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So I have SIMs for both Mobile Citizen and AT&T Postpaid tablet.

I keep both because the MC tower seems to have issues from time to time, but I know these Quec modems need ... identity support, to avoid problems. Is there a way to set up multiple profiles or would I be better off just buying a USB ...

Hello all, been a while.

I've tried recently to upgrade the FW on my 1608 to no avail. Both the wifix version and the base Goldenorb versions do not work. I forget the error exactly but it basically suggests there's no compatible file when I try to load the .bin

Advice? Tried downloading them more ...

Thanks Didney - picocom didn't work, but we're going to try another thing before going USB route

Hey buddy - I posted this thread to the FB to try to get some extra input. Maybe we can do another remote session this week and I can try to help some more. Seems odd nothings working EXCEPT the fact that the modem is still communicating on the network just not locally responding to commands.

gscheb wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:21 am Hello,
What kind of AT&T you getting those speeds from?

Most recent Post Paid iPad plan. $20/mo solo plan.

Very late to the game, but glad you figured out the IMEI was incorrect. Using old device IMEIs can lead to not being provisioned for all LTE bands.

Also - AT&T is undergoing a bit of network changes in some rural areas. My tower (it's actually owned by Sprint, not T-Mo) leases space to Verizon and ...

Here's a screenshot of my speed test using a 5G Simcom SIM8200"EA"-M2 in a WG1608 router and Tmobile/SimpleMobile service. https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=15158#p15158

Unfortunately the only 5G I'll probably ever see will be T-Mo's version of it. I'm hoping with my new router (thanks ...

For me it would depend on the price per month of my LTE service. I am coming from perspective of always trying to save money. :P
If your current LTE subscription cost is low enough the you still saved money after 2-3 years even after spending the $300 on an EM160 then it is worth it. If it comes ...

As much as I like the idea of Starlink, I'm thinking about dumping some cash into a better LTE setup. My concern is the lifespan of a nice LTE setup vs 5G proofing? Do I dare drop $300 on a EM160 if it's not going to be worth a dime in 4 years?

I’m terribly late here, but I have a question. I purchased a SimpleMobile SIM to use with a ZTE MF288 (that I’d previously used with the AT&T iPad plan), activated it and everything worked just fine for the first couple hours. Didn’t need to edit any settings. However, my internet connection seems ...

Seems odd, and you've ruled most problems out with hardware by using his SIM. Maybe something with the plan, maybe pop it back inthe ipad and have them reprovision the card.

R1250GSA wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:41 pm
Also curious about how snow and rain will sit inside the sat dish.

Everything I've read says rain storms do not drastically affect performance. I've also read that current kits have a heating element inside to prevent snow accumulation (within reason I'd imagine).

I think they'll drop out of beta and offer tiered data plans like most providers. They've already said their goal is near-gigabit speeds. So it's pretty likely we'll see a tiered system.

How? Don't I need to have an iPad too first? Pretty sure if I go in store they're just gonna try to add it to postpaid line

Here's literally how I did it:

1. Locate a CORPORATE STORE - call and ask stores in your area, they will know if they are corporate or not.
2. Tell the rep at the store ...

Let me reiterate. You can get the ipad plan entirely on it's own. I don't use AT&T for anything other than my ipad plan. It's $20/mo post paid unlimited.

In game. Speed tests are usually slightly lower.

I'd like to mention that, a ping of 60 on a wireless network is actually quite good. I game often and rarely see below 80, and have zero issues. If your kid isn't trying to go pro (seriously) then he's fine with 60 ping. Trust me.

Seems a lot of people are suddenly getting their hotspot data capped at 5mbps, where many weren't before. Just a heads up for people using this as internet. Might want to think about other sources.

I tried that but they said I needed to own an iPad.

I told them that I wasn't intending to use it in an iPad, it was for my modem and they told me that they didn't allow that and the account would probably be shut down if they detected it.

I'm beginning to wonder if I shouldn't have said that ...

Why wouldn't you just get the $20 unlim postpaid ipad plan? I switched from the prepaid $35plan to Postpaid $20 plan and have had no issues.

I'd be careful doing a lot of torrents. You'll likely get flagged and account killed. This is all non-profit stuff, they don't need anyone

Based on your earlier posts, seems like they're moving traffic routes around, probably doing back end updates. We know Tmo is in network transition, integrating sprint, and bringing up 5G hardware.

There's likely going to be a moderately long period of network instability. Just my guess.

What do you mean by "nothing works"?

What are you trying to accomplish?

I am currently using these antennas:
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antennas/wifi-antennas/omni-directional-w/806-2170mhz-4g-lte-antennas-and-cisco-extension/

Band 41 has a 'decent' range. Good antennas should pick it up beyond 3 miles pretty easy, but the hill could prevent it.

That ...

I have mobilecitizen and have been using it with an EM06-A for about a year now, it has been working great for me. But I have no experience with the MC7455.

I have never been able to connect to band 41. But I think that is because I don't have line of sight and am a couple miles away.

What ...

I need to try this as well. I assumed mine got fried in a storm but was doing similar things.

Oh boy. I wonder why it has disconnection issues with 41.

When I had my Magic Box with Sprint, B25 would give me 70+mbps, not sure what level of CA is happening there, but hopefully I can get something like that going if a sim swap works.

I spent some years volunteering for a non-profit (volunteer fire dept) and the chief is still a good friend of mine. I mentioned to him about mobile citizen and we're thinking about trying it out. I think he'll be fine with just using the Franklin unit, as he lives about 60 yards from the tower. I ...

If the price were better or the service were better, I'd be on it day one for sure. If I'm going to pay fiber costs I want fiber speeds. Otherwise they need to bring that down to sub $40/mo for me to consider 50-150mbps.

Oh yeah I recognized the joke, but unfortunately there's far far too many people who believe this whole 5G conspiracy nonsense. It's funny because it's the same scam they believed when 4G launched.

"They're going to sterilize your children in the womb!" I still remember it.

The main thing about this is they never show the power output. It takes 1100 watts continuous to heat food, a modem in your phone probably uses less than 10 watts intermittently.

Shipping I understand. Merchant Fees/CC fees are annoying, but the Tariff feels like tax, and I guess it is. Buy one item at a time

Why in the world does comcast use 600mhz? Dish i understand.

Looks like an HEB. Love my HEB.

Grocery stores have a lot to lose, generators are a must.

Where is the EM7690 being offered for $260? Techship? They misrepresent prices, and they aren't in stock.

I've never seen a Quectel card being blacklisted, with the exception of people trying to use hostless modems to run on cellular phone SIMs. That is an area of major greyness already ;) .
I ...

The em7690 is sooooo new and hard to find at a reasonable price. Not many have it.

I hope its as awesome as most Sierra cards have been.

The Quectel options are getting good tests and reviews so far. The EM160 and the RM500. Even at "5G" the sub Ghz 5G cards are top end 4G cards.

I'm ...

Considering doing an overhaul on my entire LTE setup. I started off, learned a lot, made some mistakes (lost an 7565 unit to power flash, cable misaps, and other issues).

I'd like to do a EM7690 with a WG1608 unit, but my concern is Band 71 if I decide to use T-mobile. I don't believe my current ...

Not sure what it's like in other states, but many towers around where I live in Texas have propane tanks sitting next to them.

I really doubt they'll let go of B71. Pandemic is a short term event. Having network capacity benefits you for decades and 600mhz gives them vast reach to compete with the other two.

I've been digging and some people are getting the occasional sprint band. I guess Tmo is slowwwly rolling things over on the towers. I wish I could find some sort of internal doc showing what towers are scheduled and when.

My wording may not have been appropriate, but yes, basically ports that could be used if the phone were to be diassembled. Maybe I should watch some videos of disassembly on some newer devices. Might be worth considering a S10 or something to use as a modem, get one with a cracked screen or ...

Considering this info is all over Reddit and Facebook, having it here will probably see orders of magnitude less traffic.

So, a long time ago, even some early smartphones had external antenna ports. At some point (around the time batteries became non-removable I think) they did away with this entirely. That being said, I *believe* these devices may still have ports for testing before final assembly and deployment ...

Weird ever since this was posted Ive had Att issues... they are probably going to kill the plan again as more people do it. This is my only option... you have cheap ass people with access to cable internet choosing to do this and people like you making it easy as possible...

I can't do anything ...

Get a $20/mo unlimited ipad plan, pop it in your mofi or whatever, set your APN and username and off you go.

So, after AT&T has failed me, I've tried some other providers. T-mo isn't horrible but isn't cheap. A FirstNet sim didn't improve my results any. I used to have Sprint for phone service and I know the tower nearby has 100mbps service, but does it work to just hot swap a sim into a router/modem ...

I'm going to toss this on here as an added bit of information, that I can't say for sure and is only speculation on my part.

I think the reason AT&T removed itself from my primary tower, was not voluntary. A company called STC Five LLC owns a lot of towers in my area, and I'd suspect nation-wide ...

Did you notice any Video throttling by chance?

I honestly can't say for sure, since AT&T removed their hardware from my primary tower, I've gone from getting 70-90mbps to 5-15mbps. So buffering does happen. That being said, when speeds are decent, amazon prime streams fine in 1080. I don't use ...

Final update --

It seems the tower that used to have ATT no longer does, it's officially removed from the list of registered antennas on the tower itself.

I guess because there's a tower two miles up the road, they decided to remove one, and the tower up the road points along the road towards two ...

No contract as long as you're not getting a new device through ATT.

If you're already using the old ipad plan then no changes at all. Otherwise I believe the only change needed for ATT has always been:

Apn: broadband

The $20 Postpaid plan IS available, you DO NOT need a phone account. The reps in the stores won't be able to see it on their plan list, they have to SEARCH BY PLAN USING IMEI. If they do that and you give them a tablet that can use their network, it'll show up, $20 tablet only plan. I'm using it ...

You have to call in or go into a store in person. It is not listed online as far as I know, yet. It is generally meant to be an add on to an unlimited phone data plan, if I recall correctly.

You can get them to set you up, the store people cant see it without an IMEI. Have them look up plans by ...

Definitely try different bands and towers, you have several in the area to try out.

New update- picked up a $20 ipad plan. Seems fine so far, but still can't pick up the tower. I legitimately think AT*T might have pulled the hardware from the tower or something. Going to take a phone up there tomorrow to check for sure..

On the upside, my Test Drive from T-Mobile gets 15mbps when ...

I ordered one of these recently as well, thinking of dropping AT&T since service is troublesome now. (whole thread about it, won't hijack here lol)

Thanks, so I tested my first set of new antennas, panels instead of yagi (like I have now) and got expected results. Same problem, same towers, worse signal than yagis. So, at least I know they're doing their job correctly. Tomorrow I'm going to sign up for the new iPad plan on a new SIM and see if ...

Got ya. Sure you will figure it out. Only sharing my experience.

Of course, and I'm grateful for all insights. A pair of flat panel antenna is waiting for me to test today, if that doesn't change results, I have a single panel MIMO antenna coming. Going to test those, if nothing changes after ...

As I stated earlier on, it is not unusual for carrier to realign sector antennas.

Only reason I don't believe this is happening is because the tower is on the north side of town, and all the people are south, including me. If they point it north it might cover 100 people tops, west there's ...

Small note - I've ordered two panel antennas, hoping that maybe if I reduce my range, I'll grab the closer antennas again. Also ordered a single mimo panel to test. Amazon orders - I know i know, but free returns for troubleshooting is priceless.

Another update - called AT&T and sat for 30 minutes while the person played liaison with whoever CAN actually check towers... Supposedly there's nothing wrong with my tower.

This I really don't understand. How can I go from picking up this tower just fine for many months, and many months before ...

I don't know of any off the top of my head, you'd probably want to e-mail or call The Wireless Haven and ask, or any other place that sells modems.

https://www.proxicast.com/AbsoluteFM/af ... x?faqid=36

Might be helpful?

Out of curiosity, how are you using TMo? considering switching.

Modem has been connected in that direction for a day, still connecting to the more distant tower. I've got other projects that demand my time for now, but I'll try to come back and do an update whenever possible. Might get a single mimo panel antenna. Maybe the yagis are overshooting the tower ...

I think I'm going to have to get a prepaid ATT card and pop it in my old Galaxy S7 and drive around and see what the towers actual IDs are.

Thanks for the post. I've done and have most of that. It's a real stumper.

Okay. So... I moved it to my house. Now the speed is better BUT not like it was. I noticed that somehow I'm connected to a tower like 15 miles away. Why won't it connect to the local tower?

How accurate are cellmappers eNB ID numbers? Anyone know of a highly accurate source?

Small update. Replacing PSU had little to no change. Going to move the install to a new location. If this doesn't work I'll consider using it for target practice lol

Be careful on your choice of antenna. You need to know which bands you have available to you before you purchase one. That above linked Parabolic looks like it lacks low end bands, which are more likely what you're getting at that range.

There are modems that will MIMO upload, but the cheaper ones ...

OP - do you know any of your neighbors who have wired internet? It would be a lot cheaper for you to set up a local wireless configuration from someone else's house and beam it to yours if it's on the same street. Plus you'd have real unlimited with no risk of losing it. Hardware probably only runs ...

Well moving the PSU to the battery backup provided zero change.

Going to order a new PSU and then look at some 40ft masts.

Only thing about that is, it was working fine for north of 6 months after the last modem got fried. I could replace the PSU but seems unnecessary.

Today I took the antenna around and tried to see if I could do better, but on the roof of the garage mounted to the mast I'm getting about 25 vertical ...

Most cases I think people fudge the IMEI with a tablet or activate it in a cheap phone and hotswap the SIM.

Do your devices (hotspots/modems) now connect to Sprint bands as well? I live in an area where Tmo is lacking severely but Sprint has always been strong. Curious is Tmo is now using Sprint simultaneously and seamlessly or not.

Did most of that already.

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