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Cudy AC1200 Dual Band Unlocked 4G LTE Modem Router with SIM Card Slot, 1200Mbps Mesh WiFi, EC25-AFX Qualcomm Chipset, 5dBi High Gain Antennas, DDNS - $79.99

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Limited-time deal: Cudy New AC1200 Dual Band Unlocked 4G LTE Modem Router with SIM Card Slot, 1200Mbps Mesh WiFi, EC25-AFX Qualcomm Chipset, 5dBi High Gain Antennas, DDNS, VPN, Cloudflare, LT500 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089JW8H4N

For all of you who signed up up for the visible $20 plan, or the T-Mobile $10-$15 Business Tablet plan, This will work perfectly.

It even does magic tricks easily with a well placed AT command in case it somehow loses its IMEI. (For those with free lines)

Instructions are below straight from the listing

AT&T

[Upgrade to the latest firmware]:

Download the latest firmware from cudy.com/lt500_software_download
Unzip the firmware.
Connect to LT500's network via WiFi or Ethernet.
Follow manual instructions to log into the web management page of LT500.
Go to Advanced Settings -> Firmware, Choose the firmware you unzipped to upload.
Wait 2 minutes for it restart.
[Visible]:

Follow [Upgrade to the latest firmware]. #Very important#
Go to Advanced Settings -> IPv6 to enable it.
Go to Advanced Settings -> TTL -> Custom and set TTL to 64, set HL to 65.
Go to General Settings -> 3G/4G , Set APN profile as Manual, Set APN as VSBLINTERNET, Leave username and password as blank, Set Authentication as PAP+CHAP
Save all the settings and then check. Done!
[T-Mobile & T-Mobile B2B Static IP]:

Follow [Upgrade to the latest firmware]. #Very important#
Wait 2 minutes for it restart and then check if the router connect to the internet, if not, follow below instructions.
go to General Settings -> 3G/4G
Set Network mode as 4G only, Set APN profile as Manual, Set APN as fast.t-mobile.com (Note:for static IP plan, set APN as b2b.static ), Leave username and password as blank. Set Authentication as PAP+CHAP.
Save all the settings and then check.
If the internet still not work after all, then please wait 5 minutes and then go to System status -> System card -> More details -> System log to download the log and send it to our support team.
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01-26-2024 at 05:15 PM.
01-26-2024 at 05:15 PM.
If using a phone line sim you need to follow the instructions above and potentially check that imei, if it's a data sim no action is needed.
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Can I use my unused TM regular plan line SIM with unlimited data in something like this? thanks
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01-26-2024 at 05:56 PM.
Quote from Fancy_Deer :
Can I use my unused TM regular plan line SIM with unlimited data in something like this? thanks

May work for a little while, but then might be deprioritized because this IMEI isn't a phone itself. However, you can combine this, and the Tmobile $15 device hotspot that is available.
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Quote from Fancy_Deer :
Can I use my unused TM regular plan line SIM with unlimited data in something like this? thanks

If you have a broken/unused phone and a bit of "Magic" it can work with no deprioritization. Otherwise a T-Mobile $15 business tablet plan would work well. (IRS will issue you a tax id free for your eBay business you plan on having at some point in the future) T-Mobile will only need that IRS letter you can print as proof and an ID.
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Quote from Fuzb0 :
If using a phone line sim you need to follow the instructions above and potentially check that imei, if it's a data sim no action is needed.
The Tmobile business account $10 plan would need an IMEI and TTL updates, no?

Plus this Cudy New AX [amazon.com] is $59 with 15%. How is the current router better than the cudy I listed? Thank you.
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The Tmobile business account $10 plan would need an IMEI and TTL updates, no?

Plus this Cudy New AX [amazon.com] is $59 with 15%. How is the current router better than the cudy I listed? Thank you.

That one you listed isn't a modem and doesn't take SIM cards, it's just a router.
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That one you listed isn't a modem and doesn't take SIM cards, it's just a router.
Got it. Now with a TMobile $10 plan, I can just pop the sim and use it out of the box or do I need to adjust imei (can we even do that with this device) and TTL to make it use native data vs hotspot?
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Got it. Now with a TMobile $10 plan, I can just pop the sim and use it out of the box or do I need to adjust imei (can we even do that with this device) and TTL to make it use native data vs hotspot?

You can just pop the $10 sim in no settings changes needed.

If you want to use "magic " to change it to, so it will identify as a tablet, or phone, you can if legal in your country. Though I've read on various sites it isn't needed.

Some guy I read about in another country has a Cudy that identifies as a galaxy note with a smashed screen and adjusted the ttl to reflect on phone data use rather than a hotspot use.
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01-28-2024 at 01:47 PM.
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Quote from Fuzb0 :
If you have a broken/unused phone and a bit of "Magic" it can work with no deprioritization. Otherwise a T-Mobile $15 business tablet plan would work well. (IRS will issue you a tax id free for your eBay business you plan on having at some point in the future) T-Mobile will only need that IRS letter you can print as proof and an ID.
Any keywords I can to google search this "Magic" to avoid deprio?


EDIT: wasnt reading instruction up top. my bad. double checking fort AT&T its moslty plug and play? my at&t sim doesnt want to connect for some reason..
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You can just pop the $10 sim in no settings changes needed.

If you want to use "magic " to change it to, so it will identify as a tablet, or phone, you can if legal in your country. Though I've read on various sites it isn't needed.

Some guy I read about in another country has a Cudy that identifies as a galaxy note with a smashed screen and adjusted the ttl to reflect on phone data use rather than a hotspot use.
What will this modem be detected as on the T-Mobile portal once I pop the sim in it? Also usually there are TTL changes needed to adjust device detection (or faking in this case), along with IMEI changes, why wont those be needed.
Sorry, what is this 'magic' you are referring to?

Thanks for answering!
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Any keywords I can to google search this "Magic" to avoid deprio?


EDIT: wasnt reading instruction up top. my bad. double checking fort AT&T its moslty plug and play? my at&t sim doesnt want to connect for some reason..

"At command Cudy imei "

That should give you a YouTube video in the results (not mine) it may help but all you really need is the link to a "netbuddy.co" pdf document.

It includes straightforward instructions for anyone who has a router that identifies as a phones imei and just needs a little more help to be its best self. It has a link to the AT command line and the command you need to use.
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Quote from emofals :
What will this modem be detected as on the T-Mobile portal once I pop the sim in it? Also usually there are TTL changes needed to adjust device detection (or faking in this case), along with IMEI changes, why wont those be needed.
Sorry, what is this 'magic' you are referring to?

Thanks for answering!

On TMobile It may show as a random flip phone, but you do want to adjust the ttl to phone settings, I believe 64 on TMobile if using a phone sim. If the imei magically changes to say an iPhone then TMobile will show it as an iPhone. It's important that only 1 instance of an imei can exist at any time. So the donor must not be used from that point on.
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Quote from Fuzb0 :
On TMobile It may show as a random flip phone, but you do want to adjust the ttl to phone settings, I believe 64 on TMobile if using a phone sim. If the imei magically changes to say an iPhone then TMobile will show it as an iPhone. It's important that only 1 instance of an imei can exist at any time. So the donor must not be used from that point on.
What is the proposed TTL value for a tablet unlimited data pan (T-Mobile $10 plan).

I will need to get an IMEI number for a tablet.. I guess....

Also what was the "magic" reference?
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