NETGEAR Nighthawk M6 Pro, 5G and 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Router with 2.8 inch Touchscreen, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, up to 32-Devices

3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars | 345 ratings

Price: 199

Last update: 10-27-2024


About this item

2.8" color touch LCD panel, 5040mAh battery, Chipset: Qualcomm SD X65, Guest WiFi privacy separation
5G: mmWave and Sub-6 Bands, Wi-Fi: AXE3600 max throughput (PHY), 2.9Gbps on 5GHz/6GHz, 700Mbps on 2.4GHz, WiFi 6E, up to 3.6Gbps, Devices: up to 32, Ethernet: 2.5G port
5G Sub-6: n2/n5/n12/n14/n29/n30/n38/n66/n77/n78, 5G mmWave: n260, 4G LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/14/29/30/46/48/66
Router uses Nano SIM Card for Hotspot Services. (No sim card or Services included).
AT&T Locked Version. Not compatible with other GSM and CDMA Carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, etc. Get a Data only plan from AT&T, insert SIM in the Device and enjoy 5G / 4G LTE Cellular coverage anywhere.

Product information


Top reviews from the United States

DPM
5.0 out of 5 stars Works, Cell reception good, WiFi is weak, Router has reduced features, IP passthru works
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
I am replacing a trial LB2120 (LTE Cellular Modem) that was running about 5-25 Mpbs depending on available LTE bandwidth. Goal was to dump Comcast and avoid AT&T running into my house.

I bought a < $200 Renewed M6 Pro, it is labeled for AT&T, I am using an AT&T SIM, and it found the APN without my intervention. Per current Amazon reviews, less than half give it 5 stars, almost a quarter gave it 1 star, some were very unhappy with the product. Given that the new units are almost $1000, why are the Renewed less than $200, where are they getting them from? I have worked with many peripherals of this sort, and this was one of the more difficult to configure, lots of reboots, configuration, and downstream effects to correct. That said in about 6 hours I brought it up in baby steps, and finally have the M6 integrated with my original Netgear 6700v3 (not a current device), and it is working very well. IP Pass Thru creates a direct feed to/from the 6700, with minimal effects from the M6.

Some of the complexities are three User Interfaces
> LCD GUI has very minimal features
> The phone App has more features, but still not complete
> Browser to 192.168.1.1 gets the most features
Overall the features are dumbed-down from the Netgear 6700 type of device.
> No reservations for DHCP address
> It has port forwarding, but I didn't try it
> The WiFi is weak, 2.4GHz couldn't make 40 feet of residential
Weak WiFi may be due to small internal antennae.

Aside from DDNS not working (it is getting the wrong IP address), the 6700v3 is working as well as it did with the Comcast cable modem. I am getting almost 100Mbs download, well above my usage goals.

Update 4/24/2024

Unit is still working. It appears the default settings favor battery life over performance, a reasonable choice for a hotspot (and WiFi range is compromised by design). I am using it as a modem to a Router+WiFI, and favor performance over battery life. The best performance is to set the M6 "Power Mode" to "Plugged in" ... that didn't work with the USB-A power adapter that was delivered, and it gave a message about using the Adapter that was delivered (Netgear delivers with USB-C and Amazon "renewed" replaces that with a USB-A that won't support the "Plugged in Power Mode". It does work the a USB-C adapter.

Over the M6 can be "made to work", like most things with this product, there are numerous weaknesses, but with time and web research, I have been able to get it to meet my needs.
Raven
1.0 out of 5 stars Completely Unreliable
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
I purchased this along with an external antenna for work use when out in a fully air conditioned field office but away from a wired internet connection, worked great when it did, and provided our laptops and mobile phones a decent internet connection except one major issue:

over the course of a workshift, I found that I would be forced to reboot or even on occasion force a factory reset as randomly this device would completely fail to provide an internet connection, regardless that the signal indicator showed 5G UC and always had full bars, I would still completely lose internet connection and unable to even load google on both our phones and laptops until we rebooted and/or factory reset the device.

This forced us to take time away from my work to troubleshoot the device and this would happen at least 3 or more times per workshift. So not sure if this is just a defect with my unit, but seeing quite a few other reviews having issues too, I think it may be safe to say this renewed Netgear MR6500, you cannot depend on this device for work, and needless to say, i'd imagine this would be annoying for anyone who games online or does anything that needs a stable and constant internet connection.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice unit
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
Easy to set up. Network connections are quick to connect and no dropouts. When last checked it was downloading at approx 340 Mbps . The user interface is excellent. It is slow to boot but I'm not in a hurry. I'm using Consumer Cellular which resells AT&T so there were no issues with activating the sim.
I'm not sure about the warranty, supposedly it's one year for a perfect refurbished unit with no scratches and that describes the unit that I received however there was no paperwork, not even a shipping invoice, so I don't know what the warranty terms are for this unit.
M. Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars Works Great and Easy Setup
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2024
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This little box arrived faster than I was expecting. The folks at my local AT&T store sent me home with a SIM card. At first I was thrown because while I’ve changed SIM cards in a lot of phones over the years, this device takes a nano SIM card. I could not see the performation on the SIM card initially to break it down from a regular SIM to a Nano SIM card. Once I figured that out setup was easy-peasy.

Mine didn’t come with any directions and I’m an RTFM kind of person. The directions suggest that if I use it plugged in to remove the battery to help with heat dissipation. That’s a pretty bad design, honestly, and even without the battery in it I can feel some real heat from the device. So just an FYI for anyone who sets up first and reads the manual only when something goes wrong. I pressed the power button on the side for 2-seconds and it took a few minutes to power up, find a signal and enter the setup routine, all of which it did automatically. I only had to follow the directions in the touchscreen and I was online in no time. I’m only getting 30mbps up and 11mbps down from my second floor office which is more than enough for what I need. There is an external antenna made by Netgear just for this and it plugs into two cute ports that have doors covering them. I may get that to see how much it improves speeds if moving the device to different locations in my house doesn’t get a better 5G signal. It’s not bad for the money. It’s small, cute, and easy to setup and connect to my devices.

I would have given it 5 stars from the start if heat dissipation was designed better.
Justin
5.0 out of 5 stars Doublecheck APN 5G+ certified!
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2024
*updated to 5 stars, mistake was on my part, I was finally able to find the issue, it was with my APN, fixed it, speeds are about 500mbps down, 50mbps up, and I'm in a bad spot signal wise, amazing speed! The external antenna made a huge difference too!*

I was getting 310mbps down on another hotspot, tried it right next to this one, would just keep saying searching for network. Tried a factory reset to no avail.

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