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Stirling

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Hi,

I moved into a new house a couple of days ago and set up broadband early so we'd have internet access quickly. I've been told there's a 'construction issue' so there will be a delay. I need constant internet access for my 3D rendering program and access to my router for the NAS.

The best option I could see would be to use a 3G/4G dongle connected to my AC-68U. Since the only network with 4G in my area is EE I've bought their dongle (EE 4GEE WIFI MINI 2), plugged into the USB 2.0 port on the router and set up as the secondary WAN. I've kept all settings automatic and it's showing as 'Alcatel Mobilebroadband' which is what's written on the battery. It's showing as connected but I'm getting no internet. Any ideas what I could be doing wrong? Or any alternative suggestions?

Panicking as I have a deadline at the end of tomorrow so any help greatly appreciated.
 
Managed to get something to come up when the dongle was connected directly to a PC (nothing recognised on a mac) and activated the data. Now all working, panic over.
 
set up as the secondary WAN
Although you have another solution, this may have been your issue. I'm guessing, but setting it up as a primary may work.
 

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