utonto
Casual Member
Hello!
First post on this forum, so please forgive me if I do/write something wrong!
Openreach won't bring fibre to my house until 2024 (possibly later, since they spent the last lustrum postponing...), so I was thinking to buy a 4G modem and possibly an antenna and use that connection for the time being.
I'm in the centre of a major city, plenty of masts around (I'm told). I'm on the O2 network with my phone, and despite the fact that I'm often on 3G when inside the house (or a not very strong 4G, usually around 7Mbps download speed, apart from a window where I once got 21Mbps), outside the house I reached download speeds between 40Mbps and 60Mbps (in 2 very specific spots, where my phone goes 4G+, the best it can do since it's not 5G enabled).
Now...I have never done something like this and, although it seems pretty straightforward, I have some doubts regarding equipment and stuff...
1) are there some 4G routers you would recommend? Something for which I wouldn't need a loan, possibly
2) I assume 4G routers would also handle 4G+, is that correct?
3) I am tempted to try without an external antenna, with some luck I may go fast enough to be satisfied, but if that's not the case...would you go for an omnidirectional antenna or not? Regardless, suggestions on specific models are welcome!
4) are these 4G routers just "normal" routers? Forget the SIM inside, what I mean is...can I build my network in any way I want? For example, at the moment I have a switch connected to a router, which is connected to my ADSL modem. I'd like to keep this topology, connecting my current router to the 4G router. Any reason why this shouldn't work?
Enough questions for now, more will come to my mind, I'm sure!
Thanks!
First post on this forum, so please forgive me if I do/write something wrong!
Openreach won't bring fibre to my house until 2024 (possibly later, since they spent the last lustrum postponing...), so I was thinking to buy a 4G modem and possibly an antenna and use that connection for the time being.
I'm in the centre of a major city, plenty of masts around (I'm told). I'm on the O2 network with my phone, and despite the fact that I'm often on 3G when inside the house (or a not very strong 4G, usually around 7Mbps download speed, apart from a window where I once got 21Mbps), outside the house I reached download speeds between 40Mbps and 60Mbps (in 2 very specific spots, where my phone goes 4G+, the best it can do since it's not 5G enabled).
Now...I have never done something like this and, although it seems pretty straightforward, I have some doubts regarding equipment and stuff...
1) are there some 4G routers you would recommend? Something for which I wouldn't need a loan, possibly
2) I assume 4G routers would also handle 4G+, is that correct?
3) I am tempted to try without an external antenna, with some luck I may go fast enough to be satisfied, but if that's not the case...would you go for an omnidirectional antenna or not? Regardless, suggestions on specific models are welcome!
4) are these 4G routers just "normal" routers? Forget the SIM inside, what I mean is...can I build my network in any way I want? For example, at the moment I have a switch connected to a router, which is connected to my ADSL modem. I'd like to keep this topology, connecting my current router to the 4G router. Any reason why this shouldn't work?
Enough questions for now, more will come to my mind, I'm sure!
Thanks!























