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by optymyze
Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Good Verizon plans for Gl-Inet x750v2 router
Replies: 3
Views: 6490

Re: Good Verizon plans for Gl-Inet x750v2 router

I have a Gl-net x750 working on an old verizon ipad plan as well as a pageplus plan. The key is ttl 117, first activating the sim card in an actual verizon compatible device, then *cough* converting your router to correspond with that legitimate device hardware id *cough*, then correct apn ...
by optymyze
Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:12 pm
Forum: ZBT Routers
Topic: New WE826-T some observations and questions
Replies: 23
Views: 30306

Re: New WE826-T some observations and questions


Sorry, Ive been answering so many people I tend to forget the back post details.

Ive not messed with the bandwidth monitor. That may be a question for the r00ter creators, over at Ofmodemsandmen.com


Is the ofmodemsandmen.com website down for you? I get a “User bandwidth exceeded” message ...
by optymyze
Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:32 pm
Forum: Questions and Support
Topic: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?
Replies: 12
Views: 14901

Re: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?

Yep, exactly! And if you have any more questions, ask away! Good luck
by optymyze
Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:12 am
Forum: Questions and Support
Topic: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?
Replies: 12
Views: 14901

Re: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?

Yes, your LP6 modem allows CA and allows these combos that I ripped from the modem (the router and modem are two separate devices, the router housing the modem in your case) description page:
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/modems/cradlepoint-modems/cradlepoint-mc400lp6/
Carrier Aggregation:
1+ 8 ...
by optymyze
Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:40 pm
Forum: Questions and Support
Topic: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?
Replies: 12
Views: 14901

Re: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?

Regarding your last post... Yes, you don't see a yagi and omni together for MIMO setups because people usually buy their antennas together and it just makes more sense to buy two of the same. The two antennas can be on the same pole. Space them as much as you reasonably can while keeping them both ...
by optymyze
Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:36 pm
Forum: Questions and Support
Topic: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?
Replies: 12
Views: 14901

Re: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?

Ok so a couple of things... First of all, and I've tested this and am publishing the results on here soon, if you use external antennas and an LTE modem, you won't be using the booster. It won't help you 99% likely. I'm not the first to test this, so has the CEO of wavefarm and the RVMobileInternet ...
by optymyze
Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: Questions and Support
Topic: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?
Replies: 12
Views: 14901

Re: Any way to take advantage of 2 booster antennas?

The LTE modem could use the booster antennas! You will just need to make sure all the cables connect with proper adapters and such. But, an antenna is an antennas as I have learned! As long as the antenna has the desired frequency you wish, it all works the same :)
by optymyze
Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:27 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: I want more speed!
Replies: 33
Views: 34162

Re: I want more speed!

I personally have never seen it for me YET, but I also am just now getting my setup in proper order. I will update you next week sometime gscheb. I also have the EP06 and am only pulling B13 right now.
by optymyze
Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:37 am
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: I want more speed!
Replies: 33
Views: 34162

Re: I want more speed!

I think your understanding of CA needs a bit of clarification. So multi-tower CA can happen but is incredibly rare/ isn't deployed many places from my understanding. CA is mainly referring to gathering multiple blocks of spectrum from the same tower (either intraband B4,B4 for example or interband ...
by optymyze
Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:05 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: Better signal but horrible download speeds
Replies: 22
Views: 22452

Re: Better signal but horrible download speeds

Didneywhorl wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:53 pm Huge difference between using LMR100 and LMR400. HUGE. Which kind of 50 Ohm cables may be your crux. Pointing to a tower 3, or more, miles away is picky work. Read: Pain in the ass sometimes. :)
Yep! I'm pointing at one 14 miles away :lol:
by optymyze
Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: I want more speed!
Replies: 33
Views: 34162

Re: I want more speed!

But, let me clarify... You 100% NEED a secondary antenna to take advantage of your full LTE speed. The secondary antenna often increases signal quality as well, increasing speeds a bit that way too. Also, if you only get Band 13, it is only capable of 2x MIMO so 2 antennas will max your speed, not 4 ...
by optymyze
Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:37 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: I want more speed!
Replies: 33
Views: 34162

Re: I want more speed!

Anything will be better than your paddle antenna as a secondary haha. But, really the secondary is just that, secondary. It matters, but a lot less once you have the grid (as your primary) pointed at the tower. Speaking of the panel antennas with two inside, I assume you're speaking of one like this ...
by optymyze
Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:24 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: I want more speed!
Replies: 33
Views: 34162

Re: I want more speed!


Hello all,
Seen mentioned here and there that people are using parabolic grid antennas. This is something I haven't tried yet. Reason being is afraid how difficult to tune in and don't believe they are a wide band antenna for carrier aggregation.
Wandering if anyone had any info about them to ...
by optymyze
Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: Better signal but horrible download speeds
Replies: 22
Views: 22452

Re: Better signal but horrible download speeds

Even if they are good cables, the coax is going to lose signal relatively quickly compared to a digital signal.
by optymyze
Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:10 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Can't get Verizon to work in a router
Replies: 4
Views: 7496

Re: Can't get Verizon to work in a router

Sierra Wireless modems (specifically the MC7455) often have problems as gscheb mentioned. You can find various posts here describing it if you search :)
by optymyze
Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:07 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: Better signal but horrible download speeds
Replies: 22
Views: 22452

Re: Better signal but horrible download speeds

Yep, the coax run is the most likely situation for signal loss. Coax is analog and thus gets signal attenuation relatively quickly. Instead, what you should do is get the router right next to the antenna, put the router in modem/bridge mode and run a ethernet cable from the antennas and router ...
by optymyze
Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: I want more speed!
Replies: 33
Views: 34162

Re: I want more speed!

If you're like me and really in the sticks. You won't get interband (across bands, say B13 and another band) CA or intraband (two channels in B13 in your and my case) CA. I found having a proper MIMO setup really helped my speeds. I just recieved a lot of antennas in to test and am aggregating ...
by optymyze
Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: Quectel EP06-A bottleneck? + ANTENNA DATA
Replies: 1
Views: 5098

Quectel EP06-A bottleneck? + ANTENNA DATA

So, I’m in the process of collecting my own antenna results and on a quest to solve my internet problems. In my preliminary results, I’ve noticed some weird things.

My biggest question: why is my iPhone X consistently getting better download speeds (up to 25mbps) than ANY of my antennas? I have a ...
by optymyze
Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 354712

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.


@ gscheb found this about PagePlus, https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=6785#p6785 . Doesn't sound promising with a Sierra modem.

I just received my Quectel EM12 modem. Hopefully I'll have some time to try it out on PagePlus this weekend and see if I can get better results.


Please post ...
by optymyze
Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: EM7565 Verizon support
Replies: 33
Views: 54566

Re: EM7565 Verizon support

Done. Thanks Jim! Btw, I'll even be trying MIMO antennas through two boosters to the modem. I'm excited to see how that goes.
by optymyze
Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:04 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: EM7565 Verizon support
Replies: 33
Views: 54566

Re: EM7565 Verizon support

Hey Jim! You've probably seen me around posting on here. I've been posting about getting a signal from the top of my mountain down to our family in a hollow. You might have seen me on the Facebook group as well (Michael Blankenship). Would you mind getting me in touch with the Verizon reseller as ...
by optymyze
Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:36 am
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: EM7565 Verizon support
Replies: 33
Views: 54566

Re: EM7565 Verizon support

swwifty wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:28 am I got it a while back, sometime last year, and then they discontinued it (like they often do).

I'm not sure what plans they have now, but I got it as a pre-paid line.
Ah ok. Thanks for the update. I think I'll be trying PagePlus.
by optymyze
Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:16 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Verizon data plan options
Replies: 29
Views: 36788

Re: Verizon data plan options


Both a modem's CAT# and antenna/signal are imports, but a higher CAT# modem can definitely do some magic even with weaker signals using CA (Carrier Aggregation). So my advice is get the highest CAT# modem you can afford, and a pair of high gain external directional antennas, which will go a long ...
by optymyze
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:50 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Verizon data plan options
Replies: 29
Views: 36788

Re: Verizon data plan options


Unfortunately I don't know anyone using several hundred gigs per month on PagePlus. I run on Tmobile based SimpleMobile, and I've been using around 300gigs per month for the past 5 years without any issues. They are pretty lax when it comes to data usage, on the other hand they will disconnect ...
by optymyze
Wed Apr 01, 2020 11:34 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: EM7565 Verizon support
Replies: 33
Views: 54566

Re: EM7565 Verizon support


I have a direct Verizon unlimited plan. I set it up originally with the pantech on a Windows machine with VZmanger software. I then switched the sim to the MC7455 and it connected and worked as expected. You can't activate with the MC7455 as its not supported by Verizion, but still works with ...
by optymyze
Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:29 am
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: EM7565 Verizon support
Replies: 33
Views: 54566

Re: EM7565 Verizon support


I had to get a supported 4G modem, and get it registered with that. Then move the sim into the MC7455.


I'm trying to get a LTE modem router setup on my postpaid Verizon plan as a tablet. Apparently the plan is only throttled under congestion from my most recent check here (and tablets get video ...
by optymyze
Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:57 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Verizon data plan options
Replies: 29
Views: 36788

Re: Verizon data plan options


Generally speaking, if you're gonna go by the fine print of ANY carrier, then you will probably never going find a suitable service, it simply doesn't exists. As of now, none of the carriers are in the business of providing data services specifically for a router, you'll just have to do your ...
by optymyze
Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:29 am
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: TTL settings for Verizon Tablet
Replies: 7
Views: 13324

Re: TTL settings for Verizon Tablet

Did the IPV6 fix work for you?
by optymyze
Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:48 pm
Forum: GL.iNet
Topic: GL-Inet Spitz
Replies: 7
Views: 12570

Re: GL-Inet Spitz

Any update on this router? I'm looking at getting it. How did everything work out with it?
by optymyze
Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:21 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: Need help understanding which router/modem I need on Verizon?
Replies: 5
Views: 9120

Need help understanding which router/modem I need on Verizon?

So, I have a signal meter on the way so I can check what carriers and frequencies are available but I'm pretty certain just Verizon and just Band 13, BUT I don't want to buy a modem/router that will limit me. I may have other bands available, which would mean I could use carrier aggregation, but ...
by optymyze
Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:48 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: Can you replace a booster indoor antenna with an outdoor antenna?
Replies: 3
Views: 15888

Can you replace a booster indoor antenna with an outdoor antenna?

Hey everyone! New here. I've researched all that I can alone, and now I need some help to answer some of my questions. Basically, my family lives in rural, eastern Kentucky and have satellite internet. We get 0 bars at home because we live in a small hollow.

However, dummy me just recently ...

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