Re: Mobile providers in the US for backup access

[Josh Reynolds <josh () kyneticwifi com>]

Ting's support is the BEST support I've ever had in the IT industry. I
event ended up in a long discussion with one of the reps about custom
roms :P

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
> *shrugs* Seems to work here, though if Ting uses T-Mo and Sprint, I suppose Ting's more likely to have a good signal.
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> I don't expect much support on a $6 mobile wireless service.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Owen DeLong" <owen () delong com>
> To: "Mike Hammett" <nanog () ics-il net>
> Cc: "NANOG" <nanog () nanog org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 1:42:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Mobile providers in the US for backup access
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> I had horrible experience when I tried to use Freedom POP many years ago.
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> Their customer service is awful and completely uncooperative. Their equipment did not work well
> in my environment at all.
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> I would not wish them on my worst enemy.
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> Owen
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> > On Apr 20, 2016, at 1:35 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
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> > I'd look at FreedomPOP's Netgear 341U. $20 - $50 NRC, single digit MRC for low usage.
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> > Mike Hammett
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> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > From: "Dovid Bender" <dovid () telecurve com>
> > To: "NANOG" <nanog () nanog org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 1:16:56 PM
> > Subject: Mobile providers in the US for backup access
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> > A while ago some people mentioned that some US carriers have basic internet
> > plans for backup access to their equipment. A few questions:
> > 1) Do they give you a public IP per connection or do you tunnel back to a
> > central location and then connect via the tunnel?
> > 2) Which carriers offer this and what kind of devices do you use to
> > connect? Is it simply a GSM card on a "MyFi" like device? We have lots of
> > Pi's out there that we want backup access to.
> > 3) Can you send off list contacts and pricing that you have gotten in the
> > past?
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> > TIA.
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> > Dovid