Anybody have good experiences with any of the currently available 4G/LTE modems that start around $30 on eBay, mostly by Huawei? I won't have a real internet connection for at least a year. Right now I'm using cell phones, connecting to them by WiFi or urndis over USB. Even for cell phones I'm in a fringe area. There's a local cell tower 2 miles away which is rumored to be LTE-only. With my GSM-only phone I typically see signals about -100 dbm, 0-4 bars. I had another (Chinese) phone that I think was doing 3G, but I fried the WiFi in it and sent it back under warranty. Mailed it to China over a month ago, probably still stuck in US customs because a week ago they hadn't gotten it yet.
What I'd like to get is something I can connect to an OpenBSD machine over USB or go for one of the slightly better ones that offers an ethernet connection. Firewall it, connect it through my wired LAN, run a WiFi AP for portable devices. I'm on Straight Talk, so AT&T towers, I'm looking for something unlocked. Huawei e3372 ($30 range) Ebay listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121801557242?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT specs: http://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-broadband/dongles/tech-specs/e3372.htm Aircard 763S ($60 range) manual: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/aircard/4112126_AirCard%20763S%20User%20Guide_r1.pdf typical eBay listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unlocked-763S-Sierra-Wireless-4G-LTE-100-Mbps-GSM-Mobile-Broadband-Hotspot-New/121363925255?_trksid=p2055119.c100022.m2048&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122153519%26meid%3Ddc84d9bb5d134b25ac5dbc8ec13f5bea%26pid%3D100022%26 These look better but I have seen one mention of them being unlocked only until the next time you have to reset them. Maybe just from one seller. The manual looks good, I've never had a problem with Netgear stuff. There are other models and prices. -- Credit is the root of all evil. - AB1JX
