alex92
Casual Member
Hi all,
I'm in the process of moving out to the country. The nearest cabinet is miles away and the cabled speeds are atrocious. As such, I'm looking at a setup using 4G/5G. I'd be enormously grateful to the community here for any pointers/criticism of my proposed plan, as I'm new to this.
I've already gotten signed up to an unlimited sim card with BT (allegedly this is truly unlimited) for £20p/m. It's 4G/5G and on the EE network which is the strongest signal (I've tested) of the main providers in that area.
I'm now looking at the home setup. The house is located on a hill and given that I'm investing, I'd rather have a somewhat futureproof setup (i.e. I don't think I'd be able to access 5G yet, however, I may as well spend the extra cash in terms of installation/equipment so I can take advantage when it's available).
For the router, I can get ahold of a 5GEE 2021 router (Zyxel NR5103) which I think should prove an excellent solution, being a new, powerful router which will manage the SIM card and permit external antenna/s (4 connections). 5G capable routers seem to be rare and exceedingly expensive currently. I do have my own Asus RT-AC86U, however, I can't find any 5G modems (if that's the correct terminology). E.g. there's the LM1200 from NETGEAR, however it's only 4G/LTE and won't take advantage of any 5G if it becomes available? Therefore I think a new router is probably the way to go and try to sell off my current Asus.
Regarding antennas, I'm looking at something with a wide range of frequencies so it can do 4G/5G and potentially any future ranges that may be used. The main decision I'm needing to make is directional/omnidirectional. I've read the article on this website which has helped. I'm thinking omnidirectional; as I'd ideally want this installed ontop of the property for (probably) best signal receiption and an omnidirectional won't need reconfiguring if a new mast goes up (which would be the case for a directional antenna).
Another question would be the antennas/MIMO setup. The proposed router (Zyxel NR5103) has 4 antenna sockets. Would I be best served by purchasing an antenna with 4 'cables' to attach, or would 2 suffice?
The two antennas I've currently got shortlisted are the Poynting XPOL-1-5G (A-XPOL-0001-V2-41) and the Poynting OMNI-600. The OMNI-600 has higher gain, which should stand it in better stead being in a rural(-ish) area, however the XPOL-1-5G has 4 ports which the Zyxel NR5103 can take advantage of (I'm aware I may also need SMA to TS9 adaptors, I need to check this though).
Any comments/criticism/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Alex
I'm in the process of moving out to the country. The nearest cabinet is miles away and the cabled speeds are atrocious. As such, I'm looking at a setup using 4G/5G. I'd be enormously grateful to the community here for any pointers/criticism of my proposed plan, as I'm new to this.
I've already gotten signed up to an unlimited sim card with BT (allegedly this is truly unlimited) for £20p/m. It's 4G/5G and on the EE network which is the strongest signal (I've tested) of the main providers in that area.
I'm now looking at the home setup. The house is located on a hill and given that I'm investing, I'd rather have a somewhat futureproof setup (i.e. I don't think I'd be able to access 5G yet, however, I may as well spend the extra cash in terms of installation/equipment so I can take advantage when it's available).
For the router, I can get ahold of a 5GEE 2021 router (Zyxel NR5103) which I think should prove an excellent solution, being a new, powerful router which will manage the SIM card and permit external antenna/s (4 connections). 5G capable routers seem to be rare and exceedingly expensive currently. I do have my own Asus RT-AC86U, however, I can't find any 5G modems (if that's the correct terminology). E.g. there's the LM1200 from NETGEAR, however it's only 4G/LTE and won't take advantage of any 5G if it becomes available? Therefore I think a new router is probably the way to go and try to sell off my current Asus.
Regarding antennas, I'm looking at something with a wide range of frequencies so it can do 4G/5G and potentially any future ranges that may be used. The main decision I'm needing to make is directional/omnidirectional. I've read the article on this website which has helped. I'm thinking omnidirectional; as I'd ideally want this installed ontop of the property for (probably) best signal receiption and an omnidirectional won't need reconfiguring if a new mast goes up (which would be the case for a directional antenna).
Another question would be the antennas/MIMO setup. The proposed router (Zyxel NR5103) has 4 antenna sockets. Would I be best served by purchasing an antenna with 4 'cables' to attach, or would 2 suffice?
The two antennas I've currently got shortlisted are the Poynting XPOL-1-5G (A-XPOL-0001-V2-41) and the Poynting OMNI-600. The OMNI-600 has higher gain, which should stand it in better stead being in a rural(-ish) area, however the XPOL-1-5G has 4 ports which the Zyxel NR5103 can take advantage of (I'm aware I may also need SMA to TS9 adaptors, I need to check this though).
Any comments/criticism/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Alex























