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This thread is some very good info!

Got to start putting more pennies in my "mad money" pickle jar to save up for the EM06-A. Got to have one after reading this thread.

Keep in mind the 2 x 4G LTE Antennas that came with the wg3526 are omni directional. Meaning they receive signals 360 deg. Flat panel antennas have a "beam width". Those you mention have a beam width H:70/60 V:55/45. Do not know the manufacture of the flatpanels or how good their specs can...

Didneywhorl wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:29 pm The HAT version doesnt have a modem embedded like the shields previously. Its pretty new-ish.

https://sixfab.com/product/raspberry-pi ... cie-cards/

Wow-we-Wow, I like that! Have some older pies laying around but this renews my interest, thanks for sharing the link!

Found my answer in the power consumption table. Looks like inrush amps is 2.5A, but maximum current is 1.5. So I should not plug this into a 2.4 amp usb with a 3. PCI adapter... I think. Your power supply amperage only effects your modem if "under powered". Power supplies do not put out &...

@stcabay1 - Excellent information!

My SIM worked in two other devices by simply changing the APN, not with the 4000D until following your directions. Up and running with great results.

Thank you:)

Very nice and clean install! One thing I have learned over the years is to setup a test install, then make it pretty after everything is working like I want. But no matter, I commend you for the neat appearance. Very professional. No need for me to note the tin roof, seems you are aware of the possi...

Seems like most of these style routers are all "on board" modems. Looked at old notes and found this, which may be of interest (be sure to let the slowwww fcc site fully load images): https://fccid.io/PY317200378/Internal-Photos/Internal-photos-3548019 There are some labels that might help...

Well aware of the risks that it could ruin it. It is a used unlocked one from ebay. Learned when it comes to the LTE game have to be willing to loose money and time. There is no definite answers to nothing. If it does work don't care if it is ugly. Will end up in an enclosure or the attic anyway be...

Oh, I see. Something like the ones from ebay:) Since I have never tried can only go by what ebay seller is saying. Hate to say it will work when never trying it myself. If you are comfortable with doing this to your nighthawk, go for it. Just remember - doing something like this voids all warranties...

I assume you are cutting the ms-156 off and using the sma female to connect existing antennas to (sma make). If so, should work just fine. Keep the pigtails short as possible. What I have done in past is drill small holes and route coax through them, then solder. Just on the inside of plastic case, ...

So trying to get more performance on T-Mobile band 2 and 12. Connecting to these won't help me then? Nothing to gain having 4 antennas? Since I did not carry it any further than research, I cannot say with 100% surety that it will not help. Just have my doubts that you will see any big improvement ...

Funny you should ask this, are you tracking me? LOL I was looking at the nighthawk for a non-profit venture few months back and tore it apart. Noticed these ports. After some research it seems these are proprietary and closest (do not fit well) are "Hirose MS156" type connectors. Told that...

Good deal!

Using two antennas exactly the same is of course best route. Think you will find them of great quality for the price.

When you get things setup, please do post your results. I always enjoy seeing what people are doing, how they have tweaked and end results:)

Soory for this noob question. Will this allow me to add an LTE band to my modem? Let's say I have a modem with no published Band 71 support. Can I program in this modem to support band 71? Not possible. If your modem does not support the band, there is absolutely nothing you can do - other than rep...

I have never used the MOFI4500 but looks like 4 antenna, 2x wifi and 2x cellular. Have never mixed antennas either, but The Wireless Haven has a great yagi. Do not think there will be issues with mixing antennas, but cannot guarantee that (too many variables) https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antenn...

Let me get this straight: you want to cut the lock off of privately owned equipment and turn on the power to it? I guarantee you they placed a lock on it and it has a purpose. I recommend you call the number to the AT&T NOC printed on box and tell them your plans beforehand:) Bet they will find ...

Hey WallyC, welcome to the forum! MIMO is the way to go when dealing with LTE. But, the tower controls most everything, including the bandwidth to your device. Unless you do band locking, then the tower also controls what band(s) is served to you. Without a MIMO setup, you will never experience high...

Oh man, went through this at a large marina and had to bang my head on dock twice a day until deciding not for me:) It can be done, but not without time and trials. Some good reading info: https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/basics/wireless-basics/33180-how-to-fix-wi-fi-roaming Ended up handing the proj...

New speed for dual pole is around 20 down and 7 up. But, at&t has been slowing down around here lately and that is what I am getting with factory made flat panels. Spacing might help for speed. In my life experiences, antennas seem to like being closer together at my distance from tower (4 miles...

Good to know... due to it's high efficiency it could be mounted lower than other metallic objects/rods If you take a peek at https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=639 you will see where I used a directv dish upside down with feed arm and single quad. The crazy combo of it and biquad mo...

I wonder how good (or bad) a DishNetwork or DirectTV dish would work for concentrating signals onto a home make pickup element. After all it's got a great parabolic curvature... hmm... It actually has gotten me the best download speed from at&t ipad plan setup. Just catches a lot of wind when u...

makes a great antenna and a cross to pray to the cellphone Gods at the same time Never thought of it that way, but you are right on the money! Wondering if anyone going to catch the moon right above the pole:) Totally temp setup. Removed my over-air tv antenna mast and used its mounting place. Yes,...

Thought I would share my latest go at creating antennas from scratch. The performance is great and if you like creating things, you will love this project. If you see my other post on biquads (https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=639), you will see where I got the design from. Cannot c...

Have two browser tabs/windows open, one on your router debug (or where you got the above results), one on speedtest.net and start the test. Soon as you see the download test on speedtest.net start, quickly enter on router tab: AT!GSTATUS? Then post the results. This will show better results. The res...

Very good information on carriers @BillA! I have the AT&T ipad plan and you are right on. 30 down and about 15 up is best I have seen on adverage. Looking for better so might just experiment with t-mobile since will work with my em7455. Any suggestions on settings if get a prepaid sim for t-mobi...

That is very strange. But, goes to show you how a little change in path and can improve results. Sometimes just moving antenna over/up/down 5 feet can turn weak signal into a usable one. Glad you got it worked out! Out of curiosity, do you know what type of tree it was? Sometimes leafs can be close ...

Doesn't the latest version of Rooter firmware support WiFi on the RT-AC68U?

Bought a ac-68u off ebay last month at right price. Was excited about the deal, but to my dismay no wifi. Just checked back and there is no update to my current installed firmware. Sadly, no wifi...

Was wondering is there ever anytime when these reflections off of metal objects can help you? It can go both ways. Reflection off of metal surfaces can disperse a weak signal or sometimes concentrate it. Very hard to predict. My recommendation is to a "walk around the outside home" with j...

Wish could say with confidence I knew what the issue is... Can't really tell if the roofs are metal but if they are, reflection could be the issue. I have attached some images quickly laid out. Do not see anything that pops out. My recommendation is move the antennas to south end of house if roof is...

Without seeing the "whole picture", very hard to give advise:)

If you want to PM me the tower address and home address with issue, will take a closer look at the surrounding area.

Also are there any metal buildings in path? Is roof metal or shingles? Could be any one of a hundred things.

If going the voltage stabilizer route and just for safe measures, would install a fuse between stabilizer and router on the + side. Should be able to pick one up at about any auto parts store. Something like https://www.autozone.com/electrical-and-lighting/fuse-and-accessories/bussmann-atc-fuse-hold...

I was hardwired to the WE826 and used Speedtest.net, results ranged from: 39-88 download 14-38 upload Pretty good results (and signal stats) if you are just using stock antennas. Therefore, I was also wondering if for my current location and hardware setup ( w/ 100% signal) if either the antennas o...

Really hard to recommend any antenna without knowing your current signal levels. If you are currently using AT&T, is the signal level on your phone good or bad when in the attic? If you have pretty good signal, use something like these: https://thewirelesshaven.com/shop/antennas/4g-lte-antennas/...

Good to see you are thinking about this, many do not! The main thing to keep in mind: if you understand voltage polarity, great. if you DO NOT, you can easily fry your router ... Use this information at your own risk. Your system range is not really a wide one (11.7 - 14.5) but if you wish to be sup...

Thank you @AntennaRaul. PM sent.

@gscheb Could you PM me the link for AT&T plan? Attempted to send you PM and failing (something about no user with that name). Like to try that plan for aunt that lives in rural area. Thanks!

Thanks to all for replies … so I have a Mofi4500 4GxeLTE V2 Router but am having troubles with SIM clicking - hence the reason I am not using and was looking at other alternatives. The Sierra card in there now is a MC7455. What case do you think I would need to get up and running? If it helps, I am...

Not 100% sure, so you REALLY NEED TO run this by Jim before using... Not positive on the path=%temp%\FDT. Best to get his blessing before using. Think the combo_script.txt file simply contains: ;Auto =generated, do not edit Setup=fdt.exe -f 1584083_999999_MC7750_03.05.10.13_00_vzw_033.012_000_SPKG.c...

Man, wish there way to dim the LED's on WE826 - VERY bright and be nice to tone them down in some cases.

Replied to your PM Nick and added some pics that may (or may not, lol) give you some insight to towers around you. As I stated there, hard to believe AT&T has as many towers as opensignal showing. Could be wrong, but that sure is heavy concentration. Wondering if you roaming? Think most towers c...

Both house and garage are metal sided/roofed. Was curious if the TV antenna was going to interfere with signal (does not get used anymore), and if I might have the option of using its mast for installation. We do get a fair amount of wind however and I need to replace the mounts before I trust putt...

Also - if the Netgear could be the issue - I am plugged directly into it - gigabit - what router would you guys recommend. Note - as I was typing this - my bars dropped down to 1 and were at four .. what gives? It also looks like it changed towers. With all that said - could it be still cables? har...

Also might be a dumb question, but what are you all using for atnenna masts/mounts? I know they have mounts designed for this, but not sure if I will be able to find one local and be forced to order it as well. Sorry I cannot help with the wifi card backwards issue. But for your mast mount, share w...

Troubleshooting can be fun:) hadn't even considered the LAN card on the desktop. Mostly because restarting the PC didn't make a difference, and only restarting the WE826 fixed the issue Maybe restarting the WE826 wakes the LAN card up by signaling it? Total guess but stranger things have happened. H...

I have pretty much the same setup and do not experience your issues. Only difference is my desktop is placed in sleep mode, instead of powering down but doubt that makes a difference. I would focus on the LAN card (most likely integrated with motherboard). Your BIOS may have some settings for your L...

AT!BAND=10,"ATT 2,4,5,30",0,2000001A AT!BAND=11,"ATT 2,4,12,30",0,2000080A AT!BAND=13,"ATT 2,4,13",0,100A Note, that you have no control over which band is used as the primary band. Gotcha. I know the cell site equipment is in charge, just thought the SW card may have ...

I see others here that have asked about at&t bands 2 and 4. One example is:

https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=16 ... t=30#p3318

Ok, good lesson - have already learned a lot:)

What about LTEB5: B2, B4, B30, - LTEB12: B2, B4, B30, or LTEB13: B2, B4, ?

How can I use that to obtain the combination or am I missing the picture here?

You may have a good point about band combination allowed, did not think about that. Will study up on it. Now understand why the spreadsheet I downloaded is nothing like the screenshots in thread post! All the zero's were missing so thought it was my version of office or something stripping them. I f...

Have a EM7455 and working just fine with WE826 and AT&T. Since working with the Sierra Cards is quite new to me, not sure I am understanding band locking and aggregation correctly. Currently the EM7455 is locking onto band 5 and using band 2 for CA: at!gstatus? !GSTATUS: Current Time: 2333 Tempe...

Thank you - I am not against buying cables if so what would you recommend - links if possible. Word of friendly advice (I learned the hard way): before changing this, buying this and that, do some troubleshooting to pinpoint your issue. Have you found the signal level menu in your hotspot? If so, l...

Do not want to step on Jim's toes here, but you are losing around 3db in just the cables. Then, if the ts-9 connectors fit loosely (cheaply manufactured), you could be losing all your gain from antennas. I have noticed on hotspots using the ts-9 connector, that it is not usual for signal levels to f...

I assume you're talking about sim cards

My bad, did not make that clear. Meant what model modem card(s) have you used with success on AT&T plan.

swwifty wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:48 pm That's what I was using, not sure if I made that clear or not earlier.

Wondering what card you are using and firmware version for AT&T plan?

Have you tried any other cards with success?

Thought I would post these pics of my BiQuad Construction steps. Not a full tutorial, but gives you idea how I build mine:) Working with small SMA female chassis mount: I use the leather punch as form to bend 14ga wire into circle. Like this method because makes a better (and easier) solder joint. s...

Any others using the AT&T iPad no contact plan with non-at&t hotspots?

Maybe I am out of bounds here... Looked at Visible few months back and asked around on rv travel forums. Seemed no one could get SIM to work in devices like we826. Maybe it has something to do with "Mobile hotspot speeds capped at 5 Mbps and limited to one tethered device at a time." https...

Seems some of the EM7355 OEM versions are locked into low power mode after modifying. You will need to use a "OpenMEP Generator" type software, but appears the method recently changed by SW. There is some software for this purpose but it no longer works. Think there is an update forthcomin...

Just depends on how much spare time you have on your hands. LOL, got lots of time these days, but think there are easier cards to convert. Did a EM7455 in 20 minutes. Not a lot of difference in used pricing for EM7355 and 7455. Not one to give up very easy, but currently only have one WE826, , adap...

Thanks Jim! Yes, I briefly looked at one of those links last night. Tried some of the steps this morning with no luck.

Will give it a shot later. Maybe this oem version is not worth messing with.

Thanks Jim!

I have already had to return my WE826 back to MC7700 as only internet at the moment.

But, when running at!gstatus? during testing, recall seeing "LowPowerMode" in results. Not sure what that means?

I took the plunge and started learning about changing vendor cards to work with WE826/GoldenOrb. Not that easy:) Sure it will get easier, but starting out can be a learning curve. Used Ubuntu to work with the card and seemed to go pretty well after getting the correct linux software packages onto li...

Got a new design to test. First results from my home were not bad. Going to take it out to remote area at nearby lake and see what she does with at&t tower located 6.3 miles. The area is surrounded by pine trees and those pine needles are known to suck up 1900MHz (band 4 too). dishHD-1900MHz-biQ...

Been in your position. Our area only offers DSL 6/.076. My first suggestion: If you have a at&t sim, do a little testing at home then drive around and check signal levels / download speeds. Until you get an idea what the reception is like, hard to go on just tower locations. Never been to your p...

Greetings and welcome! Honestly, I would lean towards T-mobile. Sprint's network is not near as solid and they have not invested near the $$$$ as t-mobile. Been a Sprint user for years and it has always been "hit & miss" with network reliability. A coverage area that was rocking last m...

Can this tutorial also be used with the EM7355 series? Seems most MC tutorials work with EM series.

Got a EM7355 DW5808e that not really concerned if kill it, got to learn with some hands-on training:)

Wondering if the automated script by Daniel Wood will work on EM7355 DW5808e? This is not really the place to ask that, but thought someone may have some past experience with the EM7355 DW5808e. EDIT : I should have looked closer at the .sh file. No way it will work with EM7355... But going to tackl...

Thanks @Frankedinven, great find / share.

Always keep good ole' Ubuntu Bootable USB around for projects like this. Going to give it try when get chance. Also may be good base script for other cards..

Nope, don't believe those will work. We have only found a hand full of Mini PCI-E to M.2 adapters that work on a consistent basis. Thanks Jim. Kind of figured that. Found them in old parts box and figured worth asking. Honestly cannot remember what I bought them for... Reminds me why the wife is al...

Hey Jim or anyone with experience on adapters: I have a few mini pci-e to m.2 adapters bought some time back for unrelated project. This is description: https://www.amazon.com/NGFF-mSATA-Adapter-Laptop-Converter/dp/B07H8VGXLZ/ Will the above work with the sierra EM cards? Did not want to buy another...

Thanks for the info! Did a search and did not see that doc. Thought I was a pretty savvy searcher but guess not:) Would be interesting to see if there are more related to other cards but guessing all about the same procedure. Friend ran across couple of small cardboard boxes of older primecards at h...

I ran across a surplus of different Dell and Panasonic Sierra Wireless modem cards. How hard is it to use them with GoldenOrb Firmware? Most of them are equivalent to MC7354, MC7700, MC7455 and some EM versions. Just wondering how hard it is to make them work. If lot of trouble figure it is not wort...

In 100% agreement with @swwifty. Don't skimp on your cable. Just an extra loss of 1 or 2db can make a world of difference if you are on the fringe. This calculator gives you good idea of different cables: https://www.qsl.net/co8tw/Coax_Calculator.htm LMR-240 @ 2500MHz = 3.234DB for 25ft LMR-400 @ 25...

Thanks @swwifty! Built quite a few wifi antennas over the years and figured would try my hand at these. My yagi's are mounted about 30ft up and out perform my homebrew ones (not by huge amount though). Most agree that the double biquad have a gain around 13dBi which makes them about double my yagi's...

swwifty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:57 am Yeah I could do that pretty soon, but its really easy...

As mush as I love to tinker with things, have no clue why never gotten a PI. Bought one last Christmas for great nephew so guess it time for me to get one.

Bet it even runs much cooler than other setups.

Thanks for reply!

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