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I watch this guy on YouTube pretty regularly, he has great content. He did a video on T-Mobile 5G home internet and adding a directional antenna kit to the device. He was getting 400/400 I think. Its been a while since I watched the video. The guy at the T-Mobile store evem told him it wasnt available in his area but it is a 30 day risk free deal so just return it if it doesn't work.

Edit: 396/68 mbps

Link here: Silver Cymbal Youtube

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I will recommend that since OP wants to mount it on the house, it should be plugged into a power source whether wifi w/110 or preferably just get a PoE camera. Running wires really isn't all that hard, it's an investment of a few hours that will save many more hours of hassle dealing with batteries.

It could be as easy as running an extension cord in the attic to power a wifi camera.

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Absolutely this. Wired is just better 99.9 percent of the time.

BUT, if you want something like that I'd suggest mounting something like this on your bus stop. Capturing a plate will be more difficult with a faster moving vehicle using typical home security cameras. Make and model are pretty easy though. There are tons of brands, reolink, amcrest, lorex, night owl, arlo....

I have a reolink system so I'd get something like Reolink Argus Pro


This guy demos tons of cameras and may help you out. Youtube

Regarding BRPD. If you go to them with a traffic violation they likely won't do much. If you have video of a hit and run they may be able to make an arrest. At best you could request them to sit in the area and write traffic citations, although you will probably have better luck with the sheriff's office if they are willing to work it in the city limits.

If you have an HOA maybe they could look into LPR cameras. I think they run about 6k per camera and use a monthly cellular data connection for connectivity. There are probably cheaper DIY options but I've never gotten much into those.

If you haven't pulled the trigger on your VMS consider using Milestone Essential to get your feet wet and figure out what you want to do. It's free for up to 8 cameras, although reolink is not listed as a supported camera, the Reolink website says it will work with Milestone. Milestone is used by some very large organizations; I have only ever heard of Blue Iris being used for home use.

Milestone

I'll throw in my anecdote in here. At home I have a full reolink shop for cameras. I have 6 cameras running 2k at 30FPS. I am very pleased with reolink, nightvision is impressive and I've got no complaints. A good friend of mine has all Amcrest cameras and he is also very impressed with his.

There are a couple of things that gives one the edge over another. Amcrest has a doorbell that no longer requires a cloud subscription and it's very convenient to have it all in one app. Reolink does not have a doorbell so I have a Eufy doorbell. My main reason for that was it was the only one with local storage when I bought it. Reolink offers some cameras that are more innovative than amcrest, like the dual lens camera with 180 degree (I think?) FOV.

If you can get past Chinese made cameras they work quite well and you won't be disappointed at that price.

I see a lot of T-Mobile fans here and I'm looking forward to testing it out. My company is getting some T-Mobile lines and I'll test it then. But if you want to test it for yourself they offer a 5g Hotspot with 30 gigs for 30 days. Connect your device to the wifi and test it out that way. Send the device back when you're done. If you have an unlocked iPhone 11 or newer you can download their test drive app that uses an esim. Same deal, 30 gigs for 30 days.

The crucial point with T-Mobile is that they are not investing in 4G. They are putting all of their eggs in the 5G basket. If you go with them you will need a 5G phone.

I currently have Verizon for both my personal and work phones and it is 95 percent reliable. There have been times that on campus I get 180mbps and times I have gotten 300 kbps, yes, with a K.

On Ultra Wide band millimeter wave in Houston I was getting 2800 mbps. But walk a block away and it's down to 100.

My parents live in Washington parish and Verizon is awful for them. AT&T is rocking 200mbps in Pine. I haven't tested T-Mobile there but I'm looking forward to it.

When I get a T-Mobile line I will make a post with some real world speed tests in locations around the state.

From Phone Arena

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Now, AT&T has made it much easier for those who were on the fence. You can access a long list (first spotted by XDA) that shows exactly which phones will keep working after the 3G networks are shut down. If your device isn't on the list, you probably need to upgrade.

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Moto G6 Forge (XT1922)

Moto G6 Play (XT1922-9)

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It is! But I use it all the time on our work machines. I guess they call it hiren pe x64 now. old habits...

Captron makes a good point. It very well could be that new tower hardware isn't meshing with a device that old. I have had similar connectivity issues in the past and had a bad sim card. A crazy thing to stop working but a new one fixed my issue.

It's a Longshot but if you've recently installed any updates it may be worth rolling them back.

It's a little expensive, $230. But it's solar powered, ptz, and does 4g over t-mobile. It may fit your needs.

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