NETGEAR Nighthawk M1 4G LTE WiFi Mobile Hotspot (MR1100-100NAS) – Up to 1Gbps Speed, Works Best with AT&T and T-Mobile, Connects Up to 20 Devices, Secure Wireless Network Anywhere
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Style: (Discontinued) 4G LTE
Features
- Connect to your existing home router using the Gigabit Ethernet port for fast, reliable primary or backup Internet connection. Ideal for homes with poor internet service or coverage
- Avoid risky public WiFi and travel with your own portable, secure Wireless Network anywhere
- Unlocked hot spot accepts all SIM cards (excluding Sprint legacy network); works best on AT&T and T-Mobile. Check with preferred carrier on data plan details and limitations
- Requires Micro SIM card from carrier and activation of compatible BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) data plan that meets your data needs. Simply insert into SIM card slot to activate
- Download speeds up to 1Gbps. Speeds may vary by service and proximity to nearest cell tower
Description
The NETGEAR Nighthawk mobile hotspot router is the world's first commercial gigabit class LTE mobile hotspot router to achieve maximum download speeds of 1Gbps It combines ultrafast download speeds support for cat 16 LTE advanced and 4 band carrier aggregation providing the best Internet connection possible while on the go or at home - Max 1 Gbps download speeds and 150 Mbps upload speeds - LTE CAT 16 4-band CA and 4x4 MIMO - LTE/4G Bands 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 14 29 30 66 - 3G Bands 2 4 5 - Full Dual-Band/Dual-Concurrent WiFi - WiFi 802 11 a/b/g/n/ac - 2 4” LCD panel - 5040mAh battery - Ethernet Port - USB-C Port - Dual TS-9 external 3G/4G antennas connectors. Refer instruction manual for troubleshooting. T-Mobile in the US has gone through some recent changes when it comes to their plans and as a result of those changes, some users may find themselves not being able to have their MR1100 Nighthawk M1 Mobile Router connect to the T-Mobile network. If you find that you are no longer able to connect to your MR1100 Mobile Router to the T-Mobile Network, please contact your T-Mobile support and ensure that your device is on the correct plan for mobile hot spots.
Specs & Other Info
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | NETGEAR |
| Model | MR1100-100NAS |
| Main Features | High-Speed Internet Access, Parental Controls |
| Frequency Band Type | Dual-Band |
| Wireless Standard | 802.11ac |
| Compatible With | Various personal devices |
| Operating Frequency | 5 GHz |
| Recommended Use | Home Internet |
| Components Included | Detachable Li-ion battery, Start-up guide, Mobile Hotspot Router, AC charger, USB-C cable |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi |
| Display Size | 2.4 Inches |
| Item Weight | 8.5 ounces |
| Dimensions | 4.15 x 4.15 x 0.8 inches |
| Color | Black |
| Power Supply | 220 Volts |
| Battery Type | 1 Lithium Ion (included) |
| Produced In | China |
| Release Date | August 3, 2018 |
Frequently asked questions
The NETGEAR Nighthawk M1 Mobile Hotspot offers up to 1Gbps download speeds under ideal conditions. The actual speed you experience will depend on your network conditions, including signal strength and network congestion.
The Nighthawk M1 works best with AT&T and T-Mobile. It may not be compatible with Verizon, Sprint, or other carriers. It's important to check with your carrier for compatibility before purchasing.
The Nighthawk M1 can connect up to 20 devices at a time, making it ideal for families or small teams needing to connect multiple smartphones, tablets, and laptops on the go.
The Nighthawk M1 provides a secure WiFi network anywhere by supporting WPA/WPA2 wireless security protocols. It also offers password protection and the ability to manage connected devices through its interface, ensuring a secure connection for all your devices.
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This is our summary and key points to consider based on customer reviews.
The Netgear Nighthawk M1 has garnered mixed reactions. Some users praise its high speed and reliability in various settings, from remote work to gaming on the go, highlighting its substantial battery life and compatibility with multiple carriers. However, a significant detractor is its complexity in setup, particularly with the APN settings, and a concerning issue for one user of the router entering a reboot loop under multiple device connections, questioning its stated capacity for simultaneous connections.
Pros
- 🚀 High speed internet comparable to fiber optic services
- 🔋 Large battery life, with reports of lasting 14-15 hours
- 🌐 Compatibility with various carriers and simple administration via an app
- 🕹️ Great for streaming and gaming, especially for those on the move
- 🎮 Extra features beneficial for remote play and on-the-go entertainment
Cons
- 🔧 Challenging setup process, especially with APN settings
- 🔄 Issues with the router entering a reboot loop under load
- ⚖️ Questionable device capacity, contrary to what is advertised
Should I Buy It?
If you are in need of a portable, high-speed internet solution and are willing to navigate a potentially difficult setup, the Netgear Nighthawk M1 could be a great choice. However, if you plan to connect multiple devices simultaneously, it may be worth considering other options or preparing for possible troubleshooting.
Style: 5G/4G LTE
The device is about the size of my hand. I used it Mexico and it’s faster and more reliable than just using my cell and I can use multiple devices. Wife and I were both on with three devices active. It’s says it can do way more like a small group way more - I think at some point we would bump up against the local infrastructure capability though? Not an expert. Even better than hotels Wi-Fi. Very easy to setup on the app. The rates in the app are by region and are very reasonable for eSIMs and waaayyy better than US cell service international packages rates (no surprise there). You can also use your own eSIM or insert an actual SIM. Very cool, I appreciate the flexibility. Will continue to use in Mexico a will try in Europe - I’ve heard good things about over there too. Seems robust, just wish they sold a protective case, not tossing it around or anything but I use on travel status. I put it in a cut up heavy sock and rubber band in my bag- very fashionable.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2026 by john p schultz
Style: 5G/4G LTE
I received the device and found it too simple for the high price and not quality enough. I decided to return it and Netgear via Amazon offered me $100 refund to keep it. I did so. Finally, after using it, it’s a reliable robust device. Work as expected..No touch screen. Market place is expensive and limited. Works well with Google Fi. Excellent battery. Pricing is too high. Work in US, EMEA, Asia. Excellent app. I used it at an hotel where the wifi was at 12mbps and Netgear gave me 100mbps positioning it besides the window of the room. I also bring it to the beach so my phone is not becoming hot in 5G and doesn’t drain the battery. Overall I love this product. Simple and efficient.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2026 by Ben
Style: (Discontinued) 4G LTE
NetGear, up to their old tricks again ---- spying on their customers. Their mobile hotspot device stops functioning if you try to remove their cookie from your browser. They make this cookie a requirement (and the persistent surveillance it entails) for their device to function. This mandatory cookie most likely defeats VPN and TOR encryption, as it is attached to the browser itself, following you around the internet, knowing who you really are, despite efforts to mask yourself with encryption --- information they will later sell to data brokers, most likely, or whoever the highest bidder is. The persistent cookie requirement is a slimey practice of NetGear with their routers currently. When I first bought this device, I was free to use it without their web based router interface cookie tagging along, and just deleted it, after I finished logging into the router. Later, I'm pretty sure, they pushed an undisclosed update to the unit's firmware --- causing it to nolonger work without the cookie being present --- at all times. This is after months of use prior without it (so I know it's possible to function without it). This is just not a company that can be trusted -- at any time -- certainly not with your online privacy. I've had their cellular router for awhile now, and did rigorous testing --- always the same thing: remove their cookie from the browser, and their router stops supplying internet not long after. In order to restart your service, you have to relog into the router, reboot it, and allow it to re-place the cookie ---- internet restarts. Sometimes, you have to do this process many times, to get it restarted. This router has come with tons of hassle, wasted time, and lots of wasted money. I remember having another router of theirs, a good while back, and running into other slimey practices. That router eventually experiencing strange problems, that I could not resolve myself. I contacted the company for help, and was told: I would need to purchase a technical service plan, before they would assist. I threw their router in the trash. Years later, I completely forgot, NetGear was the manufacturer of that thrown away router, and foolishly bought another NetGear router, this one --- getting suckered in by the hype online (lies). Unless you like being spied upon.......stay away from NetGear. UPDATE: Things only worsened: Tor is completely unuseable with this router, as it doesn't allow their cookie to follow you around, either deleting it everytime you go to another site, or otherwise preventing the cross site tracking NetGear is attempting to employ upon you. UPDATE: Using tabbed isolated containers on your browser is ineffective stopping their tracking; attempting to use them has them slow your internet speed, followed shortly by, stopping your internet connection entirely. I imagine, their using the http://192.168.1.1 NetGear web interface cookie to fingerprint your browser and log your IP address --- not allowing any data flow without checking each and every time that the cookie is still present, and has your initial browser fingerprint and IP address, from when you first logged into the router. Any deviation from that browser fingerprint and IP address forces an arduous relog-in and reboot process, to restart everything (that you may have to do many times, to get everything going again). UPDATE: Things get progressively worse. Now, even with me allowing them to follow me around, everywhere I go online, keeping their spy cookie in-place, I get constant stoppages of my internet --- requiring me to relog-in, reboot, refresh pages, clear cookies --- even do factory resets (wiping out all my user preferences, and having to reset them each time; sometimes, again and again and again and again and again, to restart operation of their router). If you can imagine having another company between you and your internet service provider, that decides when, if, and under what circumstances, you get the internet that you paid for, from the other company --- and that in-between company jerking you around, not providing any simblance of effective customer support after sale, spying upon you, causing you large amounts of hassle, aggrevation, time loss, money loss; attempting to con you into purchasing technical service plans, to solve problems they most likely created..............you just had the NetGear experience. FINAL UPDATE: Things went down hill fast, after writing the final revision of this negative review of their product. This company doesn't apparently know how to deal with critical reviews in an ethical way --- or, in a professional, business focused way. I experienced their router not being able to fully reset (indicative of requiring the default, on-device, log-in credentials) shortly after this review posted --- that was a big red flag -- that something was pushed to my device to stop its full recovery, and alter its performance --- and --- it did --- I experienced its operation get progressively worse --- concluding in: no effective measures to return the device to full operational functionality. At best, after relentless factory resets, reboots, relog-ins, and other aggrevation, the router now only supplys internet for two minutes, then ceases operation --- effectively, making it useless. This is not an ethical company. I post my experience with NetGear as a warning to all ---- avoid their overpriced low performing devices ---- avoid their no help customer service ---- avoid their strange malphunctions and device abnormalities down the road, that has them offer you pricey extended tech support plans as the solution (after they created the probem in the first place) ---- avoid the hassle ---- avoid the aggrevation ---- avoid the time loss ---- avoid the money loss ---- avoid the scam...........avoid the NetGear experience. * Friends have told me: the NetGear NightHawk 5G M7 Portable Wi-fi Hotspot is ten times worse than the M1 NightHawk, in way of personal information collection, and online monitoring. I'll be staying away........I've had enough of the NetGear snoop game.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2026 by JASON ARNOLD
Style: (Discontinued) 4G LTE
For years I have had to suffer without good internet. The only options I had out here was satellite or dial up. For the longest time I was using a Sprint USB router on a Cradlepoint router. Then AT&T offered us a home LTE internet plan. (that was garbage after using it for 3 weeks) then I went around looking at LTE modems. And found this M1 router. And I have loved this thing ever since I found it. So the first thing I love about this router is it works with any LTE plan offered by almost all services (except Sprint because Screw them) I already had a plan with AT&T, but out of curiosity I went and got plans with Verizon and T-Mobile. Verizon worked as expected. No problem with them. T-Mobile doesn’t work well out here so I wasn’t able to truly test them here. (I also tested this In Canada. Bell, Rogers, and Freedom work with this, Never got a chance to work with Telus) For those that want to do more with this then Just know “it works” The M1 Router Is fully capable of being telnetted into and reprogrammed in different ways, my main purpose for doing this was to program it to Specifically connect to only B12 and B14. (the two higher speed main LTE bands for AT&T where I live) I think there are a few more things you can do but im not sure, I didn’t do too much. As a Home internet service, this Modem is fantastic. I paired it up with my Nighthawk router for a very simplistic look. Because it charges with USB-C I was able to plug this indirectly to the router and charge it with that. However, you cannot use the USB tether with the router so I needed to use an ethernet cable in the back. You get much better speeds out of this thing if you put the WIFI signal on the device to low or just off. I also picked up a antenna for this and hung it out my window. I love that the most about this device. As a travel device for internet. This thing is really awesome, the battery life is about 4-8hrs depending on what you use it for. Not really much for me to say about travels with this thing. It just does what it’s suppose to do, and easy to charge in the car. (one of the benefits of being charged with USB-C) All in all. This little thing was worth the money I paid for it. I’ll probably be using this thing for a really long time. If you need a home LTE internet service? Start here. This thing is really great for work, home, and just travel, and much better then that Hotel WIFI that you get really skeptical about cause you only paid $20 for the night.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021 by Alex Foxe
Style: 5G/4G LTE
I purchased this unit as “New” for $499.98 (+ tax $541.23), but the box arrived with a broken factory seal. This raises concerns that the item may have been previously opened or not truly new. A used “Like New” listing was available for $474.98 at the time. At minimum, I believe a partial refund of $27.06 would be fair due to this discrepancy. My main motivation for purchasing this unit was its compatibility with third-party eSIM providers such as Ubigi, Airalo, etc. It also offers a dedicated Netgear marketplace from which you can purchase their eSIMs. I found the initial hotspot setup and learning the app somewhat confusing, although to Netgear’s credit this is a complex topic. You have to understand modem configuration basics. In retrospect this may seem obvious, but when using the app it’s important to distinguish between connecting your phone/tablet to the hotspot via its Wi-Fi, and the optional “Wi-Fi Offloading” feature, which allows you to configure the hotspot to use an external Wi-Fi network for its connection to the Internet. The hotspot needs Internet connectivity asap so it can check for firmware updates. The hotspot’s Wi-Fi times out after a while if the app is not connected to it and I believe this requires a restart (not totally sure yet). App to hotspot sessions also seem to time out after a period of inactivity, which then requires you to reconnect. Netgear has multiple Android apps, and selecting the correct one is not immediately obvious. My phone runs Android 11, and I found the correct Netgear app was not compatible with it. In addition, my phone does not support QR code scanning, which is the primary method for activating third-party eSIM plans. I don't believe Netgear publishes a strict Android version requirement in a single clearly stated spec sheet. App installation did work with an Android 13 phone and I believe Android 12 or newer is required (not totally sure). To test the hotspot out, I purchased a Ubigi USA Unlimited 1-day plan. Plan activation was somewhat problematic. Initially, I scanned the QR code from Ubigi's email and activation failed with error code 1. I believe this was a generic provisioning issue rather than a problem with the hotspot itself. After signing up and logging into my Ubigi account, I was able to access a different QR code and this worked flawlessly. Once set up, the M7 performed well, and I was able to stream YouTube videos without any delay issues. The final test will be later this year as I travel to Italy.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2026 by A. De Mello
Style: (Discontinued) 4G LTE
I was going to send this back but decided to give it 'one more try'. I'm happy to report it all worked out. I contacted my carrier tech support, who hit some magic button, and VIOLA! It works! And works very well. This thing is quite fast, latency is about on par with my fiber optic internet service! Yeah, it's fast. The trouble I was having was in setting up the APN section of the router. The manual doesn't give you much information, and simply guessing what info goes in that section won't help you get going. Plus, there are features that you cannot simply turn on, you need approval from your carrier. After getting it going I did a speed test, nothing spectacular, but 47MBPS (Bytes, not bits) down and 25MBPS up isn't too shabby for something not yet fine tuned. I'm no power user so that works for me just fine. I use YouTube and stream music more than I watch TV so this will be just fine. At 47MBPS I can stream 2 videos at one time if I choose, not that I would. This unit has a rather large battery as compared to the entire package, but that's a good thing. I have no idea how long it takes to charge one up, and probably never will know how long it lasts since I plan on tethering it to my laptop or desktop computers. It also works without a battery installed if you do like I'm going to do, tether it to my computers. I bought this in preparation for an Arizona snowbird trip next month. Not getting any answers from the RV parks in Arizona I decided to find my own solution. 4G is plenty fast for myself. At any rate my cell carrier limits me to 60GB per month, with the threat of throttling my speed if I surpass that. I probably will based on what I use now, about 3GB per day. For those interested I found out that Google Chrome has a feature for YouTube where you can kill the video and just listen to the audio portion of YT videos. Since a lot of my YT usage is advice type videos I can kill the video portion and enjoy the audio knowing that I'm not racking up half a gig for that 25 minute 'video'. The answers are always out there, you just need to know how to ask the questions.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023 by Grant County x-Golfer
Style: 5G/4G LTE
This portable router works great. I traveled from southern to Northern California with zero interruptions. The only thing I wish this had capabilities for was external antennae. I work in Downtown Los Angeles and so many sky rises do a number on my signals. Even having the device near a window, but that’s a problem with my surroundings, not the device.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2026 by JustAFriendFromLA
Style: 5G/4G LTE
I am an engineer and travel extensively internationally for work. I first bought the TP-Link 5G M8550 hotspot, but sold it after using it for a couple of months because it would get extremely hot and shut off randomly. Next, I bought the Netgear Nighthawk 5G M7 (MH7150). I also used it for a couple of months before eventually selling it. In terms of functionality, the Netgear was excellent. The app and web portal were great, and I could access all settings, including diagnostic information, from either the app or the web portal. The reason I sold it was the battery life. With only my laptop and phone connected, the battery would barely last around six hours. I work outdoors in the field, and that battery life was not acceptable for my needs. The Netgear uses a built-in 3850 mAh battery. When I am working outside, I do not have access to power outlets, so charging is not an option. Carrying a power bank would also make my backpack unnecessarily heavy. When Acer released the M6E with its large 8000 mAh battery, I decided to purchase it as a replacement for my Netgear. The decision was influenced by a real-world comparison I conducted in Milan, Italy, where a colleague was using the Acer M6E. We inserted identical Vodafone SIM cards into both devices and ran multiple speed tests. Despite both hotspots showing a strong 5G signal, my Netgear consistently achieved download speeds of around 78 Mbps, while the M6E regularly exceeded 200 Mbps. We repeated these tests at several locations over the following days, and each time the M6E delivered roughly double the download speed. Battery life was another major advantage. The M6E's 8000 mAh battery easily lasts an entire workday without charging, whereas my Netgear would typically run out of power within six hours of very light use. The main drawback of the M6E is its software. There is no dedicated mobile app, and the web portal is extremely limited. Aside from changing the Wi-Fi name, password, and configuring a VPN, there is very little you can do. Overall, the software experience feels outdated and lacks many of the management and diagnostic features available on the Netgear. Software is the only area where I miss the Netgear; in virtually every other respect, the M6E is the better device.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2026 by AReviewer