IJD
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Having been following all the discussions about this, I'm going to have to make some router/antenna choices in the near future. I'm aware of the 4G/5G tradeoffs and also 2x2/4x4 MIMO, but it's not clear to me what bands need to be supported for best coverage, especially newer ones like n28/n32 which are only used by some providers but also are not covered by many routers/antennas.
An external CPE might be a better solution but again these are few and far between (and expensive), especially ones which cover the newer bands.
Given the cost and scarcity of both 5G routers/antennas/CPE (especially 4x4 MIMO ones) does the hivemind think it would be better to go for a 2x2 MIMO 4G setup for the moment and wait until the 5G solutions have come down in price and cover all the UK bands?
But having said that, swapping an antenna in future (especially going from 2x2 to 4x4) will be a pain (new cable routing), so maybe try and find a 4x4 MIMO antenna which covers all the bands (including 5G) but use a 4G router for the moment?
In either case, which bands do I need to cover, bearing in mind I might go for a dual-SIM router (e.g. Teltonika RUTX12 -- also needs a 4x4 MIMO antenna to use as 2x2 on each SIM) with SIMs from (for example) Three and EE, who use different bands?
Lots of questions, any advice gratefully received... ;-)
An external CPE might be a better solution but again these are few and far between (and expensive), especially ones which cover the newer bands.
Given the cost and scarcity of both 5G routers/antennas/CPE (especially 4x4 MIMO ones) does the hivemind think it would be better to go for a 2x2 MIMO 4G setup for the moment and wait until the 5G solutions have come down in price and cover all the UK bands?
But having said that, swapping an antenna in future (especially going from 2x2 to 4x4) will be a pain (new cable routing), so maybe try and find a 4x4 MIMO antenna which covers all the bands (including 5G) but use a 4G router for the moment?
In either case, which bands do I need to cover, bearing in mind I might go for a dual-SIM router (e.g. Teltonika RUTX12 -- also needs a 4x4 MIMO antenna to use as 2x2 on each SIM) with SIMs from (for example) Three and EE, who use different bands?
Lots of questions, any advice gratefully received... ;-)