Cheap $20 a month Stand Alone Unlimited Rural Internet through AT&T Wireless

[sodamo]

Mobley bands from specs:
4G LTE: Max 100Mbps DL / 50Mbps UL;
Bands 2,4, 5, and 17 -
3G UMTS: Max 42Mbps DL / 5.76Mbps UL;
Bands 2, 5

AT&T:
Bands / Frequencies
2, 4, 5, 17 / 1900, 1700 abcde, 700 bc

Doesn't really mean much to me, but to someone. And the AT&T data is likely dated and changing.
I know my MOFI sometimes shows Band 12

Actually, more confusing than I care to get into. LOL

I can't even imagine speeds of 100mbs, for years I've been ecstatic whenever I saw greater than 5mbs with my current provider.

 

[newbury]

Re: Cheap $20 a month Stand Alone Unlimited Rural Internet through AT&T Wireless

Ordered this connector:
Amazon.com: MS-156 MS156 plug male to SMA female jack test probe RG316 cable leads 15cm NEW Good Quality Fast USA Shipping: Electronics
Yes, my plan is to open it up, drill a hole.

I have two LTE antenna
View attachment 506932

Will try the little black one first. Then I will try a Yagi I already have in place for my MOFI4500 and if it works will mount the Yagi you see.

Right now just tickled to see mid teens down with Mobley on Nader the dash and me sitting in my bedroom. It was a pleasant rarity for me to see such performance from my regular provider and much much more than $20/month.

THANKS!! That is a great help.

 

[the old grind]

I've been a Comcast/Xfinity customer continuously for 35 years. My avg data usage is 15Gb/month (don't watch or stream video), and my current internet-only plan (just after my annual 10% loyalty price hike) is ~$44/mo. I was paying ~100/mo for inet & a dozen local and QVC-type channels.

Where it sucks to be you guys is that according to "testmy,net" I'm getting 3.7Mbps 'max' download (subnote 466Kbps) and an enviable 922kbps upload (subnote 115kbps). :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: .....

These numbers are "92% slower" than host averaqe 'down' but only "87% slower" than host average 'up'. I'm about 87% slower than US average, 86% and 83% below the sites 'index' values.

Comcast says my equipment is why my internet sucks, 4 clicks and a minute+ wait to access my "email with one click".

I can hop an international flight or have open heart surgery within a 20 minute drive, but Comcast's local monopoly won't give anyone decent service for much less than $100/mo around here.

Plenty of hope around here, but not much change.

btw, I'm 45Mbps to my router from any of 3 laptops 2 Android tablets, 2 android phones, my 'main' iphone 4 and any visitors.

 

[Dutch445]

i picked up the Mobley yesterday, at a Best Buy, it was the only one they had.
i then stopped at an ATT store , they activated it, and on my way home i had it
plugged into the OBD port, and i had good wifi most of the way home, between
15-20mps,
but, as i got closer to home, (very rural area) the signal dropped. i was trying to compare
it to my cell phone, and it didn't seem to keep the signal when my phone did. of course
the Mobley was under the dash, and we are hilly here.
when i got in the driveway, it wouldn't connect so i am a little leary of how
this is going to work out. contemplating ordering the AC adapter before i give up
on it. but i'd like to temporarily power it up in the house before i do that..

might have to research which pins are powering it thru the OBD plug,
and use a 12v battery to see how it works in the house.

 

[newbury]

I realize that. But I don't have a 12V socket and there are many different methods to hook stuff up. Just look at the threads on adding LED's.

Then there's the "ghetto method"

Just snip some wires off an RC battery and jam them in.
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might have to research which pins are powering it thru the OBD plug,
and use a 12v battery to see how it works in the house.

Watch the vid, he tells you what pins.

 

[sodamo]

i picked up the Mobley yesterday, at a Best Buy, it was the only one they had.
i then stopped at an ATT store , they activated it, and on my way home i had it
plugged into the OBD port, and i had good wifi most of the way home, between
15-20mps,
but, as i got closer to home, (very rural area) the signal dropped. i was trying to compare
it to my cell phone, and it didn't seem to keep the signal when my phone did. of course
the Mobley was under the dash, and we are hilly here.
when i got in the driveway, it wouldn't connect so i am a little leary of how
this is going to work out. contemplating ordering the AC adapter before i give up
on it. but i'd like to temporarily power it up in the house before i do that..

might have to research which pins are powering it thru the OBD plug,
and use a 12v battery to see how it works in the house.

Once you get an external power you might evaluate performance on your roof if thinking about external antenna.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

i was trying to compare
it to my cell phone, and it didn't seem to keep the signal when my phone did. ..... of course
the Mobley was under the dash, and we are hilly here.

That being under the dash counts.

But aside from that, I would not expect the ZTE to have antennas as good as a flagship phone like a recent Samsung. It's just not a Tier 1 manufacturer. They are okay, mind you, but not top of the line.

I think you are wise to test it in your house, and if you are thinking about an external antenna, I would expect you to see a BIG boost in performance, as long as you get a decent antenna and coax, and don't mangle it. Too many people seem to think that coax can be pulled and yanked around. Don't do that. Treat it like its fragile. Never kink it. If you are working with it and you see a loop looking like it's going to kink, STOP. Don't pull it out, walk over to the loop and carefully undo it.

 

[Pixguy]

Sorry guys, late to the thread.

So you plug your mobley into the obd plug of your car and it acts like a hot spot?

I assume you lose the wifi at home when you drive away with said car.

All this for $20mo?

 

[aczlan]

Sorry guys, late to the thread.

So you plug your mobley into the obd plug of your car and it acts like a hot spot?

I assume you lose the wifi at home when you drive away with said car.

All this for $20mo?

Yes and yes.

Aaron Z

 

[techman]

Sorry guys, late to the thread.

So you plug your mobley into the obd plug of your car and it acts like a hot spot?

I assume you lose the wifi at home when you drive away with said car.

All this for $20mo?

It is a separate internet service, with no connection to your home system. Nothing changes at home as you drive away, but people in the car will have internet to use.

paul