markie
Casual Member
I have spent countless hours reading various threads on this forum but am still unsure of what to do for the best, so thought I'd post in here.
I live in rural Norfolk so normal broadband is terrible. Currently have Starlink satellite broadband, which is very good, but the £75 a month cost is very expensive and the reason I'm looking at alternatives.
Having bought several PAYG sims to test speeds, Three seems to give the best signal in my location and was the only one to give 5G, despite not being in a 5G location according to the Three coverage map. It varies quite a bit but I have seen speeds into the low 300s, but it seems to average about 150, albeit the upload speed seems poor, sometimes 3-4 but normally between 1-2. This was tested with me holding a phone outside of the upstairs window, as inside speeds are a lot less with no 5G. Don't know why the upload speed is so poor compared to the download?
I seem to have narrowed it down to the following:
1) ZTE 7010 External 5G router - can this be connected straight to my Tp-Link Decos to act as the router?
2) Zyxel NR5103E with Poynting 4x4 external antenna (Poynting 5G-XPOL-1-V2-41)
3) Zyxel NR5103EV2 with 2x2 external antenna (Poynting 5G-XPOL-1 V2)
Any suggestions on which would be most stable and suitable for my needs? Thank you.
I live in rural Norfolk so normal broadband is terrible. Currently have Starlink satellite broadband, which is very good, but the £75 a month cost is very expensive and the reason I'm looking at alternatives.
Having bought several PAYG sims to test speeds, Three seems to give the best signal in my location and was the only one to give 5G, despite not being in a 5G location according to the Three coverage map. It varies quite a bit but I have seen speeds into the low 300s, but it seems to average about 150, albeit the upload speed seems poor, sometimes 3-4 but normally between 1-2. This was tested with me holding a phone outside of the upstairs window, as inside speeds are a lot less with no 5G. Don't know why the upload speed is so poor compared to the download?
I seem to have narrowed it down to the following:
1) ZTE 7010 External 5G router - can this be connected straight to my Tp-Link Decos to act as the router?
2) Zyxel NR5103E with Poynting 4x4 external antenna (Poynting 5G-XPOL-1-V2-41)
3) Zyxel NR5103EV2 with 2x2 external antenna (Poynting 5G-XPOL-1 V2)
Any suggestions on which would be most stable and suitable for my needs? Thank you.
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