Ubifi Rural Internet

[Welshman]

Correct. The UbiFi's unit is called an MoFi. You have to connect to it with an ethernet cable. But then you can log into that unit, test signal strength and the like.

So you need to test both. If you have poor 4g signal coming into the MoFi you need to find where in the house you get the best signal. My phone happens to be att. So I used an app called Open Signal and it tells me what direction the tower is. So I figured out the best place to put the unit. However if I stand right outside the house at that point I get a MUCH better signal. That tells me I need an exterior antenna. I just have not had the time to deal with that.

My lap top and phone both also show me the WiFi signal I am getting. So if that was low I know I would need to install a repeater/booster. There are a ton of different solutions for that problem on the Amazon. For the most part the MoFi is on one end of the house, but the signal on the other end of the house for the WiFi is sufficient that we do not need a repeater.

I only need to connect to it with an ethernet cable for initial set-up, right?
Did you look at the OTR site?

 

[RobA]

I only need to connect to it with an ethernet cable for initial set-up, right?

I did the setup wirelessly and never had to use the provided ethernet cable.

 

[Welshman]

Thanks.

 

[TheMan419]

You need the Ethernet if you are trying to lock the MoFi onto a specific frequency band or if you are trying to do some other advance stuff. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Sysop]

Another service to look at is NetBuddy. $60 a month, unlimited data, no throttling, uses AT&T.

 

[Welshman]

Another service to look at is NetBuddy. $60 a month, unlimited data, no throttling, uses AT&T.

Thanks for that. $60./mo. sounds better than $90./mo.

 

[Sysop]

Thanks for that. $60./mo. sounds better than $90./mo.

:thumbsup:

 

[TheMan419]

Another service to look at is NetBuddy. $60 a month, unlimited data, no throttling, uses AT&T.

Their faq is about why you should switch accountants...

 

[sd455dan]

Wow this quote is an eye opener


Use 1000GB or more of data a month if you need to. It doesn’t matter. Service is uncapped.

 

[Komrade]

Make sure you get at&t first