[kwlug-disc] Backup LTE/5G Internet Recommendations

[Jason]

Looks like it's through Loblaws (ew) but the actual network is Bell, so
that's good for redundancy.  So if Rogers has (another) outage, I could
fail over to this connection.

Any recommendations for a cellular modem?

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 10:08 p.m. Mark Steffen <mark at steffen.ca> wrote:

> noname for $29/month is 25GB or so, probably the lowest.
>
> On 2024-04-23 10:03 p.m., Jason wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > So I'd like to get a backup internet connection for my house that is
> > wireless, and I could use some recommendations. My wife and I mainly
> > work from home, so having a backup on a different provider just in
> > case, would be really handy in case there is an outage.  In a pinch we
> > can always use our phones as hotspots to keep working, but that would
> > only work with our laptops and not the rest of the house.
> >
> > Also, I'd like to drop my landline and physical alarm system that I'm
> > paying monthly for, and just set something up with Home Assistant that
> > can message me if there's a problem. I already have battery backup for
> > my servers, but if the internet hard line gets cut (for example), or
> > the power goes down, I want to make sure it can at least alert me that
> > there's a problem.  That's the other reason I'd like to get a wireless
> > backup.
> >
> > I know I can hook in a WAN failover on my pfSense firewall. I'd just
> > need some kind of wireless modem and a SIM on a non-Rogers carrier,
> > that can hook into my setup via Ethernet.
> >
> > Any recommendations for wireless modems, or carrier plans? I'd prefer
> > not to get something that is locked to a specific carrier, and would
> > like to get a data-only plan that has a reasonable amount of data
> > (like 10GB/month) but not crazy if I go over that.  Again, this is for
> > backup only.
> >
> > Would appreciate any suggestions!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason
> >
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