{"id":6655,"date":"2023-04-28T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/?p=6655"},"modified":"2023-04-28T14:06:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:06:43","slug":"how-to-change-nat-type-on-t-mobile-home-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/how-to-change-nat-type-on-t-mobile-home-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>T-Mobile Home Internet is generally not the best choice for online gaming. NAT type issues are one of the most commonly cited complaints about T-Mobile Home Internet. Unfortunately, the technology that T-Mobile has chosen to use to deploy their home internet service makes NAT type issues all too common. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T-Mobile is running carrier-grade network address translation (CGNAT) and 464XLAT on their network. This means that you are behind two layers of NAT (Double NAT). This generally results in a strict NAT type on most systems and a NAT type 3 on PlayStation Network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"How to Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet\" class=\"wp-image-6663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-320x180.webp 320w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 96px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"How to Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet\" class=\"wp-image-6663 eager-load\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 96px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1.webp\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1024x576.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-320x180.webp 320w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1.webp 1920w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">T-Mobile Home Internet Strict NAT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of steps that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/support\/tutorials\/topic\/user-interface-overviews\/nat-forwarding-overview\/device\/t-mobile\/lte-wi-fi-gateway-tm-rtl0102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">T-Mobile recommends<\/a>&nbsp;people take if they are having issues with NAT type. According to T-mobile&rsquo;s official documentation, these are the solution to fixing NAT related issues on T-Mobile Home Internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Enable NAT forwarding on gateway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put the game console or other device in the DMZ of the gateway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable UPnP on the gateway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modify virtual server settings on your gateway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, in my experience, along with hundreds of other people on the T-Mobile support forums and Reddit, these suggested solutions do not fix the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several reasons that these solutions are largely ineffective at changing your NAT type. The issues pretty much all stem from the same cause. T-Mobile assigns customer gateways a private IP address rather than a publicly routable IP address. This is in sharp contrast to Xfinity, Spectrum, or most other residential ISPs, who provide a unique publicly routable IP address to each home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Features such as DMZ and UPnP work on the assumption that your router has a valid public IP address assigned to the WAN side of it. With T-Mobile Home Internet, your router is assigned a private IP address on the WAN side instead of a publicly routable IP address. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a private IP address assigned to the WAN side of your T-Mobile Home Internet Gateway, there is no way for traffic originating from the outside to even make it to your router. This makes features such as DMZ and UPnP ineffective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a network and system admin, I can only think of one way to effectively bypass the CGNAT and change your NAT type on T-Mobile Home Internet. That is by using a VPN that provides you with a publicly routable IP address.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Xbox Series X Double NAT\" class=\"wp-image-1166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 96px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Xbox Series X Double NAT\" class=\"wp-image-1166 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-728x410.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-960x540.jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1080x608.jpg.webp 1080w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-1200x675.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-480x270.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue-320x180.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue.jpg.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 96px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Double-NAT-Issue.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xbox Series X Double NAT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Change NAT Type on T-Mobile 5G Home Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most effective way to change you NAT type on T-Mobile Home Internet is to use a VPN service that provides a publicly routable IP address. PureVPN and NordVPN are both good options for this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use a VPN to change your NAT type, you will ideally want a router that can run a VPN client on it. Some of the higher-end Netgear models work great for this. Essentially the setup will work by configuring the VPN on the router and using the T-Mobile Home Internet Gateway strictly as a modem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this, you will enable DMZ on your TMHI gateway and effectively bridge it to your third-party router. On your router, you will then set up the VPN as a client connection to the VPN service of your choosing. I would suggest looking at PureVPN and NordVPN, as they are able to offer a static publicly routable IP address that can get assigned to your router. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your router is sending traffic through the VPN tunnel, it will be essentially as if there was no CGNAT being used by T-Mobile. This will change your NAT type to either moderate or open on Xbox Live and to NAT type 2 on PlayStation Network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on my 7 years working in the IT industry and my hands-on experience with T-Mobile Home Internet, using a VPN is the only way to change your NAT type on T-Mobile Home Internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet\" class=\"wp-image-6662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-320x180.webp 320w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 96px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet\" class=\"wp-image-6662 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-320x180.webp 320w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 96px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How-to-Change-NAT-Type-on-T-Mobile-Home-Internet.webp\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Change NAT Type on T-Mobile Home Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing Your NAT Type on T-Mobile Internet: Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>T-Mobile Home Internet operates on the same network that powers T-Mobile Smartphone data connections. This means that it uses CGNAT much like a cell phone does. This makes online gaming less than ideal, as peer-to-peer (P2P) connections do not work well over CGNAT. Learn more about T-Mobile Home Internet <a href=\"https:\/\/turbospeedwifi.com\/t-mobile-home-internet-nat-type\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2844\">NAT-type issues<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many popular online games make extensive use of P2P connectivity rather than using a central server-based setup. This is problematic for users of T-Mobile Home Internet or any other ISP that uses CGNAT. The most effective way to skirt around the issue is by using a VPN router and tunneling all of your traffic through the VPN service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When using a VPN with a public IP address, your NAT type will be changed from strict to either moderate or open. Your NAT type of PS5 or PS4 will change from NAT type 3 to NAT type 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-Mobile Home Internet is generally not the best choice for online gaming. NAT type issues are one of the most commonly cited complaints about T-Mobile Home Internet. 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