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
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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