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Mobile Dist via Amazon has T-Mobile Franklin T9 4G LTE Wireless Mobile Hotspot (Renewed) for $12.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on orders $25+.

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  • Wireless Network: 3G, 4G, 4G LTE
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE
  • Processor: Qualcomm MDM9207-0
  • Frequency: LTE: 2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66
  • RAM: 256GB

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Mobile Dist via Amazon [amazon.com] has T-Mobile Franklin T9 Mobile Hotspot 4G LTE Wireless WiFi (RT717) Band 71 (Renewed) for $12.99 + Free Shipping

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Wi-Fi Connection Management, Extended High-Speed LTE Internet
Wireless Network: 3G, 4G, 4G LTE
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, UMTS,HSDPA,HSPA+,LTE
Processor: Qualcomm MDM9207-0
Frequency: LTE: 2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66,Ram: 256 GB
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Here is the instructions that I used to unlock it in the past.

Rooting and Unlocking the T-Mobile T9 (Franklin Wireless R717) - Server Network Tech (snt.sh)

https://snt.sh/2020/09/rooting-th...less-r717/
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If you made it through unlocking (and possible firmware downgrade), go into the engineering menu and swap the imei to something different (aka an old phone imei that you own) and try it again. Mines didn't work either with a phone sim (it was fine with a hotspot sim) until the imei change.
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My dad has some property in a rural area that he seldom visits. He didn't want to pay monthly for internet for a place he rarely visits so he tasked me with looking for options. The place was also broken into two times in a span of two years. I ordered two T-Mobile hotspots(both Test Drive units which were Coolpad Surfs at the time), and activated both (one at the house and one in the barn) and tried it out for 30 days, worked very well in the house where the signal was strong, less so in the barn.

It was a no-brainer to keep them after the trial period so went to a T-Mobile store, bought two sim cards, activated both on $10 2GB prepaid plans, and both have been working great since then. One was originally activated in 12/2019 and the other in 1/2020. Each unit has 3 Blink XT2 cameras connected to them.

In 3/2020, we caught the thief that was breaking in. A kid living behind the property who was known to police. Anyways, for $20 bucks a month, it's more than paid for itself and brings peace of mind.
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05-27-2022 at 05:57 AM.

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05-27-2022 at 05:57 AM.
Get a free one here with 30 days of t-mobile service or 30GB of data which ever comes first. I received mine last week and its been working well.

https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/free-trial
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05-27-2022 at 06:41 AM.
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There's some way to unlock these, right?
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05-27-2022 at 07:14 AM.

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05-27-2022 at 07:14 AM.
Here is the instructions that I used to unlock it in the past.

Rooting and Unlocking the T-Mobile T9 (Franklin Wireless R717) - Server Network Tech (snt.sh)

https://snt.sh/2020/09/rooting-th...less-r717/
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energyx
05-27-2022 at 07:34 AM.
05-27-2022 at 07:34 AM.
Quote from calamity :
Only applies to iPhone 10 or newer?
They send you a hotspot with SIM unless you just go through the app for the eSIM trial.
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05-27-2022 at 07:39 AM.
05-27-2022 at 07:39 AM.
Quote from m1sterk0 :
Get a free one here with 30 days of t-mobile service or 30GB of data which ever comes first. I received mine last week and its been working well.

https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/free-trial

I doubt they ship T9's for these any more. Last time I got a newer model already.
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05-27-2022 at 08:06 AM.
05-27-2022 at 08:06 AM.
So this is where all the test drives end up
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05-27-2022 at 08:09 AM.
05-27-2022 at 08:09 AM.
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They are no longer offering the drive..they are offering some free data of 30 gb through iPhone esim if you check the link you posted..before yes they did..not now .
.. the faqs clearly state "If you sign up above for the Network Test Drive hotspot, it will be shipped to you for free and your trial will begin the first time it connects to the T-Mobile network."
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05-27-2022 at 08:23 AM.
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Quote from energyx :
They send you a hotspot with SIM unless you just go through the app for the eSIM trial.
If you have the iPhone, you can simply download their app, but otherwise, they'll send you the hotspot device when you sign up.
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05-27-2022 at 08:24 AM.
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Quote from appleguy82 :
They are no longer offering the drive..they are offering some free data of 30 gb through iPhone esim if you check the link you posted..before yes they did..not now .
You gotta learn to read more than just the first line of a webpage.
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05-27-2022 at 08:27 AM.
05-27-2022 at 08:27 AM.
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If you have the iPhone, you can simply download their app, but otherwise, they'll send you the hotspot device when you sign up.
Right. The whole point of this thread is the hotspot...
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Most of us have phones with Hotspot option (I use mine on T-Mobile a lot) - what are typical use cases for these?
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