hi.
yes i am in my townhome. i get cell phone signal here - so that should be ok. i tried walking outside just now and trying again, but it did not change.
i also have a soil moisture sensor from sparkfun plugged in and that seems to be good. i dont know if that matters. if i unplug the soil sensor, then all of the sim7000g lights go off and the startup doesnt work.
the gps wire is also stuck on the gps place on the sim7000g and the and the lte wire is also firmly attached to the lte place on the sim7000g (idk if that matters)
it’s my first time soldering - so idk if that would have an effect if my soldering isn’t good on one of the heads
on initialization the console prints out
---> AT+CPMS="SM","SM","SM"
<--- +CPMS: 0,10,0,10,0,10
FONA is OK
Found SIM7000G (Global)
---> AT+GSN
<--- 869951030012359
Module IMEI: 869951030012359
---> AT+CFUN=1
<--- OK
---> AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","hologram"
<--- OK
when i do b to get the battery it reads
VBat = 3997 mV
---> AT+CBC
<--- +CBC: 0,76,3997
VPct = 76%
the white side of the sim-card is pointing up and the golden side of the sim-card is pointing down in the slot.