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I don’t have that access, because I rent the hotspot from the library. But I have put bandwidth monitors on my PCs. That won’t be a complete picture, of course, but I’ll at least have some feedback, instead of none. And, I ...

I KNOW this is a noob question. I bought a router and modem from The Wireless Haven. I got them assembled, installed the SIM card from the T-mobile hotspot that I rent from the local library, and the initial results are promising! That signal can now be broadcast much farther, and I've run several ...

Thanks for the notes! The Sierra 7565 has an option in the The Wireless Haven store to have the firmware updated before it's shipped. The Quectel has no such option. Something had to decide me one way or another, so that did it. Fewer options and a strong recommendation...I'm going w the Quectel. I ...

I double checked both the contenders for modem choice. They are quite similar, so I'm going to start with the Quectel EM12-G. This choice eliminates the question of whether to pay extra for the firmware upgrade on the EM7565, and since I'm pretty sure the answer would have been Yes, it results in a ...

Neither the em12-g or em7565 has band 71.
The em12 has the possibility of 4 antennas instead of two.
Honestly never used outside enclosure like didneywhorl suggests might be easier. Since you don't need pigtails or to drill holes. Just hook USB to the front of it.
You of course will need LTE ...

Following this modem discussion with interest as I know I have nearby towers using band 71. But the fact is, almost everything here is over my head. I think I need to build one of these bad boys, and then ask you all tons of questions until I start to wrap my head around things.

I've decided to ...

Been reading all day and I came across your build. Router inside antenna. Slick!

It certainly seems like I'd get a lot more bang for my buck if I build my own. I'm SO glad my researches led me here. I've looked over the tutorials and it looks like I could do it. No worse than building a computer ...

Sadly, Sprint signal is nil here. I couldn't gamble $600 on a solution that depends on Sprint, and that seems to be their only carrier. Is there a merger coming? Because I could look into it if it becomes a t-mobile thing.

Actually, the t-mobile signal is borderline here, but I am pretty confident ...

I've lived with lousy internet long enough. Verizon DSL is the best I can do where I live. To augment that, the local library rents a hotspot to us, t-mobile "unlimited." I have no idea what the actual deal is, since I rent it from them. But it's the best internet source in our house. It only covers ...