[RE-wrenches] advice on cellular modem brands

[Kirk Herander]

Just did the exact same thing using a Verizion Jetpack. Works quite well transmitting both Mate3s and Blue Ion egauge data simultaneously. Trouble is it does not have a LAN port, wifi only, so I had to use a Netgear wall repeater with  a port, along with an ethernet switch to plug everything into.

And I could use any pointers on how to create the LAN port with less hassle. I don't know of any Verizon-compatible modem with a built-in LAN port.
Also why doesn't the Mate3s and other OEMs use wifi in their products? Very few do. It is 2020 after all.
On 4/11/2020 12:47:49 PM, Chris Schaefer <chris at solarandwindfx.com> wrote:
G'Day All,

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.

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.

Anyway I'd love to hear back from my peers on brands that you've tried, trued and tested.

Happy Easter and Passover to All,
Christopher-

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