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Antenna choice - poynting or bluespot?

4g_noob

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I'm moving to a new home where the adsl offering is circa 3meg. As a result, I'm seriously looking at an LTE solution. Coverage should be OK, I think I can get decent LoS to a voda cell offering bands 1 and 20, from about 1.1 miles, or an ee cell offering band 3 at slightly less. I'm a fairly heavy data user, about 0.5tb in 7 days, so voda is preference regarding the FUP.

Router wise I'm considering the huawei b628 as I think it probably offers me enough given the range I'm going to cover. The 818 seems to me I'd need better coverage to realise the benefits, so maybe wasted extra spend? Either way I am considering a modification for moving all antennas to external (for 4x4 mimo with two bluespot or poynting antennas)

Antenna choice appears to be pivotal. I get the principles of shortest cable length and highest quality cable, but finding decent real world experience of both my choices seems tough. The Poynting is well reviewed, the best YT review I've found is this one;


Which all looks very promising! Does anyone know of a review of this sort of quality for the Bluespot 4g antenna? Even better if they have a back to back same location? (I've seen several by folk in urban locations going - wow compared to the internal antenna behind a cavity wall in my house this is amazing! - Well, yes.)

So, am I heading in the right direction with my lte broadband choices, and can anyone help on the review front?

Cheers,

Martin.
 
EE Band 3 will likely give better speeds, going for an EE Business plan will be cheaper than an EE consumer plan and have better FUP. You don't have to be a business to get a business plan, just say you will break the consumer FUP. Try the Voda and EE out in advance by getting PAYG sims and testing in a phone.
 
EE Band 3 will likely give better speeds, going for an EE Business plan will be cheaper than an EE consumer plan and have better FUP. You don't have to be a business to get a business plan, just say you will break the consumer FUP. Try the Voda and EE out in advance by getting PAYG sims and testing in a phone.
That's a great tip, thank you, didn't realise I could get a business plan as a consumer! I have the sims to test once I get access again to the property, 3uk, voda and ee.
 
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That bluespot antenna is still up outside my house working hard and I've had no problems with it. The coax cable is of good quality, about the same as you'd get on a poynting. Quite honestly I dont think you'll notice a difference between the bluespot and the equivalent poynting offering, any differences are more likely to come from mounting/positioning or carrier problems in your area.
 
That bluespot antenna is still up outside my house working hard and I've had no problems with it. The coax cable is of good quality, about the same as you'd get on a poynting. Quite honestly I dont think you'll notice a difference between the bluespot and the equivalent poynting offering, any differences are more likely to come from mounting/positioning or carrier problems in your area.
Thanks for the update on your setup @Gandi69, good to hear its still going strong. Sounding a bit like I'll go with the bluespot on aesthetics alone as there's not much to choose between.

Thanks again both
 
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