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Thanks! Yeah, the modem works well with a myriad of devices - just not the one iPhone 11...

Speedtest from the iPhone - speedtest app can't reach server
Speedtest from the laptop - 25/4

Happy to provide whatever clues I can! What else would be useful?

Hi all! Got a strange one for you...

Setup: TP-Link Archer C7 v2 w. GoldenOrb, Pixel 2 in USB tether mode, Verizon prepaid unlimited

Thanks to the help of the forums I was able to get everything setup and running last fall, but we now have an iPhone 11 on the network that has no data connection ...

gscheb, did you find that you needed the ip6tables entry? Or did you do it regardless? Bill suggested the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' rule, which I do tend to live by...

Yeah, sorry, I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff - I know just enough to get myself in trouble! I guess I just assumed it was a blanket setting for all packets. Maybe I missed it, but I did a lot of reading on here and never saw the usb0 mentioned. Maybe I overlooked it or maybe there aren't that ...

Thanks, all. Bill A helped ID the simple thing I was overlooking. Hopefully this is it and not a fluke...

As I mentioned I was worried it was something simple that I was missing, and it appears that was the case... Bill said:

Under custom firewall rules you need to change the interface name to ...

Thanks, both. I tried the the cloudfare app (both simple DNS and their VPN) to no avail.

Thanks. Did some more troubleshooting, and now I'm worried (hoping?) I'm missing something simple...

Installed Tunnelbear on the phone, connected to the VPN, connected phone to router, and turned on the USB hotspot. Still no data to connected devices, even while data on the phone works.

Installed ...

Any link to some how-tos you may suggest? Setting up & using VPNs is completely new to me. Thanks!

I have a TP-Link Archer C7 v2 with the latest version of GO installed. Not sure what my final ISP will be (see my ISP thread in the proper sub if curious), but right now I'm using Verizon prepaid unlimited (no hotspot data) to test things out (thermostat, IP camera, etc). Modem is my Android phone ...

Just a quick update...

I was at the lake house this past weekend and tested Tmo & Verizon. Both had similar, acceptable speeds (40-60Mbps down, 5-10Mbps up) including from inside by a window.

Came back home last night and on the way I picked up a TP-Link Archer C7 v2 yesterday ($15, woot ...

Thanks again for the help & info. FWIW, it seems a lot of what you're doing is over my head (I had to google mechanical turk, for instance). I'm hoping for a pretty straightforward plug-and-play type solution.

If it makes any difference, I was never looking at the Mofis. Prior to looking at TPLinks ...

I use a Archer C7 at home and have been quite happy with it. I'll see if I can pick up another locally (though a quick scan of FB marketplace & craigslist doesn't leave me with much hope). Looks like the going rate on eBay is ~$40.

It looks like the EM7455 is slightly less than the Quectel EP06-A ...

Hey Matt & CALTE, thanks for the feedback.

CALTE, I appreciate your thoughts on safety, as it wasn't something I had considered. May I ask, do your safety concerns specifically apply to Band 14? I ask because the only close AT&T towers only operate on band 12. We would not pay for 'priority access ...

Thanks! Since I submitted my post I've realized I do have a (free) way to test out T-mobile. So, while I would love to start setting things up my next visit to the house, it seems it would be more prudent to test the networks at the desired modem/router location.

Any experience with any of the ...

Hi all! I started perusing the forums the last couple of days - found you all when researching LTE options for home internet... Just getting started with all of this, and figured it would be best to discuss my ISP options first. Here's some background:
looking to replace DSL for home internet in NE ...