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by miboss
Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:55 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Carrier aggregation possibilities
Replies: 5
Views: 4265

Re: Carrier aggregation possibilities

Viper67857 wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:26 pm 1 works if both the modem and the tower support intra-band CA on the band available
Is there a way to tell if a tower support intraband CA, or is it just trial and error?
by miboss
Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Carrier aggregation possibilities
Replies: 5
Views: 4265

Carrier aggregation possibilities

Being very new, I'm not quite sure I fully understand CA and what is needed to take advantage of it. With that said, before I decide on what modem I choose, I'd like to try to figure out if I can take advantage of CA at my location. Here's a rough map of what I'm dealing with. The closest tower only ...
by miboss
Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:26 am
Forum: OPEN | UNCLASSIFIED
Topic: new rural verizon lte setup
Replies: 9
Views: 10100

Re: new rural verizon lte setup


So you want the "go big or go home" approach... I can respect that, and it's generally the best bet if you're not looking to save money up front, as you may save more in the long run not having to toss out cheaper hardware to upgrade later.

So source out a wg1608 router and a Quectel em-20g (or ...
by miboss
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:10 am
Forum: OPEN | UNCLASSIFIED
Topic: new rural verizon lte setup
Replies: 9
Views: 10100

Re: new rural verizon lte setup

I've also heard they can be tethered, but I've also hear they are unstable and require rebooting often. This is a second home for us and we won't be there full time until we retire, so I'm trying to find a good/stable solution. I've read that openwrt flashable routers can be set to auto reboot ...
by miboss
Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:26 am
Forum: OPEN | UNCLASSIFIED
Topic: new rural verizon lte setup
Replies: 9
Views: 10100

Re: new rural verizon lte setup


That signal strength is excellent... You're close enough to the tower to not really need any big expensive antennas. A Verizon Jetpack 8800L might be all you need...


Thanks Viper, the jetpack may serve in a pinch, but I'll be running my whole house on this and there is some functionality I'm ...
by miboss
Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:29 am
Forum: OPEN | UNCLASSIFIED
Topic: new rural verizon lte setup
Replies: 9
Views: 10100

new rural verizon lte setup

Hello, I'm so happy to have found this forum. Just recently got confirmation that my last internet option (frontier) will not work, so I've started researching lte internet.

I have a new home in Southern OH almost complete that is deep in the woods. BUT, I do have a verizon cell tower on the ridge ...

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