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<p>I use Cradlepoint and have for too many years. I mainly use schneider combox with it for a few clients. The introduction of the gateway has made the data usage go way down as the software is better at minimizing the packets. Packets is probably the wrong word. I am not sure how much Optics uses from the mate3 but I would think the latest version of Optics would be better.</p>
<p> It can be easier to just avoid the web (insight2) for me to monitor a power system and go into mate3 like I do with combox/gateway. It depends on what you need and the system owner. They can all be different. It is nice to see them all in one place on the web also. The distance to the site and owner savvy often drives all of this..</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Are you an Aussie in New York?</p>
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<p>On Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:47:36 -0400, Chris Schaefer <chris@solarandwindfx.com> wrote:</p>
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<div>I'm in search of advice on the different brand/models of cellular modems ya'll have been having good luck with these days when it comes to monitoring something basic like an OutBack Mate3s via Optics RE.</div>
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<div>What I've found thus far is from a company called MoFi Networks. They offer a unit 4G, for around $320 that requires the end user/client to purchase a sim card w/ hotspot enabled from their local cell carrier whether it be AT&T, Verison or T-mobile. The one note on purchasing from a carrier is that they can throttle you down if you use too much data, which I can't imagine the Outback or any other monitoring apparatus would hit. Now if the client decided to stream movies that's a different story and falls on their shoulders. I was told that you can purchase a sim card from a third party that for reasons I don't begin to understand can't be throttled down by the national carriers.</div>
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<div>Anyway I'd love to hear back from my peers on brands that you've tried, trued and tested.</div>
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<div>Happy Easter and Passover to All,</div>
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