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

[Xfaxman]

That makes me think they didn't expect quite the adoption rate us rural folks have mustered. In this thread, how many of us actually have one? 50; perhaps 100: how is it that nobody nationwide can get one now?

TBN isn't the only forum that has a Mobley thread.

It is discussed on the RV forums.

And on Howard Forums, it has over a million members. One Mobley thread there has over 2400 posts. AT&T Stand alone AT&T Unlimited ZTE Mobley Hotspot now only $20!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sodamo]

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

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[ClydeMaui]

RE: ZTE Mobley from ABC Warehouse, Finally got an update today that a Fed Ex ship label has been created with expected arrival date of May 10-11. Did log back in to the ABC Warehouse website, it looks as if they are now sold out. Hope I get mine. Will post back with update.

 

[zimy]

I wouldn't be surprised if you have at least 10 db of loss in your coax run using RG6 coax at these frequencies. To prove it, take the mobely up on the roof and hook to the short piece of coax supplied with the yagi. I would be willing to double down on my 10 db loss prediction and it may be more. Also of some small consideration is the "impedance bump" and resulting extra loss due to mismatch between the probably 50 ohm design impedance of the yagi and the 75 ohm characteristic impedance of the RG6 coax.

The good news is it worked. It would have probably worked better with some LMR 400 or some superflex or some other larger more expensive coax. Of course there is the law of diminishing returns, that is how much money are you willing to put in to the installation vs the return of a better signal. Good coax ain't cheap, nor the connectors for it.

Coax Attenuation Chart

By the way a 10db loss in a run of coax is significant. It is a logarithmic scale, but in this case 10 db of loss can be understood in this way. If used for transmitting, if you put 10 watts of power in one end you get 1 watt of power out the other end. Or if used for receiving, you get 1/10 of the signal out the bottom as the antenna puts in to the top end. Yes that is a significant amount.

All the RG6 cable around our house has 3.0 Ghz on it, so does the cable directv installed so I think frequencies wouldn't be a problem but you are right it is 75 ohm.

 

[techman]

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

At BBuy they said that they had the few Mobleys in stock for quite a while. I think the drop to a $ 20 plan is what caused the rush to buy. I suggested it to a guy at work who had crap DSL. He tried ordering online at ATT and was bounced with "go to a local store to confirm ID". Went to the ATT store but could not place an order there. It was a catch 22 - order on-line and get told to go to a store and the store saying that they cannot help with on-line purchases. He hunted a BBuys in the area, but no stock. He finally ordered on on-line from BBuy and activated it at the store. Now no more BBuy stock anywhere (mostly).

Be happy if you got one.

paul

 

[kcflhrc]

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

Picked mine up at BestBuy yesterday . Works fantastic in the car at home. Waiting for ac adapter from Amazon. $25 activation and $20 per month. Amazing deal. Also activated in store. Worked first time right out of the box.

 

[sodamo]

So here I sit in my tractor ready to mow, 4-500ft from my Mobley pulling 10.2mbs dl.


Little GL Ar150 router k
Hooked in then Ethernet to my picostation


Listening to amazon music as I mow

 

[zimy]

So here I sit in my tractor ready to mow, 4-500ft from my Mobley pulling 10.2mbs dl.
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Little GL Ar150 router k
Hooked in then Ethernet to my picostation
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Listening to amazon music as I mow

Very nice setup!

 

[sodamo]

Thanks
More amazing - it works!!!!!

 

[TomSeller]

Do it right and get some blue hose coax.

 

[sodamo]

Do it right and get some blue hose coax.

You mean, Do it over?

Doubtful as long as it is working, maybe a future upgrade

 

[sd455dan]

Some thoughts on Mobley since getting to use it a bit..

The software upgraded automatically to the newer revision.

getting -104db to-112db

and have anywhere from 2mbs to 22mbs down
and 1mbs. to 8 mbs up


Bill arrived in my email.
$25 for activation, will try and reverse it since I was told no activation fee by at least 2 reps.
and the Vid mentions billing in advance of the next months service??
total $ 49.01 does say $20 unlimited though.


EDIT: called connect a car and got run around on the activation fee, was told no notations were made as to being told no activation fee,
Then the guy disconnected me...
So called ATT customer service instead and explained what I was told by at least 2 online reps and the local store rep, she immediately removed the activation fee and then almost talked me into dropping dish and going with a Direct TV bundle to save more.
Will have to think on that one... So total bill was $25.76:thumbsup:

Still a bit confused as to how this is paying (after) the monthly service is provided?? Unless I was charged the $20 for about 2 days of service?

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

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

Does make me wonder if that was a factor in my poor TMobile performance, showed excellent signal strength but Speedtest was around 120-130 kbs.

Probably. You sure can't go wrong by doing it right, and you sure can't go right by doing it wrong.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

All the RG6 cable around our house has 3.0 Ghz on it, so does the cable directv installed so I think frequencies wouldn't be a problem but you are right it is 75 ohm.

That 3.0GHz doesn't mean anything. It's not like a pressure rating for piping or hydraulic hose or something. RG6 is pretty lossy, and the impedance is 75 ohms, and that's not a match for the radio world. That mismatch is costing you signal, and that signal loss is costing you speed.

 

[TomSeller]

You mean, Do it over?

Doubtful as long as it is working, maybe a future upgrade

Just joking. Blue hose got it's name from looking like a blue garden hose, I think it is half inch or so diameter. Commercial stuff.

 

[Dutch445]

The main difference is that a new wifi router is going to have a significantly stronger signal than either the Mobley or a wifi extender. I've tried 2 or 3 extenders over the years and never been happy with their performance. They seem to often lose their connection and result in a device connected to wifi but with no actual Internet.

Rob

Rob
i recieved my Asus router today,
and i'm not sure where to find instructions to set it up with the Mobley
do i need to put in in bridge mode?
if so, are there instructions for that?
sorry, network noob...

 

[BigBlue1]

Rob
i recieved my Asus router today,
and i'm not sure where to find instructions to set it up with the Mobley
do i need to put in in bridge mode?
if so, are there instructions for that?
sorry, network noob...

Here's what I used for a guide. There isn't much you have to change in the config within the router but there are a couple key items (APN and DNS - you'll see). This post basically walks you through it. Ask questions if you still have some.

AT&T ZTE Mobley USB Tethering ASUS Router and probably others!!

Rob

 

[Dutch445]

omg, i went into the router setup,
changed it to either bridge or tether, and now i can't remember which,
and just clicked thru, let it keep it's network name and passwords,
and at the end, it said "your ip address has change, use your device network discovery tool
to get current ip address" and i can't get in,, so i screwed it up..
i was looking at that page, and read it was for linux so i didn't pay much attention...
oi,, i screwed up!

 

[k0ua]

All the RG6 cable around our house has 3.0 Ghz on it, so does the cable directv installed so I think frequencies wouldn't be a problem but you are right it is 75 ohm.

I would estimate the loss at 3GHz of RG6 to be about 20 db per hundred foot . I don't have a chart to confirm that, but I would bet a large amount of money I am pretty close. 20db is very significant loss. If you put 100 watts of power at a frequency of 3Ghz into one end of the cable you could expect about 1 watt to come out the other end. The other 99 watts would be consumed as heat along the length of the coax. No one would use 100 foot of RG6 at 3Ghz. Or even 50 foot. The reason there are not charts from the manufacture at these frequency's is because it is unthinkable to use it in this manner.

 

[k0ua]

omg, i went into the router setup,
changed it to either bridge or tether, and now i can't remember which,
and just clicked thru, let it keep it's network name and passwords,
and at the end, it said "your ip address has change, use your device network discovery tool
to get current ip address" and i can't get in,, so i screwed it up..
i was looking at that page, and read it was for linux so i didn't pay much attention...
oi,, i screwed up!

Not a problem... google IP scan tools for PC. or your android smartphone for that matter. There are dozens of free scan tools...I have several on my smartphone...