Quanta 5G Hotspot for T Mobile, D53 5G Broadband Hotspot (Renewed)

This is my first time having a separate hotspot device. I got in mainly because Tmobile had some plans that had better rates than doing smartphone plans with hotspot service included that increased the the monthly price significantly.This is a fairly heavy device. It's about 2/3s the size of my Samsung S21 and about 1/3 thicker but weighs a bit more. That's just in case people are expecting a smaller device that is lightweight. The hotspot uses a USB C connector to charge and even with a quality charger it does take a while to charge so if you are a frequent user or traveler I do recommend charging it overnight if it gets below 30% of you might find yourself without data when you need it the most.It's been a solid performer so far. I am not a heavy use of it since I usually have access to the internet at most locations I go to but when I do need it, I need it bad and need it to be a solid connection.Keep in mind that just because the device is 5G capable does not mean it is going to give you a solid 5G connection everywhere. Just like your smartphone it will switch from 5G to 4G LTE or 3G depending on availability or signal strength.I have had pretty good results so far with it, with the occasional issue that when I am traveling and lose the 5G signal it sometimes takes a reboot of the hotspot to get connected again. I've gotten consistent download speeds of 100Mbps and upload speeds to 0.13Mbps. Yeah, upload speeds are quite low but honestly, most of your time you are going to be downloading data. Your speeds may vary.To get the most stable connection while traveling I do recommend going into the hotspots dashboard at http://mobile.hotspot and then going to Setup > Network Settings and change the network search mode to Manual and the Network Mode to LTE/3G. It has a idle timeout of 10 minutes which might very well be what some people have complained about frequently losing the connection. If you go to Settings : Advanced Settings > Power and Battery settings you can change the idle time up to a maximum of 30 minutes. Very rarely have I had any drops by doing it this way. Do keep in mind that increasing the idle timeout is going to increase battery usage.It only comes with the 5GHz band enabled so you will also need to activate the 2.4GHz radio if you have older WiFi devices in Settings > WiFi > Basic. Please set a WiFi password for your connections. You have no idea how often I find completely unsecured hotspots because some people think that because it is their hotspot that only they can connect to it. If you are home or traveling with your kiddos and want to prevent them from using your hotspot despite the repeated warning that it slows down your speed and eat your data you can limit the number of simultaneous connections and there is also a MAC Filtering option. Just saying :-)I know some people will just find it a PITA but if you work with this device's quirks and limitations it is a solid performer. If you want a device that "just works" then you are going to have to look into much more expensive devices or even a more expensive plan from your carrier.I have not had any issues with the hotspot getting hot even with heavy use. I understand that some of these being refurbished devices may have all been as thoroughly inspected and could be luck of the draw. I am happy with mine and think it is a great deal.

Darn thing turns itself off/on spontaneously! Tried the reset process multiple times, Checked to make sure it was fully charged, tried two different T-Mobile SIM cards, Scrolled through all the different screens and……(drum roll). NOTHING! Absolutely ZERO!It’s (ostensibly) “renewed” so contacted seller (twice) and no response. Not even a message back! I feel scammed and ripped off!Sigh…. And it’s not even heavy enough to be a paperweight.Donated to my local Goodwill thrift store. Thank goodness it was “only” $30Suggest (strongly) you save your money or find another seller!

No password or anything came with the device. So how is everyone connecting to the wifi without a wifi password??? Update finally after going through alot with no instructions sent and youtube didn't help i figured out by pressing the power button fast itll display all info needed. Tmobile didn't even know how to use it they wanted me to pop the back off when that would break it.. smh dumb people these days. Works amazingly i have had no trouble. It gets warm after a while but still works fine!

No guide on how to use it.Took me a lot of time to google around.Hard to put SIM on, I had to try multiple options to get correct SIM on.We need to upgrade Firmware to see it works.Connect device to your own laptop and update firmware.The Hotspot singal of Tmobile is not good, sometimes lost signal.is it reasonable? Don't know, let try for an another week.

The hot spot itself seems to work fine. However, the charging cable that was in the box did not fit the port. I had to use another one that I had at home. That's not a big deal, but I wrote the seller about it (just wanted a charging cable sent to me), and they never wrote me back. Also, I had to clean the hot spot (with Lysol wipes) when I got it. It was actually dirty. I don't like to write negative reviews, but the seller could... at the very least...respond.

Arrived on time.Plug it in and charge the battery first.The rest is a breeze!Good speed, connectivity, functionality and coverage.Travelability - Haven't travelled with it yet.

I'm trying to use this hotspot tethered via USB to a (Netgate 1100) pfSense router. I'm running the current release of the OS and I've upgraded the hotspot to the latest firmware. Though the router sees the hotspot as a valid device (Mediatek mt6890 as interface ue0) and I can get it to route packets through it just fine, the hotspot has issues staying connected. It seems that it might be a power management issue, as sometimes I'll find the hotspot powered off with 0% batter, and other times I'll see a message about not charging past 70% due to it being in "CPE mode" - which would be stellar, if it would stay connected while in this mode. When it does disconnect (but the battery is still charged), disabling and enabling the interface brings it back online. FWIW, I've examined pretty much every option available on its web UI to try to get it to play nicely, but I don't see anything I haven't already tried that might change this behavior.What so disappointing is that this device is SO CLOSE to being usable! Just having a 5G-capable chipset that is recognized by pfSense is huge. But without stability, it's unusable this way. I'm giving it two stars because I suppose it's usable as a WiFi hotspot, though that's not how I'd use it.

Arrived not charged and no charging cord. There was no box or instructions booklet. Please do better!