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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Christopher,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">After messing about with various, lower cost, consumer-type units that always seemed to need rebooting or otherwise fiddling with,
we have standardized using the GE MDS Orbit modems. They are industrial grade with a steeper learning curve for setup and programming. Once up and running, they have been very solid. Lots of powerful software features. We buy through a local industrial radio
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://www.gegridsolutions.com/Communications/CellularSolutions.htm">https://www.gegridsolutions.com/Communications/CellularSolutions.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Schaefer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April-11-20 9:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] advice on cellular modem brands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anyway I'd love to hear back from my peers on brands that you've tried, trued and tested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Easter and Passover to All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christopher- <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Chris Schaefer\u2019s<br>
</span><a href="http://www.solarandwindfx.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="200" height="40" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.solarandwindfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Solar-Wind-FX-Logo.png"></span></a><br>
<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tel/Fax 585-229-2083 or Cell 585-748-1870 <br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">5115 South Hill Road ~ Canandaigua New York 14424<br>
<a href="http://www.solarandwindfx.com" target="_blank">www.solarandwindfx.com</a> ~ E-mail:
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:chris@solarandwindfx.com" target="_blank">chris@solarandwindfx.com</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="200" height="56" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://solarandwindfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/certs.jpg"></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thomas Jefferson, the author of our great Constitution, once said, "democracy" will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing
to work and give to those who would not."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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