T-Mobile Home Internet is out with another router option that has external antenna ports - the Sercomm G4SE, as well as an official external 4x4 MIMO antenna option sold as an accessory on T-Mobile's website.
Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the Sercomm G4SE uses a Qualcomm X62 modem - it does not.
T-Mobile Home Internet continues to be a popular option for both stationary and mobile users, although mobile use is not officially authorized. The new Sercomm G4SE router adds to the list of gateways that T-Mobile provides for the service - however, it is almost a clone of the recently released Arcadyan G4AR (See our story for details) with the same design and specs. T-Mobile even combines both devices on its support page. And while the specs are the same, the devices under the hood slightly differ, but both use the same MediaTek T-750 cellular modem.
To support these routers, T-Mobile now offers a 4X4 MIMO antenna to utilize with these two routers. The antenna is a small form factor for a 4x4 MIMO antenna and is designed for mounting in a window with suction cups or pole mounting. It comes with 6.6ft cables with SMA connectors. The antenna costs $99.99 at T-Mobile's website.
Unfortunately, T-Mobile doesn't publish detailed performance specs for this antenna.
Nate at the Nater Tater YouTube channel acquired an Arcadyan G4AR and the new antenna - his preliminary testing showed the antenna did not provide a significant performance advantage at his location. We have some more detailed antenna analysis below for our members:
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Key Mobile Internet Related Considerations:
- T-Mobile's Sercomm G4SE Home Internet Gateway is almost identical to the recently released Arcadyan G4AR gateway.
- T-Mobile released an optional 4X4 MIMO antenna for the new Sercomm and Arcadyan gateways.
- Customers ordering T-Mobile Home or Small Business Internet still cannot choose which gateway they receive with the service.
- T-Mobile Home and Small Business Internet are intended for fixed-location use, but T-Mobile is currently not enforcing this.
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