DJBenz
Member
Hello all,
I have a Zyxel NR5103EV2 with a SMARTY unlimited data SIM and an external 5G antenna for my home broadband. I can't get a decent landline service above 2Mbps so mobile 5G is my only option.
I've been getting decent speeds for three months now. Occasional hiccups in service, which I've come to expect, but fairly stable at around 150-200Mbps which is more than enough for my needs.
Trying to watch BBC iPlayer last night and it was buffering and dropping out like a mad thing, a 60 minute programme took almost 2 hours to watch.
Checking speeds today I'm shocked that it has dropped to around 5Mbps. No amount of rebooting the router or tweaking settings seems to have worked.
I was using the three.co.uk Cellular APN but changed to mob.asm.net - no improvement
I have Cellular bands N78 and B28 only selected to try and stick to higher speed connections - again, no improvement.
I'm about half a mile from the cell tower, and although I don't have line of sight the connection has been stable up to now. Standing in the same place as the antenna I can get around 50Mpbs on my phone (iPhone 13) on a GiffGaff SIM.
Any suggestions to improve this? Have Smarty started throttling connections and I'm suffering the consequences?
I have a Zyxel NR5103EV2 with a SMARTY unlimited data SIM and an external 5G antenna for my home broadband. I can't get a decent landline service above 2Mbps so mobile 5G is my only option.
I've been getting decent speeds for three months now. Occasional hiccups in service, which I've come to expect, but fairly stable at around 150-200Mbps which is more than enough for my needs.
Trying to watch BBC iPlayer last night and it was buffering and dropping out like a mad thing, a 60 minute programme took almost 2 hours to watch.
Checking speeds today I'm shocked that it has dropped to around 5Mbps. No amount of rebooting the router or tweaking settings seems to have worked.
I was using the three.co.uk Cellular APN but changed to mob.asm.net - no improvement
I have Cellular bands N78 and B28 only selected to try and stick to higher speed connections - again, no improvement.
I'm about half a mile from the cell tower, and although I don't have line of sight the connection has been stable up to now. Standing in the same place as the antenna I can get around 50Mpbs on my phone (iPhone 13) on a GiffGaff SIM.
Any suggestions to improve this? Have Smarty started throttling connections and I'm suffering the consequences?























