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That's basically what I'm doing with a Raspberry Pi ( https://databurst.medium.com/running-easytether-and-wireguard-on-a-raspberry-pi-4-3804a2bc9447 ). That worked well for me with an Android phone on AT&T. I'm not running EasyTether my laptop or other LAN devices.

That link gives instructions to ...

You're misunderstanding what problem I'm solving with EasyTether. It's not general speed, video throttling or otherwise.

I'm tethering to a tablet using USB on the AT&T $20 tablet plan. That plan has a hard throttle on all hotspot traffic to 128 kbps after 10 GB. It didn't do this until a couple ...

Can't seem to find the answer but can I setup the $50 Unlimited plan ($75 -$25 autopay) to work with either my Mofi or CBA850? Or is it phone connection only? Thank you.

Edit: Just a quick update, I'm using my ATT Sim now in an Android phone with EasyTether connected to my PC and then on to a ...

Well been using it for awhile now cause it is a deal. Probably always use it for personal phone at minimum. Still working as of now. Wouldn't use it as my main source of data but think it is great for a supplement.

That's fantastic. What plan is this?

I always connect through an iPAD with tethering on and TMobile randomly allocate parts of the traffic to hotspot and then throttles the whole line to 512kbps once the hotspot allocation hits 20GB.

Depending on the day of the month, and the way the stars are ...

Honestly, I try to avoid any providers that route their traffic through different/additional portals than the main providers APN. This is why visible ping times suck. Granted i've not tried them to see if you can avoid their APN or not, but initially liked the idea of a carrier (US Mobile) having ...

What is your confusion?

VISIBLE does aggressive deep packet inspection and shapes the traffic accordingly.

You're bypassing that by using a VPN and VISIBLE does not yet do that level of aggressive deep packet inspection yet.

So this will work until VISIBLE shapes your kind of VPN traffic or ...

I have 2 mofi4500 Sim7 about 7 months ago. I use a TP link VPN WAN/LAN router/spliter. You will need 2 SIM cards to do this, I recommend Vis*b1e. You would need 3. You get a $5 discount per SIM, B66 works best for me. You do not have to set it up for VPN, and it is pass through on default settings ...

Honestly it should work, Verizon and Tmobile phones seem to be pretty interchangeable.

I'm still trying to troubleshoot some odd issues with the Calyx 5G SIM in just about any openWRT based router I have. It works, but odd things don't work most of the time. The IPV6 base of the SIMs account type or something is just not fully 100% working and I'm not big brained enough to see it. yet.

if I remember to activate a sim for visible it must be installed into a "vsible approved device" aka one of the devices listed on their certified list. Luskily when I was messing with it I had an old original generation pixel xl which just happens to be on their approved list. i have seen others ...

I would agree I used visible for a little while but ended up with my long term solution being with verizon directly

TTL 64 or 65 seems to work with T-Mobile ok at this time. It doesn't hide the data use with just TTL it just lets you use it like it's a phone (not hotspot). For T-Mobile anyway they text me a warning with over 50gb of data use (phone use or not) and "can" throttle me during peak hrs/congestion (I ...

I just ordered mine, I'll update as soon as i receive my sim. Thank you for the info.

Just installed this in my router and not sure which ports to use, there are two grouped right next to one another, assuming those would be the cellular and the one by itself is GPS?

Look here
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/modems/quectel-modems/quectel-ep06-a-cat6-mini-pci-e-modem/
Tab ...

I like Quectel modems. Since they can be set up for auto reboot. Some modems like sierra wireless have to have power cycle (turned on and off). Which can't be done automatically.
Also Quectel modems take less commands to do things. And if you look thru these forums sierra wireless modems have ...

I try to integrate shadowsocks on R00ter but failed.

Use SS to avoid carrier's media streaming throttle.

The latest builds of rooter and WiFiX have Wireguard built into the firmware.

I plan to use a wg3526

Yes, so far post paid ATT Elite streams much better then T-Mob does at my location (tried the postpaid Magenta Max plan, what a joke, not to mention T-Mob's signal maps are a wildly inaccurate and you cant even make a call without going outside despite a "fair" signal or better on their map). I am ...

...I just don't want to deal with the shenanigans T-Mobile will start to pull soon with their Home Internet.

They are trying to sell these and once they hit some internal metrics where they no longer need to grow as much, they will start to boot out and remove people who don't fit the profile ...

After weeks of trying just about everything under the sun I'd made an observation today. Just by simply changing the TTL from 64 to 65 or 65 to 64 and restarting the firewall you get a few hours of unthrottled bandwidth.

So what if we created a script that ran every hour and did just that. On the ...

That's sounds like a really weird thing to do. Sorry that happened.

I would be down if it was on VZW. Been wanting to join circled in for a while now, it would be nice if it's from fellow LTE Hackers lol. You might get more traction if you post it in the Wireless Joint FB Group. Seems to be a lot more active than the forum now-a-days.

Running things through the VPN would add at a minimum 1 additional hop so I guess makes sense that when you add one or more to your TTL it works. It kinda sux that if you want the additional speeds you will have to use VPN but once you get it all set up its not really all that bad and is transparent ...

I would also be intersted but as well interested in a basic changelog of whats been updated since the may 2020 build i am currently running.

Also differences between wifix which i am using and rooter, as rooter has a version dated 8-15-2021. Would personally rather stay with wifix as the support ...

Nice. Appreciate the concise response. I had a feeling this would be the case and was already looking around for phones that I can root. Just haven’t decided on anything yet.

I should have clarified. From what I have seen the ATT post paid voice plans, even with hotspot and unlimited data, have only been successfully used in a hotspot device when the imei of the hotspot has been tampered with.

The Pre-paid seems to also be more long term useful if the imei is tampered ...

I might be misinterpreting what you said, but to clarify, are you noticing that ATT postpaid data plans (that come with voice) are usually always IMEI locked?

I think of them differently. Data plans (hotspot only) don't come with voice but voice plans can come with data. That's how I think of ...

GLOCKSHOOTER wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:43 pm I plan to use a wg3526

You get it going?

It's coming. The Wireless Haven is trying for sooner than later.

All of the latest rooter builds have wireguard already included, that I have seen at least. I'd have to download it and check to be sure, but it wouldn't hurt to just flash it up and check.

I've flashed my routers so many times, redoing the settings is almost done without thinking. lol

If you want a plug and play option, it doesn't exist.

The carriers smash any device that can do this plug and play. This is why we build our own systems.

I say this because you said you wanted something reliable that will always work. When it comes to these systems the reliability is more based on ...

It may, but I've found previously that the APN could be just about anything with T-mobile and it would work. Not sure lately though.

Hello,
Far as I know the only difference would be the limitations of the Lan ports. For example a WE826 has 100 Mbps limited Lan ports. Allot of people say it will be actually limited to 85 Mbps in real life use.

On a basic level, the interfaces are the bottlenecks. Gigabit LAN ports versus 100M LAN, USB2 bus for the modem vs USB3.

Otherwise you get into the processor capabilities, and amount of memory. This matters more so when you load up the router with process intensive applications like VPNs and router ...

Hello,
Are you saying that it has 4G Lte in both the ipad and Nighthawk? If so that is to be expected. If the device you used to get the card doesn't have 5G the card will not be provisioned with it. Honestly don't even know if 5G is part of the deal with unlimited ipad/tablet plans.
This is the ...

This is probably a good topic for anyone thinking about which device to purchase for AT&T:

https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2993

Cricket sent me a SMS notifying me that my Sierra EM7565 (in a WG3526) would no longer work come Feb 2022 for their Data only plan. They base this on all devices must be VoLTE (HD) after that date. I have known for sometime that Cricket was no longer allowing IMEI's from many cellular modems to be ...

For ATT it is called their sunset program, they are dropping all wireless devices that do not support VoLTE. That's all.

Quectel has already released updates or revisions to deal with the changes that ATT is putting in place.

I think Sierra has as well, but I don't have direct communications with ...

No mention of any cellular modem/routers such as Netgears LM1200 or even the Cradlepoint units

People with vehicle based modems might also be impacted by this stuff.

I stay within TOS. That way I can demand the company I deal with to live up to their end of the bargain.

Probably put the WG3526 with the EM7565 up for sale.

The only risk would be that our usage patterns would be atypical - elevating the risk of the group being shutdown because one person decided to download 1TB of data over a $50/mo LTE plan

1TB usually doesn't flag an account I'd say something over 2 or 3 TB would probably catch their attention ...

I had the same issue, I had to call and listen to AT&T tell me my phone won't work past Febuary, and then they said they'd enable the phone FOR NOW. Internet didn't work until I called back and they changed some other setting. They still want me to call 877-475-2662 for a phone upgrade.

800.901 ...

Not quite what you're asking but AT&T prepaid Net10 $50 unlimited seems to work nicely in a WG3526 / EM7565. I've heard that "unlimited" means 200 GB.

Here's an update on using WireGuard in a WG3526 / NEXP1GO with an EM7565 and the latest firmware.

It's generally working great for me. I have it set to start on boot but the one issue I have is that it doesn't survive an ungraceful shutdown. If I simply cycle the power off and then on again ...

I don't know when this regression was introduced, but all hotspot features of Android 10.3.12 seem to rewrite the TTL of packets so you are out of luck tethering

It still works fine without the need for any router or vpn on visible os 10.x thru 11
Your phone is subject to the same rules as you ...

Hi again BillA,
I was looking at some routers to do this with and realized that you had said if I connect my phone to the router to usb tether, I can't attach external antennas to boost the signal? So does this mean I'd just essentially just be turning on my iPhone 7 hotspot and and broadcasting ...

Nope. Two different modems, two different imei's.

Any luck on the info on how to change the TTL?

To do that on the M1 takes a bit of work, personally I use a kernel patch as it is permanent, that device has
a watchdog file and a factory backup file that will revert ttl rules upon every reboot so what works for other devices will not/does not ...

Honestly not sure at all. I can try to text from mine when i get a chance.

dbshelton wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:17 am Good point. Now I am using an Archer AX21 router as an access point and the Wifi is much better than the NEX.

I use a low end archer c8 and its also much better. Router cost me like $40

I think you will find that traveling full time in a RV with wife and 3 children will provide you with many limitations besides Internet access. However speaking about AT&T shutdown of their 3G network come Feb 22. I have researched it as much as possible and, unless AT&T relents, any device not on ...

Yea, they also booted me off the 1st and had me re-call in. Which was an added hurdle. So I got another phone that was fully compliant like you, mostly because I don't want to do this every week or every month, however long they authorize before resetting.

I am going to make this one as short as I can, and hopefully it can still help many without everyone needing to repeat this information over and over again.

Note: If you respond to this post with anything that does not help the “article” it will be deleted. Please do not ask questions about your ...

Agreed Matt.

Hence my recommendation for the OP to invest in multipath bonding to keep this working

Multipath TCP proxies have been made real easy by OpenMPTCProuter and we have a dedicated thread right here!

Cellular providers are going to fight against the level of congestion this is causing ...

For TTL, go to Network-->Firewall-->Custom Firewall Rules (left of "Custom TTL Rules")

And enter your TTL modifications there. Here are my rules I use:

#start TTL rules Change all the values of "65" to any you choose, maybe 64, or 117 seems popular for Verizon
iptables -t mangle -I POSTROUTING -o ...

Keep the info coming, this is so dang cool!

I am sure y'all are about sick and tired of me by now but I want to try another project. I have a TPLink Archer A7 router, an EM 7455 from a buddy and got a box thingie that holds the Modem and Sim and converts to USB from Amazon. I downloaded the Golden Orb files to flash the router. May try ATT ...

FID = Factory ID, it can be changed thru the raw filesystem.
You will also need to change the IMEI.
The rest is not any userland level process.
TTL for this model requires you to get read/write at the baseband level, then make and apply a kernel patch, before you ask, I cannot just tell you how to ...

Mega Build. I'd have to think on that. Hopefully someone can chime in quick.

Both. Wireless has a long way to go to reach 5G full potential and on the other hand laying fiber for local telco companies seems as common as running copper was 30-50 years ago. It's amazing what my local telco provider has accomplished with expanding their footprint in the past 5 years, well ...

Future wireless or more fiber?..... Yes & Yes

They both have Por's and Con's
If you build it they will come.

I think StarLink has them scared

I would be careful with those units. I have a couple but remember when I purchased them there were several people that stated the voltage regulator is extremely underpowered. I also seem to recall finding the datasheet and confirming this and ordered and replaced them. Something to keep in mind ...

Back few years ago, the only option that was available to me was vdsl2. About 10 years ago local telco ran a fiber trunk line through the county and looped connecting a few towns. One of their dslam's is located about 3/4 mi. down the road. I had them come back out and find out why my dl/ul speeds ...

in my area dsl isnt even an option. so no cable option at all.telco lines are 20+ years old and dsl has been "full" for over 7 years. Satellite is completely oversaturated both viasat and hughesnet cant even get 1 meg down. Cell access is so bad cant even make a reliable call without a booster or ...

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I repeat this again - I think there are people out there who live in the city or very near a city with wired options available, abuse the hell out of their LTE connections.

The impact of telcos trying to curb these abusive behaviorw and people for who wireless is going to be the ONLY option ...

Verizon has been doing the "only accepted devices via imei check" for a while now and we use non-accepted devices there all the time. Just sayin. The ATT Sunset will just be another hurdle to jump.

Drop the glinet for hosting the modem and go with a WG3526-P and shut off it's wifi radios to ...

Just got done fully transferring my Cricket account to the Netgear Mr1100 and it took over 3 hours to update the firmware. I worried that it was stuck and tried a couple of power offs and back on (it tells you not to before going blank). However after removing the sim and giving some extra time it ...

This seems like a good place to continue with another update.

Restarts are not working well. It took me a while to figure it out but I finally know what's happening. It's a common problem with WireGuard on routers with no battery backed real time clock.

You can set WireGuard to start on boot but ...

If Network Engineers are designing their infrastructure on less than 35GB per day, or 1TB a month then that is a failure on their end, and they are overselling "unlimited data". Here are some simple figures below....my PC has a 2k screen, and so does my oldest sons. So if we both watch a SINGLE 2k ...

All cellular modems set behind CGNAT (carrier grade NAT). No access from the outside unless on specific plans through the carrier. Reverse ssh tunnel is typical solution for most I think. Might explain your issues?

I think I have a reasonable solution to this:

Here's my script. I'm no expert at (b)ash so I'm sure this is not perfect but it seems to work. It assumes that the WireGuard server remote endpoint is also an NTP server. This is very simple to do (at least on Ubuntu) by installing something like ...

but it would be more efficient to just run Wireguard directly from the router for all devices.

Not just more efficient but it hides more information from any sort of packet inspection. With a VPN on each device, I think it would be possible to look at the traffic, especially the return ports, and ...

LoveMeSomeCALTE wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:17 pm Didneywhorl, do you remember why modifying the Hop Limit field in IPv6 header wasn't recommended for ATT?

Things change, but in general it wasn't necessary to overcome hotspot data limits, as ATT seemed to use APNs for data use channeling. Not really sure to be honest, outside of that.

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