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hbr245b wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 10:52 pm The topic in question is MC7455 & Visible.

Perfect, thank you for clarifying your modem. It does get the thread back on topic since we now know your modem.

foolhardy wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 10:10 pm Maybe I should just buy a different modem? Currently I am unsuccessfully trying to get working the WE826GO-U with MC7455 on Visible.

At heart, I am a experimenter. Started in 1965 when I disassembled by first AM radio. Go for it, try another modem.

hbr245b wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 9:58 pm To bring my post back on topic, my mofi has a MC7455 (I think - it's not powered on currently so can't check). The visible sim works in that too just by changing the APN name.

Not sure the topic you speak of, but without the type of modem your info has no bearing.

Ok. But you may try to remove and reinsert the SIM card. One never knows the outcome until they do some troubleshooting:)

I am having pretty much same issue. Only difference once I reboot (unplug POE) seems to solve for the day. Seems to have started when T-Mobile started "tweaking" Sprint towers. Was wondering myself if equipment issues but your post got me thinking... Are you in a hot climate? Airmaster mou...

foolhardy wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 7:17 pm Unfortunately, no data will load so I cannot do a speed test, even through apps.

Darn, was hoping for better news. Will try mine this weekend.

Yea, do a few speed test over at https://www.bing.com/widget/t/speedtest

While the speed test is running, do a few

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at!gstatus?

and see if things look different than one you posted.

That looks ok. Very interesting. Going to try it myself and see what happens. Will report back my results. Out of curiosity, what do you see when looking at Network / Interfaces? Do you get an IP4 assigned or does it look like this: KQ4TYML[1].jpg Also do a at!gstatus? and post results. You might le...

How can I check that the firmware is generic? Also, I tried disabling custom TTL and applying your #start naive newb fw suggestion, and rebooted with no change. Thank you for your help. Pretty sure for mc7455 you check firmware with: at!IMPREF? Enter it under Modem/Miscellaneous into AT-Command Ter...

No success yet. I did the following: 1. Installed the MC7455 into the WE826GO-U 2. Booted the router and applied the following AT commands: at!entercnd="A710" at!usbcomp=1,1,1009 at+cgdcont=1,"IP","VSBLINTERNET" at+cgdcont=1,"IPV4V6","VSBLINTERNET" ...

Maybe this will get you on your way https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=6596#p6596

There is load balancing built-in to the WiFix firmware but I have never used it. Something on my list to try so please do share your experience.

And to be clear, the Wifi is there and you can connect to it, but it wont pass internet conectivity, BUT your LAN ports at that time still do pass internet connectivity, correct?

Opps. I missed that very important part...

Hello, I am completely new to the forum and SIM card modems. A little background before the problem. The set-up is a WE826GO with Sierra wireless MC7455 on AT&T network. I ordered this FEB 3rd, so whatever version GoldenOrb then was pre-installed. The issue is exactly the same as what bobdog ha...

Not entirely impossible AT&T shut band 2 down on sector and moved to another sector on tower. They could even decide the band was under utilized and moved it to a different tower. This can happen and does daily all over the country with all carriers. I live (rural) in between two towers and both...

@BillA - funny man :) But yea, my old eyes do not work like they use to. If I had a spare ethernet port, would simply plug in one of these: 5GHz - https://amzn.to/2Ztya5x 2.4GHz - https://amzn.to/2XgCJ0g If you want to convert old LTE antenna, there is not much to it. Your best bet is to have antenn...

Looks like you can use about anything with it: http://shop.proxicast.com/shopping/3g-4g-routers/proxicast-lan-cell-3-3g-4g-vpn-wifi-router/

See chapter 4: http://www.proxicast.com/support/files/LAN-Cell-3-User-Guide.pdf

Very interesting piece of equipment.

And that was my mistake is that these are designed for urban areas. However given that it's hard to actually find a good working antenna that there's a reason for me to detuned these. That way I have a stable connection even through rough weather. Very very powerful. Here's my concept for just my s...

There are hundreds of articles online about the subject of using old satellite dish for wifi. Example: https://www.skifactz.com/wifi/?p=159 I have used them for 4G LTE 2100MHz (pics somewhere here on antenna forum) and they perform pretty good. Just keep in mind that it will be VERY directional. The...

Thanks Terry. What's a good inexpensive option? I saw the A7 refurbished on B&H for $40 and it seemed like a good deal. I definitely don't want to end up with a paperweight! I have ordered a couple of these renewed C7's over past few weeks: https://amzn.to/2TtZzAC Used them to setup teachers in...

Uhhh, sucks to get old and loose my vision

Ain't that the truth! Each year that passes I get thicker along with my glasses.

I plan on selling a few of the units I have on hand and picking up a few flat panel units from Jim. I just need to get my office up and running. Do you guys have a recommendation for the WiFi issue? would I need an antenna to broadcast 650 feet and the standard antenna to pick it up? Can this box t...

The GoldenOrb firmware site (https://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/firmware16.html) shows exactly which versions will work. TP-Link Archer C5 V1 Download TP-Link Archer C7 V2 and V3 Download TP-Link Archer C7 V4 Download TP-Link Archer C7 V5 Download TP-Link Archer C9 V1 Download TP-Link Archer C2600 V1 D...

BillA wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 9:33 pm Is the Archer A7 v5 the older or newer version hardware?

I honestly do not know if V5 is newest. I own a bricked V3 and a working V4 with default firmware. Both are in the closet with the other numerous router test projects gone south.

Yeah, no dice with sprint either I think. The sprint towers wouldn't seem to cover where I am looking at cellmapper. And when I ran a band scan using the mofi interface, it found band 13 (-99 dmb) and bands 12 and 4 (-113), which weren't sprint bands. The signal strength reading from band 2 wasn't ...

@BillA is right on, get greedy and you will be booted.

Be careful with the Archer A7. I have two that will not run OpenWRT. Seems V5 works, see here: https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer_a7

Good choice for your cable. Never seen twin LMR400 (lot of sheit I ain't seen though) but do not skimp and get the best @ $1.20 per ft: https://www.pasternack.com/50-ohm-low-loss-flexible-lmr400-pe-jacket-double-shielded-black-lmr-400-p.aspx Look at spec sheet for loss calculations. Now to get conne...

I would order from The Wireless Haven, Jim has some very good antennas. Being a mile from tower, would have tried: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antennas/wifi-antennas/omni-directional-w/cisco-4g-lte-antenna-with-extension/ Remember: you get what you pay for. Plus, when you have a problem, just ...

Thanks JimHelms, is there a flash your router for dummies guide in here I have been searching and reading for hours and have only managed to get a headache. Most of the guides assume you know what you are doing. I have managed to brick one modem following the ROOTter by of Modems and Men. You are t...

I seem to have figured it out. When I looked on the back end of the AirMaster it was actually just dropping the signal constantly about every minute so you could get a download test to go thru but by the time it would get to the upload it would cut out. And I’m guessing it appeared to work fine wit...

I’ve since mounted the AirMaster to my parents antenna tower and everything was working great, speeds were very nice and mostly stable then I left for the day and they are having major issues with the internet. It works fine on their TV to watch Netflix but doesn’t do much of anything on their Mac ...

You can usually get the tower address from cellmapper.net. Great service, love ole Cell Mapper! But you are missing one important factor: tower height. You need to have your antenna height and the tower height. That gives you good idea if terrain is effecting your path. Trees are one thing, terrain...

Have to agree with @Didneywhorl, do not think power lines cause you much issue. There some carriers that even mount their sectored antennas on top of high voltage transmission towers:

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I wonder if voltage plays a part? Chart for the MC7455 Modem showing power requirments: mc7455-power-requirements.png Power supply output voltage has absolutely nothing to do with coax signal levels in this case. Input voltage is driving the electronics + modem. There is oscillating voltage associa...

I think the bigger issue resides in the high frequency wave lengths are more effected by higher ohm cables. Could be. No expert either. Started in radio electronics (microwave communications) way back in 1978 when joining the military and learned little bit. Something to consider though: RG6 that i...

Do I put the # sign in front of #117--or is it front of the rules--as in your screen shot--as I suspect-lol Rocky Hey, nothing wrong with making sure you understand. I personally dislike to assume anything:) Just like the screenshot. Before each line. For example, you decide later my way is not for...

Thank you, I checked the area that you have the (custom) IPv4/6--it is all blank---I will contemplate your suggestion----as I'm (hesitant) as I did not build router---and do not want it to take a dump-- It is just me and my inexperience-trying to learn. Thanks yes my custom TTL, is set to 117, as t...

Something I have been experimenting with that @slacker shared is custom firewall below: #start naive newb fw iptables -t mangle -I POSTROUTING -o wwan0 -j TTL --ttl-set 65 iptables -t mangle -I PREROUTING -i wwan0 -j TTL --ttl-set 65 ip6tables -t mangle -A POSTROUTING -o wwan0 -j HL --hl-set 65 ip6t...

RG6 cable isn't the right Ohms. LTE antennas use 50 Ohm coax, RG6 is 75 Ohm. Unless there's some RG6 out there that is 50 Ohm? Correct, RG6 is 75 Ohm. Even though there is a mismatch of 25 Ohm between the two types of cables, many still use the 75 Ohm, especially in the ham radio world where everyt...

Didneywhorl wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 9:40 pm The guys on the whirlpool forum who made the firmware for Jim could prob answer you better.

Yes, my bad. Thought it was a custom firmware Jim had brewed up. Thanks!

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Got ya.

Well, guess there is no answer why part of menu is missing in GO model. Time to shelf this project and move on to greener pastures. As they say in my neck of the woods, "got bigger fish to fry".

Gotta solve this issue, otherwise how can you sleep tonight? That is damn truth there! Got to close down for few hours and prticpate in aunt's mother day festivities. She got home made blackberry wine so maybe will get that sleep after all:) I will continue on this and report back my findings. Sure...

As another test to eliminate a router issue, try to tether the phone to the router (make sure to disable or pull the internal modem) Been there, done that and works fine. Can tether the phone directly to computer, WE826, the tiny yellow routers, my ASUS RT-N66U and works fine. Can browse all sites....

AS a test try setting the APN to both n.ispsn and x.ispsn and pull a status repost via AT!GSTATUS? Can save us both time. n.ispsn never connects to the network. Plain ole will never connect. Now x.ispsn connects without any issues: !GSTATUS: Current Time: 10721 Temperature: 44 Reset Counter: 3 Mode...

Yeah, the lna are cheap, the SPF5189 US $ 4.38 in AliExpres But I have no idea if is worth, lets see if someone throws more information I have to ask why you used a link like t.ly/px that forwards to preferredby.me/su/esud and then reveals the product @ es.aliexpress.com/item/28.html ? All this see...

I would stay away from such. Can be VERY disruptive to cellular RF equipment. A low noise amplifier such as you describe amplifies everything, including noise. Think of it as watering your flower garden with a fireman hose instead of a garden hose. Too much and soon or later, you can expected to be ...

Thanks Bill! Cannot ping either - domain or IP (even after trying your custom DNS suggestion). Cleared DNS via your script, no change. Sprint is only assigning IPv6 on successful connection. With the x.ispn there is no IP4 address assigned, it simply shows 2.55.255.255.255/36 in WAN1. Crazy thing is...

Got one of the WE826-GO with EM7455 and trying to get Sprint working on it. Modem is running generic firmware. Since the SIM came out of a phone that was preactivated and sent to me, it is using APN x.ispsnd with is IPv6 only. I can get connected and browse many sites, but some refuse to load. Wirel...

Looking at cable specs on this cable https://www.wilsonamplifiers.com/wilson400-n-male-n-male-75ft-black-cable-952375/ (no clue exactly which cable you are talking about, so have to assume): LOSS PER 10-FEET (800 MHZ) 0.45 dB LOSS PER 10-FEET (1900 MHZ) 0.7 dB 75ft / 10ft = 7.5 x 0.7 = 5.25 dB So Es...

Year or so ago wanted to look into dedicated / static IP from Verizon for project. Called and told $500 just to setup. Told the lady no thanks, that is insane :) Not sure if that has changed, but not much more than a year ago. Not that this link directly answers your question, but lot of good info t...

Not sure what carrier you are using, but most will not work with external IP. This article may shed some light on issue for you (paying close attention to DDNS issues on 4G) https://dyn.com/blog/is-4g-ddns-possible/ I have heard that Sprint assigns IP for each user, but never experimented with it. M...

More stuff found in the mad lab during summer clean out. Everyone knows the name "Huawei" and that it stands for quality. Have only one of these but excellent for equipment testing, those using indoor signal boosters or those that only use one antenna. Do not have a lot of information on t...

By phone only, I just meant the plan is a phone plan that does not include any hotspot data. Hence the caveats: ISPs may have different rules for how data is clocked on different types of plans. I'm using the plan via a sim in a router. Got ya. after drinking second cup of coffee I understood what ...

I too have had issues with Visible speeds in my local area. Spent some time chatting with them with no results. Few days ago we took little road trip and I tested along the way. Speeds varied greatly but once I got away from home tower, speed got much better. One test I was getting constant 45 Mbps....

Sun May 3 11:31:41 2020 : /dev/ttyUSB2 at+cpin? +CME ERROR: SIM not inserted This is what it is telling me in the debug while the sim card is inserted properly. When inserting your SIM looks like this when inserting correct: SIM-Card-Installation .jpg Metal portion of SIM is facing up and cut corne...

"had success with the potentially overkill four rule / newb table mods. This is in QMI mode, using a phone only"

Interesting find. How are your using your phone? Attached to router via USB, or?

Thanks for the reply. I didn’t know Calyx offered a quarterly plan. I’ll have to check that out. I bought a cheap Coolpad Surf and activated that with Sprint and have tried swapping the SIM into the AirMaster but it doesn’t attempt to connect. The Media State remains at Disconnected. I do have a de...

Very valid point and after reading your reasoning, got to learn more about this. Hopefully a router guru will see this and provide some insight. Subscribed and waiting...

Is the ofmodemsandmen.com website down for you? I get a “User bandwidth exceeded” message anytime I visit it... Yes, same here. Seems to happen about once a month these days. My bet is the owner needs more donations to keep the free service running... I myself have got to remember to check and see ...

Yep that thought has been in my mind as well. It's frustrating for sure especially when fiber is being rolled out to those that already have cable access, hotspot plans being discontinued and so on and so on. Then there is me with DSL 1.5, satellite or LTE. Even when slow my LTE is faster than the ...

Will give you my take on your speed issues. I am experiencing the same. One hour (heck few minutes) speed is good, then goes to nothing. In rural area. Have AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile (simplemobile) all running on different devices. They are all over the place when it comes to speed. Good one hou...

Something I discovered with a t-mobile mvno was had to experiment with the TTL. 65 did not work, so set to 64 and had a speed increase. Might be worth a try to change TTL. I would also reboot just fun of it after changing TTL. You might also give the router/modem 15 minutes or so before testing spee...

Didneywhorl wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:32 am ooops! Thank you for the correction!

No problem! The airmaster is little different all way around.

Everyone I have ever heard of using t-mobile in router is: they get it working in phone first. Which means to me you have to activate the service in phone, meaning you can make calls and surf the net with phone. Then you setup router APN, TTL and insert SIM. You can also ask the folks over at The Wi...

Didneywhorl wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:50 am You can always lock onto B25 for heavy uploads, then swap back when done.

Airmaster is only designed for bands 38, 40 and 41.

Heh... I guess my ignorance about the bands is showing a bit! Thanks for the info -- that does make sense, and for the reliability I'm getting, 8 Mbps up is for sure very usable. The high end of the upload I saw on b25 is enticing, but not at the expense of reliability. You rocking on Band 41 with ...

Looks like someone else is having similar questions (not just SIM but might help you):

https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&p=7051

Most all recommend activating in phone first, make sure all working then tackle router setup.

Best I can suggest tonight...

These things can be a little funky to get the settings just right, but once working they are really awesome. I was the poster in the other thread that had put all the settings from the debug tab into the applicable settings in the Airmaster, but I've recently found I was able to get the same result...

After moving the AirMaster outside and in the very general area of where it will be mounted, I can say that I'm very happy with the results: https://www.speedtest.net/result/9287378273.png I still have more to adjust, but this will for sure do the trick! Glad to hear and see things are working out ...

If all else fails, do factory reset/restore and re-enter your details. Never hurt... I recall my first setup took some time to sync and get connection. I know at least 5 minutes and pretty sure left the room and came back 30 minutes later to signal and sync. If still not working, you can always try ...

Ok great -- I really appreciate the details! It doesn't look like this sim is going to work in my other modem so getting the details is going to be challenging, but at least this rules out several variables. I think I have what I need to do some more testing with this. Glad to help much as can. I h...

That is really good to know. I was surprised, too, that the troubleshooting guide said that it should pick up a signal even without a sim. Did you have to call to get the device activated with the sim or did you just pop in the sim and it started working? Did not have to call and get activated. I s...

The airmaster came with a PowerDsine 3001 so it should be the right power. I have one Calyx account (sprint from the mifi8000) that I’m trying to move into the airmaster and a second T-Mobile account thru simnet wireless (in the nighthawk). According to the troubleshooting guide (linked in my origi...

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