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

[buckeyefarmer]

You don't need both but since you're asking and they have two why not get them both? Who knows when or how it might become useful later or if AT&T stops giving them out at some point.

Rob

I couldn’t get them to give me the code.

 

[BigBlue1]

I couldn稚 get them to give me the code.

Try again. Better luck with another support rep.

 

[TractorGuy]

My Mobley died over the past few weeks, a reboot and it would work for a little while, then "no internet".. I took Ron's advice, and bought a refurb
Netgear Nighthawk and got my PUK code from ATT chat, pretty simple to get that going. It is a little different than the Mobley in that once
you hook it to a router, you no longer have wifi with the Nighthawk, it turns into more of a true modem.
Once i fiddled around with the ASUS cellspot to get that working, speeds are great, the Mobley was typically running in the high teens for
speed, but running thru the Asus router i can't complain about these!!!

You must be very close to a tower to get those speeds.

I switched my sim to a ZTE Velocity back before they started locking the sim cards. I didn't have to do anything but switch the sim and turn it on.

A while back I bought a Netgear LB1120 based on these speed increase claims and it didn't get any better than the Velocity. It was a little more involved to get it going. Along about the same time I think I was experiencing tower issues and speeds were dropping off to near nothing. At the end of the day I switched back to the Velocity and for the last few weeks or longer it has been back to a stable 15 Mbps.

Not sure what I will do with the Netgear modem if anything. I was gearing up to try it with a yagi antenna but not sure I will unless my Velocity starts to get flaky again.

I drove over by the nearest tower one day to see how it did on my phone and got 90+ Mbps on the phone.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

So I think the jig is up. I'd been using mobley happily for a couple of years, but at the beginning of the summer it started timing out after two hours. Very distinctive behavior: it wouldn't allow new connections although existing connections would stay connected. It allowed traffic to Google though, and pinging sites on the Internet worked.

So I bought a Netgear modem, got my PIN Unlock Code from AT&T customer support, unlocked the PIN, installed the modem. Works great, faster than ever. However, after two hours I get the same lockup. The only improvement is I can reset the connection from my device with the Netgear modem, I don't have to walk upstairs.

All I can conclude is that AT&T is messing with me at the tower.

 

[BigBlue1]

Do you have devices on your network that regularly generate traffic? Or does your Internet connection sit idle for long periods? Wondering if the issue is some type of inactivity timeout at AT&T's end or maybe even in your Netgear. My Nighthawk M1 has wifi and Internet standby settings. If you have devices that constantly connect over the Internet that's probably not on the right track.

*Knock on wood* My setup is still working happily.

Rob

 

[cqaigy2]

Mine is still working. It's not happy when the house gets to 80F though. I've had to restart it a few times since the warmer weather.

 

[kcflhrc]

I moved my Mobley SIM to a Netgear LB1120 with a Nighthawk router behind it a few months back and have had no issues at all. Other than when the power goes out I have to put in the PIN Code to reactivate it but that's it. I have a wifi thermostat and surveillance system that generate traffic regularly and never an issue.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Do you have devices on your network that regularly generate traffic? Or does your Internet connection sit idle for long periods? Wondering if the issue is some type of inactivity timeout at AT&T's end or maybe even in your Netgear. My Nighthawk M1 has wifi and Internet standby settings. If you have devices that constantly connect over the Internet that's probably not on the right track.

*Knock on wood* My setup is still working happily.

Rob

The Netgear modem I am using has a "keepalive" function where it automatically generates traffic every 15 minutes to keep the connection alive. Plus I generate plenty on my own. The connection will cut out on my when I'm in the middle of doing something.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

I moved my Mobley SIM to a Netgear LB1120 with a Nighthawk router behind it a few months back and have had no issues at all. Other than when the power goes out I have to put in the PIN Code to reactivate it but that's it. I have a wifi thermostat and surveillance system that generate traffic regularly and never an issue.

On your Netgear if you go to Settings-Mobile-Sim Security and deactivate SIM security you won't have to put your PIN code in every time it boots.

 

[kcflhrc]

On your Netgear if you go to Settings-Mobile-Sim Security and deactivate SIM security you won't have to put your PIN code in every time it boots.

Thanks, I will give that a shot

 

[fiddlearound]

Can someone tell me the secret to turning "off" the energy saver switch? Mine turns off every 30 minutes and then I have to cut power for it to reset. Thanks.

 

[BigBlue1]

This page may provide some good info for you:

AT&T Connected Car $2/month Mobley Unlimited Data Plan - Mobile Internet Resource Center

Rob

 

[fiddlearound]

Thanks, Rob. I'm trying to use the site right now. We've just used the Mobley in the RV or truck, but I'm having trouble with my ATT hot spot WiFi and am now trying to use it in the house. Very frustrating when it sleeps every 30 minutes.

 

[TractorGuy]

My ZTE Velocity has started having to be restarted every time I let it sit unused for a while. I have it set to never sleep. Seems to stay on as long as I'm using it but if I don't use it for a while I have to restart it to wake it up. Nothing on the screen to indicate it isn't connected but it won't connect without restart.

I wonder if there is anything in my GL AR300 router that can be used to ping the modem every so often to keep it awake?

 

[kcflhrc]

I never had the sleep issue with the Mobley but have since moved the SIM to a Netgear LB1120 and still no issues with it going to sleep with a Nighthawk Router behind it.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Can someone tell me the secret to turning "off" the energy saver switch? Mine turns off every 30 minutes and then I have to cut power for it to reset. Thanks.

This is AT&T messing with Mobley customers. About a year and a half ago they pushed out a software update that makes it impossible to turn off the energy saver, the most you can do is set it to two hours. To configure the Mobley you need to be connected directly to it with WIFI (ie not using another router). Put in 192.168.2.1 to your browser. That will get you to the configuration page. You can then set the timeout to 120 minutes.

 

[newbury]

My ZTE Velocity has started having to be restarted every time I let it sit unused for a while. I have it set to never sleep. Seems to stay on as long as I'm using it but if I don't use it for a while I have to restart it to wake it up. Nothing on the screen to indicate it isn't connected but it won't connect without restart.

I wonder if there is anything in my GL AR300 router that can be used to ping the modem every so often to keep it awake?

If you've a windows computer on 24/7 try Pinginfoview or write a simple .bat file.

 

[TractorGuy]

If you've a windows computer on 24/7 try Pinginfoview or write a simple .bat file.

I thought about that. I have been leaving my PC on more than I should but I prefer to shut it down every night.

This morning I checked and it was connected and ready to go so maybe I will go through another good spell.

I had another thought but I don't know if it's possible. I have one Wyze Cam on my network that records clips to the cloud. If I could get that to send a recording every few minutes that should keep it alive.

Edit: After sitting idle most of the day it was still on ready when I tried just now. Fingers crossed I'm over having to restart 3 times a day for a while.

 

[fiddlearound]

Thanks, I'll try that.

 

[Dutch445]

i'm getting some disruptions of the setup, (nighthawk M1, into Asus Tm1900) believe it's something to do with the Asus router,
and maybe it's a setting,
it just stops and a reboot and it comes back, then stops again,

do these log entries from the ASUS router mean anything ?


Aug 11 19:00:01 ntp: start NTP update
Aug 11 19:59:57 ntp: start NTP update
Aug 11 20:59:57 ntp: start NTP update
Aug 11 21:59:59 ntp: start NTP update
Aug 11 22:04:49 rc_service: httpd 770:notify_rc start_autodet
Aug 11 22:05:04 rc_service: httpd 770:notify_rc restart_wireless
Aug 11 22:05:14 kernel: wl_module_init: passivemode set to 0x0
Aug 11 22:05:14 kernel: wl_module_init: txworkq set to 0x1
Aug 11 22:05:14 kernel: eth1: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11 Wireless Controller 6.37.14.86 (r456083)
Aug 11 22:05:14 kernel: eth2: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11 Wireless Controller 6.37.14.86 (r456083)
Aug 11 22:05:50 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4
Aug 11 22:05:50 TM-AC1900: start httpd
Aug 11 22:05:50 kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4 (2017-11-25 00:48:18 CST)
Aug 11 22:05:51 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules(/tmp/nat_rules_eth0_eth0)!