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Meerschaum23
Mar 15, 2024Aspirant
Nighthawk MR1100 and Helium Indoor Mobile HotSpot
Hi all, I've got an old MR1100 that I used to have a Verizon SIM card installed but have switched to using a Helium Mobile SIM. It worked alright for a couple of days but then the hotspot remain...
schumaku
Mar 16, 2024Guru - Experienced User
You can always request a fixed, public IPv4 address from any ISP, even from a mobile carrier. While regulatory does not allow -selling- public IP addresses, the ISP can charge for the special service.
I still don't understand your usage context. Any kind of LPN LoRaWAN is more for function like smart metering, location monitoring, like tracking or temperatures, smart city lighting, office occupancy, ...
Meerschaum23
Mar 16, 2024Aspirant
Rural internet, that's about it. Helium has better signal since they piggyback off of T-Mobile which has great coverage in my area. The Hotspot is primarily used to extend the range of the MR1100 instead of any smart metering.
- schumakuMar 16, 2024Guru - Experienced User
All these LPN LoRaWAN (indeed some kind of piggy-back on the mobile networks) are not intended for generic Internet volume data access - all pure IoT cloud, anything connecting to it is going over some cloud services. Technically, everything is possible - doubt somehow mobile provider will assign a public IP address anyway.
- Meerschaum23Mar 16, 2024Aspirant
I read somewhere that someone managed to "get" a static IP through the use of a VPN and some other hardware the name of which escapes me. It warrents more research.