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This is an interesting idea. By using the 900 MHz band you'll get much greater range than if you were using the 2.4 or 5 GHz bands. The RF won't look like a co
by jlgaddis 11y ago
This is an interesting idea. By using the 900 MHz band you'll get much greater range than if you were using the 2.4 or 5 GHz bands.
The RF won't look like a cordless phone, though. Those use a really small channel width and amount of bandwidth while this device likely uses a 5 or 10 MHz channel width.
Of course, if someone finds one of these in a public place, law enforcement is likely going to get called ("Look at those antennas! It might be a remotely controlled bomb!").
A better idea, in my opinion, would be to pick up a 2.4 GHz Ubiquiti (e.g., a NanoStation M2), a Yagi antenna, and sit somewhere with a good view of the horizon and find a random open access point to connect to (spoof it's MAC first, though).
- windexh8er 11y agoHe is using Ubiquiti - clearly a Rocket M in the picture connected right to the Yagi. Ubiquiti plays in a lot more spectrum than 2.4 and 5GHz. Rocket M (https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/rocketm/ https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/rocketm/) - supports: 900MHz, 2.4GHz, 3GHz, 3.65GHz, and 5GHz (a few variations). The new, cheap ($400) AirFiber unit can do 200Km with 500Mb throughput. 30 miles is easily attainable depending on your goals and setup. AirFiber: https://www.ubnt.com/airfiber/airfiber5x/ https://www.ubnt.com/airfiber/airfiber5x/
- jlgaddis 11y agoYeah, I see that now. I originally read the article on my phone and didn't pay much attention to the pictures / couldn't tell it was a Rocket. Anyways, I'm familiar with UBNT's products as we use them extensively at $work. My point wasn't so much about what frequency to use but that using something like this means having to get in and set it up somewhere. Instead, using, e.g., an NSM2, you can connect to any open access point that you can hear (and that can hear you) and wouldn't require getting in some place and connecting a device to their network. That, it seems, would significantly increase your chances of getting caught. Also, take UBNT's claims about the AirFiber with a grain of salt. Our real-world results with them were less than stellar (although I know of others for whom they work quite well). We bought two links before they were even shipping and ended up taking them down and selling both of them shortly after they were deployed. (Also, are they really $400 now? We paid, if memory serves, about $2,000 each for ours.)
- windexh8er 11y agoThe larger units are $2k, there are new 5GHz units in the Rocket form factor that are $399/unit. Haven't had any experience with the older AirFiber, but the new ones can clear 30 miles at the stated throughput and latency. 100 miles? Haven't tried it - but that would be impressive.