Berberis wrote: » Looking for a bit of help re the setting up of the Tenda mesh devices. They are due for delivery along with the directional antenna this Friday. From doing a bit of research about setting up the Mesh system, my understanding is that there will now be a different wifi address. example Tend Nova 1. Does this mean that I will need to reset all my smart devices like the google home and nests and plugs to this new address.Update: The Tenda mesh arrived at tea time, so I had to set them up straight away to see how it goes. Moved the router up to the window sill, pointed it in the direction of the mast set it for 4g and speeds were out of this world for me. (20-30 down and 20-30 up) Set up the 3 Tena mesh's and speeds were consistent all over the house, even in parts down the far end where the bedrooms are which always just about got a smidgen of a signal before. So at 8pm in the evening I'm getting roughly 14 - 20Mps download speeds everywhere. When the Antenna arrives on Friday, it will be interesting to see how much quicker it will increase the speeds. I did have to reset all my smart plugs, google home, 2 minis and Chromecast to the new WIFI, which took a while but done now. I noticed once I had everything connected to the WIFI, that the speeds have now dropped to 6mbs download. I opened the Tenda app and when I click on connected devices, for the google home and minis and the Chromecast, it says "connected 5G access" where all the other devices and lap top says "connected 4G access" Could the 5G access be what is slowing the speeds down?Update 2: The 5G access must not be affecting the speeds. Just tried the speeds (10pm) now and I'm back to getting over 20 Mps download. Unbelievable speeds for us. A big thanks to all Boardie's who posted on this thread.
irishgeo wrote: » couple of quick questions 1. why is their aerial banned in Ireland https://www.irishwireless.net/lte-diy/xpol-a0001 , I have this and it was brought before any ban , not getting greats speeds with it. 2. anyone have one of these? https://www.irishwireless.net/preconfigured-sxt-lte?search=sxt%20lte&description=true Is it better? How is it powered?
Ten Pin wrote: » IMO that's some sort of error or mix up with booster/repeaters. If it's illegal then why are they selling it? Haven't seen any other vendor with that notice on a passive antenna.
Bawnmore wrote: » OK so I fit my directional antenna today and saw a jump in speed immediately. Would usually be getting between 15 and 20 down and about 2 up. After fitting the antenna I'm seeing about 60 down and 50 up when I was testing which is great. I've reverted back to the old setup for the time being as I've no sockets in the attic at the moment so that's a job for a day sometime soon. One question - so I can see the mast I'm connecting to on comreg and I'm pointing the aerials in that general direction to get the speeds above. It's very much just that though - pointing aerials in that general direction. Is there any way to tweak the direction to improve the accuracy?
TimHorton wrote: » I had the one you have and the gain was not great , However I bought this in August and its directional and I have it in my attic and get 90/100 mb off peak on Vodafone where I got 20mb without , https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C1DGGKC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1. why is their aerial banned in Ireland https://www.irishwireless.net/lte-diy/xpol-a0001 , I have this and it was brought before any ban , not getting greats speeds with it.
MyPeopleDrankTheSoup wrote: » apologies if this is a stupid question but can I point a mas to my closest town and get a different 3g tower? I get 3g signal no bother out the country but speeds are terrible at night. I'm thinking the backhaul to that mast is being used by everybody. But 3g in town at the same time, speeds are consistent, I'm guessing as most people have fixed broadband in town. So is it possible to select your tower with a directional mast?
So is it possible to select your tower with a directional mast?
Ten Pin wrote: » Above 3000MHz is of little benefit in rural locations due to shorter coverage range.
Berberis wrote: » Very interesting and informative thread this is. Like a lot of others we are stuck with poor reception and have been using a Huawei B593 with a three sim for past couple of years. We usually leave the settings on the router to 3G as the 4G is too inconsistent. Speeds are very slow, usually anything from 1mb or less up to 2mb for most of the time and occasionally we get teased with speeds of up 10mb for very short periods. I looked at the links for finding nearest mast and if there is a clear sight and it appears there is a 3 mast 4.47km away. So was thinking of putting one of the Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0001 Cross Polarised 4G Omni LTE Antenna on the gable wall of the house which faces in the direction of the mast. I see that the cables which come with the antenna are 5m long. We usually place the router at the other end of the house as it gets a wider spread of its signal from there as the house is L shaped and the old part of it has very wide solid walls. Would anyone know if I would get away with connecting an extra 5 metres of cable to the Antennas cable so I could still have the router located where it is. ie approx 10 metres from where I would locate the antenna. And if so would anyone be able to let me know what the specs are of the cable and connector fittings I would need please. Thanks in advance
daraghwal wrote: » I installed this setup (a few pages back in this thread) and got great results from a mast 7km away. 10m will work but the more you add to that the worse things get. Especially if you're joining it etc. I would just go for this setup that's pre-terminated etc. rather than joining cables etc.
Bawnmore wrote: » You're better off waiting until someone who knows what they're talking about comes along, but anecdotally I ordered this last week and spoke to the guys there and they suggested 10m as the max you'd want to be extending the cables on this type of antenna before you start seeing loss. I assume it'd be the same for an omnidirectional antenna (cables are same), but someone else here will know for sure. I sorted a roof ladder recently, so will sort mine when the weather is less awful.
heffo500 wrote: » It's Multiband: 806-960 MHz, 1710-2700 MHz
smuggler.ie wrote: » But B525 does not support 5G
heffo500 wrote: » Hi I'm using a Huawei B525 but I'm planning on buying a draytek next month as it is dual SIM so will auto switch when my Vodafone limit is breached on the bill pay to another PAYG sim card.
smuggler.ie wrote: » What router you have , if don't mind me asking
The Cush wrote: » What is the frequency range of your antenna? The current 5G option is quiet a ways up the frequency range. I guess you're looking at post-auction when large chunks of spectrum lower down the frequency range become available for 5G with greater national coverage, and should fall within the range of your antenna.
heffo500 wrote: » Sorry for the confusion, I meant when we would see broadband at home offer with 5g. I wonder will we have to upgrade the aerials to receive it. I know mine doesn't cover the band 5g is on. I wonder does the aerial filter outside of its range or are they just not tested for 5g and may work. Like old TV aerials would pull in Saorview.
heffo500 wrote: » I meant when we would see broadband at home offer with 5g. I wonder will we have to upgrade the aerials to receive it. I know mine doesn't cover the band 5g is on. I wonder does the aerial filter outside of its range or are they just not tested for 5g and may work. Like old TV aerials would pull in Saorview.
