I think my biggest hesitation is building the wrong type of setup. It seems like they are not all created equal or compatible.

Thanks again Matt!

One thing I have noticed ,is that in certain areas of the house, if I HOLD the device, I will get full bars. When I set it down in the same location, it goes back to 1 or 2 bars.

Matt, thanks so much for your insights.

They do offer a "bring your own device" option and of coarse, the devices I have wouldnt work.
From their website; After purchasing this product, you will receive an OTR Mobile Blast SIM card to be used with most unlocked GSM hotspots.

There are two ...

After learning I cant do what I wanted to do with the junk I had, I ended up getting internet service with OTR Mobile and got one of the AT&T MF985 Velocity 2.

https://fccid.io/SRQ-MF985/User-Manual/User-manual-3710988

I was desperate to get service and with soooo many options and people saying ...

Thanks for the explanation. I used to be able to seed linux distro torrents, play online, all sorts of havoc and then suddenly BOOM. El sucko. Can barely surf the web.

I am using a netgear unite explorer or aircard or someting right now because the unit described above blows so bad. the modem a ...

Hi Mr. Whorl,

I dont even know what that means

I can show you this:

Im wondering if the Impact Wireless settings in this junker modem and dingleberry may be making it suck so bad.

Hostname ImpactWireless
Model ZBT-WE826 (16M)
Architecture MediaTek MT7620A ver:2 eco:6
Firmware Version GoldenOrb_2019-11-16
Kernel Version 4.14.131


any settings I should look at ...

Dont get me wrong, i love a good pancake.

https://i.ibb.co/Fg89mL3/thumbnail-IMG-3017.jpg
i found this in da bushes and I see it was already used for interwebs.

I live .65 mi. from a huge tower but my other dishes point the opposite direction (my active Direct TV dish and the old WildBlue/Hughs inactive dish).

Am i not comprehending ...

So this is strange. I slapped it all together and put in an inactive sim card (when the company sent us new sim cards, they sent me two for some reason at different times). I only activated one card and its the one I have been using. Anyway,
I put it in the USB MIFI Dongle for shits and giggles ...

10-4

FYI: I also have a Linksys/cicso router that I used when I had DSL before moving to the woods. I bet I can utilize it somehow in all of this mess.

I will dig around your replies and other posts. Hopefully I wont go awol. hehe

In my journey to find a better ISP in the woods I found bixwireless.


Unlimited Internet *** TV packages
Unlimited Speeds!
Monthly Service Only
Using AT&T or T-mobile towers
Bring your own modem $84.95 on ATT
OR
$79.95 on Tmobile
Plus a one time $10 sim activation


Anybody have any dealing with ...

This is the thing they sent with this router thats supposed to be plugged in with it. It has two removable antennae also but they dont stay in and they are very clunky

thank you so much for all of the insight. I will probably have alot of lame newbie questions. I hope you all dont mind.

Wow. I had no idea there was a world like this. I also have a spare Dish that I found layin around when we moved here. Direct TV dish with everything to it.


Ok first things first: Inside the router
https://i.ibb.co/T0PpGVB/thumbnail-IMG-30081.jpg


Then my other junk:
https://i.ibb.co/Mf2nkST ...

Thank you all so much for the insights & tips.

As I was searching for the above mentioned routers, I saw this:
https://www.ebay.com/i/133052218750?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=133052218750&targetid=886857339101&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=21137&poi ...

Can you link us a picture to your 826? Also what is the exact model on the sticker on the bottom? I'm curious.

If your a power user youll likely want to look into the WG3526 router, or the poe version WG3526P, or wait for info on the latest WG1608 router. The WG3526 is a favorite of mine and is ...

Hi,

I am one of the castaways from Impact Wireless/One World Order Wireless that recently dumped all of their clients onto another company while the quality turned crappy then selling us new gear as a possible solution before bailing on us.
Unreal.

Anyway, they pawned one of the WE826 and an ...