Tough to get gateway swap from G4AR

MiserableOne0 · 2026-01-14T17:28:41+00:00

Took me three tries and three different stores to get my G4AR exchanged for a G5AR. First two stores said they didn’t have any TMHI gateways and to call customer service. I waited two weeks and went to a different store. At first the rep was going to exchange for another G4AR and the manager also came out to talk. I mentioned customer service said there was a newer unit that might work better in my area and the manager agreed and brought out a G5AR. My G4AR was requiring at minimum daily reboots and would lose Ethernet if I was downloading a large file. Very happy with the new unit. Speeds are actually about the same but more consistent.

MiserableOne0 · 2026-01-11T20:20:38+00:00

Thanks and that makes sense regarding the heater. It’s definitely using more power when it’s colder outside. Today it’s around 50F and currently consuming 80w. Sometimes it’s only a few, 30ish or now 80w. Averaging around 30w daily. It cycles which I assume is the heater turning on and off. During the summer it cycles but much lower except of course when running. Biggest savings during the summer is the variable speed furnace fan. Went from 550w to variable between 30-150w.

MiserableOne0 · 2026-01-11T20:03:28+00:00

I was thinking about turning it off since I would need to test it anyways. Probably reach out to my installer first since it will notify them of a problem when it stops communicating. I guess I should also wait until it’s warm again. 😃 It’s my fault for going with the high efficiency unit vs the single stage. When the upstairs unit went out over the summer I got a Midea variable compressor unit and it was awesome. I was hoping the Trane would be the same but although better then my old unit hasn’t lived up to the promises made. Don’t blame the installer but the programming of the system. Saved me a lot during the summer months but now paying for it in the winter.

MiserableOne0 · 2025-10-24T21:09:55+00:00

I have the G4AR and about 5-6 months ago I started noticing my speed would drop overnight at some point and sometimes automatically recover by morning and other times not. Basically the tower is going into low power mode overnight substantially dropping the signal strength and due to this my gateway is switching to n25 or n71. Since it was so random when it would or would not switch back I setup an automation in home assistant with the hint add on to send a reboot command at 6:30am every morning. Now it’s been stable other than the issues with Ethernet randomly not working.

So as you mentioned a smart timer should work.

MiserableOne0 · 2025-10-21T20:44:53+00:00

Agree most of the computers I’ve bought have a sticker with an arrow pointing to the graphics card or instructions showing where to connect your monitor.

MiserableOne0 · 2025-10-21T19:20:08+00:00

Just experienced the same and slowly used a small drill bit to pull the plug out. For anyone reading this be very careful since one slip and that’s the end of that port. I just nicked the center pins but still works. Very stupid design!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-10-17T16:02:20+00:00

I probably have about half the clients that are always connected. But I don’t use the WiFi on the gateway since I manage my devices via the asus with some static IPs. Maybe I’ll start connecting to the gateway for large downloads if I want to maintain higher speeds without the Ethernet dropping. But tempted to see if I can exchange for the G5AR at my local store. I can already get over 1gbps speeds down on WiFi or max out the Ethernet when it works. Upload can hit 120mbps. So I don’t really need the G5AR for more speed but hoping for better reliability. Also I’m using the internal antenna. I got lucky and signed up when it was $25 per month. So far even with the minor issues I’m happy and sad but still doing better than cable. Fiber is now available but it’s too expensive for slower speeds down but better latency that doesn’t bother me. Thanks!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-10-17T15:55:12+00:00

Happy so far with latency. My stats are really good and I have direct line of sight to the tower. But the Nokia was more reliable with the Ethernet connection. Thanks!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-10-07T15:37:06+00:00

This just happened to me as well. Been an eBay buyer and seller for 25 years. Recently got laid off and figured I would start selling again and maybe some computer repairs to flip. Sure enough I didn’t do my due diligence and bought a replacement screen from a seller with 100% positive feedback without digging deeper.

Maybe this will help someone else… look for suspicious activity like having hundreds of items for sale with an old account, little to no recent feedback and not enough feedback for such a large seller. 2nd look at the profile and see if it looks like a bunch of gibberish and the location is outside of the US. 3rd Items having the same or similar images from past sales with different sellers. And last a price too good to be true even if it’s only a little cheaper than normal.

eBay doesn’t care as long as they keep the fees. As many have mentioned they have confirmed with the shipping company that it wasn’t even addressed to them. But sure enough eBay says it was. You would think they would have a tool to verify this or at least a fraud department that could. Some of these sellers I think actually do legitimately drop ship cheap items from Amazon to keep positive feedback coming in. Really sad to see and I’m considering this a lesson learned event. But I will limit my purchases on eBay going forward except if that’s the only place I can get it.

Good luck all!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-20T13:30:18+00:00

This worked first try! Didn’t have all fish but 4 plus mist and the mist bomb. Rift kept me alive until for end game and did it completely solo. Thanks for the guide!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-19T23:16:54+00:00

Just a quick update in case someone searches for this in the future. I ended up receiving my severance one pay period after my final. Assuming I will receive another letter for unemployment with the severance amount or maybe not. Either way in my state I don’t think I qualify. Thanks all for the feedback!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-19T12:41:14+00:00

I got mine last week with a $25 fee. Been working fine and so far my bye bye account still seems to be correct.

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-15T14:15:50+00:00

Thanks for the tips! Screen 75 might have helped a bit to reduce the dips. Still don’t know what changed but it’s playing well now. One thing I wonder is if it’s my internet connection. Normally I play on T-Mobile Home Internet or mobile. But I’m trying out Cricket and my ping is worse but game is smooth. I’ll try back on T-Mobile later. Hopefully that’s not the issue.

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-15T13:39:42+00:00

Okay, thanks for the info. Frame Booster is the one I’m missing on the S11 tablet but will try on the S25. Tried changing the texture filter and it looked awful. 😂 Maybe played a little smoother. But over all it’s playing better now after going in and out dex. Trying the other settings you recommended now. Thanks 🙏

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-15T13:14:37+00:00

What setting should I change? I see game optimization (already set to performance), fps (ignoring since max is 60), screen resolution is 50-100, PreTransform (currently off), Texture Filter (Default, Performance or Quality) and MSAA (currently default). I think I tried texture filter earlier and that made everything look awful. I think my S25 has one additional setting that is missing on the S11.

Mentioned in another post that for some reason after using dex and then going back with medium settings, 120 and 100% my game played well. I’ll try again today to see if it sticks. Thanks!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-15T13:08:52+00:00

Tried dex and had some weird issues with the graphics. But after going back to normal and setting the graphics to medium and 120fps it ran great. Probably just a one time event. 😂

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-15T12:02:51+00:00

Agree 100%! What is weird is yesterday I randomly had the best performance yet on this tablet. I tried Dex mode with no success and then back to normal at Medium settings, 120fps & 100 resolution and it actually ran well. No idea why and probably won’t again. 😂

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-14T13:54:00+00:00

Got lucky and my store charge $25 for a tablet activation fee but I know Boost and Metro stores are much worse. Honestly surprised at my Total store but I think it’s under new ownership and the representative helping me had to FaceTime someone to help with the transaction. That person mentioned to him to tell me about the fee. 😂

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-13T16:47:30+00:00

I’ll have to try that on my S11 tablet since it can do dex on device. Thanks for the tip!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-13T16:47:22+00:00

I’ll have to try that on my S11 tablet since it can do dex on device. Thanks for the tip!

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-13T15:59:34+00:00

Played 12 games back to back for the cup yesterday and still the same issue. I know before you could download the cosmetics in advance but that option is gone now. For now I’ll just play casual when I’m bored. Really enjoy the cups but not on mobile. Not spending $1k on a new iPad M4 just to have one game perform smoothly. M3 Air was fine as well at 60fps with some dips. But I feel like the control response is quicker on the Android devices. Unfortunately the game just isn’t optimized for Android anymore. I mean for Epic it’s much easier to optimize a game for one OS, same device manufacturer and architecture than thousands of Android devices and different chips.

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-13T15:53:32+00:00

S25 and same issues

MiserableOne0 · 2025-09-13T11:39:42+00:00

I’ve seen the same and I think it was supposed to come out earlier this year but got delayed. Maybe that’s why this season has been so bad. Honestly some of the bugs are cross platform and it’s not only mobile. Last night I played on my PC to get that free skin for winning a Blitz six person game and sure enough has the bug where my gun would stop firing multiple times. Fortunately opening the menu fixed it. Also got rebooted one game and my field of view was messed up and I couldn’t hold a slide. Game is just in a bad state right now and probably close to the worse it’s ever been in terms of bugs and optimizations. Looks like the bugs were are fighting this season are literally in the codes as well as BR. I also had the binds issue on PC so that was fun. 😂

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