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

[Mark Steffen]

Mikrotik makes some, they have both smaller indoor form factor and 
outdoor dish (if you're way out in the boonies) styles.

On 2024-04-23 10:16 p.m., Jason wrote:
> 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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