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Hi guys,
I'm sort of cheating here as my questions are related to a property in France but I have really got myself interested in the subject of Mobile Broadband and its possible applications.
I have been on-off living in France for maybe 10 years now and our home ADSL connection has always been rather poor, we're talking 1-3mbs depending on the day (I know some people have it a lot worse). Recently I have been looking at the possibility of installing a permanent 4G routeur (only using 3G), which alone could probably bump me up to 4-7mbs but then I started reading about 4G and 3G antennas and this is where my knowledge is limited.
First of all, I live in Mezin (47) in France, which is down in the south countryside, however I have a small town next to me with a 3G antenna, and two slightly bigger towns down the road with 4G antennas.
At the moment, at floor level and first floor of the house I can achieve the rough 4-7mbs but I was wondering if with a 3G/4G antenna could I improve on that? Here is the relevant info.
3G Tower: 2,63km distance from the house with clear line of sight and at a height of 51m (on a water tower). Is there any way to tell if it's a 3G, 3G+ or a H+ tower from frequencies etc ?
4G Tower: 14,5km distance from the house, the altitude of the house is roughly 120m or maybe 130m when on top of the highest roof, the tower is about 115m altitude and there is a hill of about 150m between, would this still be viable ?
4G Tower 2 (LTE 2600 (4G)): 8,2km from the house, however at approximately 86m altitude, house is roughly 130m but there is a hill of about 136m half way between the house and the tower, again would this be viable ?
I imagine Line Of Sight is hugely desired but what are the limits with the lack of los ? can the frequencies 'bend' over hills ?
I will continue to scout the forums here but any other information you could possible have that might help, whether it be knowledge or experiences, I would love to hear it.
Thanks
I'm sort of cheating here as my questions are related to a property in France but I have really got myself interested in the subject of Mobile Broadband and its possible applications.
I have been on-off living in France for maybe 10 years now and our home ADSL connection has always been rather poor, we're talking 1-3mbs depending on the day (I know some people have it a lot worse). Recently I have been looking at the possibility of installing a permanent 4G routeur (only using 3G), which alone could probably bump me up to 4-7mbs but then I started reading about 4G and 3G antennas and this is where my knowledge is limited.
First of all, I live in Mezin (47) in France, which is down in the south countryside, however I have a small town next to me with a 3G antenna, and two slightly bigger towns down the road with 4G antennas.
At the moment, at floor level and first floor of the house I can achieve the rough 4-7mbs but I was wondering if with a 3G/4G antenna could I improve on that? Here is the relevant info.
3G Tower: 2,63km distance from the house with clear line of sight and at a height of 51m (on a water tower). Is there any way to tell if it's a 3G, 3G+ or a H+ tower from frequencies etc ?
4G Tower: 14,5km distance from the house, the altitude of the house is roughly 120m or maybe 130m when on top of the highest roof, the tower is about 115m altitude and there is a hill of about 150m between, would this still be viable ?
4G Tower 2 (LTE 2600 (4G)): 8,2km from the house, however at approximately 86m altitude, house is roughly 130m but there is a hill of about 136m half way between the house and the tower, again would this be viable ?
I imagine Line Of Sight is hugely desired but what are the limits with the lack of los ? can the frequencies 'bend' over hills ?
I will continue to scout the forums here but any other information you could possible have that might help, whether it be knowledge or experiences, I would love to hear it.
Thanks