wAP LTE kit - best watchdog method

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hello,

I have a wAP LTE kit in a remote location with mediocre signal. Currently I am using the system watchdog with 8.8.8.8 set to ensure things are kept alive. It is activating probably every one or two hours from what I can tell.
However, I later saw scripts using the Netwatch or Scheduler feature to automatically reset the LTE connection when it goes down. Eg those in this thread:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/script-for-interface-lte-to-restart/116226/1

My questions:

  1. Is it a bad idea to use the system watchdog in this case? (e.g. doing so many “harsh” reboots?)

  2. If I should use one of the scripts mentioned in that thread - would it be better to use the “/interface disable/enable” method or the “usb power-reset” method? For wAP LTE kit

  3. Is there any reason not to use Tools Netwatch to implement this script? (e.g. vs scheduler)

(I previously posted a similar message to this one in the above thread, but thought it might be better to start a new thread)

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*) send logs to remote syslog/linux
*) save logs to action=disk to check it after reboot.
*) watchdog create a suport.rif? You can read this file at mikrotik.com account and check latest logs!.
*) You can swap sim port to down/b and again to restore to up/a
*) You can grab lte info and send SMS when LHG is offline.
*) You can create own script action when you receive a specific SMS like reboot, 2xchange sim slot, disable/enable lte etc.

I hope I give you some ideas.

P.S. Netwatch use a special user *sys who cannot operate with e.g. global variable.

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Thanks again SiB! I will look into these.
(sorry for late reply!)