dan_m2k
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Long time lurker, first time poster so hopefully I don't break any rules...
We've got a static caravan in rural East Yorkshire (roughly where the red X is in the image below) and we're having trouble getting stable mobile broadband reception.
We had a TP-Link AC750 (Archer MR200) router (which is going back - reason below) and have tried Smarty (Three) and GiffGaff (o2);
Smarty struggles to maintain a decent up/download rate making streaming hard going (at around 40-50% signal), and whilst Giffgaff (around 75% signal) started off rock solid and a decent rate, we're now having issues where the connection seems to drop and the router needs a disconnect/reconnect or restart to get the signal back (hence why it has gone back).
My iPhone on Three and my wife's iPhone on o2 don't have the same issue in the caravan, but I'm not sure how to read the coverage map I've attached, I just used it to get a sense for what would be the most viable signals.
I need a recommendation for a good mobile broadband router that will do the job (and based on the coverage map, whether I should stick with GiffGaff or attempt to use the cheaper Smarty)?
There is already an external LTE antenna on the caravan (this one) so it'd be great to be able to use it but happy to spend a few quid on a better model if it'll be a bit more reliable and stable.
We've got a static caravan in rural East Yorkshire (roughly where the red X is in the image below) and we're having trouble getting stable mobile broadband reception.
We had a TP-Link AC750 (Archer MR200) router (which is going back - reason below) and have tried Smarty (Three) and GiffGaff (o2);
Smarty struggles to maintain a decent up/download rate making streaming hard going (at around 40-50% signal), and whilst Giffgaff (around 75% signal) started off rock solid and a decent rate, we're now having issues where the connection seems to drop and the router needs a disconnect/reconnect or restart to get the signal back (hence why it has gone back).
My iPhone on Three and my wife's iPhone on o2 don't have the same issue in the caravan, but I'm not sure how to read the coverage map I've attached, I just used it to get a sense for what would be the most viable signals.
I need a recommendation for a good mobile broadband router that will do the job (and based on the coverage map, whether I should stick with GiffGaff or attempt to use the cheaper Smarty)?
There is already an external LTE antenna on the caravan (this one) so it'd be great to be able to use it but happy to spend a few quid on a better model if it'll be a bit more reliable and stable.























