Cellular backup connections

Fri Dec 28 19:34:00 UTC 2018

I really can't believe I'm going to say this, but this has been a good
SD-WAN use case for us.

Scott Helms

On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 2:30 PM Aaron1 <aaron1 at gvtc.com> wrote:

> On the topic of static ip... as a Net Eng of an ISP, and seeing the pains
> that we have to endure with our static ip customers , I wonder if static ip
> customers actually inadvertently get less optimal treatment than more
> flexible, agile and dynamic ip customers ?
>
> I’m saying that since over the years as I have migrated from one router to
> another, from one technology Ethernet/IP, mpls/ip, it’s more difficult to
> move those static customers subnets around, and sometimes easier just to
> leave them on an old router where they’ve been for years.
>
> Aaron
>
> On Dec 28, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Jared Geiger <jared at compuwizz.net> wrote:
>
> I found horrible routing with a static IP setup with T-Mobile. The device
> was located in Ashburn, outbound routing would go out via Dallas and
> inbound would come in via Seattle. So ping times and usability was rough.
> Tried it on the west coast and the same problem. T-Mobile support said this
> was by design and they couldn’t change it.
>
> I decided to switch to a regular consumer AT&T data sim without a static
> IP and set up a small router to initiate a VPN tunnel out to wherever I
> need it. It turns out to be cheaper and reliable for us.
>
> ~Jared Geiger
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 11:53 AM Ryan Wilkins <ryan at deadfrog.net> wrote:
>
>> You mention your connection is 4G.  On T-Mobile 4G is UMTS whereas LTE
>> is, well, LTE.  Are you really on UMTS (which I would expect to have much
>> crazier RTTs and jitter like you report) or did you mean LTE?
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> > On Dec 28, 2018, at 7:06 AM, Dovid Bender <dovid at telecurve.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I finally got around to setting up a cellular backup device in our new
>> POP. I am currently testing with T-Mobile where the cell signal strength is
>> at 80%. The connection is 4G. When SSH'ing in remotely the connection seems
>> rather slow. Ping times seem to be all over the place (for instance now I
>> am seeing: rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 174.142/336.792/555.574/99.599 ms) . Is
>> that just cellular or is that more related to the provider and the location
>> where I am? I could in theory test with VZ and ATT as well. With Verizon
>> they charge $500.00 just to get a public IP and I want to avoid that if
>> possible.
>> >
>> > Thanks and sorry in advance if this is off topic.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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