Anyone having connection trouble on Mint Mobile (T-Mobile) or with iOS17.6.1?

Tom OBoyle

I just switched as a test from ATT to Mint. I'm not sure if what I am seeing is a Mint problem or a software problem.

If I use SmartSDR on my iphone (iphone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17.6.1), when connected to WiFi, it works perfectly. When connected via celluar, I connect and get a partial screen (see attached). It's like its connected yet, most of the panadapter screen does not fill.

In an effort to see if its the cell network, I took my iPad running SmartSDR and connected it using my iphone as a hotspot. It works perfectly. So its probably not speed or throughput or another network issue.

smartsdr.jpg

In the past, the iphone on cellualr data has worked perfectly when I used ATT, but since switching, I've also has an iOS update occur and so not sure what to think.

Ideas?

73 de Tom, N9GUN

N4RAG

Hi, you need to use a VPN if your phone is T-Mobile.

73

reed

T-mobile doesn't pass UDP traffic on 5G.

Tom OBoyle

I just tried with my VPN. That works.

David Decoons, wo2x

As others have said, T-Maybe has decided to block VITA49 UDP traffic on their 5G networks. I fought with them for over a year and threw in the towel. I moved my iPhone and iPad back to Verizon while leaving 3 other phones on T-Maybe. Sure, it would be cheaper to move all 4 lines but there are logistic reasons why the other phones did not move/

On a side note - moving back to Verizon (2 1/2 yrs absent) I went from an iPhone 14 Pro Max to 15 Pro Max and free iPad 10th gen with cellular and came out $180 ahead after fees. You have to know how to push the carriers. Not to mention during porting my iPhone did not work for 17 hours.

73

Dave wo2x