Question Options for 5G SIM card routers?

[6_5x47lapua]

Hello!

I live in an area with very limited provider options, I was lucky that Tmobile installed a 5G tower somewhat nearby. Once I pigtailed an outdoor 4x4 mimo antenna up to their home gateway (nokia 5g21) speeds have been great and stable.

My only issue is the very limited configuration options on their gateway. It's very "plug n' play", everything like port forwarding and NAT config is locked out.

I'd like to expand my network with a remotely accessible NAS and PiHole NAT server. I considered getting a second router and just using the Tmobile gateway as an edge device, but I fear issues with double natting and being able to remotely access my NAS in this configuration.

The best solution I think would be to transfer my sim card to a 5G router that I have full control over, but I'm having trouble finding any! Only the "peplink max br1 pro" priced at $1000, or some other questionable legitimacy options on ebay from China.

Are there any 5G routers that I missed from reputable companies that aren't an arm and a leg? Or advice on configuring a second router without double natting and server accessibility problems.
Any suggestions are much appreciated, thank you!!

 

[bill001g]

Can't comment on the router but I suspect you can't fix the NAT issue. Most mobile connections use carrier nat so your router is never give a public IP to begin with.

If you are talking about paying that kind of money to get a new router that "might?" work on tmobile maybe a better plan is to get a vpn that gives you a public IP. You would use your own router that can run VPN behind tmobile and you would then in effect pretend the VPN company was the ISP in your house.

Another way people do this is to rent VPN servers from a cloud provider. You would create a vpn from your house to the server and a vpn between the other devices and the server. This is more marketed at someone who has a need to say connect multiple of their offices together.

The largest issue with any mobile broadband router is first it must have the proper radio chips to function on your providers network. Then and more important the provider must be willing to activate it on their network. Just moving the sim over by itself does not always make it work. Like a phone the ISP knows that you changed the hardware. There are certain vendors like huawei for example that is generally not allowed to be used in the USA.

 

[6_5x47lapua]

Can't comment on the router but I suspect you can't fix the NAT issue. Most mobile connections use carrier nat so your router is never give a public IP to begin with.

If you are talking about paying that kind of money to get a new router that "might?" work on tmobile maybe a better plan is to get a vpn that gives you a public IP. You would use your own router that can run VPN behind tmobile and you would then in effect pretend the VPN company was the ISP in your house.

Another way people do this is to rent VPN servers from a cloud provider. You would create a vpn from your house to the server and a vpn between the other devices and the server. This is more marketed at someone who has a need to say connect multiple of their offices together.

The largest issue with any mobile broadband router is first it must have the proper radio chips to function on your providers network. Then and more important the provider must be willing to activate it on their network. Just moving the sim over by itself does not always make it work. Like a phone the ISP knows that you changed the hardware. There are certain vendors like huawei for example that is generally not allowed to be used in the USA.

Thank you for theinformation!