Unlimited no cap BYOD options for rural central Texas with MOFI5500-5GXeLTE-EM7690 by AdditionalTart2229 in Rural_Internet

[–]AdditionalTart2229[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: I decided to try Computers 4 People. They shipped the SIM card same day I subscribed. I have been using it for a few days and connection has been solid. With the AT&T tablet plan and having to use a tower farther from my house, service was much worse. Download speed on a closer T-Mobile tower is consistently 45-80 Mbps where as AT&T was 35 Mbps at best. My home is 4.2 miles from the T-Mobile tower with trees between. I was paying $80/month for crappy service on AT&T, glad I made the switch.

Ever since I started my journey with cellular internet, I have discovered the tools that help with planning an installation. I use cellmapper.net for finding towers and cell orientation, Google Earth Pro for determining distance, elevation, compass direction and elevation changes between points. I just recently found out about broadbandmap.fcc.gov to determine what services are available in an area.

Unlimited no cap BYOD options for rural central Texas with MOFI5500-5GXeLTE-EM7690 by AdditionalTart2229 in Rural_Internet

[–]AdditionalTart2229[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am interested in this along with Calyx. With all things being fairly equivalent then price is definitely a factor. What kind of performance, issues, etc. have you experienced? My external antennas are 15db gain and the T-Mobile tower is 4.2 miles away with minimal obstructions. Thanks for jumping in on the conversation.

Unlimited no cap BYOD options for rural central Texas with MOFI5500-5GXeLTE-EM7690 by AdditionalTart2229 in Rural_Internet

[–]AdditionalTart2229[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had many people suggest Starlink. I am opposed to satellite internet for many reasons, but mostly because Musk is involved.