Re: Mobile providers in the US for backup access

[Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuhnke () gmail com>]

ting is owned/run by tucows, who are now also doing a 1Gb (GPON?)
residential single home FTTH project...

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/europe/tags/tucows

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Josh Reynolds <josh () kyneticwifi com> wrote:

> 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.
> > I don't expect much support on a $6 mobile wireless service.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Mike Hammett
> > Intelligent Computing Solutions
> > http://www.ics-il.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Midwest Internet Exchange
> > http://www.midwest-ix.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > 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
> >
> > I had horrible experience when I tried to use Freedom POP many years ago.
> >
> > Their customer service is awful and completely uncooperative. Their
> equipment did not work well
> > in my environment at all.
> >
> > I would not wish them on my worst enemy.
> >
> > Owen
> >
> > > On Apr 20, 2016, at 1:35 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'd look at FreedomPOP's Netgear 341U. $20 - $50 NRC, single digit MRC
> for low usage.
> > > -----
> > > Mike Hammett
> > > Intelligent Computing Solutions
> > > http://www.ics-il.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Midwest Internet Exchange
> > > http://www.midwest-ix.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > >
> > > Dovid