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

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