Wireless Joint

Didneywhorl wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 11:22 pm Fantastic! Great write-up! <highFive>

Thanks DW, would love to see this become sticky on the forum! Would have saved me some time. Glad to edit it with any advice that you or any of the other seasoned vets may have. ....or just add to the post with comments.

One of the best investments you can make is to get a higher CAT# modem, such as a Sierra 7511/7565 or Quectel EM12/EM16/EM20 which can aggregate multiple channels for higher speeds. Course a good high gain antennas helps too.


That is what I am finding. I wrote a post a few days ago as a primer ...

gscheb wrote: Fri May 29, 2020 2:30 pm Hello LogHomeLatency,
Taking about activating T-Mobile on this post maybe you can chime in on how you got your plan and sim card please.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32 ... 8602#p8602

Just did. Thanks!

Check out this post here is a person that just did it. Maybe can reach out to him as well.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=1216&start=30#p8482


I found the name Travel Data on another string here and gave it a shot. Found they moved away from ATT plans due to the changes - They ...

I am, by no means, an expert. There are many available to you on this forum.
This post covers what I have learned the hard way, in an effort to save you significant time and money. It is a combination of best practices that I have gleaned from others on this site, boiled down and simplified for ...

Alright success story.
You can do allot with 15-20 down.
If you want more could see about tweaking those antennas next to get another band besides 12.


Agree, this is a great success story (so far) and despite saying in an earlier post that I had no interest in learning this stuff (just wanted ...

Which antennas did you get, specifically?

Haven't gotten them yet. I have the Amazon yagi's I mentioned in an earlier post on this string. I am looking to get the 15dbi panels you referenced from The Wireless Haven. Still not back in stock, I check every day.
These specifically: https ...

Not so Super Slow anymore!

Got the T-mo SIM in and fought it for a while. Got it working.

Without adjusting antenna or modifying anything other than carrier and APN, I am now getting 10-20Mbps down.
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Band scan only shows band 12. Signal stats aren't that much different than ...

So is the T-Mobile SIM still coming?


Yes, I opted for the cheapest shipping, I am hoping to get it by Mon. or Tues. next week. I am holding off on driving the MoFi around until I have both SIMs to test with - lazy - it is currently screwed into the wall. Will test with my phones Verizon plan as ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 8:17 pm Usually a high upload and a terribly low download means your tower is saturated with users and you are being deprioritized.

Hoping the 15dbi antennas allow me to pick up bands that are not saturated. Will I still be deprioritized or is it band specific?

Hello again.
I agree have always thought something other than signal is causing these issues.
Which is why was thinking there was something wrong with your WiFi.
What are your current TTL settings?


TTL settings are 65 (Linux-2 65 on the MoFi). Tried the Linux 64 setting and I couldn't connect ...

".5 - 1M down and between 1-2M up." those seem to be 3G speeds.
Before getting better antennas, I would check the account to make sure that you're getting truly unlimited data, and not some limited crap (something like 10GB high speed, 3G thereafter).
As a test I would borrow another sim from ...

Doesn't appear to be a wifi issue with the MoFi. Here is the test from PC cabled to the Mofi:
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A minute later with the cable unplugged and wifi enabled:
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Stats are about the same on my phone with wifi enabled. Bounced between .5 - 1M down and between 1-2M up. Ping times ...

Finally got some eth cables so I can test with PC on LAN port instead of wifi. Strange that I have none at home, everything is wireless these days. Will test tonight and plan to drive with the MoFi unit to the nearest 3 towers and verify bands. I have ordered a T-mo service to see if I get better ...

gscheb wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 8:35 pm You know as a side note.
Are you running your tests over WiFi???
Allot of these we 826 routers have wifi issues.
My parents don't but mine does.
The Mofi I used to have had terrible wifi on it.

I assume you mean plugging a PC into the MoFi eth ports?

yes, all tests over MoFi Wifi connection with my phone, what other options do I have?

Went to The Wireless Haven links provided by BillA and found that they do not accept payments in Virginia. Is there another source or has anyone had similar issues? I plan to wait until Monday when they open to see if they can take my order over the phone.

Will do, thank you GSCHEB. I have tried to lock to other bands, including 4 and the connection drops completely. I will try again. I think the panel antenna may do great things based on what you are saying and what BillA has suggested.

Thanks again BillA, curious about the difference in MHz between the two? Any benefits one over the other with ATT? What if I switch to a different carrier? The 15db seems more versatile. Still learning.

Has anyone evaluated the Teradek Link Pro?

https://teradek.com/collections/link-pro-family

I think some folks on the forum have built similar rigs, but this is really well put together if you have unlimited funds. Curious about the Radome antenna specs for fixed mounting and the modem specs ...

Thank you BillA, I spoke with Ubifi to see if there was something they could do on their end and they suggested the Wilson Directional panel antenna. Looks like 10.6db gain antenna. I assume their is something better out there. What is best for heavily wooded areas without direct line of sight ...

Here is what I have so far.
MoFi version:
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Signal Info:
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Band Scan:
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Speed Test:
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Antenna:
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Antenna specs from ...

Thank you for the reply. I have been driving 30 miles to sit in my office (by myself) to get work done on decent internet. When I get home I will grab the signal info and more detail on my setup and submit. To be clear, I am open to paying someone to put together a package that works as I don't ...

Newbie, first time post. Looking for assistance.
I have read so many great success stories on this site over the past few days but I haven't found a "works every time" solution. It seems success comes from a lot of trial and error, a few best practices and a bunch of time and money. While I have ...