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mashynewie2  
#1 Posted : Sunday, April 23, 2017 3:03:53 AM(UTC)
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In a previous post I told people I used Speedify to bond internet connections together to get a reliable stream.

This is no longer required as I purchased a Telstra Nighthawk M1 which combines up to 4 frequencies (carriers) together to provide VERY VERY FAST internet.

In some tests I got 160mbits down and 40mbits up in Newcastle.

According to their marketing, some CBD areas can reach over 900mbits/s

So I was streaming simultaneously to YouTube, Periscope and Facebook with NO issue whatsoever.

I purchased it outright and used an existing prepaid Telstra SIM.

http://www.netgear.com.a...?cid=wmt_netgear_organic

This would be also great for people who want to use vMix Call.. it would EASILY handle multiple callers.

NOTE: I am in Newcastle so some country areas may not have multiple frequencies available like we do?

I'm sure many other countries would have the same.
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richardgatarski  
#2 Posted : Sunday, April 23, 2017 5:56:09 AM(UTC)
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Great for you aussies, but not yet for us in the old world ;) see this article

One thing with Speedify is that is supports multiple mobile operators. I guess the M1 will initially be tied to one, as with Telstra.

In any case, thanks for sharing!
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#3 Posted : Sunday, April 23, 2017 1:54:00 PM(UTC)
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@ mashynewie2

What kind of rates are they charging down under for such a high speed internet service?
We only have three main carriers here in Canada, and multiple piggy backers on them, but the bottom line is, we pay some of the highest cellular rates in the world for some of the poorest bandwidth availability, making such "bonding" technology or 4Gx Gigabit LTE somewhat cost prohibitive in my humble opinion.


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mashynewie2  
#4 Posted : Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:14:37 AM(UTC)
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I do maybe 6 live streams on 4G each year (other streams via wired connections).

So I am on a pre-paid system where I deposit $150AUD and that gives me 20gb of data on Australia's fastest network plus it adds 12 months of access.
https://www.telstra.com....band/prepaid/data-passes


There was a period where I used a lot of data and purchased a lot of recharges so I currently have 17gb in my account plus 23 months of access in my account.

If I wanted to stream more, then I would go on a monthly fee, with the following plans you get cheaper data but you are stuck with paying a fixed monthly fee so it's only good for regular streamers.

Telstra (Fastest Network):
https://www.telstra.com....bile-broadband/plans#BYO

Optus
http://www.optus.com.au/...mb:subnav:mbb:post:plans

Vodafone:
http://www.vodafone.com....tate/sim/24-month/filter

If I was only sending a single 3mbit stream then all carriers in Australia are good. But I sometimes use mine to stream to 3 CDN's plus vMix Call plus other stuff. So in that case, Telstra is necessary.

And of course, you can also use your mobile phone as a modem, but I don't because I use it to test streams and make phone calls etc.
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#5 Posted : Saturday, April 29, 2017 7:18:56 AM(UTC)
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Have a look at https://switchboard.live/

One stream to a single distribution destination to many.

There is a monthly fee I guess you need to do the sums.

But have had no problems so far (one year in).

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#6 Posted : Thursday, August 17, 2017 3:56:43 AM(UTC)
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I second using Switchboard.live and use regularly I just upgraded so could use custom RTMP and stream to Youtube and Facebook at the same time with only using
one upload bandwidth of approx 2.5mbs - 3.5mbs
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#7 Posted : Thursday, August 17, 2017 1:45:30 PM(UTC)
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Hi @mashynewie2

That's superb. Well for you there in AUS.

Could you pls explain your Speedify experience? Are you happy with its results? Is it reliable?
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mashynewie2  
#8 Posted : Sunday, August 20, 2017 9:50:12 AM(UTC)
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I stopped using it... it worked some times and not others.

With Telstra M1 it's 100% reliability.
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#9 Posted : Tuesday, August 22, 2017 3:31:46 PM(UTC)
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Is this available in the US? Has anyone used it with Verizon or ATT?
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