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
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