Rich-MLsRV
RVF Supporter
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2020
- Messages
- 139
- Location
- Colorado
- RV Year
- 2024
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- Dutch Star
- RV Length
- 41
- Chassis
- Freightliner
- Engine
- 450
- TOW/TOAD
- 2020 Jeep Cherokee
- Fulltimer
- No
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How do you do simple balancing? I thought basic functionality is to use one sim card or the other which is what I am doing now.I used it for the Trial period and let it lapse.
Honestly, I just don’t feel the need for speed enough to pay the rent for that service. Running simple balancing seems to work fine.
If you have a single cell modem version like the Max, then yes, you’ll only be able to have one cell connection active, despite having two SIM slots.How do you do simple balancing? I thought basic functionality is to use one sim card or the other which is what I am doing now.
Thanks - I have the MAX so single modem. I should have considered the Transit DUO.If you have a single cell modem version like the Max, then yes, you’ll only be able to have one cell connection active, despite having two SIM slots.
However, I have the Transit DUO which has TWO modems. So, I use 2 SIM cards and place both Cell 1 and Cell 2 into The Priority 1 group. The Transit will do standard balancing which you can also set up and customize in the Advanced section.
Not sure I agree with that reasoning. Are you going to get better performance out of your CAT 18 or a DUO with speed fusion?Thanks - I have the MAX so single modem. I should have considered the Transit DUO.
Maybe @docj can enlighten us on the pro's and con's of Speed Fusion from a RVer use case?
I'm looking at buying the Transit Duo-12 also. So you're saying I don't have to pay the $199/yr to be able to have a sim card in each modem and have them automatically balance the cell connection? I'm not even sure we need the dual modem version but it's hardly any more money for the second modem and seems to do a lot more. I actually think a single modem with 2 sim cards doing an automatic fail over would work. However, my wife is doing medical coding and must meet a minimum number of charges per day so she can't afford to have any down time with the cell connection. This is why I'm going with the Transit duo with 2 cat 12 modems. Am I on the right track here? I'm in way over my head technologically.If you have a single cell modem version like the Max, then yes, you’ll only be able to have one cell connection active, despite having two SIM slots.
However, I have the Transit DUO which has TWO modems. So, I use 2 SIM cards and place both Cell 1 and Cell 2 into The Priority 1 group. The Transit will do standard balancing which you can also set up and customize in the Advanced section.
Yes. Correct, you don’t need the SF sub in order to use both SIMS/Modems simultaneously. Let’s not get too technical with advanced features and just leave it at that.I'm looking at buying the Transit Duo-12 also. So you're saying I don't have to pay the $199/yr to be able to have a sim card in each modem and have them automatically balance the cell connection? I'm not even sure we need the dual modem version but it's hardly any more money for the second modem and seems to do a lot more. I actually think a single modem with 2 sim cards doing an automatic fail over would work. However, my wife is doing medical coding and must meet a minimum number of charges per day so she can't afford to have any down time with the cell connection. This is why I'm going with the Transit duo with 2 cat 12 modems. Am I on the right track here? I'm in way over my head technologically.![]()
OK. So for us Computer Dummies...............are you saying that I would be better off getting the Cat-18 with 1 modem and 2 sim cards and let the router fail over to the second card if the dominant card is in a bad area that day? I'm probably never going to have 4 sim cards. I'm going to try to find one good "unlimited" plan with no throttling (if I can afford it) and then use a pre-paid card with 100 GB (again if I can afford it) as a back up. Would the single modem Cat-18 be better than the dual modem Cat-12's if that's how I'm going to do it? My wife MUST have a solid dependable cell service to do her job on the road. It needs to be as good as it is at home if possible. Secondarily, I'd also like to use this to be able to watch TV without worrying too much about throttling and GB limits. We don't leave the TV on all the time but if a 4 hour football game comes on that I want to watch I want to be able to watch it!!I am not sure that 2 sims in priority 1 is doing any actual “load balancing”. From my understanding, it’s more of a round robin, which some might call load balancing but it really isn’t. It’s just alternating load.
my understanding so far has been that with two sims in priority 1, requests from clients connected to the modem/router will just be alternated between each modem. The result is that if you have a great or good connection on one modem and a terrible connection in the other, you’re actually more likely to degrade your service than improve it. I have experienced this myself operating both AT&T and TMobile in priority one and getting worse performance than just leaving the better connection in priority one and the worse connection in priority two.
To my knowledge, standard load balancing without any additional configuration does not actually test the connections to determine speed, latency or signal while also monitoring its sibling modem for load and thus determine what type of request is most appropriate for which connection. If it did, that would be proper load balancing.
So you don't think we need the dual modem deal? A single modem with 2 cards will give us solid cell service?I would recommend getting the latest and greatest as of TODAY and that's the 5G Max Transit which I think is CAT 20? I have 2 x CAT 18 Max Transits and would not change a thing, other than not needing two for most use cases. I'm running 3 pepwaves as we speak, 3rd is using the T-Mobile sim. Otherwise it was sitting under the bed not being used, it does a great job as well. In Big Timber, MT it saved my bacon in a very rural area. Verizon was the only life in the area.
In my opinion, take it or leave it, you will find one cellular provider better than the other at your location and that is the one you'll use and stay with. Rarely do I switch once I establish which is best for the location. At times I do put both in Priority 1 but I think there is a problem with how Pepwave chooses which is best, it's never worked well for me in making the correct choice. Go for the unit that will give you the fastest speeds and the best reach in remote areas, that as far as I understand is CAT 18 (or better) with 4 x 4 MIMO.So you don't think we need the dual modem deal? A single modem with 2 cards will give us solid cell service?
Thanks Neal! I appreciate the advice. Never having used this equipment I'm flying blind here.I have not owned a Pepwave with 2 cellular radios in it. All of mine have had 2 x SIM slots with one radio. I buy separate units and connect them via ethernet cable to get the same net effect, in my case I have 2 x CAT 18 setups. I run a software biz, I have a different need than most. For most RVers one unit is sufficient with one radio IMHO.