Last time I used this service; which is about 2 years ago. They were starting to do hard throttles on video content, and the way to get around it would be to use VPN.

Is there any other caveats, or nuances I need to know? Is the VPN work-around still good to do?
Keep in mind, I've used this service before. So I still have the device and setup.

It would be $25.00 a month. We are selling our calyx membership because our area just got fiber. Please let me know if you are interested in purchasing these 7 months.

I’m moving soon to a rural area and we need the internet, I renewed a month late and I’m getting g a new deal SIM card device in the mail, just make my thing work again wtf

I’m grateful it works good in a remote area but I didn’t except wait till you get new stuff

Realistically speaking, what kind of speed difference can I expect between Contributor vs Sustainer memberships?

Anyone have​ a clue how to troubleshoot this? Else I suppose i'll call support monday.... Just started this morning out of nowhere. I did renew back in May for three months.

I used the Inseego M3000 for about six months with a Sustainer SIM card, and finally had to give up on it. It works fine most of the time, but it would reboot itself a couple of times a day, and it was a bit slow indoors at my location because the tower is 1.5 miles away and is blocked by some trees. I mounted the M3000 outdoors to improve speed, but I had to protect it from sun and rain with a makeshift box, and that always made me nervous because the device isn't really designed to be outdoors.

So I asked Calyx to change my membership to Sprout. They sent me a new SIM, and I ordered a WaveForm ProLink. The two work together nicely, and the download speed is about five times faster now. The ProLInk is expensive, but the speed is great and I don't have to worry about the weather now.

The ProLink is directional, so you have to aim it correctly. I knew where the tower near me was, because I could see it when I hiked up the hill behind my house, and it's the only nearby tower on cellmapper.net (I'm in rural Sierra Nevada foothills). I aimed a compass at the tower to get its bearing, then used that bearing to aim the ProLink.

I'll keep the M3000 and use it for travel.

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a used JEXtream RG2100 from eBay. I'm based in the UK and wanted to use it with my own SIM card, but quickly found out it was network locked.

After a fair bit of research and testing, I eventually figured out how to generate unlock codes for these devices. Since there are probably others in the same position, I'm happy to help people unlock their RG2100s for a limited time.

If you've got a network locked JEXtream RG2100, send me the device IMEI and I'll see whether I can generate an unlock code for it.

A few things to keep in mind:

• This is only for the JEXtream RG2100.
• I can't guarantee every device can be unlocked, but I'll do my best to help.
• I'm only offering this for a limited period.
• Please don't post your IMEI publicly, send it to me via DM instead.
• After entering the unlock code, the device will automatically reboot. It can take a minute or two to come back online, so don’t worry if it doesn’t reconnect immediately. The light on the front should continue flashing while it’s restarting.

I know how frustrating it is to buy a device only to discover it's locked to a network you can't use, so hopefully this helps a few people get a bit more life out of their hardware.

Feel free to drop me a message if you need any help.

I have seen many people incorrectly stating the device you want to use the Calyx Sprout plan in needs to be unlocked, that's not entirely true. As long as the device is locked to T-Mobile postpaid/prepaid, it will work. I have a Samsung Galaxy A16 5G that is permanently locked to T-Mobile and it works in it just fine, alongside a T-Mobile Home Internet gateway, it also works in just fine.

Edit: No this is not a bug, and will not be fixed by T-Mobile. This is a system working as intended, these SIM cards are not an MVNO.

I decided not to renew because it was unusable for me. Wondering if anyone else decided a similar thing. Ironically I haven’t had any issues with the computers 4 people plan which is way cheaper

Is there any benefit to continuing a Sustainer Plan at quarterly payments as opposed to switching to Sprout Quarterly. If the sim card would be used in the same device either way. Is there any difference in service? Otherwise, it seems logical to switch to Sprout. I'm aware that paying a year at a time is possible but asking about this specific comparison.

Is there any benefit to continuing a Sustainer Plan at quarterly payments as opposed to switching to Sprout Quarterly. If the sim card would be used in the same device either way. Is there any difference in service? Otherwise, it seems logical to switch to Sprout. I'm aware that paying a year at a time is possible but asking about this specific comparison.

For context I just so happen to have a ton of these Sagecomm Fast 5688W units lying around, I decided to say fuck it and shoved the sim card into one, and it's been working flawlessly, including no video limits etc. When I goto fast.com I regularly get over 200mbps. Figured I would share here for if anyone else has done this thing.

I am using my own router on the other end for network config purposes.

What advanced settings on my m3000 should I adjust as well as network settings on my Xbox?

I was hoping to see 2.5Mbps download on fast.com from my GL.INET Mudi 7 without VPN running on my Calyx Institute Sprout plan because of the same plan's video throttling. Turns out, I saw least 200Mbps download on fast.com from the same hotspot device without VPN, then ran 4K HDR 60fps streaming (YouTube) and worked fine. I guess TTL/HL 65 and Encrypted DNS-over-TLS (DoT) on that hotspot device bypassed video throttling.

My Inseego MiFi X Pro M3000 I had often always experienced video throttling on my Calyx Institute Sprout plan.

Any GL.INET Mudi 7 user experienced no video throttling from their Calyx Institute Sprout plan without VPN?

Their new model is up for sale and I'm considering upgrading to it with a Sprout membership. Has anyone had a chance to see if it works?

https://store-us.gl-inet.com/products/mudi-7-gl-e5800-5g-nr-tri-band-wi-fi-7-travel-router

Since my dad's Starlink started to experience poor signal on the mesh near my room from their main router, I ended up to use my Inseego MiFi X Pro M3000 with my Calyx Institute Sprout plan to download games on my PC and Xbox Series X. Clearly, no suspension for extremely heavy data on that plan. Still no throttling after 800GB used. I am happy with "2066" hotspot plan since no more suspension or throttling for extremely heavy data.

Neither AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon has truly unlimited data (hotspot or on-device) without getting suspended for extremely heavy data for their postpaid/prepaid accounts in Pre-2039 AD.

Thankfully, Calyx Institute for provided me no throttling/suspension at truly unlimited data despite video throttling (which can be bypassed by VPN) and deprioritized at 100GB per month.

I am scared for my parents might tell me my dad's Starlink needing fixing to reach my room in very good signal because of using my Calyx hotspot instead of his Starlink at my room. I remember my parents told me to fix my dad's Starlink last month when I was using my Calyx Institute hotspot at home while Starlink was down.

I changed to the Sprout Sim card in mid 2025 and have been using it in the GL inet Spitz AX (GL-X3000) with great success in our RV traveling all over New England. This winter we decided to snowbird in the southeast States and have been using this combo for 3 months now and surprised with no video throttling and being able to still watch all of our home local channels with YouTube TV without using a VPN. I did have this set up in my home for a while as a back up internet source. Is anyone else experiencing the same.

With the M3000 and M2000 with the dedicated Sim I alway was video throttled to 2.4mbps and lost my local channels as they changed to the areas locals.

I am mainly using Inseego MiFi X Pro M3000 for my Calyx Institute Sprout plan until my GL.INET Mudi 7 comes out in May 2026.

Also, I still have T-Mobile Experience Beyond (single line) for my phone use.

Which QCI is Calyx Institute plan? I guess QCI 7 for 100GB first then QCI 9 after 100GB on my Calyx Institute Sprout plan and other Calyx Institute plans. I believe my T-Mobile Experience Beyond is QCI 6 (QCI 8 for hotspot from my phone).

Hi!

I’ve used g4ar devices before and currently have a valid mobile citizen sim (works in mifi go). I'm trying to set up another but having issues

The device detects the T-Mobile network, but it isn’t connecting. No phone number shown etc. but showing full bars

In the past, it typically connected automatically after inserting the SIM. I’ve also already tried performing a factory reset. I am seeing 5G but I am not getting an internet line number

Any thoughts of what is going on or what I might do please?

UPDATE: replaced the ebay router with another ebay one. that worked -- Im guessing the G4AR's can become locked if the customer doesnt have a clean exit with tmobile

I was wondering if I can use my Calyx Institute Sprout plan for 1.2TB+ usage, like 8TB usage.

I currently have a TCL LINKPORT IK511 and an Inseego MiFi X Pro M3000. My GL.INET Mudi 7 is not coming until May 2026.

I am thinking about connecting my GL.INET Mudi 7 to my GL.INET Slate 7 to save bandwidth from my dad's Starlink by using my Calyx Institute Sprout plan for my game consoles and Android/PC devices. However, I plan to stick with my dad's Starlink for my Apple devices at home. For now, until my Mudi 7 delivery, I am sticking with my dad's Starlink for my GL.INET Slate 7 because I don't have a high-speed internet hotspot device right now that bypasses their battery to power.

Can I use my Sprout SIM for "abuse" usage? If not, I'll stick with my dad's Starlink because we're living in the same residential location in Oklahoma City for home usage. I know my dad loves Starlink.

I've been looking for a cheaper internet option that allows yearly billing at discounted rate. I'm currently on TMHI with a g4ar and the speed an reception is fine, but not happy with the monthly billing and price. I'd considered going Mint Mobile's Internet as we have phone lines with them, but despite having TMHI we are told by Mint, they do not offer their service in our area.

The Sprout membership with Calyx looks promising. Some of the devices comparable or better than what we have now with the g4ar, that I see mentioned are a bit out of our price range at the moment though. I was looking at some refurbished Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 3.2's that seem to be available, could this be a good option to go with as far as a device?

Hey, I am living in the Oklahoma City west area near Nichols Hills (a "wealthy" city).

I put my Sprout SIM card into my TCL LINKPORT IK511 and took a speed test, so I got 20Mbps download and 10Mbps upload in the same area. Thankfully, 5G RedCap.

For this speed test reason, I decided to buy the Inseeg MiFi X Pro M3000 5G from Amazon (the same model Calyx Institute's Sustainer plan currently uses) while waiting for my GL.INET Mudi 7 delivery in May 2026. My Inseeg MiFi X Pro M3000 5G will be delivered tomorrow.

I hope both my Inseeg MiFi X Pro M3000 5G and GL.INET Mudi 7 internet speed will be more stable and faster than my TCL LINKPORT IK511. I decided to keep my TCL LINKPORT IK511.

I ordered my Sprout SIM card and free T-Shirt (Large size) on March 10.

Calyx Institute was supposed to ship my Sprout SIM card and free T-Shirt (Large size) via UPS. They ended up shipping my Sprout SIM card and free T-Shirt (Large size) on March 13 via USPS Ground Advantage due to no hotspot device included in the same package.

Anyone experienced using USPS for their Calyx Institute membership?