Helium 5G Demo Deployment

[@nikr8131]

Awesome video to visualize the whole installation process of the 5G deployment !! THIS IS THE CONTENT I LOVE AND NEED !! You are my go to for help for 5G and LoRa, really appreciate all your videos and information that you share !!

[@thegristleking]

Right on Nik, more to come!

[@shangtsung9973]

I'm feeling the mullet

[@kickboyart4155]

Great video GK! Stoked for 5G.

[@thegristleking]

LF5G!

[@gorillos1]

Hello! I am wondering how did you take a picture of the Azimuth degrees and elevation degrees of your radio? How did you take a picture if its already up their on the pole and how did you register the Radio? Did you register without the Pictures? Thanks. Gerry

[@thegristleking]

Hi Gerry, we used a giant fairly unstable ladder and a camera extender.

[@jamisonmunn9215]

Lol I was wondering the same thing.

[@carlbreeden9074]

How long before it starts to carry the 5G network? Thanks.

[@thegristleking]

I mean, you can use it right now, but T-mobile going live is the next big step.

[@carlbreeden9074]

@@thegristleking no 5G is being passed at the moment was told over a year from now once they have an idea of how fast the network builds out...sounded odd so I thought Id ask the King!

[@carlbreeden9074]

Sorry that should have said "isn't" being passed...my bad

[@mistereearly1141]

I setup my indoor freedomfi BUT only got WAN and Power lights. No sync. No lte. I’m frustrated. 7 hours passed.

[@thegristleking]

Give it a bit more time. How's it looking now?

[@mistereearly1141]

@@thegristleking all lights are on! But then I email the execs and freedomfi and helium that I know to find out genesis period hasn’t even started?! What the hell?!

[@rafaroox6727]

Can you tell us about the CPI approval process?

[@thegristleking]

Do you mean getting a CPI, or having a CPI sign off on your installation? The latter is handled through Pollen as needed.

[@rafaroox6727]

@@thegristleking From what I understand, after installation we need to get CPI approval so we need to share installation parameters (address, height, azimuth agnle, elevation with photographic evidence) with FreedomFi, and they will get us CPI approval, which apparently takes 3-5 days, before we are able to actually turn on the 5G radio/antenna earn MOBILE. Is this not correct?

[@thegristleking]

@@rafaroox6727 yes, that is correct. All of that happens from within the FreedomFi app. Does that make sense?

[@rafaroox6727]

@@thegristleking yes but what all does that entail?

[@thegristleking]

@@rafaroox6727 take a couple pictures of the install and use your phone for angle and azimuth and you're all set. It's really straightforward.

[@Dazzle630]

Is that the Del Coronado bridge? Used to love going out there!

[@thegristleking]

Yep, sure is!

[@shangtsung9973]

How many mobile tokens average a month usually receive?

[@thegristleking]

Hard to say as I've got multiple radios up and there's no way I know of to separate how much is making.

[@NadoJoe]

It’s actually LTE though right?

[@thegristleking]

Yep.

[@SouthFlorida4DoingLife]

Yo Nick, speaking for myself... None of this information or any of your prior documentation is far from boring... I haven't yet joined the Gristle Crew as of yet. And I understand if you don't answer this question. I know you're busy with your own businesses, but here it is my situation.... the miner would have to be put outside up on a 14m Pole along with the small cell. Given I supply the injector with the proper wattage to supply both the miner and the small cell splitting the power in the weatherproof miner case supplying both power and data to the miner and then back out of the miner supplying power but now the data from the miner to the small cell with the use of extra connector /accessories/adapters.. etc. Just your thoughts as if it will work... Yes? or No?. Thanks dawg....

[@thegristleking]

I don't understand the question, can you clarify?

[@Andy-wb3nm]

Where did you get the mast???

[@thegristleking]

Competitive Metals in El Cajon.

[@discontinuity]

Man, just cinder blocks? I'd be drilling them in with tapcon screws + some silicone to seal it and then add the blocks

[@thegristleking]

Yep. We don't get tornadoes here, and this setup has been up since October of 2020, through a couple of wind events with no movement at all. It's a pretty solid setup, and I hate putting holes in a roof. :)

[@discontinuity]

@@thegristleking Hahaha I’m up in Los Angeles, but I drilled in a mount anyway.

[@thegristleking]

@@discontinuity right on!

[@keithrettig5854]

Why did you take the Nebra off the pole? Seems like you could have kept it there (and I am assuming the distance back to the FF gateway was too long for an antenna cable to pole).

[@thegristleking]

That was just a Nebra case; I'd used this for a DIY miner I built back when that program was open. Once San Diego got overcrowded, I moved that miner to a less crowded place.

[@massimoguillory3822]

How did you put it up and took a photo for the approval? Proof of 20ft high..etc

[@thegristleking]

Using a tall ladder. :)

[@georgecook6279]

OK thats the simple stuff, now how about the permitting and technical issues of getting it set up? Also how much bandwidth are you getting from that internet access and how would you determine ROI to see if that work would even break even.

[@jwadcan]

What permitting ? You register in the app to verify GPS and you’re done

[@thegristleking]

Great questions, I'll be putting together something to answer all those. The short version is that for now it's all taken care of by the manufacturer. That will not last forever.

[@georgecook6279]

@@jwadcan Nope, lots more than that. Read the docs not the ads.

[@bukovinian]

@@jwadcan permitting like most telecommunication businesses

[@gsentinel7948]

Nik, I noticed you didn't have anything about the 5G omnidirectional antenna the fine print on the Calchip site says you need to run this. Is it really needed or just an $800 optimizer?

[@thegristleking]

Hmm, I don't understand that question. The thing I mounted is a combo radio & antenna (the 430i, where "i" is for Internal antenna).

[@gsentinel7948]

@@thegristleking I got an answer in discord... The 436 model cell radio requires a special $793 omnidirectional antenna, apparently. The non-436s don't.

[@Anibalm28]

hello, nice video, pardon me I am trying to understand this fully, I just bought 3 radios and a miner, but does this 5g that helium is offering will get rewards from every simple person that gets in its range i mean like what carriers will use helium 5g at this moment I have understood it is just Tmobile at the moment, so lets say that at this moment we will get rewards from T-mobile costumers only and helium 5g phone service. thanks in advance.

[@gknikhawks]

Nope, you'll only get rewards from people who have a Helium plan for their phone.

[@brianwester5385]

Any thoughts on using the Poe++ injector to power the HotSpot & the 5G antenna? Trying to think of an easier way to get hotspot near the cell antenna without running 120v up to the roof.

[@thegristleking]

Hmmm, not sure if you can split off a splitter, but that would be cool. Or just run antenna cable to get the LoRa antenna on the roof. LoRa rewards are so low that I figured leaving the LoRa side indoors was fine. Plus, any location that's a good 5G location is probably a bad LoRa location (because it'll be in a busy place and probably already overcrowded with LoRa miners.)

[@brianwester5385]

@@thegristleking I’m in a pretty solid area for both still, Augusta, Ga metro area. Not a ton of hotspots in the suburbs but a lot of underserved cell areas. This location still makes about 6 HNT a month off Lora, but probably wind up doing the same as you and setting up cell as priority now. Need to figure out how to do the 5G mapping to keep rewards high early.

[@sylvestercaria4010]

I set up my 5G antenna this weekend, but the registration page isn't working. Anyone have a fix? Known issue?

[@thegristleking]

Were you on the same network as the radio? I'd try again the next day.

[@sylvestercaria4010]

@@thegristleking yep. Tried last 3 days on phone and laptop. The next button on page 1 does nothing.

[@thegristleking]

@@sylvestercaria4010 have you contacted FreedomFi yet? I haven't seen that issue.

[@sylvestercaria4010]

@@thegristleking I did. They said no decimals can be used. So I will try tonight when I get home.

[@BarbaryStudio]

Keep going to build more and more 5g setups please, so that the hnt coins will go to the moon, keep going guys great jobs invest all your money and just eat dry bread with water, invest all your money in the helium 5g project

[@JeromeDemers]

is your face ok with that 5G?😂

[@thegristleking]

I sure hope so. Feels good so far. ;)

[@timlaws7034]

Sanp-on screw driver dang man! Doing it right.

[@thegristleking]

Uncle was a Snap On dealer. Makes it easier. :)

[@shangtsung9973]

Good video subject

[@thegristleking]

Thanks Shang!

[@rezmasta]

can you share what your earnings are from this?

[@thegristleking]

Sure, when 5G goes live. Until then it's a normal LoRa miner earning the same as any other miner in an overcrowded city.

[@rezmasta]

@@thegristleking thanks!! when does 5g go live?

[@bryanbuck6273]

When Lambo? 🤣

[@thegristleking]

Prolly by Monday. ;)

[@iamaaron____]

5G🔥 $MOBILE ⛏

[@thegristleking]

Heck yeah, another exciting journey!

[@markocomhr]

First :)

[@thegristleking]

Nailed it!

[@luizeduardo-ti9ow]

🇧🇷👍⛏

[@thegristleking]

We building! Love it.