Helium Network - FreedomFi Indoor Small Cell for 5G

[@alexjunk6216]

This is AWESOME, Ed! Thank you.

[@familyleal7972]

Thanks

[@momosmimi8888]

Hello! Can I understand like this? Currently the small cell only provides the coverage of 5G around the location. But since helium does not provide rewards for proof of coverage, currently the freedomfi miner will not get extra rewards if adding the small cell function?

[@metalwolf1]

So are you paying a monthly fee and getting HNT rewards? I'm confused.

[@captnjaygreybeard6394]

Very interesting stuff, will be interesting how much the monthly phone cost will be. What I like about the Bobcat, once it is setup there are no monthly costs. Live outside of the USA so just a spectator on this device for now.

[@edballou1]

The monthly costs are just if you’re doing testing with your cell phone if your small cell.

[@captnjaygreybeard6394]

@@edballou1 Cool, thanks for the info.

[@highwayman2195]

finally after 10 months waiting I got my CBRS indoor cell. Set it up and just getting curios when the mainnet will start? I read maybe Q2 maybe 2023 :( I got really disappointed. After a long wait I have an expensive useless unit. Better to sell it and use the money wisely. However I am 100% happy with the freedomfi hotspot. I will keep that for sure.

[@edballou1]

Supposed to be Q2 or Q3 of 2022, last I heard.

[@Anibalm28]

Hello, can you can use an 8 dbi antenna on the 5g miner? also can you use an amplifier (acason) and filter on this miner(5g) with an 8dbi antenna ?

[@edballou1]

For anyone reading this… I just looked up my own video to remember how to wire this up. 😂Thanks for watching!

[@mrmanplayhrd9434]

So did I , Question who do get earnings from freedomfi or helium.

[@edballou1]

@@mrmanplayhrd9434 From Helium via HNT

[@peraltaman]

Hey I have spectrum internet and am paying for 300 mphs speed and have a cat6 cable cables connected to the router to the my freedom fi n small cell. Yet I'm not able to get 100 speed in degraded at about 80 mphs . any help ideas? Should I upgrade to cat7 cables or something else to suggest here? Thanks

[@edballou1]

@@peraltaman Speed tests should tell you where it's working. I would connect right off your router...or even your cable modem directly (but only do so briefly). If you're not getting the speed your ISP says you should, I would call your ISP's support line as they will diagnose the problem. It could be a long cable run or another problem on their end that they can help you diagnose. I don't think the catX cable should be a problem, though one bad cable early in your setup could be contributing - especially if your speed test works at your router but not at your computer you're testing at. Hope this helps!

[@peraltaman]

@@edballou1 my internet provider did suggest i upgrade my router which i did. my cat6 cable is 50 feet. cause the router is in my room n the hotspot is in the living room pointed outside. maybe my long cable an issues cause ill speed check my phones n i do get high speed. thank you for replying btw

[@ExtraAnejo]

Ed - Thanks for the thoughtful video on this! Do you have a sense of the potential 5G earnings, and Return on Investment? And if you think it makes sense to purchase the indoor vs outdoor now, or neither at this time (they are both a bit pricey for both the Gateway and Cells)? My worry is that FreedomFi & Helium need to add more roaming partners, apart from Dish and GigSky network, to make the HNT reward via data transfer worth it. Otherwise, my sense, a regular bobcat miner with PoC would be a better investment at this time. Curious on your thoughts.

[@edballou1]

Link to the video on profitability is in the description!

[@ExtraAnejo]

@@edballou1 thanks!

[@MrXoco83]

I did not know you need the small cell equipment when I bought my 5g miner. Oh well gonna be selling them on ebay

[@BlockchainForWhatIsBest]

No instructions on phone/sim set up?

[@ArunMPEdison]

Thank you Ed! There were many questions around 5G and it's applications. One curious one I had was, the original Helium Hotspot for IoT LoRa coverage needed Internet/WiFi connection. Does this 5G enablement with indoor cell needs WiFi to enable 5G or is WiFi going to FreedomFi Hotspot only needs WiFi only for syncing blocks and POC (Proof-Of-Work)?

[@edballou1]

The FreedomFi miner and small cell still need a connection to your ISP. Highly recommend that you use ethernet over WiFi as you don't want latency introduced from your miner to your network when someone is using 5G service on their phone via your small cell. Hopefully that answers your question!

[@shizane101]

So would I need a FreedomFi sim card as well as the Gigsky app and a data plan from Gigsky to test the 5G equipment?

[@edballou1]

One or the other. I don't think there's any HNT being rewarded by either of these methods so far. I'm not sure how long the FreedomFi sim would be available/working. It could just be for this beta testing period.

[@ZadesLegacy]

Can the lan port be used to add another small cell?

[@MikeLopez007]

Ed there is a outdoor device available

[@edballou1]

Not yet, hopefully very soon!

[@markokostoski2269]

Hey Ed can this also be used as a regular helium miner if u don't want to utilize it for 5g ? Or it's 5G only ?

[@edballou1]

Great question! The answer is yes - you can use it exclusively for LoRa mining, you would disconnect the 5G equipment. I don't believe there is a way to use it for 5G exclusively because it's not advised to go without an antenna on the miner.

[@shangtsung9973]

When did you receive your freedom fly minor?

[@akeemwrstlnmchn2012]

how did you get the GPS antenna to stick to the RAK wireless antenna? Was it the red colored adhesive that came with the CBRS INDOOR SMALL CELL?

[@edballou1]

That was just for the purposes of this video. You want to make sure the GPS antenna is stuck to the window. I recommend putting the RAK antenna outside via an LMR-400 cable.

[@akeemwrstlnmchn2012]

thanks.

[@patrickkassab2604]

Hey Ed I’m waiting for my indoor 5G cell why do I need to buy a phone for this I thought your miner and your indoor cell tower is all you need?

[@edballou1]

In order for testing/usage, you'll need a phone that is compatible with eSIM. The list of phones supporting this technology is in the description.

[@patrickkassab2604]

@@edballou1 ok I already have a iPhone 12 so I can just use mine to test it right? And thanks for the reply

[@edballou1]

@@patrickkassab2604 Yep, you should be good to go if it's in that list. FreedomFi also has the list posted on their website as well. It would be good to note that not all phones support dual physical sims. So you might need to check there if you were hoping to test with dual-sims.

[@patrickkassab2604]

@@edballou1 awesome thanks bud

[@patrickkassab2604]

We would like to get a 5G earnings videos

[@gabbarsingh7182]

Too much work for a few coins.

[@kevdog20]

So the small cell comes with the sim card or no? Cause I am waiting for my small cell. It's on order.

[@edballou1]

Only for the first customers, but you can buy the SIM cards through FreedomFi now.

[@kevdog20]

@@edballou1 correct I have them now but still have problems connecting. I will message you again on Twitter.

[@lukerobertson1437]

Heya... do you need to be a WinForum-certified CBRS Specialist to register the CBRS small cell in the SAS?

[@edballou1]

The only thing I've read is that if you are certified, it can remove the GPS stipulation? I'm still on the lookout for information related to why you might need to have CPI certification.

[@tommyahern3832]

Does it reward HNT for the 5g coverage? Is it separate or combined reward with the regular HNT mining? I am just curious on the ROI, substantially more expensive than say a Bobcat.

[@edballou1]

This is being changed in one of the proposed HIPs, to have a separate token for 5G.

[@sreejhu]

Hey, does this support canadians? Can i mine from canada

[@mc2uh]

8:36

[@sreejhu]

@@mc2uh Cool thanks man,, so i would have to wait. are there any other mining stuff like helium. I am aware of MXC, planetwatch, form, chia etc, lol i love mining infos. shoot if you know anything new

[@WantedCustomstv]

watch this in 1.5x thank me later lol

[@BigBadBunnyGod]

Do you need to purchase the indoor cell to eventually do outdoor? I’m confused if the idea is to get the indoor device and connect it to an outdoor antenna or if the outdoor setup is completely different (both need the LORO gateway of course)

[@edballou1]

No, the indoor is for indoor only. Technically speaking, I believe you could hook both indoor and outdoor antennas up to the FreedomFi at the same time, plus mine on the LoRa side too.

[@BigBadBunnyGod]

@@edballou1 I think you’re right

[@szweida]

@@edballou1 what’a the point of hosting a indoor 5G hotspot in the residential area? Since the coverage is fairly small that you can only cover a few of your neighbors’ house, but your neighbors are likely to use their own WI-FI when at home and no using your 5G hotspot so you won’t have any reward. My understanding is that the indoor cells only make sense in a large social gathering locations like a mall or something.

[@LuisOrtiz-ht8cm]

Im having issues with my small cell, maybe you can help me :(

[@edballou1]

Not sure how I missed this. Were you able to get it working?

[@CS-mx4jc]

My small cell didnt come with a sim card

[@edballou1]

It was only for early adopters, however you can now apparently get them through the FreedomFi website.

[@4NowIsGood]

5G.. no thanks. Good info..

[@edballou1]

Call me curious... why is that?