Has anyone successfully used Fipy LTE in the USA?

[Breazile]

I tried AT&T with the latest CAT-M1 firmware and it never attaches to the base station (lte.attach()). I called AT&T gave them the details on the Fipy and IMEI number, and tech support said it is not supported on their network. Called Verizon tech support, and same story, not a supported device on their network. Has anyone been able to use it with a USA based carrier? If so, which one?

[JohnPiantanida]

@breazile I have been using it with Verizon to connect to Hologram.io

The test code I used to get it working was from another post here in the forum. Here is a link to that thread - https://forum.pycom.io/topic/3021/gpy-with-hologram-io-sim/83

It works with my Fipy from here in Tampa.

[Breazile]

Great, thanks for the tip. I ordered a SIM.

[panda]

Same here. Hologram on AT&T and Verizon.

[reidfo]

I have used FiPy Cat-M1 on both Hologram and Things Mobile. Things Mobile is much cheaper, though I am still evaluating carriers.

[JohnPiantanida]

@reidfo said in Has anyone successfully used Fipy LTE in the USA?:

I have used FiPy Cat-M1 on both Hologram and Things Mobile. Things Mobile is much cheaper, though I am still evaluating carriers.

Let us know how Things Mobile works out. I am curious about how it compares with Hologram.io

[protean]

Works fine with a Hologram SIM here via CAT-M1. It's using Verizon at the moment (I'm in Denver, CO).

[reidfo]

@johnpiantanida Following up on this thread, since it's been a few weeks since I started testing Things Mobile. Overall I'd say I'm very happy with the service and the pricing compared to others such as Hologram. I've been running steadily for a few weeks with fast connection times, no drops, and importantly, no surprises on my bill.

The portal they provide is pretty good, though I don't find the CDR page too useful. It will at least allow me to spot any trends upward in data usage though. I'm in the US, and so far I've gotten connections to both Verizon and AT&T (as reported in the portal). I haven't seen any connection to T-Mobile, so I'm not sure if that's the Things Mobile network, if my board/code isn't set up right for it, or if conditions are just better locally for VZ and ATT. I haven't tried forcing a connection to T-Mobile yet.

[wghirakawa]

Can someone please post code that they are using to connect to LTE via verizon. I cannot get connected when doing socket.connect

[JohnPiantanida]

@wghirakawa said in Has anyone successfully used Fipy LTE in the USA?:

Can someone please post code that they are using to connect to LTE via verizon. I cannot get connected when doing socket.connect

I used the example here to get started:

https://forum.pycom.io/topic/3021/gpy-with-hologram-io-sim/83

I am using Verizon in Florida. Currently connecting to Hologram, but going to try Things Mobile next.

[kevin]

@reidfo On a related topic, since you are using networks in the US, can you tell me if the SQNS modem is reporting a 6-digit PLMN? (See post at https://forum.pycom.io/topic/4091/lte-support-for-3-bcd-digit-network-codes).

If you could post the results of 'AT+SQNHPLMN?' and 'AT+CEREG?' while connected, it would be very helpful.

[reidfo]

@kevin Sure, here is the output of those two commands.

>>> at('AT+CEREG?')
12-10-2018 21:21:7.860789: response=['+CEREG: 2,5,"7110","082AD711",7', 'OK']
['+CEREG: 2,5,"7110","082AD711",7', 'OK']
>>> at('AT+SQNHPLMN?')
12-10-2018 21:21:26.560574: response=['+SQNHPLMN: "23450","JT","JT"', 'OK']
['+SQNHPLMN: "23450","JT","JT"', 'OK']
>>>```

[kevin]

@reidfo Thank you for checking. A bit strange, since 234-50 is registered to Jersey Telecom in the United Kingdom. So, it does not answer my question about 6-digit PLMNs (which are used in the US), but thanks again for replying.

[reidfo]

@kevin Best I can tell, Jersey Telecom is Things Mobile. My SIM cards came with a +88 phone number.