June 29th, 2020 × #rural-internet#hardware-hacks#lte-internet
Hasty Treat - Rural and Mobile Internet Revisited
Wes explains the various rural internet options available, the specific hardware needed to set up cellular internet, data plan considerations, and steps through his own setup at his cottage property without traditional ISP access.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
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
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
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:
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:
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