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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

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

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

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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