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Please explain LTE functionality in an XL radio. What does it add?
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Didn't want to create a new thread on the topic, can the extended back plate on a LTE radio be swapped out with the non-lte backplate if that functionality is not needed? I have one and would rather have a slimmer profile than the huge bump that is useless to me.
Yes, theres regular woofers/backs on ebay that are easy to replace the LTE tumor with. All the new XLs are coming with CCMs but a lot of people dont like the husky size of them and are doing after market removals.
Source? An APX NEXT with all of the services activated is only $300/year per radio so I have a hard time believing Harris can be competitive if they are charging $1000/year.
Regardless unless you are a legit subscriber on a system with all of the backend equipment LTE does you no good.
Awesome, ordered!
mmckenna
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It would depend on what sort of contract you had with the carrier. It's not regular cell service, it's just IP "IOT" type service, which is usually a couple of bucks a month if you shop around.
And then you have the cost of the backend BeON server/system to make it all go.
BMDaug
I am licensed…
That’s got to include BeON, which is really the only way LTE becomes of any use unless you are leveraging mcptt.
As @mmckenna mentioned, the actual sim and cell service is cheap cheap, since it’s not a voice service. It should be less than $10/mo/device to get it in a cell network. The rest of the fees specific to l3h services are something I’m not familiar with.
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On the LCRA core?
CanesFan95
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So how do you get cell phone service for these? Like if I call T-Mobile and say hey, I've got an LTE radio here, how does it work? And who can I talk to or listen to?
MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
You insert the micro SIM from your carrier like you do any other device.
Your radio has to be provisioned with a BeON license and on a system to do anything.
Otherwise, if it has the feature string enabled for it, you can use it as one expensive WiFi hot spot.
Your radio has to be provisioned with a BeON license and on a system to do anything.
Otherwise, if it has the feature string enabled for it, you can use it as one expensive WiFi hot spot.
mmckenna
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Just to be clear, it's not a cell phone and will not work like a cell phone nor allow you to make telephone calls. It simply uses the cellular service to get a data link back to the BeON server and the P25 system core. It's simply voice and radio info sent over the LTE data link.
It'll use the data network connection to also provide a connection for the internal WiFi radio to act as a hot spot, as MTS2000DES suggested.
You'd have a data only SIM. Those are cheap, like $10/mo, depending on contracts.
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