Timc168
Casual Member
Hello! I recently bought a VN007+ after realising how much faster my phone (Poco F3) was than my FTTC home broadband connection and finding this site when trying to find a 5g router. Unfortunately, I was unaware of the somewhat deceptive nature of 5g icons on phones as well as online map coverages as I cannot see any 5g bands I’m connected to on the cell mapper app. The speeds vary a lot, up to around 250mbs when held at an outstretched arms length outside my top window (phone at 350), to mostly 10mbs on the window sill, and 110mbs occassionally when bright and clear (phone 110 and 240 respectively). Having glimpsed at what is possible, I would now like to grasp for the heavens once more and reach close to or surpass those numbers again, albeit with more stability and without half hanging out the window when using the internet. I’m leading towards either the B818 or the CPE Pro 3 and am unable to decide which. How much do I lose out by not adding a single external antenna to both. Is it better to get B818 + antenna or CPE Pro 3 without. And how far off is the VN007+ from these 2 with an antenna attached also. If there’s a cheaper and more effective mod-able router + 2 antennae setup I would be willing to consider that too, though I’m slightly hesitant at the thought of potentially 2 expensive bits getting stolen at the same time as I live in somewhat of a roughish area. I have a pole outside my flat which I can mount on but its slightly bent at around a 15˚ angle which I don’t know if matters or not either.























