Question Anyone rolling a Pepwave MaxTransit CAT-20 5G?

[Neal]

@MapNerd when you are connected to T-Mobile does the Pepwave Admin connection show 5G or LTE/LTE-A?

 

[lemondrop9344]

MapNerd,
Thanks for the reply.
As much as I would like to join in the quest for additional internet speed, I am going to hold off until the 5G cellular offerings (by the providers as well as the manufacturers) have had more time to mature. Y'all have my admiration for going at it.

 

[Neal]

I will be listing my CAT 18 Max Transit soon (sold). My prospective buyer went with the BR1 Pro 5G.

 

[MapNerd]

@MapNerd when you are connected to T-Mobile does the Pepwave Admin connection show 5G or LTE/LTE-A?

5G for TMobile.
AT&T shows LTE-A

I noticed that if I set the T-Mobile connection type to “LTE Only” then it doesn’t connect to 5G

 

[Neal]

Cool - glad to see it's getting 5G as I suspected with those speeds. I certainly would not limit to LTE only but you know you can.

 

[redbaron]

I just fired up my Pro5G. Where I am currently testing is not a 5G area, so speeds are based on LTE-A for AT&T and LTE for Verizon. I am using the antennas, and the radio is sitting on my desk inside.

First -- This is a test of Wifi6. Connected WAN interface to my home internet, and mobile in airplane mode, with wifi enabled and connected to Peplink. Shows max speed

Now for AT&T Sim in the Peplink
Grandfathered unlimited Corp plan

Verizon Sim in Peplink --- these numbers are very good for Verizon, as my verizon hotspot won't even connect, same desk, same location.
Prepaid Verizon Sim - unlimited data

AT&T Phone using Cellular---same location. This is a Samsung Galaxy S21, with 5G provisioning -- unlimited data.

AT&T Mobley Sim in the Netgear Nightwawk router.
This is more of an equipment comparison vs SIm provisioning, as they are both same speed during testing in same scenarios.

The Peplink is definitely the best hardware. Can't wait to get on the road and test 5G

 

["EZ"]

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Well I got a Pepwave Max BR1 Pro 5G CAT-20 unit and if I haven’t caught up to @Neal’s download speeds yet, he must be dragging a fiber optic cable behind his rig

That's awesome MapNerd!

 

[MapNerd]

Behold! The insanity of the Max BR1 Pro 5G