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Load balancing 2 LTE routers

Evanz

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My recently put together setup, consists of a Huawei B818 with a Scancom EE unlimited (my arse) SIM and Three 4g+ hub with an unlimited Three SIM, into a TP Link ER605 dual WAN Load balancing router, into a TP Link Deco M5 Mesh system.
Through basically messing about, I've found that in load balancing mode, my speeds, according to internet speed tests, have increased quite dramatically. I know that what's happening isn't the same as bonding, so I'm not exactly sure what's going on here.
What I'd appreciate, as well as informed opinions about this matter, is advice on the ratio of bandwidth I should be giving to each LTE router.
You are supposed to enter the bandwidth number that your ISP provides, but this is tricky with mobile internet, especially when it fluctuates as much as mine does. The EE connection can go well over 100mbps at times, but can drop to 30 - ish, and uploads are poor, at between 2 and 4mbps. The Three connection has much slower downloads, between 15 and 60mbps, but much better upload speeds, 10-20.
Any thoughts?
 
Some obvious things to try are:
  1. 1:1;
  2. Proportional to data allowance or FUP;
  3. Proportion to throughout performance in speed-test;
  4. 99:1 favouring the best performing;
  5. A blend ensuring best performance with some reasonable usage of the poorer connection, e,g. 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3:1, 2:1; or
  6. Other.
 
Some obvious things to try are:
  1. 1:1;
  2. Proportional to data allowance or FUP;
  3. Proportion to throughout performance in speed-test;
  4. 99:1 favouring the best performing;
  5. A blend ensuring best performance with some reasonable usage of the poorer connection, e,g. 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3:1, 2:1; or
  6. Other.
I’ve tried a few different combinations, but only the extreme settings seem to make much of a difference. I’m also not sure if, for instance, I want to set a 2:1 ratio, should I set WAN 1 (EE) to 1000000 kbps (maximum value) and WAN 2 (Three) to 500000 kbps, or should I enter the maximum speed I’ve observed in both connections? There are settings for both upstream and downstream as well.
 
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