WiFi problems

screcrow

Hello everyone i'm having WiFi problems lately . my router/modem is huawei E5573 would I be better off getting a more powerful router / modem. Or should I get an antenna for the one that I have. I think I have two problems first one is a weak 4G signal and the second one is the Wi-Fi doesn't reach the other side of the house { where I need it} because it's an old Stone building. I'm not very technically minded but was wondering if I can get an antenna to beam the 4G signal into the house so I can move the modem wherever I need it or does the antenna have to be connected to the modem. If someone could point me in the right direction are recommended modem or antenna that would be fantastic because I'm starting to pull my hair out with the one that I have

screcrow

No one can help:-(
I am thinking of wiring the TV and PlayStation from the room with no wifi to the router only problem is the router I have now has nowhere to plug in ethernet cable so I need to get a router that will take the SIM card from my huawei e5573 which is with 3 could someone please tell me which ones will work as they're not exactly cheap

allthedoyles

Can't help you at all , but we had a modem few years ago and the wifi would not reach other side of house . The chimney was blamed .

Direct wiring would certainly solve the problem , but you need to obviously update to a modem with ethernet .

screcrow

2 foot thick walls and old chimney probably to blame as well. probably bomb proof as well as WiFi proof direct wiring is probably the easiest way to solve the problem but trying to figure out which router
is the best one to get is a bit of a nightmare with the amount of choices out there when you don't have a clue what you're doing

The other option of wiring an antenna into the room with no wifi just Hook the modem up to it should also work decisions decisions

ItHurtsWhenIP

That unit doesn't really lend itself to offering good wifi coverage.

If you have a look in the Midband sub-forum, there is a thread on the Huawei B593s-22 which looks more like what you probably need. I'm no expert on this unit, but have a look through the thread to see what others are saying.

If you still had signal problems in other parts of your house, then you could invest in these homeplugs which will extend the wireless to other areas of the house through the electrical wiring. I set them up in a friend's mansion :rolleyes: (large sprawling house with lots of solid walls) last month and he was very happy.

screcrow

Thanks for that ithurtswhenIP there is a cheap one that comes from Kuwait will it be the same as the more expensive ones
Is also says it's compatible with xP Vista windows 7 will this be compatible with Windows 10 that's what's on my laptop

The little ones your plug into the electrical plugs should do the job without having to wire anything had never seen or heard of anything like them thanks for that

this is the one i am thinking of getting http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Unlocked-Huawei-B593s-22-4G-LTE-WIFI-Router-With-2pcs-4g-lte-antenaas-as-gift-/272431596056?hash=item3f6e304218:g:fWUAAOSw5dNWpfh4#viTabs_0

ItHurtsWhenIP

screcrow wrote: »

Thanks for that ithurtswhenIP there is a cheap one that comes from Kuwait will it be the same as the more expensive ones
Is also says it's compatible with xP Vista windows 7 will this be compatible with Windows 10 that's what's on my laptop

The little ones your plug into the electrical plugs should do the job without having to wire anything had never seen or heard of anything like them thanks for that

this is the one i am thinking of getting http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Unlocked-Huawei-B593s-22-4G-LTE-WIFI-Router-With-2pcs-4g-lte-antenaas-as-gift-/272431596056?hash=item3f6e304218:g:fWUAAOSw5dNWpfh4#viTabs_0

The router is probably an old model that was shipped before Win8/Win10 were a thing. Connecting to it either wired or wirelessly should be independent of the operating system, so Win10 should work fine with it.

I would suggest getting the router first and seeing how strong the wireless signal is around the house with it before you buy the homeplugs.

The only word of caution I would add about buying from Kuwait is that you will incur VAT at least on import. I'm not sure if customs duty applies. That seller also has a couple of negative feedbacks about lengthy delays in shipping, so just be warned.

screcrow

There is also this one in Latvia which I think is in the EU so no import taxes to pay. And free shipping
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Huawei-B593s-22-Unlocked-4G-Router-Black-/122206776094?hash=item1c74176b1e:g:aqEAAOSw-CpX9SZs

editorsean

I bought my B593s-22 from Latvia (different eBay seller) and so far no issue with the router. I don't recall it ever acting up or hanging.

Like that one, it has 'LMT' printed on it and has some customisations in the GUI for that network, such as several predefined APNs for the LMT network. You can add your own (e.g. Three's APN settings) and change the existing settings, such as the Wi-Fi name, which unsurprisingly has LMT in the default name.

From what I recall, mine took about two weeks to arrive. Indeed, Latvia is in the EU.

screcrow

editorsean wrote: »

I bought my B593s-22 from Latvia (different eBay seller) and so far no issue with the router. I don't recall it ever acting up or hanging.

Like that one, it has 'LMT' printed on it and has some customisations in the GUI for that network, such as several predefined APNs for the LMT network. You can add your own (e.g. Three's APN settings) and change the existing settings, such as the Wi-Fi name, which unsurprisingly has LMT in the default name.

From what I recall, mine took about two weeks to arrive. Indeed, Latvia is in the EU.

I was hoping it would be plug and play as I am better at fixing things with a hammer. changing settings wouldn't be one of my strong points can you point me to Somewhere that I can find the information I need in an easy step by step guide
Just ordered that one so hopefully it works ok

editorsean

These are about as simple as I can write a guide to setting it up for Three:

1. Insert your Three SIM into the Huawei B593S-22 router.
2. Connect your computer to the router either with a network cable or over Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi password is printed on back of router).
3. In your web browser, load up the web address: http://192.168.1.1
4. Enter 'admin' for the username and password and click 'Login'.
5. Click 'Internet' at the top, then click 'APN Management' on the left.
6. Click the 'Add' button and fill the fields as follows:
   • Profile name: Three
   • APN: 3internet
   • User name: (empty)
   • Password: (empty)
   • Authentication: None
7. Click Submit, then click 'Network Connection' on the left.
8. Set the drop-down fields as follows:
   • Network mode: Auto
   • Connection mode: Always on
   • Profile: Three
   • PDP type: IPv4
   • Data roaming: Enable
9. Click 'Submit' and you should be online.

The 'Data roaming' setting needs to be enabled for step 8 to allow the SIM use the 3G masts that show up as 'O2 Ireland'. Generally this router will cling to the 4G network even with a weak 1 to 2 bar signal as I haven't had any issue with it dropping to 3G mode unless the 4G mast was down.

chillin117

editorsean wrote: »

These are about as simple as I can write a guide to setting it up for Three:

1. Insert your Three SIM into the Huawei B593S-22 router.
2. Connect your computer to the router either with a network cable or over Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi password is printed on back of router).
3. In your web browser, load up the web address: http://192.168.1.1
4. Enter 'admin' for the username and password and click 'Login'.
5. Click 'Internet' at the top, then click 'APN Management' on the left.
6. Click the 'Add' button and fill the fields as follows:
   • Profile name: Three
   • APN: 3internet
   • User name: (empty)
   • Password: (empty)
   • Authentication: None
7. Click Submit, then click 'Network Connection' on the left.
8. Set the drop-down fields as follows:
   • Network mode: Auto
   • Connection mode: Always on
   • Profile: Three
   • PDP type: IPv4
   • Data roaming: Enable
9. Click 'Submit' and you should be online.

The 'Data roaming' setting needs to be enabled for step 8 to allow the SIM use the 3G masts that show up as 'O2 Ireland'. Generally this router will cling to the 4G network even with a weak 1 to 2 bar signal as I haven't had any issue with it dropping to 3G mode unless the 4G mast was down.

The top job at ''The campaign for plain English'' awaits you. Your post was refreshingly clear to the casual layman. Thank you.

screcrow

editorsean wrote: »

These are about as simple as I can write a guide to setting it up for Three:

1. Insert your Three SIM into the Huawei B593S-22 router.
2. Connect your computer to the router either with a network cable or over Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi password is printed on back of router).
3. In your web browser, load up the web address: http://192.168.1.1
4. Enter 'admin' for the username and password and click 'Login'.
5. Click 'Internet' at the top, then click 'APN Management' on the left.
6. Click the 'Add' button and fill the fields as follows:
   • Profile name: Three
   • APN: 3internet
   • User name: (empty)
   • Password: (empty)
   • Authentication: None
7. Click Submit, then click 'Network Connection' on the left.
8. Set the drop-down fields as follows:
   • Network mode: Auto
   • Connection mode: Always on
   • Profile: Three
   • PDP type: IPv4
   • Data roaming: Enable
9. Click 'Submit' and you should be online.

The 'Data roaming' setting needs to be enabled for step 8 to allow the SIM use the 3G masts that show up as 'O2 Ireland'. Generally this router will cling to the 4G network even with a weak 1 to 2 bar signal as I haven't had any issue with it dropping to 3G mode unless the 4G mast was down.

THANKS SEAN for taking the effort to type than out in such a way that even I should be able to follow many thanks
Will let you know how I get on when it arrives

screcrow

router arrived ok and set it up according to the instructions you gave me but there is one small problem when I unplug the Internet wire from it it loses connection so I'm presuming the laptop isn't reading the Wi-Fi properly I know I had this problem with the old router when it was set on 5 gigahertz
Laptop only seems to receive 2.4 ghz laptop is Lenovo running Windows 10 and is only a couple of years old so I need to figure out how to change either the laptop or router

editorsean

The router operates in 2.4GHz only and supports b, g and n standards, so it should be compatible with pretty much every Wi-Fi capable device.

On your laptop, go into the wireless icon and look for a Wi-Fi name that begins with 'LMT', which is likely how that will be titled. The following shows an example with my LMT branded Huawei B593s-22:



The Wi-Fi password is printed behind the router.

screcrow

Thanks very much everything working fine now download speed varies between 5 AND 15 Mbps upload speeds between 1 and 5 mbps wi-Fi much stronger all around the house will probably get the plugs for the other room it is still a little weak in there
Is there any way to increase the upload speed

editorsean

Going by the huge variation in your uplink speed, I am not sure if you will get much better as it seems like there is either high contention (e.g. people in the area running BitTorrent or something that hogs the uplink) or interference in the area.

I would suggest turning the router a slight angle and running a speed test, repeating until you get the highest uplink speed while still getting a good downlink speed. You can also try raising the router slightly such as on top of a box. A small variation in hight in angle/height can affect the performance as it could be the difference between the signal being able to pass straight through the wall or where there's plumbing or electrical wiring in the signal path. The best time to do try adjusting the router's angle/position is in the morning when there are few online.