Need Help. Desperate Noobie.

[tdg61]

Long story short and like many or most here, took for granted the availability of internet when husband and I moved to to a rural area.

For several years have had Verizon Wireless. Where we are located now we get pretty good signal. Unlimitedville was recommended. For 18 months had pretty good, truest unlimited service w/ mofi modem and Verizon sim. Then it came to a halt this past February.

Our set up was... a Weboost exterior antenna wired to the amplifier in our laundry room. In the laundry room we set up the mofi with a Verizon SIM. Had an Eeros mesh network with base unit plugged into Mofi LAN port. Turned off WiFi on modem and bridged WiFi to Eeros. For 18 months we had internet, streamed movies and music throughout a 4000 sf home. Alexa, and many “smart” devices in the home. But no more.

I’m looking at using Visible, unless there’s a way to use our unlimited cell plan and get another device w SIM. I’m at wits end trying to sort out what modem to use that can help us get back to where we were. Want to use that Eeros setup.

Desperate enough to give up some streaming services/devices to get back up and going.

I just don’t have enough “know-how” and need hand-holding.

Semi-retired. Have home office but have had to resort to renting small executive office space. Want to get back to working in my home office!

Much, much appreciate help.

Toni Greer
Crystal River, FL

[Didneywhorl]

You can use Visible in your MOFI. SIM4 is a Sierra MC7455, SIM7 is a Quectel EC25AF, SIM8 is a Sierra MC7411. Those will tell you which commands you need if any.

The modem must be in MBIM mode for Visible, in my experience. The MOFI should be able to do TTL modification for both IPV4 and IPV6.

If its too much though, you can either flash the MOFI to Goldenorb and use that, or build a newer modem setup, maybe get a category 12 modem and up your capabilities. Or even higher.

I'm curious about why you use a booster though. Is it just for the internet, or are you using it because you also cannot get cell phone service on your house?

[tdg61]

Thank you for the info! It’s a good start for me.

Our home is very well insulated that includes hurricane/impact proof windows and Icynene spray foam in the attic. Outdoors we get pretty good Verizon signal. Once indoors... not so much. Except in my laundry room where we have the Weboost amplifier. The laundry room is where our technical closet is located. There are times when my husband, who has a bit older iPhone than I, walks outside for calls as they sometimes get dropped indoors. And I find myself going to the laundry room for cellular data when internet is down... if not outdoors.

[Didneywhorl]

Ahhh. Gotcha.

To be honest you would do MUCH better if you had a pair of dedicated antennas attached to the MOFI and use the Booster for just Voice use.

A pair of these would work great and not cost much: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antennas/4g-lte ... l-antenna/

If you have trees between you and the tower, this may work better: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antennas/wifi-a ... o-antenna/

And of course you would need cabling: https://thewirelesshaven.com/product-category/cab ... enna-coax/

[toddw]

Agree with Didneywhorl. Home run the antennas into the modem, and then enable wifi calling on your iphones. Will allow for a clean data signal, plus the antennas and boosters that come with the typical kit don't broad cast all the bands that modem can see, especially if its a kit from before Nov of 2020.

[Dr-BroadBand]

Plan-B

Check Availability of TM home internet is Step-1
With StarLink coming hate to have you spend a lot of cash.

Step-2 Get on the StarLink waiting list

https://www.t-mobile.com/isp

https://www.starlink.com

StrarLink Real Time
https://satellitemap.space