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Help a noob out, no land broadband available, mobile only solution

Had to insert APN manually onto the router. All good. 4G speeds are around 100Mbps on my old location, just gotta bring it to the new flat and play around with it.
Oh great news sendhelp, that seemed pretty painless, great result too. (y)
 
Are there any guides about understanding what to look for in terms of location for a mobile data router? Looking at netmonster but I don't have any clue about what I'm looking at.
 
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First impressions, WIFI range on this is trash, my flat is relatively small with plaster walls not even concrete walls and I can't get proper WIFI on my room with the router half way in the house.

Also, my S21 Ultra and Macbook Pro M1 are so much better at WIFI than my 13 Pro Max.

Moving router around with S21 with netmonster, best spot inside the house seems to be either turned to the seafront or the one at the back of the flat.

60DL20UL so far are the average results on the seafront position. According to my S21 Ultra, band 800 on Vodafone.

The other spot I can get >100 Mbps but it's not feasible to have the router there. Not sure if I should return this and buy something with antenas, maybe external even to see if I can get something more out of this or just live with being in a sh*tty location ahahah
 
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"Why isn't it feasible to have router in the other spot?"

And use a Devolo type device to promulgate the feed through the flat.

Could be a less expensive option.
 
Don't see any masts in the sea, nice view though.
Why isn't it feasible to have router in the other spot?

The hall has no plugs, I would have to use extension cords and according to my partner, wouldn't look good. Got a bunch of plugs elsewhere in the flat except the hall.

There might be an antena in that direction to the left because the router locks onto that specific band and I get very stable 4G speeds (router is connected to 5G supposedly) including upload whereas on the other spot, I get higher download but very very bad upload (1 to 2Mbps)

"Why isn't it feasible to have router in the other spot?"

And use a Devolo type device to promulgate the feed through the flat.

Could be a less expensive option.
Yes, I'm probably buying powerline to be honest, something inexpensive since I don't need gigabit clearly with these speeds.
 
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The hall has no plugs, I would have to use extension cords and according to my partner, wouldn't look good. Got a bunch of plugs elsewhere in the flat except the hall.

There might be an antena in that direction to the left because the router locks onto that specific band and I get very stable 4G speeds (router is connected to 5G supposedly) including upload whereas on the other spot, I get higher download but very very bad upload (1 to 2Mbps)


Yes, I'm probably buying powerline to be honest, something inexpensive since I don't need gigabit clearly with these speeds.
In one of the first posts I recommended an outdoor one which is powered over ethernet, it would have been much easier to install.
 
Does this plug into the router on one end and into the actual router power supply on the other end?
Yes. It extends the 12v cable length. I used a 20 ft lead tacked to the skirting board with white tack for a few months until a new monopole went live and I could place the router elsewhere.
 
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Hello there,

Moving to a new apartment in a couple of days, where regular land broadband isn't available, not even DSL.

I'm now looking at mobile broadband. I'm currently with 3 on my phone (unlimited data) and I've got no signal inside the flat so I'm looking at other options.

Tested a gigacube from Vodafone (Huawei) from a friend and the best I can get is 40-60Mbps UL and 2-8Mbps DL which is low but to be fair, I'm fine with it as long as it's constant and stable. Ping looks stable at 20-30ms.

My post code is PO4 0RW if it helps you guys helping me.

It looks like to me the best options would be EE or Vodafone but my friend who lives a couple of flats next to mine says EE didn't work for them so they went with Vodafone. They get 5G because they are on a top floor flat and they get 100-200Mbps, I get 5G as well but speeds are as reported above at 60Mbps highest.

I play games on my PS5 but nothing too demanding in terms of network and also stream netflix, youtube, etc but nothing crazy.

I'm not looking for crazy speeds but basically I want to make sure I'm making the right decision by going with Vodafone. Also, do you think it's worth it to spend on a 5G router given my circumstances or would you think buying a better 4G router would be the best action?

I'm looking into buying a 5G Router and an Unlimited Plan from Vodafone/Similar network.

Looking for expert advice from you guys who on what to decide in terms of network, router and which contract to pick (Unlimited data).

TIA
Are you sure there is no Openreach broadband available? I can't believe that an apartment developer wouldnt install cabling for BT / Openreach phone lines and your postcode shows up as having good VDSL availability on the BT Wholesale checker.

My bad I misread the sheet. You are correct.

Paul
 

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Playing with LTE Monitor on the router, at the moment DL is on b1 and UL on b20, I'm getting 40DL20UL speeds at the moment.

I'm assuming B20 is very decent for UL on 4G but for DL b1 seems to be poop. I'm trying to force b7 or b20 for DL on LTE monitor but the router doesn't leave b1, does that mean there's no signal on those bands?

Also, just 15m to the right of my flat, I can get 5G on Three which boosts DL to 300 Mbps but UP is crap at 2 or 3Mbps vs my Vodafone speeds. Is it worth testing Three SIM on the router to see if it can pick up Three 5G or waste of time since my phone can't do it?

Also with LTE montior, is it worth now testing other router locations in case they can I can get it to pick up b7 for DL for instance?
 
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