Does have a learning curve but great technical support with real folks on phone....
Jaime Solorza On Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 9:36 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Cradlepoint is what we are looking toward for sites. Is it as versatile as > mikrotik for fieldwork? I need easy changes without reboot > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 8:35 PM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have zero issues with Cradlepoint Aer1600... T-MOBILE , Wi-Fi and LAN >> connections....I can use two SIM cards if I need.... >> >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 6:40 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> May be looking for two separate items here. And rehashing the site >>> remote acces questions. >>> I prefer a multicarrier option, that way if im in the tech van and its >>> verizon sim isnt getting quality id like to drop my att straight talk sim >>> in and get interwebs. >>> I prefer mikrotik. I currently use an air router for the install truck >>> and with ip aliases i can access all our radios directly from a phone and >>> our long test cable. Except not 169.254.1.1 because ubnt chose to hardcode >>> that. If the radio connects to our network then we have access to our >>> network from our phone. Having the cellular option adds public side access. >>> Plus google earth needs a live connection to plot link paths onsite, i did >>> it today on a 300k hotspot from my workphone...aweful. >>> I would like external wifi and cellular antenna options so i dont have >>> to hang this out the window in a ziplock baggie, looks kind of ghetto, but >>> it also needs to be able to be made portable if im testing where i cant get >>> the van close enough to operate off the test cables and have to operate off >>> ac site power or out of radio range of the van antenna. >>> >>> Then, of course external remote site access. We had a site router hang >>> the other day and had to drive to the site with a subscriber to connect >>> from the ground and reboot the ups, otherwise we would have had to climb or >>> trip the breaker and wait for the battery to die >>> >>
