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Hasty Treat - Rural and Mobile Internet Revisited


In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about rural and mobile internet — options, tools, and things to be aware of.

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Show Notes

05:04 - Satellite

  • High latency
  • Satellite congestion
  • Oneweb
  • Starlink

08:43 - WISP

  • Can be different techs - LTE, LOS, Long range WiFi
  • Local towers put up in town
  • 900mhz, 5 + 2.5gz
  • Pretty cowboy

12:09 - Cellular LTE

  • Goes over the cell signal
  • Can be super fast or slow depending on your reception
  • Cell plans can be rate limited

12:52 - Routers

  • WE826-T2
    • Rooter / Golden Orb / Wifix
    • Based on Open WRT
    • https://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/
  • Nighhawk M1
  • ZTE MF288

17:03 - Modem

  • Two types of modems:
    • Host modems
    • PCI-e / M2 Cards
  • Sierra Wireless
  • AT Commands
  • Band locking
  • Enable carrier aggregation
  • Get detailed values on modem power
  • See cell tower IDs

23:16 - Antennas

  • Omni
  • Yagi
  • Gotta get them high
  • Lots of connectors - Type N, SMA, RP SMA

25:47 - Boosters

  • Adds noise

26:04 - Plans

  • Some plans are phone only
  • Some plans are tower restricted
  • Most Hot spot plans are a rip off
  • Calyx Institute
  • Canada:
    • Bell Internet Five
    • Telus Smart Hub

29:27 - Speeds

  • Depends on tower, congestion
  • Depends on pre paid, post paid or first responder
  • Depends on if you hit the cap or not

30:15 - Tools:

  • Cell Mapper
  • LTE Hacks Facebook group
  • LTE Fix website
Links
  • Syntax 169: Hasty Treat - Remote Internet
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 June 29, 2020  34m