On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 11:04:46AM -0600, Christopher J. Pilkington wrote: > On Jun 11, 2011, at 7:07 PM, Roy wrote: > > > On 6/11/2011 4:29 PM, Christopher Pilkington wrote: > >> Options seem to be limited to HughesNet and dial for the moment, but > >> things may change if I put a tower on the property. HughesNet seems to > >> relax it's bandwidth cap between 2am and 7am, which is helpful, but > >> still a great shift from what I'm used to at the current residence > >> (15/2). > >> > > > > No 3G cellphone service? > > 3G at this location is marginal at best (stand on a hill and hold the > phone up above your head.) > > That said, are there 3G radios that permit external antennas or are well > suited to being sealed up in a weatherproof box and being placed on a > pole/tower?
The little USB stick I just retired in favour of tethering (Huawei U160(?); I can dig up the model number if it's important) has a tiny antenna connection port. I've seen people on the train with a small flat antenna hooked up to these sorts of devices; I'd assume that there are big-ass antennas that are much more efficient and more suitable for permanent mounting somewhere useful. - Matt
