Jmi
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thank you ,, works as expecteddownload huactrl for your phone and you can limit the bands that way.
Yes same for me .., not sure why band 3 gives the best speed thoughOne week with the B818. Easily the best 4G router I’ve tried.
My only minor issue is that I still have to fix band 3 using LTE H-Monitor. Left to its own devices, the router will sometimes switch to band 20 with a massive loss in performance, and nothing but a reboot will make it return to band 3.
But fixing to band 3 works great, and stability has been top notch.
Bandwidth, on Three band 20 has 5mhz, band 3 is 15mhz so potential for 3 times the download speed. Distance is the opposite, band 20 goes further than band 3 hence why the further away from the mast the more often the router reverts to band 20 and so the need for band fixing on band 3.not sure why band 3 gives the best speed though
I'm upgrading from a B535-232 to the B818-263 soon, they have them instock at https://www.router-switch.com/huawei-4g-router-3-prime-b818-263.html for £138 so I will grab one and report back.Sorry to resurrect an older thread. Is the 4x or 8x mimo version better, am I right in thinking this is the only difference and would only make a difference if you’re using this for your router also? I have the B618 and it’s been an amazing LTE router for the 2 years I’ve had it. But with kids demanding faster speeds and digital PS5 consoles I’m keen to wrestle more speed. Currently I average 80-10mbps in a rural
area which is really great - so a marginal increase would be worth the cost of the 818.
Hi Gavin. We’re with EE and our speeds are with the device under the stairs with no external aerials. About a year ago we went from 3G/4G at 20mbps to full 4G LTE - Insuspect following upgrade works to our local transmitter.As far as I'm aware, no UK provider has deployed 8TRx or MA-MIMO on 4G, so the 8x8 model won't provide any benefit over the 4x4 model.
You say you're in a rural area - are you using an external antenna in your current setup?
If so, then I believe you're limited to 2x2 anyway - there are only 2 external connectors on (most) routers and I don't think the routers mix-and-match the antennas signals (if anyone knows otherwise, feel free to correct me here!)
Who is your network provider? Do you know what frequencies they have deployed at the mast you are connected to?
That's an amazing price - even when you add shipping costs it's still about the same as I paid for mine in this country (and of course nobody seems to have them in stock any more!).I'm upgrading from a B535-232 to the B818-263 soon, they have them instock at https://www.router-switch.com/huawei-4g-router-3-prime-b818-263.html for £138 so I will grab one and report back.
I'm currently getting about 20Mbps D/L so will be interesting to see the difference.
I didn't really notice any improvement versus my old B618...although EE have since enabled intra-band CA for Band 3 which has boosted my download speeds (and I'm not sure if that would have been supported on the B618). Main reason I bought it was for modem mode (and I like shiny new things).Sorry to resurrect an older thread. Is the 4x or 8x mimo version better, am I right in thinking this is the only difference and would only make a difference if you’re using this for your router also? I have the B618 and it’s been an amazing LTE router for the 2 years I’ve had it. But with kids demanding faster speeds and digital PS5 consoles I’m keen to wrestle more speed. Currently I average 80-10mbps in a rural
area which is really great - so a marginal increase would be worth the cost of the 818.
Only issue is the postage costs and likely need for a UK variant plug.That's an amazing price - even when you add shipping costs it's still about the same as I paid for mine in this country (and of course nobody seems to have them in stock any more!).
My guess is it's a new build house and we have an external water tank and a lot of external power cabling which terminates there. I did wonder if that's acting as an aerial - god knows. How do I find out the info on the mast? is that the Cell_ID or the PLMNThose are pretty good stats considering - I'm actually surprised!
Looks like you're on a single B3 carrier mast with EE, I really don't think there'd be much difference between your current B618-22d and an B818.
If/when EE add a second carrier, both B618 and B818 can aggregate them (FYI @GaryW).
However it would depend if EE decide to put anything else on there, for example if they add B1 as well as a second B3 carrier then the B818 would be able to take advantage of that and aggregate all three together.
Though the big question mark is if and when and if you want to get something now for something that may never happen.
Use the CellID, plug it in here https://www.cellmapper.net/enbid = 13780My guess is it's a new build house and we have an external water tank and a lot of external power cabling which terminates there. I did wonder if that's acting as an aerial - god knows. How do I find out the info on the mast? is that the Cell_ID or the PLMN
Ok - so there are 3 cell elements that each point in a different direction and bathe that area in signal goodness. The one that covers my house gives me the following info. What from this is useful to know?Use the CellID, plug it in here https://www.cellmapper.net/enbid = 13780
From the result, take the eNB (mast) ID and search/filter in the cellmapper map for the [Tower] using that eNBID
That's an amazing price - even when you add shipping costs it's still about the same as I paid for mine in this country (and of course nobody seems to have them in stock any more!).
That company is in US (so significant delivery and tax), but what's with the 20% if from Europe? I thought there would be no tariffs...Just take note of the extra 20% you'll get lumbered with if its coming from Europe now.