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lawnmowerman, I Have questions, I'm in the same boat as you,, very little signal in the middle of nowhere, got the cel-fi go. It works but like you were describing if 1 phone is using data the other phones may or may not connect, would love more detail on your current setup maybe even some pics ...

BDF1234 wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:57 am You may need to add a question mark to the end of the command.

No, I had tried that one, too - no dice. Thanks though!

Did you ever figure this out?

I was looking at this command: AT+QRSRP

But it doesn't seem to work with the EM06-A I have, I think maybe its not implemented for this modem.

No, I did not. I just connected each antenna to the main one at a time and took a signal reading that way. Yeah, AT+QRSRP ...

So being on a hotspot plan there'd be no messing with the TTL to beat the throttling then? I can deal with that for now I guess.

For the Jetpack plan, you cannot bypass the data cap (and therefore throttling) via TTL settings. It is simply built into the plan that no matter the device or type ...

For quectel modems, is there an AT command for showing the individual signal strength from the main and diversity antennas? That is, for each antenna separately and not combined?

Dr-BroadBand wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:10 pm When you do a factory reset, I would remove the SIM first.

TMo has a 100GB for $50, maybe good to get and test with a different SIM.

Thanks, I’m pretty sure I removed the sim. And yeah, I tried with a different SIM card, same problem unfortunately.

How slow are the mobile connections? Is all data usage slower on mobile or just google and Reddit?

I’m assuming your mobile devices work fine on other WiFi but are slow just on your WiFi? Are the devices (tv etc) that work fine also on WiFi?

I’ve had an issue where different TTL firewall settings ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:47 pm Did you follow that with AT+QPRTPARA=1 at any point?

Not the first time, but last time yes.

Ideally you would want to keep the mobile router in full router/DHCP mode with WiFi turned off in order to handle various routing and carrier bypass functions properly. The second router should only act as a dummy access point with routing/DHCP functions turned off and possibly in DMZ mode.
It may ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:34 pm Ahhh.

Ok, did you run AT+QPRTPARA=3 to factory reset?

The first time, I reset via the Perform Reset button in GUI. When that didn’t fix, yes I tried via AT+QPRTPARA=3.

The reason I ask is because I'm fairly sure Verizon is hyper vigilant about seeing IMEIs of devices not registered to the SIM/account and then the drop the hell out of that imei, quick. ie: blacklisted.

I think I misunderstood your question... So the em12’s imei is same as tablet, which is the ...

How did you factory reset it?
This last time, via the GUI. After the problem started, I was troubleshooting, and also tried reset via the button in the back of the router and sending AT+QPRTPARA=3. Did you purchase it with the Verizon plan attached, or did you add it after you purchased the router ...

UPDATE:

Well, I thought I had fixed it. After putting aside for a few days, I turned it on and it could not connect, as usual. I did a factory reset, and it connected - but I didn't actually have internet. It said it was connected to Verizon with good signal, but no actual internet access (it was ...

I have zbt-we826 with ep06 running goldenorb_2020-03-01. Because of the external antenna setup, the we826 is not in a good wifi location, so I'm using an asus router for wifi. I have the wifi disabled on the we826, and ethernet is connecting the we826 lan to the asus wan, so the asus router is just ...

Thanks for the info, Bill! I've got a couple Bolton grids already, the only signal I can get is from a single tower, and even then it's highly reflected, bouncing off hillsides, etc. Since I wrote this post, I changed my data plan and found that B13 is no longer slower and so it isn't as much of a ...

Em12G in we826Q running latest goldenorb firmware. Bought it used, working fine for about a week.

The problem seemed to start after I changed the protocol from MBMI to QMI and then back again (yes, I know, I probably shouldn't have been messing with the protocol -sigh...). I wanted to see if there ...

Using Quectel EP06 modem on Verizon, connected to external antennas. B4 signal is weaker than B13, but B4 is has much higher speeds and less congestion.

Often the modem selects B4 alone and/or selects B4 and aggregates with B13, and I have high speeds. But sometimes, especially during the day, the ...

Does that mean it will always use B4 as primary/preferred band?

Well, the answer appears to be no. I noticed my internet was slower than usual, checked and found that the modem had selected B13, occasionally aggregating with B4, but definitely using B13 as primary. Sent AT command to lock onto ...

I used the Excel doc from the tutorial to generate following AT command to set the Quectel EP06 to look for B4, B13, and B66, in that order:

AT+QCFG="band"
+QCFG: "band",0x260,0x20000000000001008,0x1

Does that mean it will always use B4 as primary/preferred band? This is what I want. What I don't ...

Did having two parabolic antennas help??

Sorry, just seeing this now! Yes, having two parabolic antennas has definitely helped. I also shortened my PVC mast to about 5 ft. (due to the extra weight) and saw no signal loss, and actually more signal consistency since the mast no longer sways in ...

Here is a crazy idea, bring your MoFi to the cell tower for a speed test!

That would remove the cabling and antenna from the equation. :ugeek:

I just completed a road trip with my family and my son was able to do zoom school in a mini van going 80mph. Never dropped a frame

Haha yeah I thought ...

Thanks for the suggestions!

I would do a band scan and see what other bands you have, and test each one regardless of signal strength. Sometimes a weaker signal yields more because its higher Mhz, like a 20Mhz frequency.

Yep, did that when I first set things up while back. That's how I ended ...

In the last couple days, I'm suddenly getting very slow upload speeds compared to what I had before.

Starting yesterday, my download speeds are normal but my upload is slower than usual: speed test.gif

Just in the last couple days, it's been consistently slow upload: speed test results now.gif ...

Cool, thanks! Just wanted to make sure there was nothing there that would look suspect to VZ.

I have a MOFI in bridge mode, so acting just as a modem, connected to an external ASUS router. I want to confirm my TTL setting on the MOFI is set right to make sure Verizon sees internet traffic as coming from a phone and not a router/hotspot device.

Setting the TTL on MOFI to 64 or 117 gets fast ...

I can check around about it, thanks. Might be that I just order one and try it out. We'll see...

I’d have to go like 900 ft high to get up over the hill behind me to get LOS with the tower. It’s pretty steep straight up and the house jutted up right against it. The hill in front of me that the signal is bouncing off of is on the other side of the road and also high, steep... haha haven’t ...

Ok
When I said my uncle had that plan and got blocked and put him on a Mofi 8800 L was talking about unlimited Verizon jetpack plan. No a phone plan. Definitely need TTL setup with phone plan.

No worries! Yep, TTL set to 117.

If you want to know what carrier aggregation will do just let it ...

Hello,
One good thing about a Mofi is they have resell value on ebay since allot of newbies start off with them. Allot of youtube videos claiming they are so awesome. So if you decide to upgrade could sell it and get whole new and not update modem. I always keeps an extra just encase something ...

I have a mofi4500 sim7, which has Quectel EC25 cat 4 modem that does not support CA. Since I've started just using it as a modem-only (connected to external dual band router), I am trying to determine if it is worth biting the money bullet and trading up for a higher cat modem with CA. I understand ...

gscheb wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:23 pm Well as always it depends

Yep, so many variables. It drives me a little crazy sometimes haha... Seems like whenever I change one thing, I inadvertently change something else.

https://www.timesmicrowave.com/Calculator?Product=LMR-400&RunLength=30&Frequency=1900

Thanks for the link. So using that, yes it's about a 1.2 dB difference between LMR 240 @ 25' and LMR 400 @ 30'. Under Product Performance Parameters, it says "Typical Connector Loss = 0.1 dB/pair," so does ...

gscheb wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:51 am Quectel modems don't do the individual signal thing.

Ah, ok. Thanks!

How much do adapters contribute to signal loss? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth changing my cables from the Mofi to the external antennas, locked onto B4. I have 25' of LMR 240, specifically https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QZEQ5EA/. The nice thing is it has an SMA male connection built ...

Yipzy wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:26 pm Have you tried
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AT!GSTATUS?
assuming it's a Sierra Wireless card.

No, it's Quectel EC25. I've tried different commands from that modem's user manual, but they don't work when I try them... I've reached out to Mofi support about it. Thanks though!

Current setup:
- Parabolic grid antenna (https://www.amazon.com/Long-range-cellular-antenna-Weatherproof/dp/B07NJNC3MV?ref_=ast_sto_dp)
- Log periodic directional Yagi antenna (https://www.amazon.com/Periodic-Directional-Antenna-15dbi-698MHz-2700MHz/dp/B075C8FX3S/)
- 25’ LMR240
- MOFI4500_sim7
- 65 ...

I have mofi sim7 connected to two external antennas. Anyone know how to get individual signal readings for each antenna? The signal strength meter via mofi interface is combined reading. Tried various AT commands but none worked.

Thanks for the info all!

With T-Mobile shouldn't be any issue switching from phone to router and back and fourth. They don't try to fight router use like Verizon does.
Reason I like to get messages and activate in router so it stays a whole sim card never broken down to smaller sim. Sometimes those sim card adapters can ...

Not sure how and if you can on mofi. Look for SMS it might be called in the menus

Yeah searched high and low in the menus, didn’t find anything. Sent mofi a tech support question, haven’t heard back yet, not sure how responsive they are.
I can put the sim into a phone to setup the online ...

I put the sim directly into the router with the MC7455 and it activated immediately. Then used the messenger in the router to activate my account online and talk to them on the phone when I had issues.

Do you know if this is something I could do with the mofi? When I get the sim, I want to just ...

Is it possible to set up receiving text message sent to mofi4500 sim7 (ie message from carrier) when a phone SIM is in it, and have those messages forwarded to a different phone (the one I actually use)?

gscheb wrote: Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:16 pm Did this for someone else and literally activated right in the router. It was a Sierra Wireless MC7455. If this works for you please post about it.

Nice! Will do!

[quote=gscheb post_id=10391 time=1595460120 user_id=1402]
Post pay way to go:
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=888&p=7520&hilit=plus+up+data#p7409

Perfect, thank you! Ordered magenta plus and SIM. Sounds like I can put the sim right in the mofi and it should work with ttl set right ...

After upgrading my antennas, I found I could get band 2 signal, which I think because it is higher 15 MHz is going to give me better speeds than my current band 4 on 10 MHz. Except band 2 on this tower is not my carrier (currently using Verizon) and after some research it appears to be T-Mobile. So ...

gscheb wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:29 pm I got two of these used if someone wanted to buy one.

Which one’s exactly?

terryjett wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:03 pm Just did setup / install for a teacher using same exact antenna (she ordered the https://amzn.to/2ZipWN5) and was really impressed with the performance. At $99.95 the antenna rocks!

Great, that’s encouraging! Fingers crossed...

Yeah I’m hoping they’re in stock again soon. In the meantime, I want to try out the flat panel type - while definitely better than the two small yagi’s I had, the parabolic grid and/or log periodic directionals are not quite as strong/consistent as I need - and see if that works better in my ...

lawnmowerman wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:05 pmAnyway, I just ordered a pair of these, will try them out https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antennas/4g-lte ... l-antenna/

And they cancelled my order cause they’re actually out of stock

At different polarizations they should be fine up close. You do what I do: rotate and test, rotate and test, repeat forever. Those Bolton grids are some badass antennas for sure. I find it odd that eliminating the cable length didn't give you any better signal, unless your antenna is gaining way ...

I cant find it if you already posted it, but what antennas are you using?

No worries. These two:
https://www.amazon.com/Wide-Band-Cellular-Parabolic-Weatherproof-T-Mobile/dp/B07PQ978P9/
https://www.amazon.com/Periodic-Directional-Antenna-15dbi-698MHz-2700MHz/dp/B075C8FX3S

I'm also trying to ...

What metric are you using to say theres no change?

The signal strength data as provided via the mofi interface, which includes RSRP, RSRQ, and RSSI readings. Also ran a few speed tests.

It's a little difficult because these readings are never constant, due to the variables of my location - no ...

So I wanted to test that it was worth it first, and am surprised at the results...

I hooked the mofi up directly to the antennas (with a couple 1-2 ft jumper cables and adapters as needed), fastened the mofi to the antenna mast, and powered via extension cord.

Booted up mofi and no difference ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:07 am It can only supply as much as the poe power source gives it, seemingly up to 2A. What are you using to power it the line?

Thanks for the info! Using my house power. The injector will be in an upstairs room with the router.

SliverGT wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:43 pm Here's the splitter I'm using with a Mofi4500. It claims to be 2amp.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TM ... UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for the link!

[quote=gscheb post_id=9885 time=1594175135 user_id=1402]
Hello,
Can read thru this post very similar to what you are asking.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1208#p7869

Thanks gscheb for the link, perfect!

To reduce my cable length, I’d like to connect outside antennas to Mofi sim7 housed in weather proof box on mast, and then run it to better router inside. Right now I’ve got about 20-30 ft of LMR 400 from antennas to Mofi inside through hole in the wall, and using Mofi we both modem and router.

I ...

Optymyze, thanks so much for linking the spreadsheet. I have a very similar setup (1 grid and 1 log periodic). I was wondering exactly how you cross-polarized. Is the grid antenna vertical, and the log periodic horizontal? Also, how far apart are the antennas? Thanks!

Same here. Band 13 is ...

A better solution is to use a high quality, high gain external antenna system without a booster, and/or upgrade the modem to a higher CAT#.

Thanks for the info! Yeah, I’ve been working on enhancing the antenna setup for weeks, months really...

Right now I have two antennas , but haven’t had ...

I tried this with my WeBoost a few weeks ago.

Thanks for sharing. Good to know it didn’t break anything. Interesting that the signal reading was better but no practical effect to speed. Maybe I’ll give it a shot. But I guess if it was a magic bullet, others would be doing it and writing about it ...

I have a weak antenna signal. Two 10-15 dBi gain (which seems to me max gain available for 700 MHz range) yagi pointed toward the tower (about 5 miles away and entirely blocked by hills and trees) hooked up to the mofi 4500 gives signal strength reading RSRP -102 to -99 dBm (on good day)...

I have ...

While those online cell-mapper sites can give you a general idea about the signal, many times their data is lagging the current state of the towers, and carriers could be adding more towers/bands at any time which may not be reflected online. So, the easiest way to tell for sure whether you have a ...

This is the exact situation I am in. I don't think we have much flexibility within the Mofi or Verizon... The $20/month price is what makes that setup so appealing. I've also hit the cap and tried to fiddle with settings to no avail. It's ultimately why I am looking to build my own setup and look ...

I run Verizon SIM cards on an unlimited plan that has 15gb of hotspot data. As long as I have TTL set at 64 I haven’t had any issues throttling.

Hey there! I've got the same setup as you - pair of yagi antennas, mofi 4500, using Verizon. But I'm running into an issue using my Verizon sim card ...

Yeah, no dice with sprint either I think. The sprint towers wouldn't seem to cover where I am looking at cellmapper. And when I ran a band scan using the mofi interface, it found band 13 (-99 dmb) and bands 12 and 4 (-113), which weren't sprint bands. The signal strength reading from band 2 wasn't ...

Good to know about visible. I saw they had high latency but didn't know it may not work with mofi.

As for t-mobile, I don't think it'll work... Their site says I'm in their partner coverage area but cellmapper says they're not on the tower my antennas are pointed toward, but on band 2 on towers ...

Yeah, video calls and WiFi calling, so high latency is no good. Tried satellite internet, high latency made those things impossible.

Thanks for advice! I will keep looking on the data plan options. I need something with no throttling and/or high data limit, works on Verizon network, and not too ...

My wife and I are trying to work from home and stream. No gaming. Would be fine with 5-10 mbps download speeds, just can’t do with 600 kbps throttling. I’m tempted to try putting my phone sim card back in the mofi but am worried about breaking the sim again and then having no internet (had to hook ...

New to this, recently converted from using booster. This forum is the best. Hope I'm not posting this question in the wrong place!

Got myself up and running with MOFI 4500, used SIM card from Verizon jetpack. Everything was great until I hit the jetpack data limit (it's an unlimited plan that ...

Update: OMG I can’t believe I wasted a year with the booster! I positioned two yagi antennas 90 degrees to each other pointed toward the tower (though absolutely blocked by hills and forest) and connected both to the mofi 4500. We now have consistent and steady internet, no more devices competing ...

Thanks all for the advice! Yes, I’m seeing from my research that a router-to-antenna setup is probably better for internet than my current booster setup. I ended up ordering a mofi router and will see how it goes. My only worry is my signal from the antenna won’t be strong enough in the first place ...

Yes, Verizon data. No, don’t have a home router already.

I live in rural area. Have Yagi outdoor 15 gain antenna pointed toward tower (blocked by hills, trees) five miles away. Get about 1 bar at corner of house where antenna is, band 13. No service anywhere else. Antenna picks up about -100 to -95 dBm max. With 100 gain booster, I can get about 4-8 mbps ...

Thanks for the info! I’ll check it out.

Will the router connected to the antenna work though if the signal from the antenna is relatively weak and low quality? My antenna now reads: Rsrp -97 dBm, rsrq -9 dB, sinr 10 dB.

Verizon is the only carrier that works reliably and well around me. So I’ll ...

I found this site and am hoping to learn something! Below is my situation and setup. Would appreciate any advice for improvement!

Wife and I can’t get internet service at any decent speed at home and so use cell phones for internet (Verizon unlimited plans). Live in rural area, out in the woods ...

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