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

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April 23, 2024 at 10:03 PM, "Jason - jasonpa at gmail.com" <sswymqqeyacvpkylygowdexscvndjc at simplelogin.co> wrote:

Theres a pile of wisps in KW there's CloudWifi and DataCity and probably one or two others I know CloudWifi has had a lot of time to mature and has a pretty reasonable service and they have a lot of coverage for a small startup.

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> Hey all,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Would appreciate any suggestions!
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> Thanks,
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> Jason
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