[arm-allstar] 3G Dongle with Hamvoip on PI

[Jonathan Weirmeir]

While we're on the subject, what bandwidth usage are folks seeing with
Allstar? How far will FreedomPop's free 500 MB a month go? 🤔

73 DE KC8RYW

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 2:34 PM "Lawrence Roney via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Attached are my detailed notes (specific to Huawai and T-Mobile) if that
> helps with your experimentation.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Lawrence
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Rachid Karroo <rkarroo at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 11:13 AM
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Lawrence Roney <roney at chiarappa.com>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] 3G Dongle with Hamvoip on PI
>
>
>
> Hi Laurence
>
>
>
> That is correct and thank you for all the info. I want to install a
> cellular dongle (USB Modem) on a mobile node. It is a ZTE dongle and you
> can choose either an unlimited package or pay as you go.
>
> We have free Internet nearly everywhere but you need to be close to the
> corresponding site and if you are on the move, it would be somewhat
> difficult.
>
>
>
> I have the dongle here which I use for work on my laptop whenever I am on
> the road so it would be nice to use it for a mobile Hamvoip Node.
>
>
>
> I will look for the local carrier APN and ZTE modem commands. I should be
> able to get it.
>
>
>
> All this sounds fun. Let me try and get it to work
>
>
>
> 73s
>
>
>
> Rachid
>
> 3B8FP
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 8:55 PM "Lawrence Roney via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> > wrote:
>
> Hi Rachid,
>
> If I understand correctly, you want to use a cellular dongle (USB modem)
> that plugs into the Pi, vs. an external cellular/Wi-Fi hotspot.  I've had
> good success with a Huawei E397u-53 dongle for this purpose.  It is
> self-contained, powered directly from the Pi, and does not require the use
> of Wi-Fi from a separate hotspot device.
>
> In the USA, I have it activated on a T-Mobile LTE, unlimited $10 per month
> plan (2GB high speed, then rate limited, but the limited speed is more than
> adequate for Allstar VoIP traffic)
>
> To set it up:
> You need to install the USB Modeswitch utility to force the dongle into
> modem mode.  They usually start out in CD ROM emulation mode to load their
> Windows drivers, etc.   This is done with:  pacman -S usb_modeswitch
>
> Then, install a PPP stack on the Pi with:  pacman -S ppp   (this may
> already be included in the recent HamVoIP distribution)
>
> You will need to create an /etc/chatscripts/carrier_name configuration
> file  (where "carrier_name" is the name of your cell provider, ex. Verizon,
> T-Mobile etc.)  This file sends the connection setup, "AT" commands to the
> modem's dialer and looks for the expected responses.  This file also
> contains the carrier specific access point name (APN) information that
> tells the modem what to "dial" to join the carrier's mobile data network.
> For example, my T-Mobile chatscript file has the line:  OK
> AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","fast.t-mobile.com <http://fast.t-mobile.com> "   YOU
> WILL NEED TO RESEARCH YOUR CARRIER'S SPECIFIC APN AND THE ZTE MODEM COMMANDS
>
> You will need to create an /etc/ppp/peers/carrier_name file.  This file
> contains the configuration settings for the PPP session.
>
> Archlinux will create a new ppp0 interface for the modem.  (Note: Make
> sure the eth0 interface is set to DHCP and is unplugged, otherwise the
> default route will not change to ppp0)
>
> To connect, at the Linux prompt start the PPP session by typing: pon
> carrier_name   (where "carrier_name" is the filename of the chatscript and
> peers files created in the previous steps)
>
> To disconnect, at the Linix prompt, type: poff
>
> On my Pi, I added automatic startup configurations in /etc/rc.local and
> on-demand DTMF macro sequences in /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf  to bring up/down
> the PPP connection.
>
> Hope this helps to get you started.  Email me directly if you would like
> specific notes and chatscript file examples for how I setup the Huawei
> E397u-53 (available on Amazon) for use on the US T-Mobile LTE network.
>
> 73,
> Lawrence - N6YFN
>
>
>
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On Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 2:34 PM "Lawrence Roney via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Attached are my detailed notes (specific to Huawai and T-Mobile) if that
> helps with your experimentation.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Lawrence
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Rachid Karroo <rkarroo at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 11:13 AM
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Lawrence Roney <roney at chiarappa.com>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] 3G Dongle with Hamvoip on PI
>
>
>
> Hi Laurence
>
>
>
> That is correct and thank you for all the info. I want to install a
> cellular dongle (USB Modem) on a mobile node. It is a ZTE dongle and you
> can choose either an unlimited package or pay as you go.
>
> We have free Internet nearly everywhere but you need to be close to the
> corresponding site and if you are on the move, it would be somewhat
> difficult.
>
>
>
> I have the dongle here which I use for work on my laptop whenever I am on
> the road so it would be nice to use it for a mobile Hamvoip Node.
>
>
>
> I will look for the local carrier APN and ZTE modem commands. I should be
> able to get it.
>
>
>
> All this sounds fun. Let me try and get it to work
>
>
>
> 73s
>
>
>
> Rachid
>
> 3B8FP
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 8:55 PM "Lawrence Roney via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> > wrote:
>
> Hi Rachid,
>
> If I understand correctly, you want to use a cellular dongle (USB modem)
> that plugs into the Pi, vs. an external cellular/Wi-Fi hotspot.  I've had
> good success with a Huawei E397u-53 dongle for this purpose.  It is
> self-contained, powered directly from the Pi, and does not require the use
> of Wi-Fi from a separate hotspot device.
>
> In the USA, I have it activated on a T-Mobile LTE, unlimited $10 per month
> plan (2GB high speed, then rate limited, but the limited speed is more than
> adequate for Allstar VoIP traffic)
>
> To set it up:
> You need to install the USB Modeswitch utility to force the dongle into
> modem mode.  They usually start out in CD ROM emulation mode to load their
> Windows drivers, etc.   This is done with:  pacman -S usb_modeswitch
>
> Then, install a PPP stack on the Pi with:  pacman -S ppp   (this may
> already be included in the recent HamVoIP distribution)
>
> You will need to create an /etc/chatscripts/carrier_name configuration
> file  (where "carrier_name" is the name of your cell provider, ex. Verizon,
> T-Mobile etc.)  This file sends the connection setup, "AT" commands to the
> modem's dialer and looks for the expected responses.  This file also
> contains the carrier specific access point name (APN) information that
> tells the modem what to "dial" to join the carrier's mobile data network.
> For example, my T-Mobile chatscript file has the line:  OK
> AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","fast.t-mobile.com <http://fast.t-mobile.com> "   YOU
> WILL NEED TO RESEARCH YOUR CARRIER'S SPECIFIC APN AND THE ZTE MODEM COMMANDS
>
> You will need to create an /etc/ppp/peers/carrier_name file.  This file
> contains the configuration settings for the PPP session.
>
> Archlinux will create a new ppp0 interface for the modem.  (Note: Make
> sure the eth0 interface is set to DHCP and is unplugged, otherwise the
> default route will not change to ppp0)
>
> To connect, at the Linux prompt start the PPP session by typing: pon
> carrier_name   (where "carrier_name" is the filename of the chatscript and
> peers files created in the previous steps)
>
> To disconnect, at the Linix prompt, type: poff
>
> On my Pi, I added automatic startup configurations in /etc/rc.local and
> on-demand DTMF macro sequences in /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf  to bring up/down
> the PPP connection.
>
> Hope this helps to get you started.  Email me directly if you would like
> specific notes and chatscript file examples for how I setup the Huawei
> E397u-53 (available on Amazon) for use on the US T-Mobile LTE network.
>
> 73,
> Lawrence - N6YFN
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
>
> Scanned by Symantec Email Security.cloud service.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
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>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3 web page - http://hamvoip.org