Can I use T-mobile Home with or instead of my Airport Extreme to have a network backup system?

I am moving and have to get a new internet provider. I currently back up to a 5 T Seagate drive via Airport Extreme. T-Mobile Home is way cheaper than others in the area, but I don't know if it will be an adequate or even better replacement for airport extreme.

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Posted on Jun 29, 2024 10:29 PM

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Jun 30, 2024 1:21 AM in response to jellevant

if you mean for timemachine then I don't think unless it's listed that it would support it, apart from that then the extreme does not really offer any other unique features


your options are

  1. connect the ext hd to the mac you wish to backup using USB
  2. connect the extreme to the tmobile home and keep using the extreme, you need not replace anything really
  3. look into a NAS that support timemachine I believe my synology nas's support that

Jun 30, 2024 4:53 AM in response to jellevant

unless the tmobile device has support for time machine using that alone is not an option if you wish to use wireless timemachine


you can just connect the airport express to the carrier router and not use the carrier user as anything but a gateway and continue to use the airport express as you do now


or as stated get a nas that is connected to the tmobile router which support timemachine backup


Jun 30, 2024 6:55 AM in response to jellevant

T-Mobil's web site did not provide much in the way of details on their gateway.


The big questions.......


1) Does the T-Mobile device have a USB port to connect your hard drive?


2) Does the T-Mobile device support Time Machine?


Very few routers and gateways support Time Machine, even if they have a USB port to connect a hard drive. I would be surprised if the T-Mobile device supports this type of backup setup.



Jun 30, 2024 4:50 AM in response to Rudegar

Thank you. I should have said wireless backup. So if I can connect the ext drive to the t mobile hardware then Time Machine can continue to back up the MacBook to that connected drive? It doesn’t seem that the t mobile device has to do anything except be the hub between the two (other than provide internet service.). Am I understanding that right ?


i don’t know what a nas is.

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