Unless something has changed in the last 6 months or so since I last installed one - the Sierra Wireless PCIe modems are still stuck using the serial PPP interface in ROS which limits the speeds. If you want to check out the line-of-sight, the Ubiquiti Airlink tool is very handy - https://airlink.ubnt.com/#/ - of course it doesn't natively support the Mikrotik range, but can serve as a good enough tool to figure out if you have a clear LOS. I am a big fan of the SXTLTE, if you have any chance of hitting the 1800MHz 4G tower, I would suggest giving that a go. -----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Paul Julian Sent: Monday, 9 January 2017 2:28 PM To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au Subject: [MT-AU Public] Telstra Mobile Options Hi All, I know this has been talked about before and I have been playing around with some options but I was hoping I could draw on some real life experiences from others. I am trying to get a decent Telstra Mobile signal in a rural area, doing my research I can see that there is a Telstra Mobile site 31 km's away which supports 3G 850Mhz and 4G 700Mhz. There is another site which is 24km away which has 3G 850Mhz and 4G 1800Mhz on it, I think the first site would be a better line of sight then the closer one. My iPhone 6 drifts between 2-3 bars of 3G and sometimes 1 bar of 4G at the location, however data speed is pretty sad at around 1.5-2Mbit/s when it actually works. Currently I am using a Routerboard 411U with a Sierra Wireless MC8705 PCIe modem and a 7dbi omni antenna which is external, I figure it's only connecting to the 850Mhz 3G as it only supports that band out of the bands available at the towers. I have thought about using the SXTLTE model as it supports 1800Mhz but would that do the job as only one site supports 1800Mhz and I am not 100% sure which site I am actually reaching at the moment ? What would people suggest in this case ? Should I upgrade to a newer modem and stick with the existing setup and if so which one ? Should I use a better antenna ? I would appreciate any suggestions as I need to get some reliable data there and am hoping to get around 5-10Mbit/s if at all possible. Thanks Paul _______________________________________________ Public mailing list Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au