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Easiest setup....

Router: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/routers/lte-routers/wg1608d-m-5g-ready-cellular-gigabit-router-with-dual-band-2-4ghz-5-8ghz-wifi/ (This is not the version everyone has issues with lately)

Modem: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/modems/quectel-modems/quectel-rm502q-ae ...

Hello,

Welcome! :)

I am in a rural area with only one tower. Fortunately I am within a mile of it, unfortunately it is a T mobile band 71 only tower.

Currently, to get up and running I am using a Franklin T9 connected to an OpenWRT router (Linksys WRT3200ACM) via USB. I get about 3mbs ...

Hello,

For the TTL, you should have gotten an email about updating the firmware. There is a new firmware version for The Wireless Haven that has manual TTL and HL entry.

Not sure about the locking up. Did you try swapping it to MBIM mode then quickly back to QMI? Sometimes it requires resets.

FYI. The Wireless Haven will be stocking these parabolic grids very very soon. :)

As far as hiw many to use, I always recommend matched pairs (2 for 2x2 mimo modems, and 4 for 4x4 mimo modems) unless you understand your modem exactly and the nuances to unmatched antennas aa they pertain to your ...

Hey, welcome!

I would 100% go with a WG3526-P, gigabit POE router, and use the Quectel EM160 inside the router. No usb adapters, no long cable losses. The USB3 enclosure/adapter is really only good if you are CERTAIN you will be getting over 500Mbps, all the time.

USB cables up to 10-12 feet would ...

I think the power and supply idea has gotten taken out of context.

These routers are run with 12Watt to 48Watt power supplies in most cases. You can upgrade to more, but generally do dont see more than 12V 4A power supplies for these.

That said, upwards of POE++ 48V-78W poe injectors like: https ...

Not yet.

Jim may have something. He's a ninja though; hard to catch.

Do you see the modem listed in the Debug screen, towards the bottom of the page?

I'm not sure modem changes are supported in the mofi firmware.

I've never used the mofi firmware, but I'm sure its not much trouble to try it out.

Your experience with upgrading the modem will really depend on your specific situation with cell band availability and signal levels. The modem itself is much more capable. Thats an upgrade from category 4 to ...

NDizzle wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:48 pm Do you think this would work with a SIM7 instead of a SIM4?

Likely. Give it a try

... and what do you mean booster antenna? I don't remember mentioning that,

100% mixed you up with another dude, lol! Sorry!

No that's not what I was saying, sorry about that, I was saying that the adapter itself may cause it because the cable is going in one side and out the other, I ...

A mesh router would work, just make sure the router has a different IP address, so there's no IP conflicts.

As far as the cable in a window, thats up to creativity.

That is correct. There is a few versions that it does work on, as well as the stock firmware, but I burned my 5Ghz radio out with the first release. It may be better now, I would recommend turning the power output down though. The 5Ghz chip was humming! lol.

I haven't tried since the 3/16 release ...

I use Ubiquiti access points for my wifi, much better and reliable. I think TP-Link makes and equivilent type in teh prosumer level. But for ~$100 its so much better than trying to jank a router into ding an access points job. BUT there isnt anything wrong with using what you have! :)

on the ip ...

Try US Mobile

So you have a configuration file saved for backup?

If so, then all you need to do is flash the firmware fresh, then load the configuration file.

Anytime you disable the DHCP you must set the ethernet interface (LAN) to a static IP of 192.168.1.1

You should be able to then always access this when ...

A dedicated wifi AP, like the ubiquiti UAP-AC-LITE-US, only uses max 20W during full load. Might not be as cheap, but the wifi throughput is top notch.

I use dedicated access points for my wifi. WAY simpler, and no dual router NAT to turn off and deal with.

I would flash the router more than once, sometimes the oddest things happen with a firmware update. Some thing it's dumb, but I have zero issues when I flash my routers 3x in a row before setting up anything.

I would remove the SIM card while flashing though.

Then once you have a stable fresh ...

I've found that QMI doesn't do well for me on Verizon nor T-mobile. I just default to MBIM for everything now.

Currently my post paid ipad plan doesn't need an ID crisis.

Visible is the trick for now if you cant change the imei.

Hey Julie,

You can build the same router as the MOFI-SIM7 with these two parts:

Router:
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/routers/lte-routers/nexq6go-u-cellular-wifi-router/

Modem:
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/modems/quectel-modems/quectel-ec25-af/

Or you can build a better router, like ...

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 ...

Altcatel Linkhub I think?

I've never touched one.

Rich would be the expert here methinks

Yes. That’s basically what I want to do. What do you mean have The Wireless Haven set it up for me?

thewirelesshaven.com they can recommend hardware and even build it for you for a labor fee, as they are normally a parts seller for DIY customers in many cases; for the routers and modems.

I ...

Hey Wireless Joint community.

I have a few of the newest version of the H721 router that I am willing to give at a deal price in return for a full, 100% honest no holding out, review here on the hacks forum.

$115 including shipping cost

This router had a rocky start at the beginning and ...

Good research! Thanks for posting!

Band locking on the EM160? Simple really, via AT commands. The AT Commands manual has the info but I can skip you to the goods:

AT Command:

AT+QNWPREFCFG: "lte_band",1:2:3:4:5:7:etc:etc:etc:71

you enter the bands you want, and leave out the bands you don't want.

All bands that I know of for the ...

Low band (B71) only antennas as well as a High Band (B46) specific antennas are in the works. As well as other goodies, but dev, testing, and manufacturing contracts takes so dang long.

I have seen a few people on our facebook group that refute that and say they have been using as much as they want without getting shut down, on US Mobiles Verizon plan. I've also heard the opposite on reddit, so its hard to say. Good thing is its prepaid and no risk of credit damage from closed and ...

Typically angled at 45 haa been prominent. Your trying to match the polarization of the tower, and I think X pol is the most common. + Pol will work of coarse, but again X seems most common.

Doing the work of Gods my fren.

Your results make sense if you look at the frequencies of those bands.

5 and 13 are low frequency bands (850Mhz and 700Mhz) that typically are provisioned with no more than 5-10Mhz Bandwidth.

4 and 66 are high frequency bands (1700/2100) that are typically provisioned with 10-20Mhz Bandwidth ...

I've opened up some of the different 2x2 and 4x4 mimo flat panels and am SUPER confused how that even works. lol.

They are way close and make zero sense to me on how they operate/radiate. I cant even tell how they polarize them. To be honest I've never looked it up, which would solve my ignorance ...

Use AT commands to change it.

You may want to disable the EM12 from automatically detecting it:

AT+QMBNCFG="AutoSel",0

then

AT+QMBNCFG="Deactivate"

To manually set the APN on the EM12:

AT+CGDCONT=1,"IPV4V6","APN-NAME-HERE"
and
AT+CGDCONT=3,"IPV4V6","SAME-APN-NAME-HERE"

Make sure you ...

Typically Verizon poopoos phone SIMs not in the device registered to the line. Identified by its imei #. Some people change it, but we cant support that on this forum as the FCC frowns on it.

Also, the use of TTL and HL values of 65 typically can hide the use of data as "hotspot" data.

I wrote a ...

Hey Bill and Didney, thanks for passing.
...
Excuse me about this large post.
Kindest regards!

Hey, the pictures didn't load at all, so I cant see the examples.

Make sure you upload them instead of linking to them.

See here: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=2156

You can just ...

Possibly. You need the highest dBi antenna you can afford. The higher dBi means a tighter beam; basically. You want an antenna to be like a laser beam. You also should shield the antenna, if you can, in the direction of the other tower.

If you built your own router with a Quectel modem, you can ...

The number one thing Im seeing is terrible signal quality.

Your SINR is WAY bad.

Are your antennas or antenna cables near a high voltage AC power source?

Do you have multiple cell towers in the are with the same bands on them?

Something is killing your signal quality.

Second to that is the ...

I think your jumping from a crappy tower to a yood tower, back and forth.

Lucky for you the Quectel modems can lock to specific towers and radios on those towers.

Are you using your 4x4 mimo antenna? Or just the stock spike antennas?

Hey there! Welcome!

I think you would love the NEXR5GO router, with your modem of choice, over the NEXQ6GO.
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/routers/wifix-routers/nexr5go-cellular-router-poe-with-dual-band-2-4ghz-5-8ghz-wifi/

If you want to tether your phone as the modem, you can do that. iPhone ...

You may try to block the sides and back of the 4x4 MIMO antenna with some kind of grounded metal shielding. The other cell towers could be causing your issues, called cross-talk. When there are multiple cell towers nearby with the same bands on them overlapping their broadcasting it creates ...

So the router and modem are on their way, and we have the T-Mobile sim card now and the plan's activated.

Could anyone please tell us, is there anything else we need to get started? :)

And if someone could please confirm what we should do when the stuff arrives, I'd rrrrreally appreciate it! I ...

Hmm, wouldn't that command be the one for factory reset of NRAM (counterproductive to what we are trying to accomplish)? I am working off the below for reference since "QPRTPARA" is not documented externally:

https://forums.quectel.com/t/bg96-difference-between-at-qprtpara-3-and-at-qcfg ...

TTL may be something to try for sure, especially if they track hotspot usage. The standard value is usually 65, but yours may be different there.

I wonder if your LB2120 updated and is modifying the TTL on the POST side. Can you query the TTL from a device not running off the USG to see if it is sending back the correct TTL through the LB2120?

Tmobile has been aggresively working on towers, messing with a lot. It will take repetitive calls to cust service asking wth is going on with signal and towers to get some answers. It's about all I've been able to get.

If you run into any trouble, I can mock up a duplicate of your system and send you a copy of the configuration file.

Then all you need to do is make a few modem settings and you're done.

Honestly, it's better if you try to set up yourself first so that you have the experience if and when you need ...

The label on the bottom of the router shows the exact location for each antenna.

giant22000 wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:45 pm Running at+cgdcont? is returning an error with my EC25-AF. Any ideas?

If you don't have a SIM card inserted, sometimes that happens.

Good old MOFI support. I think we are their real support ;)

The biggest problem is how unbelievably new the Sierra 7690 modem is. There is no way for most to know if the settings and commands for it are new or different than that of the prior modems. MOFI Rushed these out.

Your best bet is to ...

You'd have to google how to find the APN on your specific phone, might be in a service mode you have to enable.

If it shows the SIM phone number then the network sees your device, as the phone number comes from the network.

So that's good.

Look in the system log and see if you are getting ...

Hey there! Welcome to the forum!

Hello all,

This is my first post on Wireless Joint, please be gentle. ;)

We've owned an externally mounted CPE which we purchased from China and we've had reasonably good luck with it (on AT&T) until this summer. This summer, the modem/router has decided that ...

Sintrail wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:22 pm This is bizarre is it not? How do they not know exactly what CA combinations there are?

I think they are adjusting them. But, I agree. There should be published documents.

@Disneywhorl, thanks! About that antenna - currently, we have our CPE which we hope to replace mounted on an extensible telescoping fiberglass pole. It's fairly slim at the top (~ 1/2 - 3/4 inch), which is OK for our small CPE. Given the size and weight of the antenna you recommended, what's the ...

What did the people you got the router from say?

check whatismyip.com and see if you are getting an ipv4 and ipv6 address.

I think what you want to do is set up three different routers, like the nexq6 with three different modems, one for each SIM card.

Attach a 2x2 mimo Omni to each one.

Then run each router to a single bonding router or a simple load balancing router. The edge router X, though discontinued ...

Not sure of changes. But over a year out is a bit dated. You can always put it back.

Ill dig up the mbim stuff.

MBIM fix only decreases ping. That's all, as far as I know.

The newer firmware versions fix the MBIM ping issue, though you can manually fix it if you want.

Otherwise....
WiFiX: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z1ts4Ri-vGUEYYbU8NGbx9SsR4xi1T2X/view?usp=sharing

Rooter: http://aturnofthenut.com/upload/WG3526-GO2021-02-05.zip
Untested Rooter builds: http ...

The network is seeing the imei of the hotspot, and it doesnt match your phone plan imei. So it declines the data connection.

Typically the issue is in the main settings. You have to set it up with the APN manually set to vsblinternet (I know there is an auto visible option, but no no!) Then make sure the APN is set to IPV4V6 type. None for Authentication type. blank for password, etc.

Also set it to No roaming, 4G only ...

Place this text in the Custom Rules tab of the Network->Firewall menu screen.

# This file is interpreted as shell script.
# Put your custom iptables rules here, they will
# be executed with each firewall (re-)start.

# Internal uci firewall chains are flushed and recreated on reload, so
# put ...

I've got the Sierra 9190 working in rooter, plug n play with no settings changes needed in rooter. In a NEXR5GO and WG1608D-M.

The problem there is getting the modem to be recognize. Takes modifying adapters. The Telit is priced not far from the Quectels, but the Sierra cards are REDICULOUSLY ...

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

Rooter is starting to be built on openWRT 19.07 so maybe so or soon.

Its a true hotspot plan, so no limitations. The ToS say don't move the SIM to another device, but we've been doing it for years.

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.

Welcome to the forum!

First, you don't need a booster, you can use a narrow band antenna, like a yagi or narrow band flat panel antenna. For going through trees, using a flat panel usually works better. A booster is great if you also need cell phone use, but you seem to be focused on data speed, so ...

Mobile Swap Shop has backed off offer the service, as it's getting harder to deal with Sprint as they faze out to tmobile.

The only time you truly need to provision is if you want to use an officially supported device that has Sprint branded firmware. Those devices will not work by simply swapping ...

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

Yep. Under Modem->Connection Profiles
Add new profile.

Advanced tab has an option to send AT commands at startup. Has to be setup in one line, so youll have to learn how to sendultiple commands in a single line.
If you want to dig into ash scripting you can go crazy with it.

Hey welcome!

I recently put together a system using a Calyx SIM, Basically the same service if I recall correctly.

NEXR5GO router. Has good wifi on it.
MC7411 modem is great, but the Sierra EM7565 would be a really good one to use as an upgrade. The MC7411 is a lower classification of modem, but ...

dbshelton wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:04 pm Out of curiosity, if a fella's modem developed some kind of identity crisis, should any of the other changes like those made in this thread be changed again or leave things alone?

Shouldn't effect the other changes.

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 ...

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