Cradlepoint Routers vs. Lumen Ethernet

It is suited for any company, small or large, who needs a cellular solution for failover and even as their primary connection to the internet.

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CenturyLink Ethernet Services (now known as Lumen) in our area is one of only a few options for fiber service. They have a really large infrastructure and offer competitive pricing with comparable speed to others. We found there was much to be desired in the customer service department. When we had techs onsite to assist in setting up it was fine but there was an issue with the additional networking equipment which caused the service connection to be delayed... Then once that problem was fixed we attempted to get help in the final configuration for many weeks.

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• Ease of setup. After the SIM card is installed, you can have the device up in a matter of minutes.
• Central management using NetCloud.
• You get the bang for your buck.

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• Small platform integration specially mobile related.
• Cost effective services.
• Great customer services.

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• Throughput was not great compared to similar solutions with same sim cards.
• Paid management portal.
• Overly complicated setup mainly due to the paid management portal.

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• Configuration.
• Implementation.
• Customer Service.

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I have been using some type of device like this for a very long time. We have and will maintain the need for this and have no immediate plan to make any change from Cradlepoint Routers. They have been very solid. These devices are a bit pricey, however worth the money as they always work and are reliable and save IT staff time.

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It has always been a pleasure working with that team. They always go above and beyond with getting the device working as you need it to work and are always willing to explain and answer any questions.

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We have used Verizon partners for hotspots as well Inseego and jetpacks Mainly... We decided to take a chance with cradle point as they have 2 sim slots with failover as well as high build quality and external antenna As I have mentioned a few times already we had some issues with performance and with such a steep price tag and paid management portal which we would probably not move forward with these again.

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AT&T I would say is the leader within this area in terms of handling any large-scale deployments and their services are awesome. No connectivity issues at all and no latency in feedback. Server deployments are handled very effectively, that's not the case with century link. Of course, security is second to none with AT&T.

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• We needed a second internet carrier, and this device provided it without the heavy cost. You pay a small monthly fee, and whatever data you use. On average, this solution costs us $750.00 per year, compared to the monthly cost of a carrier like Comcast which ranges from $250-350 per month, which could add up to $4,200 per year for standby that may never get used.
• Turnaround time for deployment was a couple of hours.
• Net cloud management portal gives you centralized access to all of your devices for managing.
• The additional network LAN port is available so that you can add the device to your network monitor, such as solar winds.

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• ROI was better than some competiters
• Fast connection speeds
• Quick updates to software and hardware

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