Current setup - T-Mo Magenta Max with a Sim in a Gl.iNet gl-x750 with TTL edited to enable unlimited data. I also have an ATT business plan with a sim in a Inseego 8000 hotspot.
This is working pretty well for me as I travel the country in an RV. Typically if one provider is slow the other is pretty good. BUT, I'm wondering what I can improve. Is there a mobile router with better modems than the gl.inet? Should I consider better antennas? What about the TTL edit for T-Mobile, as I understand it, the gl.inet work so well because they come back as a generic android device, which can bypass data caps.
Basically, is what I have the best for what I'm looking for? I don't want to spend thousands of dollars on this.
Help Me Pick The Best Device
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Re: Help Me Pick The Best Device
With cellular modems you will get what you pay for really. BUT you can upgrade without totally breaking the bank. The Cudy LT18 is a big upgrade but it can't tether the 8000 hotspot.
https://thewirelesshaven.com/lt18
You could get a NEXS2GO and like an Quectel EM160 and use your Tmobile SIM. TTL and all that is in the firmware, openWRT based like the glinet.
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/route ... go-bundle/
Antennas will depend on each location. I consider them as tools that are needed for different scenarios. I am not a fan of the all in one omni-directional "RV" antennas. I think they are overpriced marketing at its finest. They "work" I guess, but if you are going to pay for an outdoor antenna upgrade, I'd get a directional set or a large omni-directional that can actually do some work up there. Not a 2" tall dome that sits flush on the roof with 7+ antennas stuffed inside a 5" round housing. My opinion.
https://thewirelesshaven.com/lt18
You could get a NEXS2GO and like an Quectel EM160 and use your Tmobile SIM. TTL and all that is in the firmware, openWRT based like the glinet.
https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/route ... go-bundle/
Antennas will depend on each location. I consider them as tools that are needed for different scenarios. I am not a fan of the all in one omni-directional "RV" antennas. I think they are overpriced marketing at its finest. They "work" I guess, but if you are going to pay for an outdoor antenna upgrade, I'd get a directional set or a large omni-directional that can actually do some work up there. Not a 2" tall dome that sits flush on the roof with 7+ antennas stuffed inside a 5" round housing. My opinion.
