Wireless Joint

justchillin,
If you can do t-mobile, check out their magenta plan, with some custom TTL values, you can use that SIM, or if you want to pay for the data you can get the magenta+ or Global plus plans for LTE hotspot data.

After looking into the cell tower coverage I should be able to do t-mobile ...

Well, the all-in-ones tend to be a bit easier to build and maintain since you've got everything neatly in one box. Another option is to pick up an Asus or Netgear router which has custom GodenOrb/WiFix firmware available (it's a must have for TTL settings on most carriers), so check your model ...

justchillin,

I setup a modem/router combo (we826/MC7455) from thewirelesshaven.com; Lots of good parts and information on that site about building and setting one up. Alternatively, you can buy a MofI 4500 (more or less a WE826 w/ a Mc7455 Wireless card) for $300+. You can build your own from ...

You can check out this post (https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=5790#p5790), it has both service and hardware related info to get you going.

I've already read that post. The service part looks pretty straight forward. The equipment part sometimes looks overwhelming since I'm just learning ...

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 ...