[arm-allstar] wireless MiFi

[James R. Pilgram]

I have a node 29323 that is tied on to my employers internet system but 
with increasing security concerns I'm slowly being hosed out. I have 
never had port forwarding available and that has been a big problem in 
controlling this mode. The situation is magnified by the fact that I'm 
not a able to bring internet in as we sit in the middle of old sugarcane 
fields. Their stuff comes in via fiber optics and that isn't an option 
for me. I've looked for nearby hot spots on Time Warner which I have an 
account with, But there are none in range.

My first thought was Ubiquity devices but with all the mountains on 
Kauai, line of sight is out.

My next thought was using a Verizon Wireless Jetpack and bring it in 
wirelessly. I have a few questions for anyone who has tried to use this 
method.

1.    Will it work?

2.     Is it feasible?  On a pay as you go plan I can get 2gb of data 
for $35 good for 2 months and if it goes over I just need to throw 
another $35 dollars at it but I don't have a clue how to figure out the 
data usage of a node with a repeater tied to it. Is there a simple way 
to track it before I fork out the money? Maybe track my hub at home and 
see what the system uses per month.

Any help appreciated.

Jim NH6HI

Hawaii Mainland Allstar Network.