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Posted: 11/6/2018 1:37:18 AM EDT
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Bad OP.
Now that your country kin are slouching around on the internet all day, the horses and goats are going to starve. The country folk outliers have been denied fast internet on purpose....they have real work to accomplish. This gets out and our country will starve. |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 8:00:48 AM EDT
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Will that unit take the cellular 4G connection and route in down the LAN port to feed internet to a wired LAN? Reading the user manual and Ethernet data offloading seems to indicate it will take an incoming LAN connection and broadcast it as a wifi router. "Reducing the amount of data that you are using on the cellular band." Used in areas of poor cellular reception. I need to feed a LAN and router WITH the cellular data. 
https://www.amazon.com/MOFI4500-4GXeLTE-SIM4-Router-T-Mobile-Verizon-Embedded/dp/B01EY11K40 |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 10:31:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I feel for you. Someone here mentioned a sat service that people seem to like. Don’t recall. But if you have no other choice. Quick quietion No service on YOuR provider or anyone’s provider ? They sell ants for these mifi but sadly you gotta take the hit to see it if works for you first. |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 10:45:22 AM EDT
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What's the best way to check your systems upload and download speeds. We are on Hughsnet 5 satellite.
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Posted: 11/6/2018 10:47:44 AM EDT
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You must be one of those Cambium or Mimosa snobs? |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 12:37:38 PM EDT
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What's the best way to check your systems upload and download speeds. We are on Hughsnet 5 satellite. |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 12:46:48 PM EDT
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I'm waiting not-so-patiently for 5G.
Begone, 10Mbps DSL! |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 1:00:16 PM EDT
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We are in a cellular dark zone due to the nearby National Radio Astronomy Center, so no cell towers or chances of ever one being installed. |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 1:06:04 PM EDT
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https://testmy.net/ Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's the best way to check your systems upload and download speeds. We are on Hughsnet 5 satellite. |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 2:31:58 PM EDT
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does anyone know of a verizon reseller?
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Posted: 11/6/2018 3:50:21 PM EDT
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I use 4gas, it works well, normally 25-30 mbps down which is good for everything other than 4k and large downloads. Ms is good for gaming, around 70-80 in everything I play. Most of the plan resellers mysteriously disappear after a while and with little to no notice. 4gas has been in the game a relatively long time so I view them as "safe", even though they cost a bit more for the same plan. I've never been throttled. I think 5g will one day be the savior of rural internet but it might take a while. I doubt we'll get the urban version that needs loads of transmitters and 1 gig speeds with 2 ms anytime soon, but we might get something. The highest cell tower in the county is on my property so hopefully I'll have it early on when it comes. |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 4:17:16 PM EDT
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Might be best to check coverage before ordering If you know you have NO sevice . Yeah that leaves you between a rock and a hard place. But I think MANY people with no traditional broadband options can benefit from this If they can thats awesome If they can’t. They are no worse for wear I didn’t know about this type of service . When I saw how well it worked for my sister and BIL , I posted in case it could help someone else . Will it help everyone ? No Hopefully someone will be able to download faster porn in the back nine That’s all I am aiming for. Lol I'm in IT, work from home a bunch, and have 10 mb DSL at home, which usually runs about 5mb. I do have a verizon hotspot to use for my laptop, but the DSL is almost unusable once we start streaming or anything. I can't wait to try this!!! |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 5:37:30 PM EDT
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This is one of the reasons I would not want to live in a rural area. Others are access to water that doesn't come from a well, electricity, cell phone towers, cable, close to stores, pizza shops, Lowe's/Home Depot, gym, etc. |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 1:31:31 AM EDT
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I’m very interested in this. Thank you for posting.
I too am rural and at the very limit of DSL service. It’s theortekically 8mbit and I feel lucky to get that. It’s... passable. But could be better. I’ll give this a try. My biggest expense will probably be finding a wwan modem capable of handing off the external IP to my ubiquiti gateway. |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 10:33:31 AM EDT
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I just ordered the refurbed nighthawk package yesterday.
Once I get it setup and working, I'll report back my results for others to see. I am stoked to have found this!! No more 2 mb dsl bullshit. |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 3:56:59 PM EDT
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Ordered the mr1100 fingers crossed
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Posted: 11/7/2018 11:52:05 PM EDT
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Ordered the mr1100 fingers crossed Cricket Sims do not work for otr, I figured they would, but they said no. Anyway got the mr1000, there's 3 simple settings you have to change to use it as a modem with your own router.. easy peasy. I went from this with frontier dsl:  Attached FileTo this:  Attached FileOp, thanks for the heads up 
You da man |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 11:54:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I ordered one too, got it from Best buy for 200 new, and it came with an at&t sim. Cricket Sims do not work for otr, I figured they would, but they said no. Anyway got the mr1000, there's 3 simple settings you have to change to use it as a modem with your own router.. easy peasy. I went from this with frontier dsl: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-191758_Speedtest_jpg-731855.JPG To this: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-215917_Speedtest_jpg-731856.JPG Op, thanks for the heads up
You da man 
Nice...i get about 7 down on frontier dsl but they keep raising my bill...this is very tempting |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 12:09:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I ordered one too, got it from Best buy for 200 new, and it came with an at&t sim. Cricket Sims do not work for otr, I figured they would, but they said no. Anyway got the mr1000, there's 3 simple settings you have to change to use it as a modem with your own router.. easy peasy. I went from this with frontier dsl: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-191758_Speedtest_jpg-731855.JPG To this: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-215917_Speedtest_jpg-731856.JPG Op, thanks for the heads up
You da man This is promising.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 12:17:35 AM EDT
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Nice...i get about 7 down on frontier dsl but they keep raising my bill...this is very tempting Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I ordered one too, got it from Best buy for 200 new, and it came with an at&t sim. Cricket Sims do not work for otr, I figured they would, but they said no. Anyway got the mr1000, there's 3 simple settings you have to change to use it as a modem with your own router.. easy peasy. I went from this with frontier dsl: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-191758_Speedtest_jpg-731855.JPG To this: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-215917_Speedtest_jpg-731856.JPG Op, thanks for the heads up
You da man
Nice...i get about 7 down on frontier dsl but they keep raising my bill...this is very tempting I've been playing rocket league all night on wireless, no appreciable lag due to the ping.. if it stays good I'm gonna tell frontier to pound sand. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 12:27:24 AM EDT
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If anyone finds a service as good that uses verizon towers please post it!
Verizon signal here is much better than AT&T... Its possible the older phone is part of the issue but here is the cell speeds I get here... AT&T (Galaxy S7): 8.5 Mbps Down 2 Mbps Up Verizon Galaxy S9): 39 Mbps Down 1.7 Mbps Up |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 12:36:02 AM EDT
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I contacted 4gas, and they said they throttle all plans. Ugh... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I use 4gas, it works well, normally 25-30 mbps down which is good for everything other than 4k and large downloads. Ms is good for gaming, around 70-80 in everything I play. Most of the plan resellers mysteriously disappear after a while and with little to no notice. 4gas has been in the game a relatively long time so I view them as "safe", even though they cost a bit more for the same plan. I've never been throttled. I think 5g will one day be the savior of rural internet but it might take a while. I doubt we'll get the urban version that needs loads of transmitters and 1 gig speeds with 2 ms anytime soon, but we might get something. The highest cell tower in the county is on my property so hopefully I'll have it early on when it comes. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 1:11:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I ordered one too, got it from Best buy for 200 new, and it came with an at&t sim. Cricket Sims do not work for otr, I figured they would, but they said no. Anyway got the mr1000, there's 3 simple settings you have to change to use it as a modem with your own router.. easy peasy. I went from this with frontier dsl: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-191758_Speedtest_jpg-731855.JPG To this: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29602/Screenshot_20181107-215917_Speedtest_jpg-731856.JPG Op, thanks for the heads up
You da man Think I will pick one up at Best Buy at lunch tommorow Seen it for 99 on eBay just the modem no back cover nothing. Oddly I’m ok with that. But not ok with the wait for shipping lol What changes did you have to do to make it work with your router ? That’s one hell of a difference ! |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 1:14:13 AM EDT
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If anyone finds a service as good that uses verizon towers please post it! Verizon signal here is much better than AT&T... Its possible the older phone is part of the issue but here is the cell speeds I get here... AT&T (Galaxy S7): 8.5 Mbps Down 2 Mbps Up Verizon Galaxy S9): 39 Mbps Down 1.7 Mbps Up Take the att s7 sim and insert it into the Verizon s9 Then change the apn to - broadband Save it and do a speed test Edit No that apn may not work for your att sim because yours is a voice and data line Use pta or phone for the APN with the att sim in the Verizon s9 |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 1:30:49 AM EDT
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Currently running hughsnet g4. Absolutely hate it. Some questions. I get 2 - 3 bars of service at my location, if I throw up a yagi antenna on an 80' pole would that give me considerably better coverage? Will the nighthawk hotspot give me enough coverage for a 2500 square foot 2 story house or will the output signal need to be boosted too? Thanks!
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Posted: 11/8/2018 1:34:30 AM EDT
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That s9 should be sim unlocked for Verizon Take the att s7 sim and insert it into the Verizon s9 Then change the apn to - broadband Save it and do a speed test Edit No that apn may not work for your att sim because yours is a voice and data line Use pta or phone for the APN with the att sim in the Verizon s9 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If anyone finds a service as good that uses verizon towers please post it! Verizon signal here is much better than AT&T... Its possible the older phone is part of the issue but here is the cell speeds I get here... AT&T (Galaxy S7): 8.5 Mbps Down 2 Mbps Up Verizon Galaxy S9): 39 Mbps Down 1.7 Mbps Up Take the att s7 sim and insert it into the Verizon s9 Then change the apn to - broadband Save it and do a speed test Edit No that apn may not work for your att sim because yours is a voice and data line Use pta or phone for the APN with the att sim in the Verizon s9 Selected AT&T it says its registered on the network, but the phone on the top indicates H+ Next to the signal bars, not 4G LTE. Tried those APN's, unless there is another setting I need to change. Speedtest app shows 3G AT&T on the bottom though (Shows LTE on the S7) Only getting 1.7-2 Mbps Down and .41 Up Edit: Just popped both sim cards back into their respective phones and got 16Mbps on AT&T, and 51 Mbps on verizon Wind must have been blowing the right way! If only that AT&T speed was consistent it would be 8x faster than what I currently have. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 8:04:10 AM EDT
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Regarding cell phone boosters. I do have a signal outside but it’s weak. Rapidly fluctuates from LTE from 3G and occasionally 1x.
I installed a booster with a yagi antenna without success. Then I read it has to be line of sight. If that’s the case, I’ll have to build an antenna platform. Doubt illl do it. Recommendation? |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 9:03:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m looking at that modem but scared to pull the trigger without seeing it work Think I will pick one up at Best Buy at lunch tommorow Seen it for 99 on eBay just the modem no back cover nothing. Oddly I’m ok with that. But not ok with the wait for shipping lol What changes did you have to do to make it work with your router ? That’s one hell of a difference ! My speed tests from last night were around 8-9 pm I downloaded about 83gb of steam game updates last night, ran a speed test before I left for work this morning. Don't appear to be getting throttled yet. 
 Attached Fileall you have to to to change the settings is press the power button, it will show the wireless ap name and pw, use those to connect to it go to 192.168.0.1, create a password go to settings, turn ip pass through to ON disable dhcp (your router will handle that) and set ethernet standby to disabled. that's it.. the modem will reboot, plug into your router and connect to your regular wifi ap. good to go. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 9:07:05 AM EDT
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This is very relevant to my interests. How does that work exactly? Is it 3G or something?
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Posted: 11/8/2018 10:40:24 AM EDT
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Currently running hughsnet g4. Absolutely hate it. Some questions. I get 2 - 3 bars of service at my location, if I throw up a yagi antenna on an 80' pole would that give me considerably better coverage? Will the nighthawk hotspot give me enough coverage for a 2500 square foot 2 story house or will the output signal need to be boosted too? Thanks! If no att towers then look for T-Mobile towers and look into 4gas The more bands a tower has the better the service will be and oh course distance is also a factor ( the device you chose needs to have the same lte bands to take advantage Not all devices have all bands ) As far as covering the entire house You may need to connect it via Ethernet to your existing router and you will get the exact same coverage in the house as you have now Hope that helps |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 11:23:10 AM EDT
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Use cellmapper to find att towers. It will also tell you what bands are on that tower to help you select a device to use . If no att towers then look for T-Mobile towers and look into 4gas The more bands a tower has the better the service will be and oh course distance is also a factor ( the device you chose needs to have the same lte bands to take advantage Not all devices have all bands ) As far as covering the entire house You may need to connect it via Ethernet to your existing router and you will get the exact same coverage in the house as you have now Hope that helps Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Currently running hughsnet g4. Absolutely hate it. Some questions. I get 2 - 3 bars of service at my location, if I throw up a yagi antenna on an 80' pole would that give me considerably better coverage? Will the nighthawk hotspot give me enough coverage for a 2500 square foot 2 story house or will the output signal need to be boosted too? Thanks! If no att towers then look for T-Mobile towers and look into 4gas The more bands a tower has the better the service will be and oh course distance is also a factor ( the device you chose needs to have the same lte bands to take advantage Not all devices have all bands ) As far as covering the entire house You may need to connect it via Ethernet to your existing router and you will get the exact same coverage in the house as you have now Hope that helps |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 12:33:07 PM EDT
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and look into a yagi antenna with a short as possible cable. seriously cannot stress that short cable part enough; a yagi is well worth it if you are too far from the tower. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 12:35:10 PM EDT
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Use cellmapper to find att towers. It will also tell you what bands are on that tower to help you select a device to use . If no att towers then look for T-Mobile towers and look into 4gas The more bands a tower has the better the service will be and oh course distance is also a factor ( the device you chose needs to have the same lte bands to take advantage Not all devices have all bands ) As far as covering the entire house You may need to connect it via Ethernet to your existing router and you will get the exact same coverage in the house as you have now Hope that helps |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 1:24:19 PM EDT
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Currently paying $125 per month with a 50gb cap for this speed.
 Attached FileA question regarding these re seller services: are these a fly by night may or may not be in business in a year kinda company or are they established? ETA: Looking at cell mapper, it looks like the closest tower is about 10 miles away. With a directional yagi antenna is this doable? @SMRT |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 1:37:30 PM EDT
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So the cable length is a limiting factor? Hadn't considered that. Is it better to have it above the tree line with a long cable as compared to below with a shorter cable? Thanks for the info btw. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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and look into a yagi antenna with a short as possible cable. seriously cannot stress that short cable part enough; a yagi is well worth it if you are too far from the tower. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 2:28:44 PM EDT
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probably to get over some trees would be worth it in most cases - but you would have to calculate the loss budget: (and these are fictional numbers for illustration) say the yagi provides 30db of gain and the cable you have has 2db of loss per ft. then 15ft of cable will remove any gain the antenna gives. as well - the antenna and cable will have different figures for different frequency |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 3:11:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: gotcha, that makes a lot of sense. Are there other appreciable benefits from a directional antenna other than straight gain? IE better reliability or less ping? Or is that all tied to the gain. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 4:05:24 PM EDT
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if you get signal just outside the home but not in the home, then an omni would work. a yagi is needed if you dont even have a signal outside the house. and even then the yagi may not be good if the tower is just simply too far. only 1 way to find out, lots of factors play: distance, terrain/trees inbetween, etc - only 1 way to find out |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 8:10:44 PM EDT
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There is another option to the antenna height problem.
Mount the device AND antenna outside, maybe even high in a tree, and then run ethernet back to a dedicated WAP inside the house. This way you get a good antenna, up high, and without any cable losses. I have an LTE modem for backup purposes (business needs internet) and have contemplated installing it on my radio tower. But so far it has not been worth it; I get 10Mbps using my cell phone booster indoors. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 9:35:01 PM EDT
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On the NetGear Nighthawk M1 MR1100. Does it have a port to attach a external antenna?
BikerScout Sunny AZ 
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Posted: 11/8/2018 9:39:18 PM EDT
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On the NetGear Nighthawk M1 MR1100. Does it have a port to attach a external antenna? BikerScout Sunny AZ I don't know if they're for receiving signal, or to send it out as a router stronger. I didn't look into it because I always planned on hooking it up to my ac router anyway. |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 9:45:37 PM EDT
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I am looking at some on ebay. I want to hook it to my network.
Right now I am cruising pretty fast at 961 kbs. I average 600kbs. I need something faster. BikerScout Sunny AZ
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Posted: 11/8/2018 10:33:05 PM EDT
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So, my router has a USB Modem / USB Tethering option...
Not an expert but I should be able to use one of these USB Modems.... Anyone disagree? 
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Posted: 11/8/2018 11:15:15 PM EDT
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So, my router has a USB Modem / USB Tethering option... Not an expert but I should be able to use one of these USB Modems.... Anyone disagree? https://www.att.com/support_media/images/Wireless_Support/Huawei/KB409356/Image1.jpg https://imageshack.com/a/img921/764/j4odWh.png Only down side is very few if any USB modems like the one pictured can take advantage of carrier aggregation |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 11:43:49 PM EDT
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That Mofi4500 I mentioned earlier will do that from what I understand. You can buy it and let us know how it works.
https://www.amazon.com/MOFI4500-4GXeLTE-SIM4-Router-T-Mobile-Verizon-Embedded/dp/B01EY11K40 It’s because of all the LTE bands it has They do you no good beviaae most arent even avilable in the USAif you travel that’s a great modem But other wise it has useless extra LTE bands Look for a modem with carrier aggregation and band 2 4 5 12 17 66 |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 12:16:12 AM EDT
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Currently running hughsnet g4. Absolutely hate it. Some questions. I get 2 - 3 bars of service at my location, if I throw up a yagi antenna on an 80' pole would that give me considerably better coverage? Will the nighthawk hotspot give me enough coverage for a 2500 square foot 2 story house or will the output signal need to be boosted too? Thanks! |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 10:17:32 AM EDT
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Hughesnet offered a free upgrade to Gen 5. Gotta be better than gen4. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Currently running hughsnet g4. Absolutely hate it. Some questions. I get 2 - 3 bars of service at my location, if I throw up a yagi antenna on an 80' pole would that give me considerably better coverage? Will the nighthawk hotspot give me enough coverage for a 2500 square foot 2 story house or will the output signal need to be boosted too? Thanks! |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 10:36:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Gen 5 is better than nothing I guess.... I am waiting out my contract to jump on a cellular unlimited carrier. We have awesome signal from the AT&T tower 1.5 miles away. |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 10:41:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What speed can cellular offer? They are building a new tower on the property next to my retirement land , which currently has NO cable , fiber or other connection to the outside world |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 2:46:11 PM EDT
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Is there an app for the phone that shows the strength and bands or whatever I am receiving at my location.
I have T-mobile so I know what I get with them but maybe AT&T is better is there a way to check AT&Ts or Verizons signal?....Rather than trial and error swapping sims. |
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