Modem continually sending data back to base

[Phil]

On 12/12/25 10:45, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Fri, 2025-12-12 at 10:11 +1000, Phil wrote:
Thank you Karl for your reply.
> What is the actual problem, Phil?

I have a limited data allowance and I don't want to waste any of it.

> Is it that you want to replace the Nighthawk M1?

Not necessarily, nor do I want to spent a lot of money on a replacement 
wireless router.

> Or is it that you want to block the Nighthawk's chitchat?
Yes, that's what I'd like to achieve.
> Or replace the Nighthawk only if you can't block the chitchat?
>
> Several other manufacturers make very similar mobile routers - D-Link
> and TP-Link for a start, plus any number of Chinese manufacturers and
> their rebadgers.

If I cannot find a way to block Nighthawk wasteful ways then a Chinese 
replacement would likely be within my budget, but of course, it would 
have to be compatible with the Telstra network.

> PS: I'm interested in how you discovered or can see the Nighthawk's
> telemetry, given that that link is outside your network.

I connect to the Nighthawk wirelessly. The network monitor applet shows 
the data stream. There is no outward data stream when when I'm connected 
to the phone's hot-spot.

It was my AI friend's suggestion that Nighthawk's telemetry could be 
black-listed.

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Regards,
Phil