# Help in selecting the right cellular notecard

**URL:** https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030 "2025-05-07T20:45:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![julian\_eui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@julian\_eui](https://discuss.blues.com/u/julian_eui)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030/1 "2025-05-07T20:45:56Z")

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Which cellular notecards for north America would be more ideal for IOT in weak signal situations such as buildings and subsurface environments?

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### Author: ![RobLauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/roblauer/32/1567_2.png) [@RobLauer](https://discuss.blues.com/u/RobLauer)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030/2 "2025-05-07T21:07:24Z")

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Hi @julian_eui and welcome to the Blues community!

I would stick with the LTE Cat-1 Notecards if you’re worried about working in an environment with a potentially weak cell signal, specifically this one: [Notecard Cellular – Blues](https://shop.blues.com/products/notecard-cellular?variant=44541263085809)

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### Author: ![julian\_eui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@julian\_eui](https://discuss.blues.com/u/julian_eui)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030/3 "2025-05-09T16:33:05Z")

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Thank you for the info. I have the wbglwt and I’m having a problem making a cellular connection to the Notehub. It’s not in the penalty box and It connects with the WiFi. Is there a way to force it to cellular?

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### Author: ![RobLauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/roblauer/32/1567_2.png) [@RobLauer](https://discuss.blues.com/u/RobLauer)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030/4 "2025-05-09T20:02:49Z")

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Hi @julian_eui,

I would start with this guide on [Diagnosing Cellular Connectivity Issues](https://dev.blues.io/guides-and-tutorials/notecard-guides/diagnosing-cellular-connectivity-issues/). It covers most of the common scenarios with poor connectivity. Let us know if we can help beyond that though!

Rob

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### Author: ![julian\_eui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@julian\_eui](https://discuss.blues.com/u/julian_eui)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/help-in-selecting-the-right-cellular-notecard/3030/5 "2025-05-16T04:46:57Z")

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Hi Rob,

Thank you for your suggestion. I was able to regain connection by doing a notecard reset. The card is working fine now.

Julian
