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    Backup ISP - 4G

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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403
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      I've not used cellular for backup ISP, but direct point to point over radio 10/10.

      Just enough to "keep the lights on" so to speak.

      It was functional for the use case of a bucket truck ripping 6 poles out of the ground and cutting fiber for a quarter mile.

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      • AdamFA
        AdamF
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        I just called Century Link. (the other provider in our area) They offer 80/10 for $75/month. That's not terrible. Maybe that would be a the best option.

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          mattbagan
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          @fuznutz04 I have cradlepoints at 13 locations, running on the Verizon network. They work okay for our smaller stores. They have saved me quite a few times with outages.

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          • brandon220B
            brandon220
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            I have a 20/20 fiber connection as primary and another via cable modem as a backup. Works great and keeps everyone working if it does fail over. Don't see any reason why a cellular connection wouldn't work the same. I set up a site for a friend on cellular only and he gets a constant 80 mbps down and decent uploads. Been working fine for a few months. It uses the LB1120 from Netgear.

            https://www.netgear.com/home/products/mobile-broadband/lte-modems/default.aspx

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            • AdamFA
              AdamF @brandon220
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              @brandon220 said in Backup ISP - 4G:

              s great and keeps everyone working if it does fail over. Don't see any reason why a cellular connection wouldn't work the same. I set up a site for a friend on cellular only and he gets a constant 80 mbps down and decent uploads. Been working fine for a few months. It uses the LB1120 from Netgear.

              I looked at that one. It seems to be a popular choice. Any specific plan with a specific carrier?

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              • EddieJenningsE
                EddieJennings
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                I've heard folks on our network team talk about "CradlePoint," so we use it, and I believe it is what's used as a backup Internet connection for our sites.

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                • brandon220B
                  brandon220 @AdamF
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                  @fuznutz04 He used att and added it to his personal plan for $10/month. They have it billed as a "hotspot". He showed me the bill because I didn't believe him.

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                  • brandon220B
                    brandon220 @EddieJennings
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                    @EddieJennings Cradlepoint routers are popular and work good but are a lot more expensive.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      4G is so slow, rarely is it worth it. Slow enough that you often send people home, anyway.

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                      • wrx7mW
                        wrx7m
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                        I have a cradlepoint AER2200 setup with an AT&T connection at a location across town at a warehouse that gets occasional use. We were going to be using handheld wireless bar code scanners that needed connection to our ERP server. I created an IPSec tunnel to our main office and used an ACL to only limit the correct ports to the server here. Anyway, the connection has been reliable even though it doesn't get much use.

                        They were going to move out of that location and I was happy because I was going to use the cradlepoint in the main office as a backup, but more for out-of-band management, than for the whole company. Now we have at least another 6 months at that location, so I might end up getting a new one for here anyway. We'll see.

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