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

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I think​ we're selling it enough for them! That's why the device is getting hard to find!

 

[sodamo]

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

Received my 2nd Mobley today. Priority Mail Best Buy via eBay, $99+.
Used the AT&T online activation, adding to my current account, pretty painless as all the info was on the box. Awaiting email from aT&T with the phone # and saying activation is complete. May take up to 24 hours accounting to order email. Activation did confirm $20/month, but will check that it shows in my account.
BB must be cleaning out old stock as the box says ver 1.0.0. Will verify once I get connected. The unit I got from AT&T was ver 1.0.1.
Now to make up power adapter and add the external antenna connector, but not before I confirm it's working.

 

[sd455dan]

Ya I didn't notice that, that is really old pricing, I don't think AT&T even offers 1 GB anymore.

Oh- I thought it might be like small companies selling dish satellites and taking over the program plans :laughing:

 

[sodamo]

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

I suspect most here are like me and are looking at this from the anticipated cost savings in addition to the good connection. That said, I can't justify buying each variety of OBDll connectors, especially for two units. I did buy 1 12vdc and 1 USB.
Now I have modified the USB connector to accept either the 120adapter or a 12 vdc cig adapter.
Used these:

inShareplus 5 Pack 5.5 X 2.1mm Barrel Power Plug 12V DC Cable Connector Male Female with Pigtail for CCTV Security Camera LED Strip - - Amazon.com

Amazon.com : BV-Tech DC12V 1A UL-Listed Switching Power Supply Adapter for CCTV - 5 Pack - Black : Power Converters : Camera & Photo

And made a 2nd USB with:
Amazon.com: KUNCAN Dc 5v to Dc 12v Converter Step Up Voltage Converter 5ft Am to Dc 5.5 x 2.1mm: Electronics



A bit of versatility, just 2 little solder points.
I have the cig adapter left over from something, don't remember what.

NOTE to self - plug in only ONE power source at a time!!!!

 

[techman]

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

The better is: USB DC 5V to DC 12V Step-Up Module Converter Cable 2.1x5.5mm Male Connector Plug | eBay

Plus: 18deg Female Terminal 16 Pin OBD 2 II Connector Diagnostic Plug DIY Shell Adapter | eBay

Delivery is longer. but price and quality are excellent

Paul

 

[Dutch445]

I got that T-Mobile branded Asus AC-1900 wifi router to tether the Mobley to. Man that thing is powerful. My prior router, a ~5 year old Belkin AC1200 doesn't have nearly the range. I noticed yesterday when I was outside mowing the yard about 200' from the house my phone was still on wifi. Tethering works great with the Mobley and I found a spot to put it a little higher up that gets me better signal. Getting into the 30Mb/s range at times now, although it was down to under 10 this morning. Not complaining at all since we've lived with 1-4 Mb/s DSL for over a year here.

ETA: I think the Mobley must have switched over to a different cell tower. I restarted it and it is back to almost 35Mb/s now.

Rob

are they on Amazon for $79?
dual band gigabit router?

T-Mobile (AC-19) By ASUS Wireless-AC19 Dual-Band Gigabit Router 8862274195 | eBay

 

[Dutch445]

and do i understand these routers , they take the wifi signal from mobley, and rebroadcast it over a higher power router?...
and if so, does the router, ie the asus AC19, have the 5 device limit? or can that now take more devices than the Mobley?

 

[BigBlue1]

and do i understand these routers , they take the wifi signal from mobley, and rebroadcast it over a higher power router?...
and if so, does the router, ie the asus AC19, have the 5 device limit? or can that now take more devices than the Mobley?

Yep! That's the one. Is the same thing as the Asus branded one for $142. Make sure you contact the seller first and confirm that the one you are buying is new. I've seen some comments on the product page at Amazon saying some sellers are selling open box or refurb ones.

While I was out in the shed tonight I checked my phone. Usually on my old router I'd get one wifi bar and it would be enough to run Pandora but not any real browsing. With the new router I had at least 3 bars and was able to pull 18 Mb/s. This is 65 yards from where the router is, on the opposite side of the house and through the sheet metal of the pole barn. Was getting 21 Mb/s inside so it wasn't full speed but still awesome! If this $20/unlimited deal stays around my hopes have been answered for Internet in the country.

Rob

 

[Dutch445]

that sounds awesome, i'm in a similar situation, large pole barn 200' from the house, and we lose signal out there unless near a window..
i'll take your advice and check it out, and buy it if it seems legit!
thanks

 

[BigBlue1]

and do i understand these routers , they take the wifi signal from mobley, and rebroadcast it over a higher power router?...
and if so, does the router, ie the asus AC19, have the 5 device limit? or can that now take more devices than the Mobley?

No. That would be a wifi extender (or repeater). Those intercept the wi-fi signal of a source (like the Mobley or any other wifi router) and send it on further down the line.

The concept of USB tethering is just like hooking a cable modem or DSL modem to a router. The router sees the Mobley coming in as a WAN source and acts as the router to send it out via LAN ports and wifi. You'll end up with two actual wifi networks broadcasting - the Mobley itself and the external router. You can use either of them, but the external router will be more powerful and allow way more connected clients. The TM-AC1900, like pretty much any normal modern wifi router, allows basically unlimited number of clients to connect to. I'm sure there is some limit but it's in the many dozens or hundreds or higher.

Rob