LeeWillRockYou
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What does it mean?
And can I improve it?
Not too bad a signal on 5G, even on 4G, that's a lot of spectrum this baby aggregates, however the stats are not great at all there.Cellular Status
Cellular Status
Up
Data Roaming
Enable
Operator
EE
PLMN
23430
Service Information
Access Technology
NR5G-NSA
Band
83,87,81,n28
RSSI
-91
Cell ID
4529410
Physical Cell ID
100
UL Bandwidth (MHz)
20M,10M
20M,20M,15M,10M
DL Bandwidth (MHz)
RFCN
1617,3350,522,156510
RSRP
-105
RSRQ
-13
SINR
2
RSRP-NSA
-90
RSRQ-NSA
0
SINR-NSA
8
TAC
11054
Not too bad a signal on 5G, even on 4G, that's a lot of spectrum this baby aggregates, however the stats are not great at all there.
What speeds do you get with this?
Did you try up in the loft?
In terms of antennas, you either need to get a 4x4 MIMO one (4 cables per antenna) or 2 2x2 MIMO (2 cables per antenna), somehow _must_ use all those ts9 external ports. I recommend you buy "ts9 to sma pigtails" as those ports are very flimsy usually and tend to break easily, plus most proper antennas work with sma, not ts9.
Reputable 4x4 MIMO antenna are the ones from Poynting, but YMMV, eg here's an omni-directional one, although you may get better results with a directional one.. Ideally you should test. Put them up high (or in the loft).
Yes, quite annoyed with myself for not trying it without the antennas! I'll try it again soon, it's just a bit of a faff getting up there and dragging an extension lead.Try again without the external antennas, their use can often create additional losses unless the interfaces onto the unit are perfect. Putting the unit as high as possible in the loft is the first action, and then also experimenting with position a little (a difference of a few feet can make a difference)
I've never heard of it. What sort of costs are we talking? Thousands?have you considered FTTP On Demand instead of going down the mobile broadband route? with this you will be able to get a FTTP line to your house, the only issue is its very expensive (inital one off build costs and a higher monthly rate with the first contract but it reverts after that to normal home broadband monthly costs), it would give you the best connection.
Have a starting figure of £10k and take it from there. Lead time is probably in excess of 12 months as well.I've never heard of it. What sort of costs are we talking? Thousands?![]()
Not too bad, cheaper than some are paying for basic BT packagesHave a starting figure of £10k and take it from there. Lead time is probably in excess of 12 months as well.
ah my apologies I did miss that, that is excellent newsI appreciate the advice but you might have missed my post where the local gigabit supplier did a 180 and said that they now can supply me with their services soon. So I'm happy to just wait for that.
To chip in on existing copper line. Appreciate that avenue might be dead if you can get a full fibre connection soon. Something to try if that falls through. When you were dealing with poor landline, aside from changing the master socket, did they do anything else? Reason for saying is that my Dad has improved his landline by getting switched off a tin line onto a copper one. There was a mixture. This improved FTTC speeds from 10 to 35Mbps. Has also had to deal with flooded ducting. OR came out and fixed.
5G or 4G Router. How big is your property? Of course there is finding the best spot in the house? Have you checked speeds at other places outside, but still on your property.
My girlfriends place. Gigaclear are building out to them. Hopefully can order soon. In the meantime, added a 4G connection that is combined with the existing ADSL 8Mbps connection. Found the best place to get a signal was on an outbuilding with an external directional mast. To get back to the house used a wireless bridge.
To get the best speeds wasn't a case of finding the strongest strength, but find a mast with a reasonable signal, but the most bandwidth. That was using a Lebara SIM on VF. After doing some surverys with O2, EE, and 3.
In your case, you might find right out the front of the house or back of the garden gives best place? Then a case of weather tight enclosure and running a protected cable back to the house.
Also, have you considered Starlink? Expensive up front cost. Expensive monthly cost. Could be the answer. Again full fibre still the best answer.