2020-06-14, 04:38 PM
Just to tie up this thread as the OP ...
In the end I decided that the simplest (for me) option was a 4G/LTE router so I bought a cheap Huawei B311 and a free data SIM from Vodafone
Setup was easy and everything works great. - I now have boat data being sent every hour over MQTT and I'm not reliant on the patchy marina WiFi signal
The Rpi does seems to enjoy "chattering" a lot because even with no sensors active Im still seeing around 250Kb/hr of data being sent/received but this isn't a Mars Rover and data is cheap so Im not going to waste too much time trying to throttle down. ?
In the end I decided that the simplest (for me) option was a 4G/LTE router so I bought a cheap Huawei B311 and a free data SIM from Vodafone
Setup was easy and everything works great. - I now have boat data being sent every hour over MQTT and I'm not reliant on the patchy marina WiFi signal
The Rpi does seems to enjoy "chattering" a lot because even with no sensors active Im still seeing around 250Kb/hr of data being sent/received but this isn't a Mars Rover and data is cheap so Im not going to waste too much time trying to throttle down. ?