HINT Control

Zachary Wander

About this app

HINT Control is a cross-platform and open source app for viewing advanced information about your Home Internet gateway and controlling hidden settings.

Currently, the Arcadyan KVD21, Arcadyan TMOG4AR, Sagemcom Fast 5688W, Sercomm TMOG4SE, and Nokia 5G21 gateways are supported. The Askey TM-RTL0102 can't be controlled with this app.

NOTE: Don't disable the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios in the "Wi-Fi" section unless you have a wired connection to your gateway. These will disable the Wi-Fi and prevent you connecting to the gateway wirelessly.

Check out the source code and releases for other platforms: https://github.com/zacharee/ArcadyanKVD21Control/.

Ratings and reviews

Well designed app that is leaps and bounds above the native T-Mobile apps. Author keeps up with changes to the gateways and their firmware (5ghz disabling is not a fault of this app rather the device and it's firmware). Able to use it across most any platform OS, not just android.

I thought the whole point of this app was to be able to turn the wifi radios off and on??? Well, no way! You cannot turn off the 5G because it hangs up the router. So, what good is it? I want to be in control of my wifi. If I'm using ethernet and I don't want to be pounded by the wifi, would be nice to have the ability to shut it off and still continue using the ethernet. That's all.

This app allowed me to shut off the Wi-Fi on my T-Mobile gateway so I can use my own router as the sole Wi-Fi provider instead. I was able to accomplish that without any difficulty. Kudos to the app developer 😃

What's new

- Prevent disabling 5GHz WiFi on newer gateways.