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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