Thanks for reporting in. Always good to know more options.

Glad I could help.

Not a problem. Glad to help.

Thanks for reporting in.

Glad to help. I had previously used an iPad data plan as home internet and was hoping the hotspot wouldn't go to waste. Glad it worked. I will say that I wouldn't replace my primary home internet with this just yet but it does give me an unlimited data option for large downloads like games and beermoney applications.

@@tonycoleman9766 I currently have the iPad data plan in an Att hotspot, works great. I read that alot of people were using the Visible sim in a Mofi 4500 for home internet also.

@@tonycoleman9766 what happened to your iPad data plan? Why did you decide to use Visible?

@@bodyguard856 Good to know.

I’ve used it in a MOFI and it several other old hotspots I had laying around for over a year now

Glad I could help.

What speeds are you getting?

Glad to help.

Thanks for reporting back.

Just keep in mind that more and more people are having issues with Visible not working as they now try to block devices that they cannot identify as a phone. Good luck and report back if it works for you. Also, keep in mind that you have to activate the sim in a phone before it will work anywhere.

@@tonycoleman9766 THEY ARE checking the imei numbers and notifying people of TOS violations

Please do. What phone did you order with it?

@@tonycoleman9766 Visible ZTE Blade A3 Prime. Swap with an older phone that I have for free.

@@wallace_nelson Right on, I did the same thing. Figured worst case scenario I could use it for some more beermoney apps as the phone I traded in had the screen popping off due to battery bloat. Since they got rid of the $200 GC deal, I may do another swap deal when I move my primary phone over to Visible.

@@tonycoleman9766 I agree if everything goes well. I looked into a company called Voxias.com GSM UNLIMITED LTE- NIGHTHAWK MR1100- JUST $180/MONTH. no thanks. Bix Wireless has 400Gb or 800GB for $85 or $160 for Nighthawk Service. I wish the Visible was no throttled along with the Unlimited.

@@wallace_nelson Came in today waiting on sim card. I was wondering I got the unlock code from AT&T. Where do I put it in?

Glad I could help.

Glad it is working for you.

Glad I could help.

Glad I could help.

Awesome. Glad to hear you got it going on another hotspot.

Did you have to change the apn setting... if so how did you do that!

@@ajlovjc7 Well...first, you watch the video I made......................

You are welcome. The login for the AT&T administration is different then the WiFi password for good reason. You don't want just anyone having login rights to your hotspot. This should ALWAYS be kept different. Glad it is working for you. Satellite offerings really do suck.

Just wondering which antenna you went with and did it help a lot

Glad to help.

Glad you saw a change. Mine did at first but are now slow again. But at least it handles more connections a lot more solid.

@@tonycoleman9766 google "2019: Bypass Verizon Hotspot Throttle (NO ROOT) reddit" and follow the instructions in the article to bypass the throttle. Your speeds will go back up.

@@richardtrainor2987 Unfortunately, I do a lot of beermoney applications and those don't like VPN's at all.

@@tonycoleman9766 it is not a vpn ... you need to change the TTL of your computer so Visible thinks your computer is a cell phone.

@@richardtrainor2987 Yeah..I can read. The instructions also state that he needed to use it with a VPN to get it to work. I have also tested it on a system without a VPN and it doesn't increase the speeds for me while going through my Nighthawk. I may try doing it directly through a phone or through a laptop like he was doing later. However, just to confirm...the instructions specifically state he only got it working through using a VPN in conjunction with the TLS settings.

Holy crap! It's bERRy gOOd jUICe! Man when are you going to start making more videos? I enjoy you're stuff!!

@@russtewell9776 Thanks man! I really appreciate that , soon more vids coming soon!

What speeds are you getting?

@@DavidLabbe shitty - verizon is weak in my area but pure talk (att mvno)is blazing like 50 -80 Mbps Visible (verizon mvno) seems to be locked at 20 Mbps

You're welcome!

Cudy AC1200 Dual Band 4G LTE Modem Router with SIM Card Slot, 1200Mbps works also. With the following settings: [Visible]: Follow [Upgrade to the latest firmware]. #Very important# Go to Advanced Settings -> IPv6 to enable it. Go to Advanced Settings -> TTL -> Custom and set TTL to 64, set HL to 65. Go to General Settings -> 3G/4G , Set APN profile as Manual, Set APN as VSBLINTERNET, Leave username and password as blank, Set Authentication as PAP+CHAP Save all the settings and then check.

It should still work.

No problem!

You are welcome.

You are welcome.

hi just saw your video and that is great news! that it still work i had a question maybe its a stupid one lol, but i was wondering if i could just buy the sim card and pit it in the night hawk after i unlock it. another question is have you expirenced any data caps or throttling on your m1?

@@TheFlannel101 You will need to activate the sim card from a compatible phone first last I knew. They don't have data caps. While using the M1, I have not noticed a lot of throttling however, it can slow down quite a bit during peak business hours anyways. So, if you are thinking of making this your primary internet, I don't encourage that use. You will also find that it has a horrible ping time and that gaming would not be optimal on this service.

@@tonycoleman9766 I've been using it as a home internet due of moving to a rural area and I've used almost 150gb internet and it still just fine . I got a question ... Since visible has 5g now is there any way I can make the router grab that sigal? I get 5 bars btw i got an anthena

@@pricansito2366 You will need a 5G hotspot to take advantage of 5G service.

@@tonycoleman9766 so I am guessing this router doesn't support 5g ?

I cannot tell you as I don't have one to test. However, if you have the correct APN settings for Verizon then possibly.

Being unlocked already, you shouldn't need to hook it up to a carrier first. If it is a different model than the MR1100, I cannot say if it will work as I have only tried the MR1100. My MR1100 was bought unlocked off of eBay. My usage with AT&T shouldn't matter as the device was already unlocked.

@@tonycoleman9766 OH! I should make sure of the model when I go in. I know the nighthawk has at least 2 models online. Thank you. I know there's a phone that is unlocked but will not work with Visible unless you activate the Sim on a Visible phone first. I wasn't sure if that's the case with the hotspot. Let it have service with another carrier then pop it over to Visible Sim like porting over a number. Thank you. Awesome video and great solution to the traditional internet.

@@risteelongtran3506 I don't believe it needs to be on another carrier first. The SIM has to be activated using a phone compatible with Visible. Then once the SIM is activated, just move it to the hotspot and try.

Mine just worked. I can say anything through tethering seems to be throttled through the phone. My Hotspot speed seems much better but it can slow down at times too. But not near as bad as when tethering from the phone.

It depends on what you are connecting but from the truck, I wouldn't think you would need more than to tap into the wifi hotspot on the phone itself. You would have to search the model you have for the MiFi. I have read people getting different hotspots to work.

What do you mean by app change? How did you get up and running?

I have moved it back to my phone for now as I wanted to continue testing things other than data. However, at some point I will move it back as this line was bought mostly for the hotspot anyways.

You are welcome.

Awesome. Thanks for reporting.

Did yours connect automatically with the SIM card? My light is flashing red on the ac797

@@toyachanel Mine connected exactly as you saw in the video.

Even without hotspotting...speeds in my area tanked to next to nothing. I literally get like 500Kbps speeds during the day on my phone now. I used to get like 50MBps speeds. So, changing up the TTL settings does no good when the base speeds are that slow anyways. And this is pretty much everyone in my area and not just my lines. I hope that helps.

I didn't repair anything. You can see the speed it tested at in the video. My speeds in this area have tanked significantly since making this video. And it isn't just me. Everyone in my area has terribly slow speeds even when not tethering/hotspotting.

The answer to that is situational and subjective. Some of the phones from Visible only let you hotspot one device at a time via WiFi. For example the ZTE Blade A3 Prime only lets me connect one device at a time that way. This of course is assuming nobody is hacking or manipulating anything. With a hotspot, I'm not limited like on the phone. The downside to a hotspot is that it is only delivering data and thus doesn't use any of the other service capabilities like phone service and SMS. There are more pros and cons to each but this should give you an idea what I'm talking about.

I just swapped my sim back yesterday and still works just fine. Yes speeds suck. No I don't recommend replacing your home internet with it.

@Ed DonFrensco you can't sign up for visible with any hotspot you need a compatible phone you can use an existing one if it's compatible activate the Sim in the phone then swap it to the M1 , follow this video (set the apn ) then you'll be good to go

What bERRy gOOd jUICe states is correct. The only way is to show them a working IMEI number or to order one of their phones. Once you enter a valid IMEI number they will let you order a SIM card to activate. After the service is active, you can move the SIM to another "compatible" device.

You can use an old phone to get the IMEI number

I cannot say exactly what you have done. However, the APN should be set exactly how I have outlined. There should be NO changing it afterwards. Mine is still working so not sure what is going on with yours. All I can suggest is maybe the sim isn't lining up just right or maybe your MR1100 has a different firmware or something. Can you confirm that yours is unlocked?

You can get your Nighthawk carrier unlocked. This means that you can contact AT&T to have them give you a code to unlock it to use with other carriers. You can do this with most cell phones as well. However, most have a policy to require that you have had it on their service for a specific amount of time before they will allow it to be unlocked. I purchased mine from someone that had already unlocked it and provided me with the code. Just ask AT&T what it would take to get yours unlocked.

Speckles, if you bought your ATT Nighthawk at Best buy (it is locked to the ATT Provider,) and you will only be able to use ATT SIM card in that case. In addition On eBay 3rd party sellers have Unlocked ATT Branded Nighthawk routers for sale. They also sell unbranded unlocked Nighthawks. It is possible to unlock an ATT branded Nighthawks hotspot yourself and there are several videos on KZfaq videos on how to do this, however it probably not for the novice user to do unless they can understand the terminology in these unlock videos.

First of all, you don't do anything on AT&T's site. Not sure where the confusion is coming from. Second, when you say your sim doesn't fit, how so? The adapters are pretty universal in size. I have also seen people not use an adapter and just put the nano in and still work. You just have to line it up just right to do it.

I would just buy one that is already unlocked. The older models like mine are getting pretty cheap these days. Yes it still works just fine as I've had mine going for months now with no issues. Don't expect fast speeds though. If you get lucky...great. But like my phones without hotspotting are averaging 2-5 Mbps these days. So, not sure why as my area isn't real congested. It also doesn't matter on how much usage either. I have probably 6 or 7 Visible lines and they all do it. But if your folks aren't heavy data users, it should be fine. No you don't have to change the IMEI. Some people do that to try and trick Visible when they are manipulating their TLS traffic. If your M1 is already unlocked, just follow the instructions in the video.

Scott, you will need to activate the sim in a phone first using the Visible application from the playstore. No, Visible does not care if you move your sim to other phones thus resulting in a different IMEI. Thus detecting the IMEI from the hotspot should make no difference.

@@tonycoleman9766 thanks Tony

That is on the Nighthawk itself.

@@tonycoleman9766 oh once it's connected to the pc?

@@remykids have you followed the video? It walks you through this...

I'm looking to buy this setup and I like to fully understand what's going on before buying you know.

I activated the sim card with the phone I ordered with it. I used the mobile app. You can see that process in the previous video for unboxing the ZTE A3 Prime. I could have done the same with my iPhone 6S (which also has a Visible sim) or with my Galaxy S8+ which is on their compatibility list. I also have a Pixl 2XL that is not on their list but I have read reports of people getting the data to still work on them. I'm assuming you can put it in most phones to activate. I honestly don't know if you can activate the sim without it in the device or not. I have not attempted that. But I did it through the mobile application for Visible.

@@tonycoleman9766 thank you!

They have made changes to how they handle this stuff a few months back. A lot of people reporting their hotspots now throttle as well. I noticed mine would do it after eating a large amount of data even before recent changes. I can honestly say that even my phone suffers heavy throttling during most of the business hours. So, you probably won't find a solution to this issue. Some people will say it depends on how congested your area is. I don't think that is necessarily the case though...

@@tonycoleman9766 ok cool, thanks for the info. I might do a little playing around with it and see if I can figure something out. I appreciate your help.

@@mw101376 Not a problem. Glad to help.

Because they are pretty much throttling most people like that right now. Speeds have just continued to get worse as more and more people try to take advantage of the hotspotting as replacement for home internet.

You can order sim adapters pretty much all over the internet. I have seen it work even without the adpater but I would recommend in just getting one anyways to keep it from possibly moving.

You have to use an IMEI from a compatible device to get past the compatible check. They will then ship you the SIM to activate. They don't charge you until the plan is activated.

Read my pinned post. I've used several hundred GB's of data and still no issues with being canceled. However, speeds are dismal the majority of the day most days regardless if beginning or end of the billing cycle. It also doesn't matter if it is a new or old account. Speeds in my area are at 5MB or less even if not hot spotting most of the days. I would not recommend this as a primary home internet solution.

@@tonycoleman9766 Maybe Visible has throttled your account instead of cancelling? I am getting 50 -70 mps download and 30mps 40mps up on none prime time.

@@DavidLabbe What makes you think that I have been cancelled? My service works just fine and I've stated numerous times that the speeds are HEAVILY throttled. And it doesn't require hundreds of GB's of data to be used to get throttled either. It is location dependent in theory based on network congestion on your towers. Even brand new lines with Visible suffer the same as old abusive lines. At least in my area they do.

@@tonycoleman9766 I never said cancelled...i said throttled. Maybe Visible has throttled your sim and knows it is a hot spot. Visible throttles hot spot data to 5mps. I get on average 50mps down

@@DavidLabbe You stated "Maybe Visible has throttled your account instead of cancelling?" is what you stated. Why else would you say "instead of cancelling" if you weren't implying that I was cancelled?

I do not know. Sorry...

Are you asking if you can take the sim card out of your phone to put into this? Or are you imagining this working with no sim card at all? Your question is poorly written so I'm not quite sure how to answer you.

I have no idea what would trigger or not. I honestly doubt they are all that concerned as their current ToS doesn't say anything about putting it in a hotspot per se. They can and do throttle the crap out of their connections and claim it is deprioritization but I think that is just more of Verizon BS political talk to justify throttling. I don't think turning off the hotspot will matter. I do think if you have a lot of devices going it is a pretty good red flag that you are blatantly misusing it though. My advice doesn't matter as I don't work for Visible and have no say on what goes. Using it other than the way they advertise opens you up to fail.

@@tonycoleman9766 thanks Tony your knowledge is much appreciated!

Look at the date of the video. Things have changed a bit since then.

So in other words nothing can be tweaked? Do you know of another company that is good to use other then att?

@@bernardw2656 I do not have a recommendation if you are looking to replace traditional internet no. If it were just regular phone usage then US Mobile has decent rates on all unlimited if you have 3+ lines. If you read the comments here, you can try adjusting your TLS settings as mentioned but I have not gotten it work. Then again, I've not spent much time on it.

For one, getting a phone number is just part of signing up. What won't work is doing the porting deal unless you actually port a number from an existing service. I successfully ported my Google Voice number over. Google charges $3 for that. However, the only time I would port a number over is if I was taking advantage of one of their offers. Otherwise, they will just assign you one when you set up service. Second, if the phone is on their compatible list and is indeed unlocked, then give it a go. I don't know what your intentions are but as far as I know it should work. Whether it is better or not is up to you.

@@tonycoleman9766 Ty!

@@shays.7540 Glad to help. :)

Any update?

The old APN wasn’t working for me I tried changing to VZWINTERNET and it works now thank you @eddonfrancesco7449

I was getting more than 5mb speeds on multiple devices but did not do thorough testing on each device streaming at the same time. Keep in mind, sometimes my hotspot (through the phone) allows more than 5mb so I don't think it is guaranteed at all times. Certainly a YMMV answer.

@@tonycoleman9766 Ditto on the phone hotspot speed, but it only limits my hotspot to one device. Hoping I will be able to connect to more than one device. Thank you for your reply.

If the Nighthawk only connects one phone, what is the use of the nighthawk? You can set the phone by your computer and use it that way and save $350.

Eugene Tsverov order you a $20 wireless travel router called rav power you can connect the visible hotspot to the router then connect multiple devices thru the router Search KZfaq for video to show you about it!! I got it and it works great!

@@tonycoleman9766 5mbps is better than nothing at all and is usable even with streaming TV. or if you live alone.

I don't have a Metro PC plan to test with. Sorry, I would have to have a usable SIM with service to even attempt.

Metro is part of tmobile and t mobile have these banned

I haven't used it in my netgear for a long while. I typically use it in the phone and tether a PC and a router to it. That way I can still use the phone for the texting and such.

One guys video said his acount was shutdown 3 times using nighthawk

@@RobertDickens2002 Well, this service isn't meant to be used in this way. I don't recommend doing this long term as a replacement for home internet.

1. My area is heavily deprioritized now and so speeds get terribly slow during business hours regardless of hotspotting. 2. Hotspotting is supposed to cap at 5mbps and if you read through other peoples comments, you will find info on sidestepping. I wont discuss it here. 3. Limitation on number of devices hotspotting depends on what phone you have. The nighthawk isn't limited like that.

Not without more details. There may be a difference in our hotspots like firmware. Does yours work even without the Verizon logo coming up? Also, make sure you type it exact as things are case sensitive when setting up "APN"'s

@@tonycoleman9766 no mine still says network service discounted when I power up the device. As for firmware I’ll check in morning and try to mess with it some more. Turns out Verizon service isn’t that great where I live but still shouldn’t keep the network from being disconnected would it?

@@tylerwilson593 If it works in a phone, it should work in the hotspot. My hotspot is still working fine, so not sure what else to tell you other than verify everything is entered EXACTLY the same. Yes case sensitive.

Where did you get the hotspot? Was it from OTR Mobile? If so, they would be the ones to provide an unlock code for it.

Did you follow the instructions on the video?.....

I might move my sim back over to the hotspot around Christmas. However, hotspotting in general is supposed to be throttled to 5mbps per their advertisement. However, the loophole of using an actual HotSpot device rather than the phone may have recently changed as more people try to abuse the system. I will let you know in a few weeks.

Change ttl

@@yuh42011 ttl?

@@yuh42011 what is that exactly?

@@musicorbiiits Time to live/ number of hops. Look up Verizon ttl bypass and that’ll fix your 5 mbps cap. At least for your computer

I'm not sure why my reply didn't stick, but Visible has been cracking down on this for several months now. I have not tried getting a sim to work on the Verizon network and so cannot give you a solution at this time. They were blocking me months back and I stopped bothering with it since their speeds are outright terrible most of the time. Basically what it is doing is that their network cannot detect what device (phone) you have and so is blocking the sim until it detects it properly. Obviously in a hotspot that won't happen naturally. You may want to look into changing the hotspots IMEI and MAC addresses. I don't know how well it will work or how hard it would be but may be a work around.

Thanks for your reply, Tony. So are you saying that I could insert my new SIM back into my phone then use the phone's hotspot to connect to my Nighthawk? You also mentioned changing the IMEI and MAC addresses. How do you do that and on which device? I appreciate your knowledge and advice.@@tonycoleman9766

Other than reseating the sim, I don't know. Are all the sims you are using Visible? Also, are you using an adapter for the sim?

If your hotspot is locked to AT&T, then you will need to have them provide you with an unlock code as well as instructions on how to go about it. It is easy to do. After 4 years, there is no reason why they shouldn't provide that code.

I've not had any issues with the service working. Been doing it for several months and use a lot of data. However, my lines (all 6 I have) are heavily throttled and others in my area that are light users of data are the same. I can't say how congested their network actually is but I wouldn't rely on it as your primary internet.

@@tonycoleman9766 I have had visible for about 9 months now and love it I live in the woods! I get 5 bars of Verizon signal and very close to a tower and there are only about 5 families that live out here full time, I just wonder if they will shut me off if I do this?! I hope not! I use it for my tv no signal very often on rooftop antenna and for my livestreams on youtube!

@@GrampyCampy If they do, just order another one. I've used extremely large amounts of data for months on mine. I've not been cancelled nor warned yet. When I first got them, my speeds were quite nice. Now, I'm lucky to hit 5MB/s on my phone without tethering let alone when I am.

@@tonycoleman9766 thanks btw forgot to say that

@@GrampyCampy Not a problem. Glad to help.

I was under the impression that Visible didn't work with cell boosters. I don't use them so cannot help you troubleshoot your setup.

What procedure?... the APN settings?

still dont work for you ? i was thinking about getting this cuz im in a rural area

Did you check to make sure the apn was correct?

I have visible and simply by putting in the visible apn it works double check your apn is spelled correctly

I am not aware no. I haven't tried looking for any though. Most of the large carriers don't allow unlimited data affordably and most certainly try to prevent people milking the phone plans as such. At&T was working with the iPad plans but they have been shutting all of those options down.

There is a carrier I found called i3 Mobile that offers unlimited data on At&t's network. It is expensive at $129 per month, but it is an option and they advertise it working on a Nighthawk. www.i3mobile.us/#tatsu-section-ZJT_d4B1W

I don't know if it still works or not. You would have to search the videos that took my info to make their own videos that have the M6 Pro. But the last I chedck the MR1100 wasn't working anymore because they now try to detect the "phone" and eventually block the non-detected device.

I honestly haven't tried and haven't powered mine for months.

@@tonycoleman9766 Would connecting this to a router via ethernet perhaps alleviate this restriction?

@@SiNKarnage that is how I typically ran it and yes allowed multiple that way.

There is no data cap and they can tell that you are using a different device.

Yes

As shown in the video, I go to the configuration page of the hotspot itself. 192.168.1.1

@@tonycoleman9766 this didnt help but I found that Mint Mobile is perfectly compatible with the MR1100

@@thediamondotu So, you weren't able to connect to your hotspot and type in the web address of 192.168.1.1? Because that is how you pull up the page unless you or someone else has changed the default configuration. But if you would rather go with Mint, then by all means do that. They probably have better speeds.

@@tonycoleman9766 The only way I can configure my nighthawk is through the netgear mobile app. I entered all that you said in the video. My device kept saying something about the bands. I’m just going to move on with Mint. They’ve been the only ones to say that their service is compatible with the nighthawk.

@@thediamondotu Yeah...not sure how you were trying to connect then as you don't need a mobile app to configure the nighthawk. Good luck and let us know your results after using it a while as I'm always interested in more options.

Is this for real? How come i don't see any disclaimer on their site that say they dont allow that?

@@yuzuhaz0 they say you can't use the Sim card in a router. You can ask them and they will tell you. They told me that I could not even use a phone booster and could not hook up to a router. They don't want you to be able to use more than one device at a time. Even though they sell iPhones that allows you to. Lol they are a funny carrier

But I do use a phone booster and a travel router that allows me to hook up to 10 devices at a time

All smart phones have the ability to tether/hotspot as long as the carrier doesn't disable it. It isn't just an iPhone thing. They also advertise allowing hotspotting/tethering at a reduced speed. I personally don't recommend using the service as a replacement for home internet. I do use the service for unlimited data though running beermoney applications. If people do start abusing the service, I'm sure they will make changes at some point to curb the behavior. However, with that said, I noticed no service interruptions while I had it in my hotspot. I have since moved it back to the phone for further testing. I will probably move it back and forth based on my needs.

@@tonycoleman9766 yes all phones can use hotspot but iPhones you can hook up to more than one device but their Android phones only allow you to use hotspot for only one device instead of multiple devices at a time

I don't have one of those to muck with. What issue are you having?

I don't have one to test. Sorry, I am of no help there.

www.netgear.com/images/InstallationGuide/mobile/MR1100ATT/MR1100ATT-USERS-MANUAL.pdf If you check the user manual, it should be 192.168.1.1 by default

I do not know as it wasn't intended for hotspots specifically. All I can say is to give it a try and let us know.

Mofi is the same process. Works perfect

And mifi jet pack

@@genelifur73 Do you know hot to do it or any tutorial ? I have mifi 8800

Activate your visible sim in a phone. Put in your activated visible sim in your mifi. Log into you mifi on a desktop. Go to your mifi jet pack page. Change the APN’s to vsblinternet turn on in advanced settings PDP: IPV4V6 & PDP Routing: 4 then restart your mifi. It should show 4G or LTE. I have the version before yours. Hope that works for you!

I do not know as I have never used Boost mobile. If they allow hotspotting, then I don't see why not if your device is unlocked. However, I do not know the necessary APN information for Boost mobile. Last I checked, it was a Sprint network service.

@@tonycoleman9766 yes your right, but I checked yesterday with sprint and boost mobile, no luck unfortunately

Do you mean will it hook up to DSL internet and act like a wireless router?

@@tonycoleman9766 Yes. I see that it has an ethernet port spot. Does it work?

@@mjawad6765 Does what work? The port works fine. However, I don't know what you are actually trying to ask.

What you should say is if Verizon is ONLY using band 13 in your area. Bands 2 and 4 overlap with AT&T and T-Mobile (possibly Sprint with T-Mobile buying them) for 4G coverage. www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/cell-phone-networks-and-frequencies-explained

Are you saying that you are using a Verizon sim card on a Visible line instead of a Visible sim card?