Review on 📶 MikroTik LHG LTE6 Kit: High-Speed CAT6 LTE Modem for Extremely Remote/Rural Areas with Cellular Network Coverage by Mardrequs Dorsey

Product is of typical MikroTik quality and design and works well. I will update this review with some notes on performance after deployment. I'm writing this review to point out an error in the documentation and marketing literature: This product has a standard size SIM slot (2FF), not a micro slot (3FF). I was stunned to see my micro SIM sliding back and forth into what was obviously an oversized SIM slot and had to find the appropriate bit driver to get the motherboard out of the case and pull out the SIM card. Plugged into 2FF adapter, SIM card fits correctly. I'm not sure how this escaped MikroTik. UPDATE #1 - I've moved this to rural Southwest Virginia where hopefully it will be installed permanently soon. I currently have a MikroTik SXT LTE KIT (USA) which is transmitting a reasonably good signal to a cell site believed to be anywhere from 12-16 miles. AT&T uses Bands 2 and 12/17, so losing Band 4 compared to SXT LTE (non-LTE6 version) is not a big deal. While SXT LTE has a 60 degree beamwidth, LHG LTE6 has a 25 degree beamwidth, so more patience is required when setting it up, especially in my case where I really have no idea where the cell site is. Unfortunately the LHG LTE6 I received comes with old modem firmware which causes the modem to disconnect and freeze. I spent about 8 hours trying to find a signal where SXT LTE worked reasonably well; The LHG LTE6 found a signal and then dropped it for a few minutes, after which it refused to search for further signals ('Not Searching' status) until the device was physically unplugged from power - I'm not sure if a simple routerOS restart solved this problem. I also found that the modem would not respond to my requests to block certain areas; I believe this is because these commands were sent when the modem was in a blocked state. In the meantime, defects in the modem's earlier firmware have become known to me; Upgrading to the working version V25 (or better) is possible with the command (if you have internet connection for LHG LTE6) "/interface lte1 firmware-upgrade lte1 upgrade=yes". Experimentation here at home shows that LHG LTE6 is now behaving as expected, so I'll bring it back to the site next weekend and provide more updates.