LordG_43
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After some great advice the other week, I decided on the B818-263 after using a TP Link MR-200, I got it from Amazon, was labeled "Used(Like New)" and priced at £184.99 with Smarty Sim thrown in, I'm sure many of you know of this listing. It was despatched straight away, but took a few days to arrive due to a delay with Royal Mail, but turned up this morning.
Anyways, I set it up on Voxi, and first impressions were relatively positive, but I have some questions based on what I have read in the past, apologies if I get any assumptions wrong!
1) Device seems fussy with positioning - using it on Voxi and placing upright I may get 4Mbps, yet on its side aimed at the cell tower I get up to 72, definitely faster than 45 I'd get on the MR200 with repeated positioning of the antennas.. I have a few cell towers around me but thought the device would seek the fastest one, or give some control to do so..
2) I can't see any settings anywhere for Band selection. Is it only done via software such as LTE H Monitor? I could swear I have seen videos of it being done on the router as well. There's nothing to see on this one..
3) Router itself claims firmware is up to date (10.0.2.2) but on the system info page it also says the configuration file is a custom one.. is this a normal way of wording or has the seller changed something before selling the device?
So, the device overall matches expectations. I guess regional variations may mean some advice will be different but it just feels like something is missing on the settings, like I have a trimmed down firmware when it comes to the Band locking side of things.
Anyways, I set it up on Voxi, and first impressions were relatively positive, but I have some questions based on what I have read in the past, apologies if I get any assumptions wrong!
1) Device seems fussy with positioning - using it on Voxi and placing upright I may get 4Mbps, yet on its side aimed at the cell tower I get up to 72, definitely faster than 45 I'd get on the MR200 with repeated positioning of the antennas.. I have a few cell towers around me but thought the device would seek the fastest one, or give some control to do so..
2) I can't see any settings anywhere for Band selection. Is it only done via software such as LTE H Monitor? I could swear I have seen videos of it being done on the router as well. There's nothing to see on this one..
3) Router itself claims firmware is up to date (10.0.2.2) but on the system info page it also says the configuration file is a custom one.. is this a normal way of wording or has the seller changed something before selling the device?
So, the device overall matches expectations. I guess regional variations may mean some advice will be different but it just feels like something is missing on the settings, like I have a trimmed down firmware when it comes to the Band locking side of things.