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[@CozyLivingMachine]

The Spitz X750 router: amzn.to/49iI9vo Answering Your Questions (Updated 12/2023): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnm9Z3awqpitbcU Your questions answered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfQnX-fh9uNo68 Updated with 5G: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4Wwnop4rquIf5I

[@manp1039]

thanks for the video. You mentioned getting service for $10 per month for you Spitz gateway.. I didnt hear what service or plan you are using to get that. Is is a prepaid plan? which company are you using?

[@soal3415]

@@CozyLivingMachine that's exactly what the ispmint unit looks like. I have a tower T-Mobile runs off. But....I couldn't get service for my phone in my house or on most of my property. Hmmm....

[@kylerwelch11]

I just went to t mobile and they said no way a regular phone sim would work with this. What am I missing?

[@LilRedDog]

I was an OTR truck driver and I did not use a high-gain antenna: I used a flat directional antenna and a Alfa USB adapter. I considered getting a yagi and putting it on a pole to get over the truck stop full of 13'6" trailers but it was so seldom that there was nothing around that my cell phone tethering did not have enough data to bridge those gaps would not suffice I never bothered. (not to mention you lose signal strength the longer the antenna wire is). High-gain antennas just take the typical doughnut shaped transmit shape and flatten it. They can, actually, lower your reception. A flat antenna pointed at the -insert free Wi-Fi hotspot here- is a better choice for distance. Sometimes there would be a hotel around and I would call them and ask, matter of factly, "what is the Wi-Fi password again?". Only one did the front desk ask for my room number and that was a one story mom and pop motel. And I always use a VPN with open/shared hotspots.

[@trone3630]

Wonder if you could please clarify. Flat directional antennas are one thing, But Alfas are omnidirectional. Do you mean that you used a flat-ish dish behind the Alfa? I need to mount something under the eave of a house, about 30 feet from an office, and have an Alfa. I've considered buying a flat directional antenna instead, though, made for outside, with power over ethernet.

[@bigwave_dave8468]

@user-zm7qz5fq2d or a Pringles can...

[@LilRedDog]

@@trone3630 Whoops, linked a URL In my first reply. Just search 'ALFA flat directional antenna'. My ALFA came with 2 antennas and one was flat.

[@brianfreland9065]

this is awesome....jm moving into my own place soon and looking into getting internet for the house and everything is pretty expensive! i know i can add a line to my att plan for 10 bucks a month so this might be the best option for getting internet in my new place! thanks for the info! ill be researching this more and getting this worked out asap! youre the man!

[@mikaylastrube]

find any pros or cons about it?

[@cupidok2768]

who is the 10 dollar internet provider?

[@syntaxicalecho8281]

@@cupidok2768 AT&T, the guy's talking about adding an extra line to his plan to get a SIM card he can throw into the router shown in the video.

[@aperson1181]

@@cupidok2768 he said: "my att plan"

[@TheBibleforYou]

Thanks for showing us about this unit... and for your honest, clear, concise presentation. I just subscribed to your channel and I just purchased one of these units. I'll let you know how it works for me. Thanks again, -Benjamin

[@markwisher9053]

did it work?

[@juliop6610]

Did it work? $10 line?

[@Prfinity]

Did it worj?

[@govinda102000]

That's is what i've done vacationing in Italy and it very cheap there. I've used the same router for 6 years and only $15 per month. Unlimited data and up to 10 devices. Mobile chargable router was $35. and it has a range of 30 feet. Connection/sim card $10 every summer when we get there.

[@adamotak5145]

Do you know if you put the sim-card into this and use it, do you use sim-cards internet or the hotspot portion of your data plan? because my sim-card has unlimited high speed internet but only 50 gb if i hotspot it to another devise from my phone and then gets slow down

[@Stuff_happens]

Yea, Europe’s is way more reasonable with phone data rates. 25€ a month when I was in Kosovo.

[@govinda102000]

@@adamotak5145 I don't know the technical part about it and my brother in law needs to put it in his name on the documents using his ID for some reason even though I have a fiscale number me being a duel citizen. The internet company is what ever the local cell phone shop offers at the time. Usually Tim sim card that I place into the modem. I have never had any data limits or problems and I probably spend 6 hours a day listening to music or watching news.

[@UndeadCandy]

​@@adamotak5145did you ever find out?

[@santino2110]

How does this hold up as a house hold use for video games , phone's and Netflix etc. ?

[@bearco.propertymaintenance6399]

Being from the great white north and technologically illiterate myself I like the fact you “dumb” it down for people like me. Thank you sir

[@stateoftheart2459]

we cant get any meaningfull amount of data for $10 a month in Canada

[@eydiefalkenhagen4434]

Not dumbed down enough for me.

[@victorrodriguez6608]

Very cool! I’ll have to look into one. On that note Mesh is NOT garbage

[@marim9797]

Hello. Thank you for the information. Are you paying 10 bucks a month for the T MObile sim card?

[@theglobalistchannel1471]

Currently in the military. You just saved my butt. Thanks!!!

[@danielsweeney8164]

TTL 128 vs 64 thing is gold ty

[@Shalmaneser1]

Every once in a while I deep dive on port bonding. It's progressing, but the spec for TCP/IP makes VoiP look easy in comparison.

[@billweck3883]

You have no idea how much you've helped me. Thanks for posting. Following, and I don't even travel much.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Happy to help!

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

It looks like you could become your own local area cloud/internet if you have a nice hard drive hooked up. For remote areas.

[@sandramalone3522]

I've never heard of this device, thanks for the info

[@tonyreyes1798]

Try VISIBLE. A wholly owned Verizon company using Verizon towers. Unlimited 4g hotspot data. Yup. No throttling. No data caps. We pay $25/month per phone. Want 5g then $30/month. Been using it for 1 year on the road as a full time rv'er. Awesome. Beats everything out there so far for price and performance imho.

[@Brenda-es3gw]

So helpful! About to go full time and this is exactly what I needed.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Best of luck, you're going to love your new adventure! 😊

[@bennygreene1421]

Just did 2 channel antenna scans, & heck I suddenly have a bunch of TV channels without Firestick

[@carlhammill5774]

Any update? how did it work out

[@Brenda-es3gw]

@@carlhammill5774 It didn’t! Returned mine for a full refund.

[@28Mystry]

So do you just ask your carrier to add a line and they'll give you another sim card? This is amazing dude, thank you!

[@richardbarns9484]

Great video! Clear, concise, and to the point. Thanks!!!

[@AmyMiller-bn9ou]

Thank you for the video! I use homefi which is a bit more expensive than this but I believe its worth it for the fast speeds and consistent connectivity. Ive been a full time RVer for a while now and have no complaints with it.

[@nealpolshuk1]

Will this unit work with mint mobile…since they’re a reseller of t-mobile?

[@cq7415]

Good information and good comment section too. Thanks for sharing.

[@decastring]

Have you ever tested that router with external high-gain antennas (i.e. mounted on the outside of your RV)? I'm curious how well that would work in a more remote setting with weak cell signals. Thanks!

[@CozyLivingMachine]

I have not. I've considered it, but we get service 99.9% of the year, thankfully!

[@bennygreene1421]

Can you put in the Firestick and leave it while scanning Antenna TV channels? Possibility you might get a few extra channels,? Or is thay scan and rescan usually all you need ? I guess Im eventually gonna find out what difference the Firestick makes. Am on no cable. Am new to what Firestick can do.

[@bennygreene1421]

I see no reason to NOT have both an indoor antenna and a Firestick. Might luck up and get something like GRIT TV. Possibly worth a try. In other words, might get extra shows

[@DavidMacchiaW]

The narrow beam signal of a HGA is easily obstructed by hills, trees & buildings, so I do not recommend it for most mobile applications. However a quality external mobile antenna with a grounded base will increase the single range significantly be it, or better a removable connection, may need to be soldered into the router discussed.@@CozyLivingMachine

[@harleyme3163]

better then a lil 9dbi gain one yes your right... unfortuntately most of em are hare wired the the board... get a awus 036H usb device, amploify the signal while your at it :-) mines connected to a 21 dbi antenna... it see's 75 feet away through house walls 8-\

[@heatheryarbrough8730]

Would this work in a 2 story home or only in small paces? Or is there a way to get it to worker in a larger area?

[@jleep2017]

I would get a more powerful one. It also depends on how big of an area.

[@adamotak5145]

So does that mean if i put my sim-card into this and use it, i consume my plan's internet data not my plan's hotspot portion? because my att plan only has only 50gb hotspot which is not unlimited but my plan itself has high speed unlimited internet

[@social_angstiety]

@@adamotak5145 im in the same boat but just with tmobile instead. i have unlimited highspeed for regular phone data but my hotspot is capped at 50gb of data. would love to know if jus inserting my sim is really as simple as this thing is.

[@jbocaneg17611]

Excellent information. Thank you!

[@MrRyanmcmahon]

So to be clear, if your cell phone has no signal in a location than this won't work either, correct?

[@yuriythebest]

correct. unless it uses a different network ( they of course don't have their own cell towers or anything, I mean if for example you are using Vodafone and for some miracle a different operator has a cell tower there). but yeah, to answer your question, if there is no cell service at all then you 100% won't get this to work.

[@Randy-nb6fw]

you can also attach some big ass external antenna to get much better signal range

[@12Djpedro]

The reason why your phone says 5G and only has lte speeds is due to something called Dynamic spectrum sharing. Carriers will label this as something like "nationwide 5g" but it is basically LTE.

[@x-STORMXX-x]

This is really awesome! Thanks for the video.

[@martykong3592]

:) THANKS MUCH and you are local :) Very good to know, and I have a different model of that router without the sim card. very compact and wrks like a charm :) WELL done and much appreciated if I get out on the road again. ALL the BEST and Cheers! :)

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Cheers!! 🤘

[@SimonCU]

If i am not with T mobile does that mean I cannot get the $10 option? You said the $10 sim card is only for the 3rd line but I only need one line and my line provider is from mint mobile. Would this allow me to use a mint mobile sim card and use the $30/month unlimited plan from mint mobile?

[@krin307]

Thank you so much for this info!! I learned SO much! Do you have any issues live video streaming during the day? ie doing zoom calls. I’ll be traveling in an RV and will need to be on zoom calls for about 4 hours, 3 days per week. Wondering if this is my best option?

[@CozyLivingMachine]

I'm glad!! And I have no trouble with streaming on Teams. Some areas are better than others, as with any cellular device, but you can add antennas and such. We haven't had the need to modify it though!

[@krin307]

@@CozyLivingMachine thank you! What kind of antennas could be added to this (if needed)?

[@akiwoo5205]

Does t-mobile now deprioritize instead of throttling? A long time ago I ran out of "high speed data" and my speed was knocked down to a really slow speed, like 1Mbps or less. I've been weary of breaching the high speed data limit since.

[@daviddavis2984]

After 20-30Gb it will run slower than dial up

[@artgutierrez5225]

the problem is the data and being capped when using a cell phone sim. what do you suggest for an unthrottled experience?

[@MmmHuggles]

There's no solution that I've found. T-Mobile has "home internet" on the 5G network for about $50 a month but it's not supposed to be used in a mobile manner.

[@uhoh4961]

If you have unlimited data you're good. This doesnt use mobile hotspot.

[@MmmHuggles]

@@uhoh4961 "Unlimited data" is almost always capped at some amount. They get away with advertising it as unlimited by throttling your bandwidth to worse than dialup speeds or if you're lucky, just deprioritizing your traffic which would likely give you at least ok speeds. My cellular provider says unlimited, but there is an obvious throttling of bandwidth at 1GB then another harder throttle at 10GB and an even harder one at 20GB with a "completely unusable" throttle at about 23GB. Still technically not cut off. I only put up with it because it's cheap and I use home internet a lot.

[@demETXboyz]

@@uhoh4961 not true, most of the “unlimited” plans aren’t unlimited high speed priority data. Most give you 20-30gb high speed and then after you use up that they throttle the hell out of your speeds.

[@user-kg2tc4ml5v]

I wonder if the data you used through the router is counted as hotspot data? This could be critical since my phone plan has unlimited data usage but limited data on using hotspot. If it is counted against my hotspot data, I have to give up on this method.

[@mr.kenslifeshop4034]

So how much is it per month? Or do you just buy the router thing?

[@juneloko98]

4:37 at this moment he gained a subscriber

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Hell yeah. 🤘😎

[@farsky7808]

Hello, would a Verizon SIM card with a prepaid monthly unlimited data plan work with this device? Thanks.

[@johnwalterc]

Mint Mobil is 15$ a month for unlimited everything.

[@denimru4637]

On the Spitz (GL-X750V2) what is the difference in the Cat 4 and the Cat 6 ?

[@bfourney]

Cat is lte category. 6 is slightly faster but still slow compared to cat 12 and cat 16 which in turn is slow compared to 5g

[@ovenman991]

So with this router you can take your phone sim and put into router and will work ?

[@jamarperrin4409]

Hey, how’s it going? Could this work for unlimited tablet plans too?

[@BryanBear5050]

I have not seen any of your videos so maybe you have answered this already but how much power does it draw off your battery bank?

[@megsmoris487]

Id like to know how well this works in remote locations? Im trying to find an inexpensive solution for internet where i don't need to bring a dozen different devices and multiple service carriers. I currently have att as my mobile carrier. Thanks!

[@badbadboy36420]

Where is the best/cheapest 4g place to get real unlimited service for that router? Or which service do you have and is it unlimited?

[@fosterthelife5342]

So this is essentially adding a “hotspot” router to your plan? That’s why it only costs $10/month? Do you alert have unlimited data plans? I have Verizon. Should I use a Verizon SIM card? Another video said put it in your phone to activate it, but I think that would cause problems because it would think that the router is my phone and possibly disconnect my phone? How can I activate it under a new number? Anyone know what a third line on Verizon cost?

[@AdrianaHernandez108]

Do you think that it would work outside the US with a SIM card from the country is in? Like..Phillipines or agrgentina or whatever? Thanks !

[@AriaThereYet]

Dave and I are considering making this switch.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

It's worked quite well for us for a while, and so dang cost-effective!! It's worth trying out and returning if it doesn't work for you.

[@JJstram84]

So do you add a line to you account and get an extra sim card or do you just use the sim card from your phone?

[@titusg4247]

You can do either👍

[@aperson1181]

I get headaches using wireless, is there a way to make it all Ethernet-based?

[@cudaragtop4108]

Nice video, good information. I do have a couple questions though... Doesn't the GL-X750V2 have an IMEI number that lets your Cell provider know that it is not a phone but a HotSpot/Router? Wouldn't they throttle your connection after seeing that it isn't a phone? The IMEI lets them know exactly what type of device it is.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

I believe that the IMEI typically comes up genetic or like any other cellular device. You can also spoof the IMEI through a command if that was to be an issue. The TTL is usually how the carriers tell what the device is, that's why it needs to be changed.

[@conundrumschronicles]

In the Tmobile systems it comes up as "Grey 2g device" which is the generic term for a random device not befitting your major brand names like all those random android brands.

[@OverlandOne]

Do we not have to also change the HL (Hop Limit) for IPV6 too? I thought the TTL was for IPV4 and HL was for IPV6? (I am not even sure what these refer to, ha ha) I have read where people had to disable IPV6 so this type of change would still work but, I am in way over my head myself and trying to set up my internet in my van and just got my GLinet 1300 (Beryl) which runs OpenWRT also. Thanks for your videos.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

There's an updated video here that might possible clear some things up, a little more in depth (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfQnX-fh9uNo68) but I haven't actually tried out IPv6, so thankfully I haven't had to worry about it! Enjoy your new Beryl! 😊

[@alsehl3609]

I don't know where you are "camping" but most campgrounds have poor or non-existent cell coverage. Even ones on the edge of major urban areas! It is as if they purposely not providing service! Even where my house is I can look out my window and see a towe ron the hill at 500 foot higher altitude and yet all 3 carriers provide only 1 bar until you get very close to the tower!

[@abrahamcm3463]

Hey man great vid and since I'm about to move to a new apt abroad with no router except maybe a wifi which isn't enough for my work (I make phone calls through a software in my laptop) will that router help me? could I just hook my laptop to this router with a DSL cable just like any other base router from a provider company ?

[@shadowsandfire]

Thanks for the upload, I'm in Perth Australia, I have 1000/50Mbps FTTP for 149 a month, tis a tad pricey but I move a lot of data and it pays for itself in productivity so I justify it begrudgingly!

[@BradyPatterson]

In case it makes you feel better, your plan is cheap compared to Canada

[@Hippo562]

Hello, how do you get to the settings portion of this router. I am currently trying to change the TTL for Tmobile.

[@user-cj4qn8qm3p]

Im starting off with zero knowledge of wifi internet services and how to get established, Any suggestions to getting this set up would be appreciated. Thanks

[@tonyreyes1798]

Get VISIBLE (Verizon's own reseller company) and get unlimited everything. Hotspot data included. $25/mo per phone is what we pay as fulltime RV'ers. No gadgets. No antennas. No routers. No upfront costs. No contracts. No games of BS. Me likey.

[@bmx3539]

Thanks, man. Great info. I appreciate it.

[@ramstar27]

this is a great video!! I purchased the router you suggested, went to T-mobile but he told me i needed to get an internet plan. He also told me a regular sim card won't work. But he also didn't seem to sure of himself. Will a regular acct. sim work?

[@PhoenixBlacke]

Yes a sim that's activated

[@MaxFriz]

So on any of our Verizon smartphones, they specify hotspot tethering limits. If I take one of my SIM cards and move it to the GLInet 4G LTE router, I'm wondering if Verizon will still consider that to be tethering. Perhaps I will try it out. Very informative video. Thank you!

[@tonyreyes1798]

No tethering limits for hotspot data with Verizons own reseller company called VISIBLE. I pay $25/mo for unlimited 4g everything. $30/mo for unlimited 5g. Been using it in the fulltime RV for a year now. If wife is happy my life is happy. She is happy.

[@denimru4637]

What plan to choose, Essentials, Magenta or Magenta Max? Thoughts on upgrading to the Spitz AX GL-X3000? 4G/5G so if in case the T-mobile and SpaceX partnership works?

[@CozyLivingMachine]

We have the Magenta plan and with VPN usage don't notice a decrease in streaming quality! CAT 4 vs 6 is all about the bands that the device can transmit and receive on, so you'll want to compare to what T-Mobile is going with currently for LTE. The X3000 looks awesome and I can't wait to try it out when they release it again (super backordered, apparently!)

[@stewmiller778]

5G adds the higher frequency you mentioned, line of sight mostly. It also adds a lower frequency to penetrate buildings, etc. (my phone works in the basement now!). That said, the bulk of our data still goes over goes over LTE.

[@jakeglenn2246]

You should assemble these and sell them as a kit. thanks

[@QPSbatch92]

What is the product name and how much per month for unlimited data.. I couldn't find it in your youtube video..Thank you

[@rmak87]

Would the speed of Internet you get an a tablet plan here be effective for streaming security camera footage for a small home w/ 4-5 cameras?

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Some tablet plans may allow you to use the SIM in this device, but often it's just a regular phone plan that is required. You can always try it out though! In theory, it should be no different speed-wise between phone and tablet data, and we had 5 cameras, multiple TVs and two laptops hooked up and no issues at all.

[@JuanaGarcia-ls7]

So your saying that 3 like SIM card will give you hotspot but doesn’t lower the speed if you use to much ?? I have to mobile 2 lines

[@DueceGil]

Thanks I got this it works

[@sinfashion0]

Thank you so much. Good info. But i wanted to know if you can stream Netflix. Gonna live in rv for couple years until we build the house. Any info on that please 🙏

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Netflix works very well, though T-Mobile restricts streaming to 480p. Using a VPN will let you stream full 1080p or 4K, depending on the content!

[@MFFL674]

what is the difference between using this vs just using my phone as a hotspot to connect to? i live in a rural area and cannot afford internet. would this device benefit me if i have an extra phone line i'm not using to connect to or should i just use the phone itself to connect all my house to?

[@MrSummitville]

Not much benefit for you. If you need a dedicated Cellular Router, then the Spitz is for you.

[@vickiehat1074]

​@@MrSummitvillehave you tried it yet

[@clpg6348]

Wait I’m confused so get an extra line buy this and then add the SIM card to it ?

[@daishi15]

what about T-Mobile Home Internet , Verizon 5G Home, and AT&T Internet Air , Your thoughts?

[@CozyLivingMachine]

I like the idea of those, especially if you already have one of those services. The nice thing is that it appears from the sites that none of them will charge you for the modem/router itself, which is great! Lower up front cost, and if you don't already have multiple lines to give you a discount that's definitely going to be the way to go, especially with 5G.

[@booyakashaboy7250]

Looking at dropping straight talk. Considering Visible for $25 a month but saw a YT vid where people were doing just as you suggest, popping in a carrier sim card into a hotspot router as if it were a phone. Visible somehow knew it wasn't a phone but didn't say anything for a while till recently. Then they started sending out TOS violation notices & threats to cancel service. How do they know for sure if its a cell phone or not? Does changing the parameters to 64 handle that? I saw a another YT vid years ago where an RVer somehow hacked a hotspot router & used a cell phone's credentials to trick the network into thinking it was still a cell phone. That hack may be obsolete by now but since some people are still having this kind of issue it might be a work around. Any insight you or anyone could provide would be appreciated.

[@richardc5100]

Any update

[@PhoenixBlacke]

Thats not hacking or anything. You're just putting in a phone or tablets Imei for the hotspot Imei. This device he shows doesn't need that, it just needs the TTL changed. You can do it with netgear also, there's several routers this works with

[@lukerogers4925]

So yes you can change the TTL but how did you spoof the imei and MAC address?

[@daviddavis2984]

They don't the networks register them as "Unknown" Then in a couple months just burn the sim

[@GrantAmann]

hey man, this is a long shot, but you seem super knowledgeable. I have a netgear M1 with an at&t sim. Is this spitz router any better? If I put my sim card in it, will my wifi be better, even if slightly? just looking for a router instead of a hotspot. Thanks for this great video!

[@CozyLivingMachine]

You know, I'd have to say that the signal MIGHT be a little better with this unit, but the Netgear is pretty good as it is. However, for a real upgrade, I'd look at the bigger brother, the Spitz X3000 (there's also a battery powered version of that too). They have dedicated, larger antennas for cellular, MIMO, all that good stuff. They're definitely spendier, but in my experience, it's by FAR worth it. This is my video on that, might be worth a look! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4Wwnop4rquIf5I

[@Jakepf]

I just wanna know how you get the sim car because i have no clue

[@austinpowers1999]

What service provider are you using for $10.00 month?

[@debbiepayne3925]

I get it was Tmobile which i have all but what do we call them and say ? I want to add a hotspot?????

[@Music963]

@@debbiepayne3925yes just ask them you want get a quote on adding a hotspot upgrade , How much is your hot spot Do you have one for $10 unlimited ?

[@jacoblittleton5980]

Never ask for hotspot, you'll be throttled from the start. Get a tablet line

[@dskains]

did you even watch the video?

[@ohamberjo]

@@dskainstoo funny

[@drgnmsr]

So, if I wanted to make sure I have redundancy, I could buy two and use two different SIM cards, so when I am in a dead zone for one, I could literally just switch to the other! Also, I think with that Ethernet out port, a tech person could potentially plug in their own router to boost there signal to go farther away from the router, connect a NAS, etc.

[@bernadettealmarez3563]

Hi what kind of SIM card do I get? For the router

[@sherylr5007]

Hi. When I found your video I was researching how to send faxes from home without a phone line and without having to pay a monthly fee for an efax provider. I'm not too techie, but could I use an RJ-11 phone cable or USB cable to connect that router to a laptop to send faxes? If so, I'm just not sure what the dialing interface would be or how to send my pdf document. Would I still need additional software? Any help would be appreciated and coffee's on me.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Hi Sheryl! Unfortunately, without a phone land line you won't be able to send/receive faxes. That technology relies on that service, whereas the Spitz router here is a cellular modem. I have noticed that there are a few e-fax services online that offer a certain amount of faxes for free, so that may be an option. www.metrofax.com shows $10 for a few hundred faxes per month! I believe that the technology behind faxing requires a hard phone line, for whatever reason!

[@assmullet]

Imagine the profit that these big companies are raking in. Ridiculous

[@theflatlandfanatic1158]

I'm not a techie. So to do this all I need to do is add a line to my account and order a SIMM card? Do you have to activate the SIMM card in anyway?

[@kenschmidt1111]

I just checked my TMobile account. To see if I could add a line and get just the Sim card. It stated that it is not compatible with mobile hotspots? Did you have to get your Sim with a phone?

[@natsarimlife9508]

Hi can I pull in tv like Amazon prime, internet tv. I do not have cable. But internet is 90 a month and this would be a great help if I could get rid of that monthly bill. Thanks for sharing Margaret

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Hello! Absolutely, Amazon Prime, Netflix, KZbin, etc. It's great for anything you'd want to do on the internet. Now, if you're streaming on multiple devices at the same time, things might get a little slower, but it worked for us for years! Good luck!

[@willhallmedia]

How did you get a SIM card? Mine is requiring me to put in the IMEI number and won’t let me just purchase a sim

[@VTwin4Christ]

Have you opened the unit? I am curious if the circuit boards inside have antenna connectors for both LTE and WiFi... Or if someof them are circuit board antenna. I would love to move that to a different case with more antenna. Also... Do they make a dual SIM unit??

[@franciscoharo5492]

No one is a sim unit and the other is memory just the same as some older phones they always had two slots

[@patgoffart9096]

Is this good for a small business using square services, posting pics on Facebook, and using a business phone and personal phone, and watching Netflix when not busy

[@manumartinezkcxu]

t mobile is offering family plan (2 phones) but asked about tablet but has no phone chip for tablet but data chip will that work on the router?

[@33yoal]

Excellent video. I'm an open source user; Linux, DD-Wrt, and gli-net routers recently. Also a TMobile customer. So the question is, doesn't TMobile monitor data amounts that the router is using and then throttle down, or at least give a warning? I had to use my phone as a hot spot a while ago when visiting a "slow" friend that doesn't believe he needs internet at home, and got a warning from TMobile about dropping my speed to 3g levels...BTW, I own 2 gli-net routers and love the interface. I use PIA vpn with wireguard since I didn't want the speed restrictions of Open VPN.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Check out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfQnX-fh9uNo68

[@meowtube2000]

I have Yeacomme router, paid 99.00 for it, had it for 2 yrs, use a visible wireless card, I can use it for all of our TVs and cameras, I have 2 of these, but recently Ive been told that Visible is cutting down on people using them as home internet in routers, Mine still works, I pay $15.00 a month for my service it was a deal I got, for 12 months, then it goes to $25 I am looking into getting a better router and probably have to go to another since Visible has caught on to this neat thing. I need to be able to upload on KZbin and work online and have good internet, Is this the router I need? T mobile sucks out here btw

[@mikekenney1947]

Thanks for making a mystery intelligible for a newbie

[@videoeditoranimation1714]

This is working in my smart-home. But it's definitely slower than I'm used to. How can I speed it up?

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

So if you buy this and your plan has unlimited data but only 30GB of Hotspot Data, which type of data do these use? regular data or hotspot? Like if i buy this and use it, will my computer only be able to use 30GB before it goes slow?

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Unlimited data, exactly like a cell phone.

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

Ok thank you, I'm buying one

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

I just bought it and it works really good, thank you

[@CozyLivingMachine]

@DARK_AMBIGUOUS enjoy!!

[@seths-bullitt]

So what plan sim are you running magenta?

[@Bluponi]

Great video... So if someone can help me understand... The white router that he is holding up... Is that a booster antenna to be able to connect to other open WIFI networks, is it like a dedicated cell phone modem ? Or is it a 4 G hotspot ? He mentioned that you have to put in a SIM card to make it work, so I'm thinking you have to have a carrier like TMobile...

[@CozyLivingMachine]

It is essentially a little hotspot! This allows you to add any regular phone SIM card (such as Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile) in and use it like a regular hotspot instead of requiring a typical, expensive data plan!

[@mickiemccomic3806]

@@CozyLivingMachine so question, would you have to use a hotspot plan or a mobile phone plan?

[@ZeroFun]

@@mickiemccomic3806 mobile phone plan. Add a line and put the sim in the router.

[@LilRedDog]

The specs say those are cellular antennas. Which means the wi-fi antennas are internal.

[@HMFamilyLife]

@@ZeroFun But TMobile is $50 per month? How is it $10?

[@LittleMissIssues]

I don't want 5G anyway! But I am a phone customer of Metro which I think is T Mobile?? This seems like it would be perfect for me, as I just moved into a garage studio apartment, and I really can't afford comcast and all their extra stuff....I upload to youtube, and watch movies on prime or youtube. I hope this is all I need! Thank you for the information!!

[@CJoyArt]

Thanks for this video! Can this be used in a home instead of Spectrum?

[@CozyLivingMachine]

Yes, absolutely!

[@EKKOdocker]

I think the included plug is a wall plug which unfortunately forces always running the inverter. Have you found a DC plug for it? I currently tether an Iphone to a GLi Slate which is DC powered thru USB-C but like your SIM solution.

[@CozyLivingMachine]

The only idea that I've seen for that is to wire up a DC to DC converter, which probably wouldn't be terrible, but because we run our inverter 24/7 we haven't worried about it too much! With a smaller setup, I've certainly considered it!

[@EKKOdocker]

@@CozyLivingMachine Thanks! Makes sense you’re running the inverter full time. I try to conserve and run the inverter only as needed as part time boondockers, although with 640Ah of lithium not exactly hurting. On DC, it’d be a no brainer.

[@verogrant3105]

You can do the same thing with the Mofi

[@lauradaniels6173]

How many GB per month does T-Mobile give you with their Sim Card?

[@montyfilms3]

Hi! Great video I have a small question. Would this be good to use in a home? Currently we are paying $175/mo. We would love to use this but we are not sure if it will cover a house, please let me know! Thanks! Awesome video !

[@CozyLivingMachine]

I have used this method for a few years and it definitely works for me, though we live in an RV. I would have to recommend you get one and try it out where you can return if necessary, but personally I would definitely use it in a house!

[@RobertBullock]

T-Mobile Home Internet is $50 if you can get it and gets 55-60mbps but you won’t be throttled. I had it, never was. Family of 4; 2 teens. Always worked well.

[@LilRedDog]

How big is your house and how many floors?

[@lukewright3095]

Just an FYI -EIOT club@@LilRedDog Runs off of Verizon T-Mobile and AT&T towers Dope asshit

[@rjlaxvespa1742]

I got one of the T-Mobile hotspots, I could never get it to connect, so I brought it back, maybe I should have put an exterior antenna on it?? I was buying some other stuff at the time and the guy was nice enough to let me just take it home try it and bring it back in the next day or two if it didn't work for me... there's lots of interference there's a huge high voltage electric line from DWP that goes from the West Los Angeles area through the oil fields into the South Bay, or wherever DWP stops...

[@JuanaGarcia-ls7]

Does it work for movies does it hold it

[@titusg4247]

Does this device have an antenna socket in it? Would be good to install in a motorhome and hook up an antenna to it to boost the LTE signal.

[@mikemeetstec]

Does this provide better speed than just using a phone that’s on the same network? I understand it’s dedicated.. just asking for clarification.