Posted 8/17/2026 20:39 (#11730912 - in reply to #11730893) Subject: RE: UniFi 5G Backup
North central North Dakota
golfnut - 8/17/2026 20:22
I'm baffled. I'm not sure what your usage is but there is not a chance in the world I'd give up fiber service for a 5g service, especially at $60/month for 250/250. We have a 500/500 service that costs $99/month. We have used 602 Gb in the month of August.
I have the same fiber at my house (1 mile away). When remodeling at my house yard I ended up getting my point to point system taken down. I wanted something at the shop so ended up hooking up the fiber that had been dropped in but never hooked up. I think my last bill showed I used over 700 Gb at the two sites.
So future when I get my antennas up and fiber from house to my new mini tower, all will be fast again. I thought it was an interesting test for the $13 per month. I tried to put my verizion sim card from my ipad into the Unifi 5G device but as stated website - it does not support Verizion - it did not work correctly - yet.
If a person wanted to access their Protect system remotely for limited usage, the $13 maybe an option if the person does not have other internet options. Of course they would have to get into the Unifi system.
I was playing with the environmental sensor and relay to see if I could control bin fans based on temperature and humidity. A remote bin site could be set up a few components. Have you worked with those devices? I got the keyfob also but not hooked it up for anything yet.
UniFi 5G Backup
