Replacement router to work with Poynting Directional antenna

lialwarrior

Hi,

I'm using Three's €29.99 monthly 4G broadband plan at home, and I'm not tied to a contract anymore. Apparently, they're rolling out Fiber internet in my area in about 6 months. So, I'm not really keen on getting into any new 12/24-month contracts.

I've got a couple of questions and I'd really appreciate your thoughts:

1.) I need to switch out my old Huawei B525s-23a 4G/LTE router. I've got a 5G-XPOL-A0002-10m Poynting Directional antenna for GSM/3G/4G/5G. If I get my hands on an unlocked Huawei B818-263 4G/LTE Router secondhand, do you think my external antenna would work with it? I guess I'd also need 2 x TS9 Male to SMA Female Adapter Cables.

2.) Do you have any suggestions for other routers that could work with my antenna? Or maybe just better options out there?

Thanks!

homingbird

I Found this 5G Modem/router online from France if it helps. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006160496109.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.17927Vob7Vobrr&mp=1

JVince

Why not get the B535 router - plenty of them knocking about.

Btw, I use the room's external vent to bring the connection from my poynting antenna into the router.

With the antenna pointing towards the mast (2km) I get 25-30mb on most evenings.

Hoping for 3 to upgrade to 5g soon

smuggler.ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058310065/replacement-router-to-work-with-poynting-directional-antenna

Antenna will work , you right about TS9 tails needed.

B535 is not much of an upgrade to B525, no compare to B818

Next upgrade would be 5G capable router. but not all routers have antenna connections and do you have 5G in the area? In my particular instance 4G serve way better than 5G, YMMV.