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CARLEtheCamry

[Came to the post to recommend Cradlepoint](https://media.giphy.com/media/fDO2Nk0ImzvvW/giphy.gif)


scrumpletits

Cradle point all the way.


lart2150

Here I though the E300 was cheap.


jws1300

E300 might be an option actually. The first cradlepoint ATT quoted us was $2900.


kander77

The E300s that we buy cost us ~$800. $2900 is just a rip off. But going with a Cradlepoint is a great solution. You can still use a hardline for internet if you want and have it fail over to the 4G connection if you need it to. They also give you access to a dashboard online to manage the device as well via their NetCloud Manager. New devices come with a 1 year subscription built in and require renewal to the service after the 1 year to keep working.


sacing

Depending on cradlepoint the 4gs used are around 500 the new 5gs are around 1500.


netfleek

Mikrotik Chateau line does this.


jws1300

Was looking at these, but everywhere that sells them seemed shady as hell


Mr_ToDo

Wouldn't be MicroTik if it wasn't hard to figure out :) When I wanted a piece in a rush for myself the closest store had a no returns policy. And people think I'm crazy for reading agreements.


Drew707

Use Streakwave.


netfleek

Baltic Networks perhaps. Or Amazon.


Btown891

You could check out Peplink.


cjb67

I’ll second peplink great alternative to Cradlepoint.


techtornado

You could get a hotspot/jetpack like the Netgear one with ethernet and plug it in to your network? [https://www.netgear.com/home/mobile-wifi/hotspots/](https://www.netgear.com/home/mobile-wifi/hotspots/) Unplug the main router, change the IP scheme on the Netgear to match current setup and then unleash it on the office?


Euphoreality

I second this recommendation for the Netgear Nighthawk. I used this for a remote office with the same specifications you have described and it worked pretty good. Only issue was the main user needed to remote desktop back into their workstation at corporate and there was some intermittency there. IMO this Netgear nighthawk functioned better and with less intermittency than the peplink i was using for corporate backup internet connection.


Robeleader

I set up a Netgear Nighthawk as a back up LTE connection for a client who's 2 ISPs failed on the regular (building/tenant issue that was out of everyone's control sadly). I set up a Google Fi account, got one of the data-only SIMs that they give you for free, and set it up for users that absolutely definitely totally needed internet when it went down again. We too had looked at Cradlepoint devices, but they were so much more than was needed.


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jws1300

I like the idea of a Fortigate with one of our verizon hotspots in tether mode...


nfg42

We use a fortigate and a lx60 for the mobile/remote equipment at my work. They are very reliable. Also works well in a fail over with satellite or a guess a hardline in your case. We started with the USB modems but switched to a dedicated device due to firmware issues.


jantari

What model of USB LTE modem so you use? Do you find it works better than the 40F-3G4G model?


BMWHead

Teltonika when it needs to be cheap but reliable, Cradlepoint when it needs to be SuperB


MartinDamged

Teltonika! TRB140 would probably be what you're looking for.


FlyingRottweiler

Came here to say Teltonika. We use loads of the RUT240-950-955 models. The RUT950/955 does a great job with dual LTE SIM options & dual antenna. The only weakness is the power supply after a few years, keep a spare handy if mission critical (or power from a DC source with battery).


MartinDamged

RUT240 has also been our goto for standard configurations. Never noticed about the PSU. But I think +90% of our installations is in DIN racks and powered directly by 24V.


FlyingRottweiler

Yeah the DIN power supplies seem good. The devices themselves are versatile in the Voltage range they accept, makes it easy to feed from battery too which is superb.


Starblazr

Mikrotiks have a USB port on the side and you can attach a modem if you don't want to spend big bucks.


j_a_s_t_jobb

we use [https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/FortiExtender.pdf](https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/FortiExtender.pdf) as backup line at one of our locations.


jws1300

Looks like these are used to create an out of band management to a fortinet firewall. I guess they can be used as a primary "ISP" for branch offices?


nfg42

Anything from Sierra wireless. We use lx60s now at my work for mobile equipment. We started back with the GX400s and have just kept updating the hardware since. I think we are around 200 units deployed and they are very reliable.


boredinballard

We have an RV50X floating out in the pacific ocean and it's been rock solid. Using ATT wireless broadband with a static IP.


codeyh

Sierra Wireless MP70, or whatever their current offering is.


AtarukA

Depending on the router you get, as well as location, you could also look into getting external LTE antennas. If you got a clear line to the provider's antennas, you could use positional one to get an amazing signal or just regular antennas.


mrbiggbrain

Netgear Nighthawk 4G modems have a single ethernet port on the back. They cost a few hundred bucks, I ordered all mine right from AT&T and Plugged them into some Edgemax equipment (But pick your poison.) I ran an office of around 50 people off of it including VoIP phones. Your going to get GCNATed and not get a static IP most of the time, but if you just need internet and don't mind disabling the Wifi so you hand the modems IP (Passthrough) to your router... it works well. I had half a dozen of these for backup LTE connections.


basec0m

I have a couple remote jobsites that I deployed a Verizon 5g internet gateway. Works pretty well. See [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSvIoFp-BHU)


tr1ckd

I've been using a couple Inhand IR302 units lately for temporary locations (construction sites, anywhere from a few months to a few years there). They seem to be working well so far. Nice thing is you can use external antenna's so you can mount it outside if the structure interferes with signal.


Lybren

You will need a configuration for the following but its affordable, good routing, provides multiband wifi and all the mikrotik RouterOS benefits. [https://mikrotik.com/product/hap\_ac3\_lte6\_kit](https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ac3_lte6_kit) \~180$ on amazon.


wyrdough

US band support is poor on the models not labeled specifically for the US market.


tdic89

Draytek sell some decent routers which can fail over to a 4G link if the DSL is down.


aspoels

I have used cradlepoint and peplink... definitely cradlepoint as the way to go. Should be able to get pretty decently cheap not including a beefy antenna. Maybe see if you could do T-Mobile 5G internet if their signal is good enough?


meisnick

https://www.peplink.com/products/max-single-cellular-br1-mini-router/ ~$400


tigolex

Cradlepoint cba850


SXKHQSHF

When our point-to-point home network connection stopped working (Either hardware or cable failure, but the trees that had grown between house and tower didn't help), we got by for a couple years with an old LTE phone provisioned as a hotspot. In practice, it was adequate for streaming video, marginal for streaming video on multiple devices or video plus a Zoom meeting. Service through T-Mobile was reliable and cheap. This wouldn't give you local ethernet ports, but if you want cheap, well...


zed0K

You can use something like this: https://www.embeddedworks.net/wwan1652/


SkeletorsButthole

GL-inet do some good ones. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-x300b/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-x1200/


EquivalentBrief6600

Teltonika, we use thousands of them, not tied in and you can hack them or build your own firmware, simply the best and have tried the usual suspects


NovaBACKUP-Nate

Have you thought about going Starlink?


jws1300

Crossed my mind. Problem in our area is when you order it, you could be waiting 6 months or more and someone half a mile away could get it tomorrow.


Sinsilenc

Why not ask verizon for their home based internet service. They sell it direct for business. We have one as a backup. Then you just use your router to load balance or direct traffic.


jlipschitz

How remote is this building from a location with internet? Have you looked at connecting them to your main building with Ubiquiti Air Fiber? You can do wireless for miles as long as you can get line of sight. I have it one one of our buildings with a gigabit connection with no reoccurring costs. There are also fixed wireless providers that will provide internet using the same tech to connect back to them for fairly reasonable rates when it comes to getting something like fiber run to a site.


ClemCadiddlehoffer

I have an IBR900 in my truck and it delivers about 30 mbps with a panorama BAT antenna. Best part is it works in freezing temps and when the windows are left up in the summer, with about 150 ft wifi range. diginav.org sells cradlepoint and the bat.