Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
I built a Mikrotik cellular 3G/4G/LTE device last year and the Mini-pcie card that I used was the Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7700. At the time with ROS 5.x the drivers sucked bad and wouldn’t stay connected. This week I pulled it back out and installed ROS 6.13 and so far it has worked good. Unfortunately I’m in an area with ATT “4G” and our throughput kinda sucks. I’m going to take it with me to OKC next time I run up there and see how it works on the LTE up there. Chris From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of TJ Trout Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 5:47 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 4g router device I wouldn't recommend a mikrotik for this as they have horrible cellular modem support. If you even find one that is compatible it likely has bugs where 3g might work but 4g doesn't. Cellular is damn expensive but might be doable in this case. The plan with baltic is sprint only and is a true backup plan with low monthly costs but high data cost per MB so I would go with a standard verizon plan and maybe get a refurb cradlepoint MBR1000 on ebay, I have one and it works great. I'm a 100% mikrotik network as a wisp but can't recomend for cellular On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net wrote: The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 tel:305%20663%205518%20x%20232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 tel:%28305%29663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net _ From: heith wi...@mncomm.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM Subject: [WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
A place I worked at developed a Linux driver for the Sierra card (I know the programmer let me know if you need it) that might work with mikrotik probably better chances paying a pfsense bounty on the pfsense forum to get it working— Sent from Mailbox On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Chris Hudson ch...@htswireless.com wrote: I built a Mikrotik cellular 3G/4G/LTE device last year and the Mini-pcie card that I used was the Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7700. At the time with ROS 5.x the drivers sucked bad and wouldn’t stay connected. This week I pulled it back out and installed ROS 6.13 and so far it has worked good. Unfortunately I’m in an area with ATT “4G” and our throughput kinda sucks. I’m going to take it with me to OKC next time I run up there and see how it works on the LTE up there. Chris From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of TJ Trout Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 5:47 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 4g router device I wouldn't recommend a mikrotik for this as they have horrible cellular modem support. If you even find one that is compatible it likely has bugs where 3g might work but 4g doesn't. Cellular is damn expensive but might be doable in this case. The plan with baltic is sprint only and is a true backup plan with low monthly costs but high data cost per MB so I would go with a standard verizon plan and maybe get a refurb cradlepoint MBR1000 on ebay, I have one and it works great. I'm a 100% mikrotik network as a wisp but can't recomend for cellular On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net wrote: The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 tel:305%20663%205518%20x%20232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 tel:%28305%29663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net _ From: heith wi...@mncomm.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM Subject: [WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
[WISPA] 4g router device
A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
I haven't done it, but it should work. MikroTik has a list of supported 3G/4G modems that should work: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Supported_Hardware#4G_LTE_cards Bryce D NETAGO From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of heith Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 15:59 To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net - Original Message - From: heith wi...@mncomm.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM Subject: [WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
I wouldn't recommend a mikrotik for this as they have horrible cellular modem support. If you even find one that is compatible it likely has bugs where 3g might work but 4g doesn't. Cellular is damn expensive but might be doable in this case. The plan with baltic is sprint only and is a true backup plan with low monthly costs but high data cost per MB so I would go with a standard verizon plan and maybe get a refurb cradlepoint MBR1000 on ebay, I have one and it works great. I'm a 100% mikrotik network as a wisp but can't recomend for cellular On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net wrote: The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net -- *From: *heith wi...@mncomm.com *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM *Subject: *[WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
Yeah I would gladly do a ptp to current ISP but there is none close. These areas are real desolate. I think data rate price could be ok as they intend to check once or twice day. In fact they live 30 miles away so it’s a pain to check manually or have a neighbor check for them. They could easily pay Verizon $100 a month and come out money ahead in fuel From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 5:08 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 4g router device The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net _ From: heith wi...@mncomm.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM Subject: [WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
Probably can do this with just a photo, might be an idea to keep consumption down On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:46 PM, heith wi...@mncomm.com wrote: Yeah I would gladly do a ptp to current ISP but there is none close. These areas are real desolate. I think data rate price could be ok as they intend to check once or twice day. In fact they live 30 miles away so it’s a pain to check manually or have a neighbor check for them. They could easily pay Verizon $100 a month and come out money ahead in fuel *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Faisal Imtiaz *Sent:* Friday, June 06, 2014 5:08 PM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] 4g router device The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net -- *From: *heith wi...@mncomm.com *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM *Subject: *[WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
I would use a sensor inside the drum. mFI would be able to do this, but you'd want a server to graph the data and display it. That said, if you get him hooked on mFi or something similar, you'll deploy a lot of those for friends of his I bet. *Josh Reynolds* Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS j...@spitwspots.com | www.spitwspots.com On 06/06/2014 02:48 PM, TJ Trout wrote: Probably can do this with just a photo, might be an idea to keep consumption down On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:46 PM, heith wi...@mncomm.com mailto:wi...@mncomm.com wrote: Yeah I would gladly do a ptp to current ISP but there is none close. These areas are real desolate. I think data rate price could be ok as they intend to check once or twice day. In fact they live 30 miles away so it's a pain to check manually or have a neighbor check for them. They could easily pay Verizon $100 a month and come out money ahead in fuel *From:*wireless-boun...@wispa.org mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Faisal Imtiaz *Sent:* Friday, June 06, 2014 5:08 PM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] 4g router device The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 tel:305%20663%205518%20x%20232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 tel:%28305%29663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net mailto:supp...@snappytelecom.net *From: *heith wi...@mncomm.com mailto:wi...@mncomm.com *To: *wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM *Subject: *[WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org mailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org mailto:Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
Re: [WISPA] 4g router device
and that would use NO data. probably a $2 monthly sprint bill On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Josh Reynolds j...@spitwspots.com wrote: I would use a sensor inside the drum. mFI would be able to do this, but you'd want a server to graph the data and display it. That said, if you get him hooked on mFi or something similar, you'll deploy a lot of those for friends of his I bet. *Josh Reynolds* Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS j...@spitwspots.com | www.spitwspots.com On 06/06/2014 02:48 PM, TJ Trout wrote: Probably can do this with just a photo, might be an idea to keep consumption down On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:46 PM, heith wi...@mncomm.com wrote: Yeah I would gladly do a ptp to current ISP but there is none close. These areas are real desolate. I think data rate price could be ok as they intend to check once or twice day. In fact they live 30 miles away so it’s a pain to check manually or have a neighbor check for them. They could easily pay Verizon $100 a month and come out money ahead in fuel *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Faisal Imtiaz *Sent:* Friday, June 06, 2014 5:08 PM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] 4g router device The Cell data Rate plans can get expensive if that is not an issue, yes this will work. However you can also consider building them a small network using 900mhz eg to view the camera or tie this to their existing internet (home or nearby) . Just a thought. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 305%20663%205518%20x%20232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net -- *From: *heith wi...@mncomm.com *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Friday, June 6, 2014 5:58:58 PM *Subject: *[WISPA] 4g router device A while back in Vegas Baltic Networks had a mikrotik router that operated on Verizon or Sprint. We were told it could be used for a back up at a remote site if you lost standard access through your regular network. In the past week I have had 2 ranchers hit me for a solution where they could check their water tanks with camera. The ranch property is leased ground so there is no standard wireline or wisp in the area and is way out of our service area. Has anyone done anything similar to this? From what we gathered it would use an existing cell plan for the data usage. I also heard that it could be used on Verizon Sprint, but ATT may be an issue. These places all have power at the tank/pumps, so we were just thinking a ubnt camera and this device, maybe a small battery backup, but we were just unsure if the router was a viable product for this application Thanks heith ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing listWireless@wispa.orghttp://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
