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I use TalkTalk for my landline service which includes a broadband service.
Being rural (7km to exchange and 4km to cabinet) the low speed makes the broadband service almost unusable.
My neighbour has the same service from TalkTalk, with the same problem, so he went for 4G from EE which was installed for him (at £400 installation fee) using an outdoor external antenna. He is getting 50MB/s and is paying £40 (ish) for 50GB p/m.
Being retired I can't justify that level of expense but found a package of 40GB from Three at £20 per month.
The package includes a 'free' Huawei B310 which has facility for 2 external antenna.
On the coverage checker for the Three service it shows that we are on the perimeter of their 3G/4G service, so as the package came with a 14 day 'cooling off' period (ordered by phone) to test it out, I ordered and it arrived today.
As the coverage checker indicated the best signal was in front of the house I first tried the service with the router at a front downstairs window. It connected with 3 bars, was using 3G and reported speeds of up to 5/1 MB/s (down/up), but the connection kept dropping.
I next put the router upstairs at a front room window and this showed 1 bar, 4G with reported speeds of 10/5 MB/s.
So my questions are :
- Would an external aerial improve the reception.
- if so, would an indoor 35dbi (window mount) aerial with dual 2m cables be worth considering, or should I go for an outside 9 dbi with dual 5m cables.
- is it likely that the Three service is using the same mast as the EE service (for directional location to point the antenna).
If anyone can offer assistance I would appreciate it.
Being rural (7km to exchange and 4km to cabinet) the low speed makes the broadband service almost unusable.
My neighbour has the same service from TalkTalk, with the same problem, so he went for 4G from EE which was installed for him (at £400 installation fee) using an outdoor external antenna. He is getting 50MB/s and is paying £40 (ish) for 50GB p/m.
Being retired I can't justify that level of expense but found a package of 40GB from Three at £20 per month.
The package includes a 'free' Huawei B310 which has facility for 2 external antenna.
On the coverage checker for the Three service it shows that we are on the perimeter of their 3G/4G service, so as the package came with a 14 day 'cooling off' period (ordered by phone) to test it out, I ordered and it arrived today.
As the coverage checker indicated the best signal was in front of the house I first tried the service with the router at a front downstairs window. It connected with 3 bars, was using 3G and reported speeds of up to 5/1 MB/s (down/up), but the connection kept dropping.
I next put the router upstairs at a front room window and this showed 1 bar, 4G with reported speeds of 10/5 MB/s.
So my questions are :
- Would an external aerial improve the reception.
- if so, would an indoor 35dbi (window mount) aerial with dual 2m cables be worth considering, or should I go for an outside 9 dbi with dual 5m cables.
- is it likely that the Three service is using the same mast as the EE service (for directional location to point the antenna).
If anyone can offer assistance I would appreciate it.