GL-X3000NR - NO 5G connection for TMO?

Well, I did a little “Googling” and found that there are others who seemed to have had this issue, and it appears to be something to do with the firmware of the MODEM itself, and the need for an upgrade there.

The solution is a bit technical for some, but it proved to work. As it was not my first rodeo in doing the SSH into a device, I didn’t feel worried about doing this. I don’t know if this is allowed to cross post to another forum (but I am figuring that I would ask forgiveness, and not permission since this also involved the instructions here at GL’s site!

(1) The description of the issue:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobileisp/comments/1aq4prj/glx3000_refuses_to_connect_to_5g/?rdt=57453

Bottom line? The firmware may not be “configured” (my words)

(2) Get new firmware as instructed and use the instructions to flash the modem:

I followed the procedure above, rebooted, made sure SIM / IMEI / TTL and ALL bands available (no blocking) … and when it rebooted, there was the LOVEL 5GSA indicator in the UI, and I could scan and see NUMEROUS “towers” of 5GNR. And best of all my UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD speeds were absolutely SMOKING!

Before the “fix” downloads were like 70 down / 20 up (typical 4G), but after the fix 625 down / 72 up!

This again is an issue with the modem itself, and can be resolved. BUT it would be great if GL would either flash this in all the units to avoid having to do this! I am not complaining at all. At least there is information, help and support via this forum etc as compared to other manufacturers.

PS - this UNIT ROCKS and I’m SO GLAD THAT I GOT IT !! Hope my post and eventual solution do help in some degrees!

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