I have been looking at Telstra’s offerings and they provide no description at all of these devices.

Someone told me about them today.

I was thinking about mounting one up on a pole where it can see the Telstra tower (about 16m up should do it) and using it to provide me with internet access via various devices, like a smartphone, an iPad and a laptop. Perhaps even my GoPro. I would either run it via solar and battery or run 240 volts up to it and use a charger.

Does anyone have one of these units? Is it as simple as what I am describing?

look for a 4G modem with an external antenna output, then you can use an external antenna

see ebay for 4g antenna

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC1.A0&_nkw=4G+Antenna&_sacat=0&_from=R40

that will give you an idea but look around elsewhere for good deals

morrie said:

I was thinking about mounting one up on a pole where it can see the Telstra tower (about 16m up should do it)

You’ll be needing a helical strake.

:-)