4g RBI wireless broadband - would there be any issues using two RBI providers to my house (with antennas)?

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#277158 29-Sep-2020 16:23

Hi,

I've been on Vodafone ADSL for a long time, and about 6 months ago set up the RBI 4G MIMO antennas (2) and the modem. I get about 25 mb/s download but I often reach my data cap.

Was thinking to switch over to Wireless Nation, and then had the thought that maybe I can simply use both 4G networks (and have 2 wireless networks in the house)... Any issues with that (apart from my wife's aversion to more tech junk around the house)? I know WN piggybacks on Vodafone's network, so it won't help the congestion crawl at peak traffic in the evenings.

Thanks for any help and insights.

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#2575959 29-Sep-2020 16:27

Not aware of any reason they wouldn't let you do this. You're paying for the data, so they shouldn't care? I think.

You could probably even split the cables coming in from the antennas. Unsure how much loss there would be with this though, @coffeebaron would know best here I'd say.

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#2575971 29-Sep-2020 16:37

You can technically split the antenna between two 4G modems; but then it won't be MIMO and you loose performance. Ideally 2x MIMO antennas for 2x connections (so 4x cables 😀).

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#2575972 29-Sep-2020 16:38

Another option is run the first SIM until it runs out, then the second. Or maybe a dual SIM device.

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#2575973 29-Sep-2020 16:41

coffeebaron:

Another option is run the first SIM until it runs out, then the second. Or maybe a dual SIM device.

Yeah, why bother with duplication,

if its only the cap that is the issue then just do it like a "LPG bottle swap" when you get to or near your data limit..

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#2575982 29-Sep-2020 17:06

The SIM swap is a great idea - they've already told me that the Huawei B525 modem is compatible so that might work really well.

If this works, I can avoid a break fee with Vodafone, and then have $96/120GB + $100/120GB + 50GB off peak, with a small inconvenience of swapping over a SIM card.

Thanks very much for the input!