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if I remember to activate a sim for visible it must be installed into a "vsible approved device" aka one of the devices listed on their certified list. Luskily when I was messing with it I had an old original generation pixel xl which just happens to be on their approved list. i have seen...

I'm still trying to troubleshoot some odd issues with the Calyx 5G SIM in just about any openWRT based router I have. It works, but odd things don't work most of the time. The IPV6 base of the SIMs account type or something is just not fully 100% working and I'm not big brained enough to see it. ye...

It's been a few months since I signed up for Visible but I remember having to download and run the Visible app to "activate the Sim"

As mentioned in my post, AdGuard is a dummy VPN which, from what I understand, routes traffic internally through the AdGuard internal VPN on the device to handle ad-blocking/filtering, before routing packets out through the WAN connection on the device. This isn't setting up an encrypted tunnel bet...

If it works in a phone but stop working the moment you put it into the Modem, then it's not a compatible plan.

What's your plan?

gscheb wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:41 pm What we are wondering why doesn't just TTL work anymore?

Because it's the laziest way to detect tethering and as we know - easiest to get around.

ATT doesn't care. VISIBLE does. VISIBLE wants people who are mostly on wifi and barely use their phone service.

What is your confusion? VISIBLE does aggressive deep packet inspection and shapes the traffic accordingly. You're bypassing that by using a VPN and VISIBLE does not yet do that level of aggressive deep packet inspection yet. So this will work until VISIBLE shapes your kind of VPN traffic or blocks y...

How are you testing the SIM card? Putting into a phone? What kind?

You should check to see if you can get T-Mobile Home Internet. Some people say they can get it with different address then use their real address for shipping purposes and get it there and use it. I am sure I can get T-Mobile Home Internet. That's not the issue - I just don't want to deal with the ...

Yes it slows down at speeds up at times. But never to the point where you can't use it. Low be around 35 down and high be about 85 down. Also keep in mind this on one band 2 with 15 MHz. No carrier aggregation. But my tower has been updated so it is faster. Parents on older T-Mobile tower with CA B...

Can't seem to find the answer but can I setup the $50 Unlimited plan ($75 -$25 autopay) to work with either my Mofi or CBA850? Or is it phone connection only? Thank you. Edit: Just a quick update, I'm using my ATT Sim now in an Android phone with EasyTether connected to my PC and then on to a wirel...

mtnchar wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:27 pm Why not just get ATT Prepaid Unlimited Plus for $50?

So far not working for me: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2937

https://www.att.com/buy/wireless/prepaid/plans?wlsview=plansfirst&sku=sku10830223 With $25 AutoPay credit, it's $50/mo 1. Have you tried transferring/moving the SIM between various phones? 2. Did it/SIM service continue to work among phones (of course assuming phone is compatible w/ ATT towers)?...

Honestly, I try to avoid any providers that route their traffic through different/additional portals than the main providers APN. This is why visible ping times suck You might have this feeling already but visible has/will continue to invest $$$ in deep packet inspection and do not welcome our usec...

Hm, interesting. I don't plan on running it 24/7 I missed that detail. If you don't plan on running it 24/7, your current setup is ok because you've already spent the money and comfortable with it. Also it has to be able to easily hide tethering or else I'd be reduced to 3G speeds. You can't hide t...

but don't see the problem in someone using it for sustained use either–it's the data that I'm already paying for and I'm not even a heavy user. To be clear I'm not making a ethical or moral point. EasyTether is a software router solution that runs on a phone/tablet - a device that's not designed to...

I recommend you pay the guy who developed EasyTether because he put in a lot of effort into it but don't think of using it for reliable home internet. It's meant for emergency use, not sustained use.

Why not just get ATT Prepaid Unlimited Plus for $50? mtnchar, Thank You, I ordered this yesterday and it's supposed to arrive today. 1. Have/Do you use this personally? 2. Is the first 22GB is "postpaid priority", and then the traffic is deprioritized or it's all "prepaid priority&qu...

gscheb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:14 am Could also get a AT&T tablet plan unlimited plan for like $25 per month

Is this the postpaid plan?

Appreciate the link. My concern with Cricket Wireless is that they can't seem to ever make up their minds about whether they want to support hotspot users or not. I want something boring and dependable like the AT&T iPAD prepaid plan. Which is what attracts me to Cricket Wireless phone plans wit...

My AT&T iPAD prepaid plan has been rock solid and as advertised. I don't abuse it and download TBs of data and it's been treating me well. I pray it stays that way because T-mobile is completely screwing me over. I have 2 separate T-mobile SIMs - one through AirWireless and another postpaid T-mo...

Might be dependent on area but in the CA desert but my AT&T iPAD plan has been rock solid and as advertised. I don't abuse it and download TBs of data. On the other hand, I have 2 separate T-mobile SIMs and T-mobile has been aggressively throttling. This is a complete 180 from what they used to ...

Might be dependent on area but in the CA desert, using the T-mobile Magenta Max plan in a modem is resulting in 0.6Mbps symmetric, throttled and depriortized connection My AT&T iPAD plan has been rock solid and as advertised. I don't abuse it and download TBs of data. On the other hand, I have 2...

This is an interesting usecase. Check out OneMarcFifty: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5Ph9 ... 2AQ/videos

The exact opposite usecase is: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2907

Would it be possible to: 1. Have both modems - modem1, modem2 be on simultaneously? 2. Broadcast/access both modems - modem1, modem2 - over their own dedicated AP - APModem1, APModem2? To be clear, I am not asking for failover, load balancing or bonding. All I'm trying to do is - instead of running ...

I'm beginning to lean toward something that's a little more flexible than the M1 but not overly complicated. What are some good routers / devices that support openWRT AND usb>card modem? Or is this a bad idea? I request you to read: http://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1495#p10118

I tend to stay away from resellers as most of who read my threads know. Now, if the concern is only in that devices from them can be used on Verizon, that is not a surprise as Verizon does have an IMEI whitelist process. For example, if any of you were to take one of the "pre-approved" Que...

one bar on what phone? If you can figure out which band and cat/type of modem and post here, we can give you better info

Is this a prepaid or postpaid (or reseller) line?

This is true, but that router can USB tether hotspots/phones innately without goldenorb. It can also do modems in USB enclosures but lacks the drivers for proper performance. It works better with hostless hotspots. True, however, as a practical matter, for example, when using hostless hotspots, my ...

I'm not sure what agenda you're pushing with that $13/gb number you throw into every thread. My agenda is to inform the people here about ATT (mis)management and any information I hear about them so that the people here are protected from sudden, rapid account terminations that leave them without a...

It's a asus rt-ac68u It's a beefy router but uses Broadcom chipsets including its WiFi chipset and hence not the best match for GO. I request you to read: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1495#p10118 The other option is, as Bill mentioned, RNDIS but that limits you to your hotspot...

AT&T doesn't care about ttl True. do you know how they distinguish between phone data and hotspot data? APN, port, protocol and DNS. YOu can bypass all of this via a VPN but that lands you on a special list. To a select few users on a special list, the traffic is redirected through additional s...

I get the message "Yay! your Sierra Wireless EM7565 is compatible" or something along those lines. Anyone using this plan in a modem? Many people are. Looks like the Cricket $60 ($55 with autopay) plan now has speeds of 8.2-45.9mbps 1. What's the latency like? 2. How does the speedof.me g...

jame9343 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:03 am I do I go about getting the special activation on the simple mobile account?

PM BillA to do so

Cainmos wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:18 am
I know ROOter has a list of supported routers and I have looked into a few TP-Links but was hoping that anyone could recommend any they have had success with in actually using for this type of setup.

I request you to read: http://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1495#p10118

And do you happen to have a opinion on the unlimitedtogo blue plan for 99$ they claim unlimited data use in a hotspot device unless it's a data usage amount that interferes with others (whatever that means) AFAIK, unlimitedtogo blue is ATT. My opinion about ATT resellers is here https://wirelessjoi...

Please note that changing IMEIs is a federal offense and you put this whole forum at risk when you post this information as this forum is then invovled. The specific section is 18 U.S. Code § 1029: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1029 You are free to do as you wish with your hardware and ...

Is it AT&T plan? Know two different people that had Traveldata AT&T plan and just went out with no warning. Submitted a ticket to them and heard they can't support AT&T plan anymore. I am unfamiliar with Traveldata but from the symptoms it sounds like this is an AT&T reseller - or a...

Altice is not a viable alternative for home internet unless you know for a fact that you will remain well below the 50GB data limit. Their T&C makes it very clear they DO NOT want you to use them for your home internet.

"You are prohibited from inserting a Cricket SIM Card into a device other than a Cricket authorized phone, smartphone, or tablet Device to access our data services." Does that mean eventually they will notice it's being used strictly in a router and cancel my plan or is this just somethin...

Hi! I'm new in the boards here. I signed up to chime in Welcome Ken I will contact the other reseller when they are open on Monday, if we start to see the same behavior with the new SIM. Is anyone on one of these plans, is over 22GB and is not experiencing this problem? Please, look at my post hist...

Thanks for detailed and honest feedback. I appreciate you taking the time. Thanks for taking the time to help me understand my options! My pleasure. I am not doing this for free. The expectation is you won't suddenly abandon this thread were you to either get stuck or solve your problem. Either way...

Yeah, with how cheap these are, I don't mind sacrificing them for science. Not too excited about those omni-directional ones and it feels like you too have reservations in checking them out too. If you could, please, list the dud antennas you tried and noted why they failed you, I would really appre...

No workaround. If ATT connectivity is the best of all 3 in your area, the CricketWireless 8Mbps throttled (for the "core" $25/mo plan in a group) or no throttled (for the "more" $32.5/mo plan in a group) could be a good fit. https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1556...

There is one specific seller on eBay that has 100% rating that sells Quectel, including the EM20-G.

The slowest I have shipped from him has been 2 weeks. He can expedite it for ~$20. Once you place a few orders with him, he will do for much less.

I highly recommend these omni-directional antennas https://www.amazon.com/Eightwood-Antenna-Wireless-Outdoor-Cellular/dp/B07KY9MNG3 they are comparable to the Cradlepoint big paddle antennas that I have and a little bit better too imo. I have tested about 5 to 6 types of omni-directional antennas a...

I would simplify your inventory even if it meant buying some new handware. I can't point you to sources but ATT is targeting $13/GB this quarter. I have no idea how you are being offered $100 for a 1TB a month plan - I have a very strong feeling this is going to go away sooner than later. If you hav...

picked up a TP-Link Archer C7 v2 yesterday ($15, woot!) There ya go! Knowing this works well I'm leaning towards using a similar cell phone as the modem at the lake house. Sure, but those $30 - $60 Quectel modems are not bad. If you find a phone (that typically has a beter LTE modem) in the same pr...

If you're looking for ATT connectivity, for your usecase, the CricketWireless 8Mbps throttled (for the "core" $25/mo plan in a group) or no throttled (for the "more" $32.5/mo plan in a group) could be a good fit if your alternative is a $60/mo plan 30GB, capped at 8Mbps https://w...

Ah so a bridge mode with no NAT or traffic filtering?

Thank you Bill

Sorry to strafe from main topic here, but how do you go about disabling video compression on the simple mobile sim? BillA has done this for us in the past, but he can do it at the time of activation only. When do you plan to get started? Now, a big WARNING for anyone using a Quectel EC25-AF modem, ...

Thank you both. Besides the 8Mbps (for the "core" $25/mo plan in a group) or none (for the "more" $32.5/mo plan in a group) AND deprioritization, is there anything else that I am missing with the great value at CricketWireless? 8Mbps, deprioritized at $25/mo could be excellent va...

Got a confirmed solution. Mine is up and running. YES! It now works! I just ssh'd into the router and ran the command: root@ROOter:~# ls /opt/WRTbmon/ cleanup.lua process.sh wrtbwmon.sh root@ROOter:~# mkdir -p "/opt/WRTbmon/data/" THANK YOU! Why don't they come and join this forum? Having...

CricketWireless was not on my radar because of their 3Mbps AND deprioritization BUT recently they came up with a newer version of their plan that increases the speed to 8Mbps (deprioritization remains). Now that should be more manageable for Zoom meetings. Coupled with their CricketGroups, the unlim...

Many thanks to BillA for setting up the SimpleMobile SIM with video compression disabled I never hesitate to recommend BillA! EC25-AF, Cat4 modem, which I do not believe does CA) Correct. No CA So, non-scientific testing (WG3526 on coffee table in living room at 12AM, attached to laptop via etherne...

In general expect every US provider to become brokers of LTE data. Voice/text is going LTE too. As a result, focus on maximizing ROI on LTE investments/BW goes up. ATT's internal metric this quarter is reaching $13/GB (not roaming which is $120/GB, crazy I know). They are going to try tune all dials...

Both Red Pocket and Cricket offer DATA only sims on AT&T as the carrier. I presently am on the Cricket 20GB for $35/mo with a Netgear LB1120. Previously I was using Red pocket of 5gb for $25/mo. on the same device. Cricket does require that your IMEI is approved and I had to visit their store a...

Please, if you could let us know how the latency and b/w numbers on SimpleMobile are and your (approx) location, would really appreciate those datapoints.

TTL changes for ipv4 seem to be the only needed change to keep the data looking like device data instead of hotspot data On TMobile yes. On ATT it works, for now, but they are backporting what they learn from Cricket DPI into ATT. I am expecting to see some public announcement soon and will point t...

I am running a set of experiments to inform my rural community of LTE based backhauls they can use for internet. While I personally have very poor connection to Verizon (and I STILL have not been able to figure out where exactly my closest Verizon tower is), the rest of my rural community half a mil...

I have not heard/read anything official from ATT but it seems like ATT is starting to value their LTE at $13/GB and axing any usage that falls below that metric. Since a large number of lines will be cancelled because of this decision, they are collecting logs of line behavior that can be shown to f...

wileydog, what are you stuck at?

Is there a syslog or kernel entry that loads the device driver and shows /dev/ttyUSB* being mapped?

Does using a HTTPS proxy instead of a VPN work fixing the disconnection issue?

Just another update -- I'm still using the iPad plan, so it certainly does seem like only high data users are getting kicked. To be fair, did you really expect to not be booted for using north of 400GB a month? I would not assume most people to read "unlimited" as "keep it below 100G...

Thanks again for the help & info. FWIW, it seems a lot of what you're doing is over my head (I had to google mechanical turk, for instance). I'm hoping for a pretty straightforward plug-and-play type solution. The specs you mentioned before is absolutely top notch, you have it all figured out t...

If you have it shipped to me, I will have a look and fix it (no charge, no expectations of any favors) unless the issue is with the account.

Can you insert the SIM into a phone that can get on ATT and get a working LTE connection?

My Tmo disconnection woes reduced from once every 30 minutes since the 12th to twice every day now with high probability during peak hours beginning the 15th. I am at 22GB total traffic so no network managed yet. My Tmo used to be rock solid before this. Now I can no longer count on it to not drop m...

I use a Archer C7 at home and have been quite happy with it. I'll see if I can pick up another locally (though a quick scan of FB marketplace & craigslist doesn't leave me with much hope). Looks like the going rate on eBay is ~$40. I see. In that case, I would consider purchasing the eBay listi...

I want to use a PCs for People (Mobile Citizen) SIM in this setup. The modem fails to connect with APN r.ispsn. Is this because of the lack of B25 and B26? I had hoped with T-Mobile allowing Sprint to roam where there is no Sprint service that it might work. The coverage map shows extended LTE here...

Can confirm this is no one off issue. Being dropping connection repeatedly every ~30 minutes I live in Socal desert. redapse, if you dont mind, an approx. location please? Also if the issue's gone on your end, please, update. I'm headed out to the church and then the community center Might be relate...

I can explain but my last few posts go into much more detail. A quick summary - carriers are moving to VoLTE. They also want 100% utilization of theirs towers but to make money they heavily oversubscribe hoping everyone stays within an estimate (breakage) Internet data plans mess around with breakag...

This behavior is new to me and just started to happen to me this morning.

The specific plan is a Teltik $60/mo unlimited plan which has been rock solid for months.

My T-Mobile data resets every 11th and I'm 4GB into it so this is not even hitting network management thresholds.

I have the GoldenOrb_2020-03-01 (OpenWrt 18.06.7) rolled out and the modem experience is absolutely hands off and exactly what you want it to be

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