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Originally Posted by red-beard View Post
If the cell service is good, you need a Netgear Modem.

This is what you want, but they said it would already be out. Still waiting. It is 5G, up to 100 Mbps.

https://www.netgear.com/home/products/mobile-broadband/mobilerouters/mr5200.aspx

We use the older 4G unit at our remote power plant.

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-LTE-Modem-Broadband-Connection/dp/B01N5ASNTE/ref=sr_1_3?crid=IICIWD2SWI0R&dchild=1&keywords=netgear+4g+lte+modem&qid=1604321958&sprefix=Netgear+4g%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-3

Add antenna

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DN3J03O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Or better
https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Wideband-Directional-700-2700-314411/dp/B00J14YEHQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1Y1XEPKKFTW8D&dchild=1&keywords=4g+antenna+outdoor&qid=1604322071&sprefix=4g+ant%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-3
That Netgear is essentially a 5G hotspot, right? 5G radio on one end, WiFi access point and Ethernet jack on the other? So it will work standalone, no need for anything but power and a 5G signal? Can you power it from a USB battery?
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