NETGEAR Unite Explore AC815S | Mobile WiFi Hotspot Cat.9 4G LTE | Up to 450Mbps Download Speed | Connect Up to 15 Devices | 18 Hours of Use Per Charge | 2 MIMO TS-9 Antenna connectors | GSM Unlocked

I am NOT a professional IT guy so I'll do my best. First of all supplier was very fast the device came before my sim card ordered from Consumer Cellular 2 days before ++ to Supply Tiger ! Also unlocked device which at first I wondered.I'm old but been online for 30 + years things change FAST!! I'm in a rural area and decided to use Consumer Cellular that subcontracts to ATT carrier. Worried. I think these instructions will work with any big or reliable carrier that uses ATT for radio to be correct. Also I would advise go to ATT or Netgear and download the FULL user manual will help a LOT!!1. I charged device fully,2. changed Sim card recognized it but was NOT activated which you HAVE to do with EMEI Number to your carrier MANDITORY! After that in upper left screen shows CC network but no internet.3. After a long time of thinking and messing with unit shucks won't work..but I'm stubborn.YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO ATTWIFIMANAGER.com to sent up cause no external way to do it. The device rerouted me to that link ( make sure you look in network or white label under battery and get passwords etc.4. It linked up still didn't get to internet but WAS logged on to unit which was a relief cause I figured I eventually could get it to run, which I did.5. ON ATT site go home 3 bars and setup.. go to APN... Settings > Mobile Broadband > APN. it will show you the installed APN of ATT. Below that it will show add APN!Before-hand you should have gotten APN, Authentication, IPV4 or 6 or both types and save and bang I was in! Unit works GREAT in rural 4G NOT LTE area so pleased..have standby unit now if my regular goes down.LOVE the unit in one night of use. Need to update software hopefully it will after the 48 hour timer it put on..unit has a Sept. 27,2017 firmware update DO IT.Hopefully this help people.

The Netgear Unite Explore that I got came unlocked as expected. It worked beautifully for 40 days until one day it stopped working when plugged in to power and would not even charge.I contacted Netgear who confirmed that it was defective and gave me a case number and told me that AT&T handles the RMA process, so after spending an hour on the phone with Netgear I had another number to call with another company.So I called AT&T, I don’t have an account with them so that took the representative some time to figure out, we finally got to the point where they asked for the IMEI, once they got that they hung up on me. This happened 3 times and once with Amazon Tech Support on the line trying to get me some help. They hang up once they get the IMEI. This leads me to believe that the devices have been gained in an illicit manner and you will it get any support if they fail.If you buy this product and it has an issue you will be left with a $200 brick with little to no recourse.

I wanted to use this for a while before reviewing, which has been a few months.The sim card is used in it is from Straight Talk, through Walmart. The initial set up was a little clumsy, however once you get it on the straight talk network the operation is outstanding in speed and connectivity. So far very few places have limited connectivity, even in locations where my cell phone is dead. At $45 a month for unlimited it is a really affordable deal. Currently I connect my phone to it via wifi as well as a Chromebook.The device itself is rugged and offers outstanding battery life. I forgot to turn it off one Friday after getting home from work and on Monday it was still at 76% remaining battery. This summer was fairly hot which did not seem to diminish its operation, with the exception of charging while being left in a very hot vehicle. My phone acts the same so that is understandable. Charge before leaving home and it will last and last. Range from inside the vehicle to outside is not great, but that could also have to do with placement. I keep it down low under the dash out of sight.

I don't think my device was refurbished, but I do think it was a group of extras that someone from an ATT shop had and someone sold them to the merchant. This was not like what I have received in unlocked devices. This device would have been unusable if Amber had not posted what she did. I found T-Mobile's APN online and adjusted so that I could use the device. Without that, it constantly dropped the connection. It made the carrier's SIM unusable.The merchant mailed this out a week early and I was so excited, then I wondered if it was a defect or something. Thank you, Amber.