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by xdavidx
Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: VPN
Topic: OpenVPN (ProtonVPN) Running But Not Functioning
Replies: 4
Views: 6254

Re: OpenVPN (ProtonVPN) Running But Not Functioning

In case anyone else ends up at this thread, I was facing what I think is the same issue. I was trying to get expresspvn working in client mode on: Hostname WiFiX Model WE1326v5 Architecture MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3 Firmware Version GoldenOrb_2019-04-09 Kernel Version 4.14.63 I was able to use the...
by xdavidx
Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:41 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

My setup is pretty much as you described, and I can get to my main house network from the Lakehouse w/o issue. What would the purpose be of adding the VPN to this? Happy to help get it set up. That's a cool combination of equipment you have. My bandwidth is highly variable....likely related to towe...
by xdavidx
Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

I've tried to figure this out, but haven't been successful: How do you run all the data through a VPN between the two? I've got two ATT and one Verizon plan. What is the purpose of the added VPN in this case? There should already be encryption in the OpenMPTCProuter tunnel. If it is so you can acce...
by xdavidx
Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

Wow, now that was one heck of a long and detailed test. :D Tell me about it. And that was just the beginning! I figured someone might benefit from knowing what is possible and some of the hurdles faced. I've noticed that a VOIP connection's reliability depends on several factors, which includes the...
by xdavidx
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:35 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

(continued...) - The other thing I tested, and the main reason I'm doing all this, was voice calling over this multipath connection. I only had time to try a wifi call over the connection to a service where you can record your voice and play it back. Someone in the house is on the phone the entire w...
by xdavidx
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:34 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

(continued...) The only two ways I found to get video streaming (for Netflix, Hulu, etc.) to work when the multipath tunnel was in place were: 1) Specify the IP address of the machine that was accessing the streaming service (my laptop, for instance). The downside to doing this is that the any devic...
by xdavidx
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

(continued...) When my order arrived Sunday, from Amazon, I did the following: - Set up vlans on the switch. I'm doing a one armed router setup, where the OpenMPTCProuter will send and receive all data on a single ethernet cable to/from the switch. I've set up port 1 on the switch to have tagged pac...
by xdavidx
Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

Update on my implementation... Received the following pieces in the mail Sunday afternoon: - Raspberry Pi 4 B with 8 GB of RAM (in a starter kit that had case and other stuff) - https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-8GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B08956GVXN - 5 port managed switch - https://www.amazon.com/TP...
by xdavidx
Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:33 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

Nothing to do with the questions above, but for people reading who are interested in what people are using and how their network are set up, mine consists of the following currently: - 11 down/0.8 up DSL (currently not being used at all and I'll probably drop it if I add another LTE connection) - WE...
by xdavidx
Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:33 am
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter
Replies: 218
Views: 153249

Re: WAN Bonding with ROOter and OpenMPTCProuter

I'd highly recommend the RBM33G, as it has a speedy processor (for a router product), 2x mPCIe slots, a USB3 port, real gigabit Ethernet, an m.2 SSD slot, a wide range of power voltages including passive PoE, and a price point similar to the RPi. For me the 24V PoE was a huge plus, as I already use...
by xdavidx
Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: ZBT Routers
Topic: /etc/crontab/root
Replies: 2
Views: 5107

Re: /etc/crontab/root

For anyone else who runs across this post, here is some added information that might help. Your router may be set to UTC time by default. For me, in US Central Standard Time right now, that means 6 hours earlier than UTC time. My router rebooted at 9 pm (and had been doing so since I put it into ser...
by xdavidx
Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

So it is not sim/provider related. Just modem related. Multiple cat9-20 modems do not work? Are they all Sierra?
by xdavidx
Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

I suppose they could have blacklisted that IMEI and not deactivated the sim. Yet, they are fine with the ca6 modem IMEI? But if you changed the SIM IMEI sanctioned IMEI in the sim account, then that wouldn't seem to jive. That makes me think maybe it is a modem setting like they mentioned in that ot...
by xdavidx
Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

@bv2020... When you use the IMEI change page, are you changing the IMEI tied to the account to be the sierra modem IMEI number? I did find something related to EMM detach errors in this thread and the original poster did report that he go things working by trying various settings. I didn't try to fo...
by xdavidx
Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:44 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

Hello all. Just wanted to know if anyone has had their AT&T shut down? Currently my sister's house has been shut down. Was getting it thru a reseller. My parents on the same reseller and theirs is still working. Mine is still working, but it is being used very little at the moment and has been ...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:10 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

In my tests using external USB adapter / enclosure the SIM works fine outside of WE826. Even works by plugging in my phone and recognizes it as separate device. Now I have to try the load balancing with external USB modem and my phone :) Any information is helpful, regarding the multi-wan with inte...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:02 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

There's a better and simpler way. Keep the router in the house, connect a powered USB3-hub to its usb port and a single USB3 extension cable into the USB3-hub and run it to the roof. On the roof connect a second USB3-hub to the end of extension cable so you can plug in two modems or a phone and a m...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

I'm pretty sure its intertower CA, you have me second guessing myself now, lol. It's been awhile since I dug deep into it. The way I picture it is all towers within the same TAC (tower area code) are all on the same network and are all interconnected kinda like a home setup of all computers tied to...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

You might be surprised on what you find out while trying different scenarios and diff. antenna setups. Closest tower for me is 3 or 4 miles away. LTE can play mind games with you as it uses different signal paths to increase speed so sometimes not using an external antenna at all can be better than...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:26 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

Another option could be to have your secondary setup such as a cheap WE826-T2 with usb/phone connection inside house and run single long ethernet cable from it's lan port up to the WAN port of the main router on roof. This would only require running ethernet cable up to roof. Then load balance on t...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

Router1: WE1326/Sierra EM7565/ATT Tablet plan Router2: WE826-T2/USB Note5 phone/ATT prepaid plan Loadbalance: "wan" interface = internal sierra | "wan1" interface = ethernet cable from Router1 to Router2 WAN port. That is just how I have it setup currently. You could just as eas...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:07 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

I remember buying my Tripp-Lite cables from Provantage a long time ago, but I'm sure NewEgg and others have it too. At the time all they had was 16ft. long, but now they have anything between 6ft to 80ft long. Both Tripp-Lite and StarTech are great bands. Just use a high powered USB2/3 hub connecte...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:40 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

A couple links of possible products for anyone who is looking. You can get them in longer lengths to reduce the number of links and to reduce the total price: https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Hi-Speed-Extension-U026-016/dp/B0002D6QJO https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Hi-Speed-Repeater-U042-036/dp/B...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:34 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

I have 5 pieces of 16 foot long active USB2 extensions daisy chained together for a total of 80 feet to extend the external modem enclosure from the attic down to my office where I have the WE3526 router box. No extra power is need on the far end, only a high powered USB hub connected to the router...
by xdavidx
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:03 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

I was quite surprised they are canceling plans during the stay at home deal. Att is giving me extra data on my phone plan and I read all this stuff that even if you can't pay your bill they will keep you connected. Then the day before my daughter starts her online schooling our ipad plan gets cance...
by xdavidx
Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:35 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

If there's a will, there's a way. ;) To solve your "topology" issue, you could run any length USB cable by simply daisy chaining as many 16 foot section of active cables as you need. I'm running an 80 feet long USB cable perfectly fine made up of 5 sections. Then there's USB to CAT5/6 cab...
by xdavidx
Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:50 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

To be more cost effective, you could temporarily change the plan on one of your personal phones to unlimited (or permanently for that matter), and tether it to the router as a modem whenever ATT boots you off their network. Trying to play this one through in my head. In my case, my cellular router ...
by xdavidx
Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:25 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

For now i'm simply gonna use the tablet plan and the tethered prepaid plan and load balance to keep numbers down. I'm not gonna quit using the tablet plan as it would defeat the purpose of having it altogether. Is there a way to do this in a single router running GoldenOrb/WiFix or are you running ...
by xdavidx
Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:17 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

My wife and daughter stream TV and you tube basically 24/7 we were in the terabyte a month range so I knew we would be high on the radar. Although this month when they canceled it we were only at like 200gb. Thanks, that helps. They may be setting their scan for recent past use, not just going by c...
by xdavidx
Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:22 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.
Replies: 262
Views: 267056

Re: PSA: AT&T Doing away with $35 iPad Unlimited.

I finally got an email today from att like almost a week after it quit working. It was pretty funny how they worded it. It said my plan had been canceled due to my request or inactivity, then gave me a link to resign up, which obviously doesn't have the unlimited plan anymore. Its nice how they bil...
by xdavidx
Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

Well, don't expect great results with a 3-4 year old phone (CAT9-12), gotta use something more modern from the past 2 years, preferably an unlocked Samsung S8/9/10 (CAT16-20) which can be gotten used for a couple of hundred bucks off of Ebay. When using a Samsung S9 CAT-18 as a modem, surprisingly ...
by xdavidx
Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:40 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

Based on lots of testing, I've noticed some interesting results. Using a phone with a higher CAT# 18/20/22 connected to the router as a modem can often outperform even the best internal modems. It might sound counter intuitive that a phone with its tiny internal antennas can achieve better speeds t...
by xdavidx
Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:27 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

Can anyone report whether they have seen an account get shut down while using a Quectel modem? It seems like some AT&T tablet auto pay are getting shut down (luck of the draw). So if someone has one of those plans, with a Sierra modem, they can risk that or they can switch to a brand that isn't ...
by xdavidx
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

Yes that is correct. I gave them the modem IMEI number when they asked but stuck it in a phone to receive the activation text. The phone plans are completely different than the tablet or iPad plans that they have started doing away with. Thanks for the clarification. I really appreciate it. I thoug...
by xdavidx
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:13 am
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

They are able to detect and block the modem IMEI number. You can activate the sim using the modem IMEI but when connecting it sends you to ATT homepage. Take the sim out put it in a phone everything works fine. Hope this helps. Interesting. When I set up my tablet plan, I didn't even have to have t...
by xdavidx
Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:41 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix
Replies: 74
Views: 70085

Re: Att 65 dollar prepaid not working on wifix

So the screw is getting tighter every day, now with all ATT prepaids not working in modem/routers. *** I've got confirmation that in fact ATT is blocking modems by its imei, which sucks. *** When you say they are blocking them based on IMEI, do you mean if you first use the sim in a phone first, it...
by xdavidx
Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE1326 with EM7565
Replies: 17
Views: 21205

Re: WE1326 with EM7565

What is it? I see multiple cards in there. How does it compare to the WE1326 with EM7565 and why did you change?
by xdavidx
Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:25 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Re: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

Since I purchased it more than 30 days ago, I have to do the RMA process through Sierra Wireless. I submitted my request to them for the RMA. thewirelesshaven.com gave me all the links needed to check my warranty, read about the RMA process, and submit the ticket. (posting this for others who may co...
by xdavidx
Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:18 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Re: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

JimHelms wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:59 am Contact the store via contact form.
Will do. Thanks!
by xdavidx
Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Re: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

Yeah, I am not sure what is happening or where the issue is. Login into your account and select the order with the modem and execute an RMA. Sorry, but I'm not seeing an RMA option. I'm logged in through Amazon, so I don't know if that is why, or if I'm just blind. :D Where on the screen would it be?
by xdavidx
Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:05 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Re: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

Okay, I downloaded the Sierra drivers and installed them. I disabled wifi and plugged the M.2 to mini PCIe adapter and modem into my laptop. Nothing in Device Manager. This was with the newer adapter I bought. I switched to my original adapter and same thing. Nothing showing up. I unplugged the wifi...
by xdavidx
Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:03 am
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Re: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

I assume you have a USB to M.2 adapter. You should be able to plug it into a USB port on a Windows Laptop/PC and install the Sierra Wireless generic software drivers for Windows. Just remove the SIM Card and/or do not try to connect to the internet while plugged behind the Windows machine. Then, lo...
by xdavidx
Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:55 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Re: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

Thanks. Is there any particular distro I need or utilities I need to include to make it see the modem when plugged into the mini-PCIe slot of the laptop?
by xdavidx
Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:07 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector
Replies: 11
Views: 11534

Testing for dead EM7565 or bad router mini-PCIe connector

I've been out of the loop for the past couple months due to other priorities. In July, my EM7565 in my WE1326 router, stopped working. The router doesn't see the modem. I ordered another M.2 to mini-PCIe adapter and tried that today in the router. Same issue. My Windows laptop (Dell XPS L502x) does ...
by xdavidx
Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:23 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: WG3526-P \ EM7565 slow speeds
Replies: 39
Views: 37503

Re: WG3526-P \ EM7565 slow speeds

https://youtu.be/k73AFybi7zk Video of how Starlink will work. Good coverage, would hate to plot a manned trajectory through that cloud. Reminds me of the snowballing collision at the beginning of "Gravity". LOL I've thought that same thing! Thanks for posting the latest video from Mark Ha...
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

Need4Speed wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:09 pm As soon as I switched over to grab screen shot of signal stats it switched right back to b66. :evil:
That Walter is a slippery fish! :lol:

Damn good speeds when you can catch him though!
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:10 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

Yeah it doesn't, I recall seeing it on a forum somewhere, but can't find it now. All I know is updating to the latest firmware fixed that issue, but then caused another issue of band names being all jacked up lol. Good old quality control! Was that on Verizon where the band names were messed up, or...
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:31 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

It's on their site with the firmware release notes (you have to have a login to see this information). I took a screenshot of the bug info see below: Screen Shot 2019-08-21 at 3.16.00 PM.png When I upgraded the EM7565 I had to this version it resolved the issue. Does it say it is specific to B66 so...
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:27 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

Wait just a minute! B66 problems or not, you do have a primary antenna vs secondary antenna issue. You posted these stats for the non-Walter CID: AT!GSTATUS? !GSTATUS: Current Time: 10873 Temperature: 55 Reset Counter: 1 Mode: ONLINE System mode: LTE PS state: Attached LTE band: B12 LTE bw: 5 MHz LT...
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:15 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

I think my next tweak will be to close the distance between the two and see if I can get any improvement. I'm just nervous that it's gonna be extremely difficult to get them back in sync once I loosen up a mount. If there is the bug that swwifty mentioned, then that makes it much more difficult to ...
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

Thanks. I'm getting very consistent speeds with the current setup. I'll average 50-60dl/25-30up during congestion times and when it's not congested it'll give me the faster band 2 that pulls 100-130dl/35-40up. It's operating in QMI since that's how it came. You think switching to MBIM would help an...
by xdavidx
Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:05 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

FYI the EM7565 has a firmware bug that shows the main signal stats on B66 to be weaker than they really are. I noticed that in a couple of your screenshots. It's not an actual problem. Wow, that's a crazy, specific bug. Do you have a link to a source on this bug from the Sierra website, or was it i...
by xdavidx
Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

I am guessing, at that distance, any minor variations in the mounts or the antennas themselves will be magnified and can result in RSRP differences. If you swap them at the router, then if the problem is aiming of the top antenna or anything in the cabling between the antennas and the router, you'll...
by xdavidx
Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

Can you provide a mapping table of CID and distance to the tower and max speed achieved up and down? That would make it easier to see how far you are going for a given speed. With your ultra flat, and mostly clear, terrain, and these high gain antennas, the distance isn't as big of a factor as it is...
by xdavidx
Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:16 am
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

You caught Walter!!! :-) Interesting that Walter's signal strength is worse than the other CID. The strengths of the primary CIDs may be close enough that it is a toss of the dice which one you get. It doesn't use secondaries for deciding that. It is also possible that it is taking away the other CI...
by xdavidx
Mon Aug 19, 2019 11:28 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

HA! So you don't *know* which tower the 166 Mbps came from. :lol: That is damn fast, and at such a distance. But it does make me think of searching for Walter in On Golden Pond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_h8C_rCbgU You know he's out there somewhere now! :lol: Your uploads are suffering with o...
by xdavidx
Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:59 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

That *is* a long way! lol The online databases often have incorrect and missing information, so I wouldn't take too much stock in that. The locations, especially, are often very wrong. If you use google maps in satellite mode and find the tower there and get the coordinates from that, then you'll ha...
by xdavidx
Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:02 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

That is a different tower than your earlier tests. Look at the CID. Could be same tower and different transmitters, but the band is different too. If it is jumping between towers and the bands are mutually exclusive, you can lock out the band(s) of the one you don't want. You could lock out band 66 ...
by xdavidx
Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:01 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

Congrats on the good results! Something weird happened when you disconnected the second antenna. That wasn't just losing MIMO. Might want to try it again to see if those results repeat. You have 20 MHz total bandwidth. Are there possibly other towers you can reach? They might have more bandwidth.
by xdavidx
Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

That's called SUCCESS! Congratulations! :D And good luck at your place. What is the last screenshot from? The one where it was only 4.64 Mbps down. Your test server was different then too. Regarding coax cable, another option is powering the devices outside in weatherproof enclosures and then runnin...
by xdavidx
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:37 pm
Forum: Cellular Antennas
Topic: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna
Replies: 137
Views: 126308

Re: 26 dBi ultra wide-band parabolic grid antenna

There is a build of the WiFiX firmware that apparently has a login option where you can get the signal stats updated in near realtime instead of having to run the command manually in the misc modem screen. I think this would help you greatly in aiming the antennas. If you have a hand held signal met...
by xdavidx
Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Is anyone using T-Mobile Rural with good results?
Replies: 16
Views: 18533

Re: Is anyone using T-Mobile Rural with good results?

I did fill out a survey on the site to send to the carriers yesterday and I will let you know what they say from my particular location Can you elaborate more on what type of survey you filled out and on which site? As for my testing, unfortunately, it won't be really soon. I have a car transmissio...
by xdavidx
Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Latency Issues? (Solved: QMI > MBIM)
Replies: 87
Views: 83139

Re: Latency Issues? (Solved: QMI > MBIM)

I don't know if this is a good or bad thing though, makes me feel like my hands are %100 tied when dealing with this. As who can I call to tell them a tower is crap? Basically no one, I just have to wait almost 2 months for things to get better or hope they get better. Why couldn't you call Verizon...
by xdavidx
Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Is anyone using T-Mobile Rural with good results?
Replies: 16
Views: 18533

Re: Is anyone using T-Mobile Rural with good results?

If I try it with my phone SIM in the LTE router, I'll report back on the results.
by xdavidx
Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:47 pm
Forum: Internet Service Providers
Topic: Is anyone using T-Mobile Rural with good results?
Replies: 16
Views: 18533

Re: Is anyone using T-Mobile Rural with good results?

@JimHelms: I have t-mobile for my phone service. I've never tried to push the data usage on my "unlimited" plan (50 GB soft cap). Do you know if they handle it like AT&T, where they deprioritize you, and you are only affected if the tower is congested, or is it flat throttling after yo...
by xdavidx
Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: Misc Modem Cards and Dongles
Topic: Latency Issues? (Solved: QMI > MBIM)
Replies: 87
Views: 83139

Re: Latency Issues? (Solved: QMI > MBIM)

serverside wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:17 pm So, just to update this, after everything I did, I'm magically back to low ping, no VPN...I'm going to take a guess and say there was something horribly wrong with the tower I connect to, as I'm back to normal everything.
Congrats! :D
by xdavidx
Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826 No Modem Present
Replies: 13
Views: 13785

Re: WE826 No Modem Present

That's weird.

I haven't had time to test mine yet. I did get my new adapter in the mail. Maybe I'll find time this weekend.
by xdavidx
Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:33 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: First Test - WE826-T2 + EM7565 on AT&T - Advice?
Replies: 9
Views: 7882

Re: First Test - WE826-T2 + EM7565 on AT&T - Advice?

Congrats on a working setup! :-)
by xdavidx
Mon Jul 22, 2019 11:24 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: First Test - WE826-T2 + EM7565 on AT&T - Advice?
Replies: 9
Views: 7882

Re: First Test - WE826-T2 + EM7565 on AT&T - Advice?

Could anyone why it shows LTE Band as B5, then shows SCC1 Band as B30 then SCC2 Band as B2? The first one is the primary carrier. The other two are secondary carriers. The first one is used for downloads and uploads. The first plus the other two are used for downloads by aggregating all that bandwi...
by xdavidx
Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:00 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826-T2 router
Replies: 26
Views: 20572

Re: WE826-T2 router

When you say disconnects, do you mean modem disconnects? I am not sure how you could have a modem disconnect and not miss any pings, unless the frequency of pings is too infrequent. Are they run every second? And is there a difference between the router pings and Google pings?
by xdavidx
Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826 No Modem Present
Replies: 13
Views: 13785

Re: WE826 No Modem Present

Wow, my old laptop (Dell XPS L502x) does have a mini PCIe slot. In fact, if the internet is to be believed, it has 2 of them - a half size and full size. I'm out for much of today, but maybe tonight I'll mess with it. If the adapter and modem work in the laptop, then I guess the router is bad. If it...
by xdavidx
Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826 No Modem Present
Replies: 13
Views: 13785

Re: WE826 No Modem Present

So your modems work in your other router? If so, so weird that all the other router functions work, but not the communication to the modem. I ordered a new adapter of a different brand. I'll see if that works. If not, I'll need to try to determine if it is the router or modem. Maybe one of my laptop...
by xdavidx
Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826 No Modem Present
Replies: 13
Views: 13785

Re: WE826 No Modem Present

I took my WE1326 apart, unplugged the modem from the M.2 to mini PCIe adapter and the adapter from the board, cleaned the contacts, put them back in, and booted the router. Same thing as before. It can't see the modem. I reset the router to chinese defaults, flashed GoldenOrb, and same deal. No mode...
by xdavidx
Fri Jul 19, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826 No Modem Present
Replies: 13
Views: 13785

Re: WE826 No Modem Present

I was going to take mine apart and reseat the adapter and modem. Might do that later today.
by xdavidx
Fri Jul 19, 2019 4:10 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: WE826 No Modem Present
Replies: 13
Views: 13785

Re: WE826 No Modem Present

Same here. "No entries in log file"

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