*shrugs* Seems to work here, though if Ting uses T-Mo and Sprint, I suppose Ting's more likely to have a good signal.
I don't expect much support on a $6 mobile wireless service. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen DeLong" <o...@delong.com> To: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> Cc: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 1:42:44 PM Subject: Re: Mobile providers in the US for backup access I had horrible experience when I tried to use Freedom POP many years ago. Their customer service is awful and completely uncooperative. Their equipment did not work well in my environment at all. I would not wish them on my worst enemy. Owen > On Apr 20, 2016, at 1:35 PM, Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > I'd look at FreedomPOP's Netgear 341U. $20 - $50 NRC, single digit MRC for > low usage. > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dovid Bender" <do...@telecurve.com> > To: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 1:16:56 PM > Subject: Mobile providers in the US for backup access > > A while ago some people mentioned that some US carriers have basic internet > plans for backup access to their equipment. A few questions: > 1) Do they give you a public IP per connection or do you tunnel back to a > central location and then connect via the tunnel? > 2) Which carriers offer this and what kind of devices do you use to > connect? Is it simply a GSM card on a "MyFi" like device? We have lots of > Pi's out there that we want backup access to. > 3) Can you send off list contacts and pricing that you have gotten in the > past? > > TIA. > > Dovid