IT on the road

Submitted: Saturday, Jun 27, 2015 at 21:36
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One of the many changes I have done recently was to try to fix the poor IT connection we had. Modem after modem died, and, more often than not, no connection.
Problem was we were trying to use the Telstra 4g Airwave modem as a portable, plugging it in when it needed a charge etc.
New modem, new approach. Its mounted out of the heat, but high enough for the wifi to "escape", and connected to two aerials from telcoantennaes.com.au
6DB aerials, on the bulbar
Also another problem was the power. For some reason the Netgear Telstra modems don't like constant power, so I had Traveltrucks supply a power supply that cycles on and off (12 volt to "usb")
So now the modem is mounted under my parcel shelf (cooler), connected to cycling power, and connected to 2 aerials with (actual) gain, not just a sticker, and "hey" it works
I have just driven from Mooloola (SE QLD) and am writing this from a camp between Halls Creek and Fitzroy crossing, and have only lost connection (that I was aware of) twice, Vic river, and somewhere out pas t Winton
Good one Telstra, Netgear, and Telcoantennaes
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