Right on. The ping trick does work; I was just hoping that there might be a quieter way.
I feel less bad about generating traffic for CloudFlare (1.1.1.1) than I do about polluting the radio spectrum with unnecessary beacons. But I suppose that lake is big enough to shamelessly pee in.
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- Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
- Topic: Slowness after idle - Disabling modem sleep?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1989
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:07 pm
- Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
- Topic: New prepaid SIM card - letter H
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1538
Re: New prepaid SIM card - letter H
Not activated. Sometimes H refers to HSPA (a 3G technology), but if it's showing as the network name, that's different.
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:21 pm
- Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
- Topic: Slowness after idle - Disabling modem sleep?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1989
Slowness after idle - Disabling modem sleep?
Hey folks, There's an interesting phenomenon that I've noticed with all of my LTE modems: If the modem stays completely idle for more than a minute or two, the next usage will be much slower (ping > 200 ms) . That slowness is temporary and goes away 1-2 seconds after the next traffic. I've been ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:34 am
- Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
- Topic: Quectel RM500Q-GL preliminary VS RM500Q-GL
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2303
Re: Quectel RM500Q-GL preliminary VS RM500Q-GL
I've been trying to figure this one out, too. There should be 4 hardware models based on Quectel's timeline: ES (Engineering Sample) CS (Commercial Sample 1) CS2 (Commercial Sample 2) MP (Mass Production) The ES units are clearly labeled as Engineering Sample on the die. The other aren't. I have a ...
- Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:36 am
- Forum: General and Unclassified
- Topic: Zbt wg1608 cheap 4g modem recommendations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3317
Re: Zbt wg1608 cheap 4g modem recommendations
I'd go for the Sierra EM7565. It's a Cat 12 LTE modem (Qualcomm Snapdragon X12) with much broader LTE band support. Similar US carrier acceptance. Easy access to drivers, docs, firmware updates, etc. M.2 form factor. The RM500Q-GL is a risky bet since it's not even trying to get US certifications ...