Reviews of HINT Control

By: Zachary Wander

List of user reviews and ratings for HINT Control

Total ratings

4.30 (Rating count: 105)

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Review summary

Users value Hint Control for providing critical T-Mobile gateway management (reboot, SSID renaming, radio toggles) and a clean UI, especially for reboot automation and troubleshooting. However, multiple reviews cite compatibility with newer gateways, login reliability, stability issues, slow updates, and missing advanced controls as major drawbacks, along with UI quirks. The app is highly useful but needs fixes in stability, hardware compatibility, and feature depth to meet broader user needs.

Pros

Provides essential gateway controls for T-Mobile Home Internet (reboot, rename SSIDs, toggle radios) not available in the official app.
Reboot automation works reliably (schedule-based restarts) and is highly valued for maintenance.
Clean, intuitive UI that makes gateway management easier.
Improves visibility and troubleshooting for gateway status and connection.
Fills gaps in official support and is widely appreciated as a useful tool for T-Mobile gateway users.

Cons

Compatibility gaps with newer gateway models (G5AR) and some features not working on newer hardware.
Login/auth problems (unauthorized errors, invalid JSON) and general login reliability issues.
Crashes after updates and slow/unclear update cadence (months without app updates).
Missing advanced features (no port forwarding/DMZ, limited beacon interval and transmit power controls) and some risky radio controls (disabling 5 GHz can disrupt gateway performance).
UI defects on SSID management page (hidden controls) and password entry issues (no paste support, password manager compatibility).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.40

All time rating average: 4.30

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14% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-17	bg*****	Not sure why T-Mobile (and Mint Mobile) don’t provide direct control of the unit, but this app fills the gap nicely! In my case I used it to disable the wifi radios since I have my own wifi mesh setup connected. Disabling the radios is the closest I can get to bridge mode that most modems support. I also ran into an issue this morning where the modem showed no 5G connection. Was great that I could just open this up and hit “reboot” rather than have to physically power cycle the unit. A big thank you to the creator of this app!
Not sure why T-Mobile (and Mint Mobile) don’t provide direct control of the unit, but this app fills the gap nicely! In my case I used it to disable the wifi radios since I have my own wifi mesh setup connected. Disabling the radios is the closest I can get to bridge mode that most modems support. I also ran into an issue this morning where the modem showed no 5G connection. Was great that I could just open this up and hit “reboot” rather than have to physically power cycle the unit. A big thank you to the creator of this app!
2026-04-13	nu*****	Thank you!
Thank you!
2026-03-23	Lu*****	10 / 10 would recommend. Probably can do a lot more but it’s all I needed. T mobile you should just have had this on your life app …
10 / 10 would recommend. Probably can do a lot more but it’s all I needed. T mobile you should just have had this on your life app …
2026-03-01	DR*****	Very useful app to use alongside the T-Mobile G4AR! Very happy with the “Reboot” shortcut action! I have this scheduled with an automation to trigger at a certain time once a month and it works great!
Very useful app to use alongside the T-Mobile G4AR! Very happy with the “Reboot” shortcut action! I have this scheduled with an automation to trigger at a certain time once a month and it works great!
2026-01-17	Ki*****	Really useful app. Great for setting up and checking T-mobile gateway connection. It needs one additional feature however, the ability to set an automatic reboot on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule. The ability to trigger a reboot on a connection loss would be a nice feature also.
Really useful app. Great for setting up and checking T-mobile gateway connection. It needs one additional feature however, the ability to set an automatic reboot on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule. The ability to trigger a reboot on a connection loss would be a nice feature also.
2025-09-20	ir*****	Please add Beacon Interval control and more Transmit Power control, in order to reduce the amount of EMF to lowest possible. For example, I want on 5GHz Beacon Interval = 3000ms Transmission Power: 8mW (This is plenty for an apartment or small home) And on 2.4 GHz Beacon Interval: 2000ms Transmit Power: 21mW The 50% Transmit Power reduction is better than nothing, but more control is needed, preferably Advanced Control with a number input. I saw you had a slider. Why did you get rid of that? And there is nothing to control the constant pinging of the beacon interval. There needs to be a way to make that longer so that it's not constantly blipping.
Please add Beacon Interval control and more Transmit Power control, in order to reduce the amount of EMF to lowest possible. For example, I want on 5GHz Beacon Interval = 3000ms Transmission Power: 8mW (This is plenty for an apartment or small home) And on 2.4 GHz Beacon Interval: 2000ms Transmit Power: 21mW The 50% Transmit Power reduction is better than nothing, but more control is needed, preferably Advanced Control with a number input. I saw you had a slider. Why did you get rid of that? And there is nothing to control the constant pinging of the beacon interval. There needs to be a way to make that longer so that it's not constantly blipping.
2025-08-19	ja*****	This version will not work with the newly released G5AR T-Mobile gateway.
This version will not work with the newly released G5AR T-Mobile gateway.
2025-08-13	Ch*****	This is a great app. T-Mobile should offer these options themselves. Pretty sad.
This is a great app. T-Mobile should offer these options themselves. Pretty sad.
2025-08-13	Ze*****	Reset your modern first. Afterwards connect your Apple, android device with Ethernet cable and turn off your WiFi and roaming mode off. Then simply turn off 2.5 and 5.0 ghz radio frequency off and click save.
Reset your modern first. Afterwards connect your Apple, android device with Ethernet cable and turn off your WiFi and roaming mode off. Then simply turn off 2.5 and 5.0 ghz radio frequency off and click save.
2025-06-25	Se*****	I tried to change my WiFi settings (change one access point to WPA2 instead of WPA2/WPA3) but after making the change I was getting this error when connecting to the wifi. “This network is operating on Wi-Fi channels in use by several other nearby networks. Restarting your wireless router may allow it to automatically choose the best channel to use, and may resolve this problem.” Not sure how this happened. Could be user error (if so, I’m sorry). I did factory reset and didn’t try Hint again. Too bad, looks like a great app.
I tried to change my WiFi settings (change one access point to WPA2 instead of WPA2/WPA3) but after making the change I was getting this error when connecting to the wifi. “This network is operating on Wi-Fi channels in use by several other nearby networks. Restarting your wireless router may allow it to automatically choose the best channel to use, and may resolve this problem.” Not sure how this happened. Could be user error (if so, I’m sorry). I did factory reset and didn’t try Hint again. Too bad, looks like a great app.