect to the slower 4G phone network, but this is one is quite a good price for a 5G model.
My brother lives in a country town in block of apartments that doesn't have phone lines, and the landlord won't have them installed. So this kind of device is good for him, and he can take it with him when he travels too. If you're a caravaner these can be very handy!
Pfft. My ADSL has been lovingly updated to 100 Megasomethings by Telstra that I bundle all my services with to save money. I don’t need to shop around. I know I’m getting quality bits with Telecom.
Could boost SIM work possibly?
Yes. Boost would fine even if it was locked to TLS
Apart from the available Ethernet port,
Why would someone pick this over a mobile phone to be used for tethering? You could pick up a mobile for this price or cheaper.do these devices have better onboard radios?
Battery on your phone is one reason. Mine is junk.
Not sure what battery a phone cheaper than this would have.
Better wifi range, stability and battery life vs tethering, at least for more expensive ones like this one. If I’m on holidays I can also leave it plugged in the whole week and not worry that tethering has dropped or the phone has overheated.
Some have said they are attaching this modem to Power Banks of specific size and wattage to aid them in longer usage time.
Have done this myself and it has to be at least 20W or there abouts as it needs 17W to power the device.
I just added one of these to my cart but I already own one, so think I will back off from having 2 of these lol
Well… my XPS 2 in 1 tether extremely badly with my mobile phone. Even though streaming works, my XPS seems unable to connect with my phone's tethering.
So I experimented with my M6 and I haven't got a problem so far (I connected my M6 to my ethernet port and had my XPS wirelessly hooked to M6).
So yes, I would imagine this is probably more for laptops. Another reason is yes, battery. Using your phone as tethering depletes the battery faster.
Just on the Ethernet port point itself might already wroth getting if you required faster upload speed for home internet
Some routers support load balancing dual WAN, so one can have hooked up with this
The biggest reason is with a phone, you cannot tether the internet to a Wi-Fi router, which means if you got a big place, you cannot mesh the Wi-Fi to where all your IoT devices located.
No external antenna port?
I'm not too sure on this model. I bought one anyway :)
I'm using a ZTE MU500 which has antenna ports
Anyone have an idea of what bands this would support?
Click on the link and look at the specs, it is there.
Anyone tried TGG price match against an item from Telstra store? I just happen to have a GC wit hTGG and would like to use it on this thing.
If anyone's wondering, from what I can gather this unit must have the battery installed to function even when connected to a power supply (unlike some similar Netgear products that will work off USB-C with the battery removed). This might be important for those who want to use this in a more fixed or permanent manner.
The unit does have a 'Battery Preservation' mode which is meant to only charge and maintain the battery at around 70-80%. Would have been nice to be able to just remove the battery altogether, but at least it's better than nothing.
unit does have a 'Battery Preservation' mode
If it works reliably this’d be a great feature (effectively a built in UPS) but I’m not sure I wouldn’t prefer the ability to run without a battery
Mother-in-law had an M1 nighthawk but left the battery in the whole time and I was too late to realise before it suffered a swollen battery.
It was her replacement internet after I suggested she ditch the poor adsl connection, and she's travelling half the year anyway.So she went into the Telstra shop with the intent to replace it but the 'helpful' customer service sold her this with the promise it can be used without the battery.
Long story short, it's not a great piece of tech, dropouts constantly and can't be run without battery.
I had to step in and get a refund so she could buy the replacement Netgear I suggested.I had to step in and get a refund so she could buy the replacement Netgear I suggested.
Ooh link please 🙏
You can use M1 modem without battery
I'm aware of that.
Sorry just re-read my post.
By 'telstra shop sold her this' I was referring to this inseego PoS, not the nighthawk.
I just bought a m1 replacement battery due to the original one got swollen, only cost around $20 in eBay
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/294106245925
I can confirm m1 doesn’t work without a battery. Without battery it will keep shutdown and restart from time to time
I've been using my M1 continuously without a battery for around 5 years without issue, so it definitely does work. I've previously read that it's best to use the original charger and cable as it can be a bit finicky with third-party equipment - could it be that you're using a third-party charger and/or cable?
As GreenGuava said, the M1 works perfectly fine without battery.
Might it be an issue with your unit, or damaged when you suffered the swollen battery?@2024: Not sure then, my one was first being used in 2017/18 so it is quite dated now
Once replaced the battery everything works normally.
TBH while it’s a pretty old product, speed wise it is still great, I am able to achieve over 100Mbps downloads in most 4G areas
I used my Telstra Plus points and paid the balance of $51.
Just make sure you log into the Telstra Plus Rewards page (better to view on PC or tablet) as I couldn't find it when browsing via the mobile app.
I havent been able to find it on the rewards page:/
123,000 points will do
Gahhh really need one of these, but the telstra ID thing saying I need a plan.
Dang, you might need to sign up for a prepaid mobile first. $2 starter kit from the servo?
Scared I'll do all that and deal will end
Go into Telstra store to purchase outright.
@bcYield: There’s no sim included so you are just purchasing hardware. I don’t think ID would be required.
Might as well get star link.
Bought one a while ago and using it while travelling in Vietnam at the moment and it is working great.
$202 + 2980 Telstra Plus points.
Is it worth it, say trading off 2980 points for $10?
Has anyone tried one of these devices with an overseas SIM when travelling? I'm heading to Japan soon, and wondering about viability to provide easy WiFi for the kidlets.
Yes. It is not locked. So overseas sim works.
Tried it using prepaid/postpaid/traveller sim in these countries: Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore.
Battery life is at least 4 hours from 100% battery. I would bring along a 20000mAh with higher capacity charging so you could last 8 hours without powerpoint charging your laptop or this modem router.
Any thoughts or experiences using such as a device as a failover for NBN outages? Looking to have a device connected to the router so it's only used at failover?
They are handy if your in reasonable range for 5G, using one myself, and 3 bars is not bad.
Being with More 5G data only plan 400GB and my year will be up in June. Sometimes I house sit and bring this modem and the coverage is crapolla hence one can miss a wired connection. Would likely be ok for failover but your modem/router would need to have the ability to allow for adding such failover.
Does it not fallback to 4G when 5G reception is not ideal?
I used one of these for 2 weeks and it was pretty good.
No proper bridge mode though, had a static forwarding address feature which worked with my router though so was ok.
Speeds were good.Wondering if it has any advanced features like vpn server, adblock, or sms forwarding? I guess not based on the look.
Its in the Advanced Menu,
OpenVPN Settings
When an OpenVPN tunnel is established, Port Filtering and Port Forwarding settings will not be effective. There is no need for connected devices to use their own VPN client.Along with other menu items such as:
Cellular DNS SIM Firewall MAC Filter LANPort Filtering Port Forwarding VPN Inseego Connect etc,Recommend downloading a manual.
Also for someone else that had asked, the unit lacks expanding Antenna's compared to others such as the ZTE one or Netgear M6 Pro which also has the faster qualcomm processor x65 vs this one with a qualcomm x61Yes to quicker in processing electronic tasks within the hardware itself.
But as far as connectivity, that is more complex to each individuals geolocation, including tower distances, blocking buildings or trees and even weather with continual high wind and rain. These are all just constraints to be considered when choosing any wireless device and especially with 5G.
Anyhow, some food for thought with plenty more input to from many others out there who use more products would also be of use in considerations including external antennas to obatin higher signal strength and so on!
If you can get 5G its nice but 4G is plenty fast enough and a used 4G modem used on marketplace is $20-50 (high end will score you a nighthawk)
If you can get 5G and most cant, then its just burning cash and thats not the OZB way! (tip of the hat to the Mandalorian)
I think you'll find most (85%) do…
Locked?