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

[BigBlue1]

Most devices can be administered via ethernet or wifi. Assuming your Netgear is new (do a factory hard reset if it is used/refurb) then just connect to the default SSID and go to the admin URL from whatever device you have that supports a browser. Not sure if a LB1120 is identical, but the MR1100/M1 has http://192.168.1.1/index.html for the admin URL. Download the owner's manual for your device from the Netgear website and it will tell you for sure and tell you what the default admin credentials are (likely admin/admin).

As for DNS, I never specify things... I just rely on the ISP (cell provider in this case) and use their default.

Rob

 

[jcummins]

Got an ethernet connector coming that I can go tablet to modem. Want this to be straight forward as possible.

 

[jcummins]

Instructions imply you have to connect via wire.... Not wifi.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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

AT&T gave me a 16 digit unlock code today, and said I need to put a non at&t sim in the mobley to unlock it. This makes no sense.

Looks like a device unlock, not sim unlock.

 

[BigBlue1]

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

AT&T gave me a 16 digit unlock code today, and said I need to put a non at&t sim in the mobley to unlock it. This makes no sense.

Looks like a device unlock, not sim unlock.

Yes, that sounds like unlocking the device itself so that it can be used with other carriers. Not what you want. You want the PUK codes. Personal Unblocking Key. When you ask AT&T make sure to ask about SIM, not the Mobley. Best if you don't even mention Mobley, I think.

Rob

 

[BigBlue1]

Instructions imply you have to connect via wire.... Not wifi.

Does the LB1120 not have its own wifi capability? If it doesn't then something has to be plugged in directly via ethernet. But that could be your own wifi router, which you can likely use from your tablet over wifi:

tablet --wifi--> wifi router --eth--> LB1120

Power up the LB1120
Connect your wifi router via eth to the LB1120 (using the WAN port on your router)
Power up your wifi router

Then follow the LB1120 instructions:

To access the modem痴 web pages:
1.Launch a web browser from a device that is connected to the modem.The device can be a computer that is directly connected to the modem or a client from a router that is connected to the modem.
2.In the address field of your browser, enter http://192.168.5.1.The limited Dashboard page displays.
3.To access the full Dashboard page and other pages, do the following:Get Started17LTE Modem LB1120 and LB1121
a.In the Sign In field, enter the modem痴 admin password.See the modem label for the default password

Try it from your tablet connected via wifi to the

 

[TractorGuy]

Does the LB1120 not have its own wifi capability? If it doesn't then something has to be plugged in directly via ethernet. But that could be your own wifi router, which you can likely use from your tablet over wifi:

tablet --wifi--> wifi router --eth--> LB1120

Power up the LB1120
Connect your wifi router via eth to the LB1120 (using the WAN port on your router)
Power up your wifi router

Then follow the LB1120 instructions:



Try it from your tablet connected via wifi to the

The LB1120 is wired only. You have to connect it to a wireless router or direct to computer etc. via a network cable.

 

[kcflhrc]

The initial config on the LB1120 has to be done wired, there is no wifi. After the initial config you can access it through your router via wifi. This works for me, my router is a Netgear also. Keep in mind also that if you do any kind of firmware upgrade on the LB1120 you will need to enter the PIN or PUK Code again.

 

[TractorGuy]

This LB1120 I got was pretty much a waste of time. It's back down to 3G speeds. It reports a slower speed every time I check it. It may be I am getting throttled but my Velocity never says 3G no matter how slow it got?

 

[jcummins]

Don't like hearing that. With the success of others.....anyone with an idea what would cause that?... Other than throttling.

 

[TractorGuy]

Well, it's obvious to me now I am experiencing problems with the tower I get my signal from. I tried restarting the Netgear modem and it wouldn't connect at all. I swapped my sim card back to the Velocity and had the same results. After a spell it reconnected. This is not the first time I've had these problems. I think in my case I am going to have to buy a double yagi setup and point it at the closer tower off an outdoor mast.

 

[kcflhrc]

My Netgear unexpectedly for unknown reasons went into 3G mode last for a while, was only running about 6 meg down. All is well today with no intervention on my part and I'm back to 50 meg down. Could have been tower congestion with all the crap going on or maybe just tower maintenance, who knows. I' m still very pleased for $22 a month.

 

[jcummins]

Well I got the Netgear and this is the story with AT&T for what it's worth to anybody interested.

It took me awhile to find where to chat with AT&T about getting the PUK code but once I found that I started a chat session and went through about three technicians and finally they gave me the PUK code. It did not work. I established another chat session and a different Tech and they said that was just recently assigned PUK code and it should work within 30 minutes. He said you need to wait 30 minutes and then it will work. Even ask for the PUK code which I gave to him and that he verified. So I waited 30 minutes and you guessed it it did not work.

The Netgear was telling me that the PUK code was simply invalid. I decided to put it back into the Mobley to see if I get different results and I did, itsaid that the PUK code needed to be 8 digits long and I had a 7 digit code. I may have wrote the PUK code down wrong but since I give it to him a second time and they verified it it told me they had written it down wrong before they give it to me. So a third chat session and this time the guy give me a the PUK code again and it was eight digits long it had a missing digit in it and they also give me a SECOND PUK code, the PUK2 code.

Using this tablet with a ethernet adapter is kind of a squirrely process it's just not as good as a laptop but I'm making it work. Finally I got the Netgear set up got the internet connected and then it dropped off. Said at one point I didn't even have a SIM card installed it was acting very very flaky. But then everything settled down and seemed like I was good to go. Not sure what that issue was and I hope it doesn't come back but it sure was a confusing the issue there for a bit.

Now the problem I have is I can't get the router to work with this Netgear. First off I had the trendnet set to WISP mode and realizing that's not correct I switch to a router mode and the DCHP I left with the Netgear and turned off in the trendnet. The trendnet is is seeing the Netgear and shows the internet connection with the Netgear IP number. I cannot get to the internet through the trendnet I'm not sure what the problem is there I've got to do more head-scratching.

 

[jcummins]

BTW... Netgear speed seems the same as the Mobley and that is a major disappointment. Hopefully it will be stable....the Mobley was getting worse and worse with.. No internet.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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

Let your netgear be your home network, and hook up router as an access point for wireless.
Wisp is not correct.

 

[kcflhrc]

The DHCP addresses in the Netgear Modem start with 192.168.5.20 through 99 by default with the gateway being .1. My Netgear Router DHCP starts with 192.168.1.2 with the gatewat being .1. I have the DHCP turned on both by default and it works fine. My Netgear router is pulling IP address 192.168.5.69 from the Modem. You will need DHCP turned on in the modem or put it in bridge mode.

 

[jcummins]

DHCP is on in the Netgear, it is not on the trend net. I did change the number assignment to 192.168.5.101 thru 199. Here is a snapshot of the trend net Internet configuration... And it has the netgear as the gateway.

 

[TractorGuy]

The good news in all of this is they don't seem to care what we put the sim in and we are still getting a steal of a deal.

It sounds like some of us (me) have been blaming the unit on tower issues. I just figured out I have a tower closer than the direction I am getting my signal from. On top of that it is more rural than the one I have my unit pointed at. The catch for me is the better tower is on the garage end of my house. I think my next move is to go to an outside antenna which makes the Netgear a better choice since it has exposed external antenna inputs.

 

[kcflhrc]

DHCP is on in the Netgear, it is not on the trend net. I did change the number assignment to 192.168.5.101 thru 199. Here is a snapshot of the trend net Internet configuration... And it has the netgear as the gateway. View attachment 645344

I may be misunderstanding what you are trying to accomplish but why is the DHCP on the Netgear when you are connecting wireless to the Trend Net? I think you have your config backwards but that's my opinion. How is a wireless device going to pull an IP from the Trend Net when you have DHCP turned off in that device?

 

[jcummins]

As you said... I agree. It is the way I had it set with the mobley....and the way I tried it first. Something erred out, but I'm wondering if it had to do with all the other issues. I need to retry that. But got something new now.... The trendnet says internet connection is there.. On..in the configuration page... .. But logging on and trying to use it, it is not.