Advice needed on external 3G/4G antenna

Moyglish wrote: »

Thank you for that, very helpful.

Is the cable that is supplied with the Iska a coax type cable? I presume it fits into your router and replace the internal attenaes with that instead?

Same for both antennas, coax with SMA connectors, screw-on to most routers. Some, like Huawei B818 need SMA-to-TS9 adapter

Wexman1992 wrote: »

I was under the impression that 4g antenna signal boosters were illegal. Whats the story with them.

LOL Max 10 Pounds fine.

Under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 published by Comreg, these antennas and the use of passive 4G/LTE antennas are not permitted to be used in The Republic of Ireland.

https://www.irishwireless.net/xpol-a0002


(3) Every person who keeps, has in his possession, works, or uses any apparatus for wireless telegraphy in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds, together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding one pound for every day during which the offence continues and also, in every case, forfeiture of all the apparatus in respect of which the offence was committed.

Hi Wexman1992, Sent you a PM.

I'm looking for advice on upgrading the mobile internet in our holiday home in Enniscrone, Co. Sligo.

I currently have an Huawei B593 (no antenna) with a GoMo SIM card and it's not great to be honest. Wifi works OK inside the house but speeds are only up to 10mb and it's not possible to stream much on the TV or use my Firestick.

I'm thinking of upgrading to a B525 modem, what external antenna should I go for and do I need to put it outside or would up in the attic be sufficent? Should I try a SIM from different network provider e.g. Three or Vodafone? Is the B525 easy to unlock (currently on Vodafone)?

Can somebody who knows how to read CellMapper take a look at my location and advise whether Eir or Vodafone have the strongest signal? Have a three Sim and unlocked router but three signal is crap.

Also get the shortest aerial cable you can. I got the 5m with iskra p58 but regret not going down to 2.5m as il put the modem in an upstairs bedroom. You loose .35db per meter and the snr goes down with cable length.

Use CellMapper to find what mast and cell you're connected, also to see what and where neighbouring masts/cell are. This allow to adjust/force router to mast/cell that could give best expirience, however its not guaranteed. Data on it is from whatever users have uploaded to it - if its there its there, but some areas might not be covered/mapped yet. CellMapper might provide information to what services are availble in the area from different mobile providers.

If dont mind, post your town name here or PM, so you could get some more advice.

Also, post what current setup you have now (router make/model, antena)

Picked up a ponyting antenna (new model one that does 5G aswell) and had it setup sitting on ground for few days outside a window,was getting very good speeds 75 down ,20 up .Got around to putting up on wall pointing same direction but higher than sitting on the ground ,now I’m getting only 5-10 down and higher 25 up .

Any suggestions that I could do differently?

only though I can think of is antenna too high and dropping it down 3-4 feet , would I be picking up a mast much further away

(I’m using a b818 modem , full bars of 4g+ on the web page display,rural area , SINR is -3

Cheers for that…

found previous screenshots and yes I was connecting to a different mast ,cell id was different .

Sinr is +5 now and speed are around 30 ish down ,20 up after resetting modem .

I can’t see the band I’m on tho ,will probably have to change from iPad to a pc.

I might try moving antenna a bit , I couldn’t believe how good speeds were just wedged into the gutter, it’s a serious bit of kit ponyting v3 I think it was ,hopefully I can recreate.

CQI

CQI0:3 CQI1:10

RSRQ

-11.0dB

RSRP

-94dBm

RSSI

-69dBm

SINR

5dB

Wireless transmit power

PPusch:3dBm PPucch:-8dBm PSrs:17dBm PPrach:12dBm

Uplink mod/demod of MCS

mcsUpCarrier1:29

Downlink mod/demod of MCS

mcsDownCarrier1Code0:0 mcsDownCarrier1Code1:2

PLMN

27205

I tried to copy and paste that but got 404 blank page ,am I doing something wrong?

the cell number was totally different

My brother purchased a B818 last week and is in the process of installing it, the IP for his is 192.168.8.1

Briefly looking thru the settings last week I seem to recall the cell id can be found under settings.

We hope to install it using a P60 antenna this week once the weather clears up.

He has them

Will do, he's 16.5 Kms from the mast - Cullen Hill in S. Tipperary - , quiet a distance but looks like the only one available. There are closer masts at 4, 8.25 and 9.25 kms not available to him.

Did an initial test on Friday but had to dismount it again as the mount, purchased from satworld, was inadequately welded and was flexing under the mast, had to be rewelded and reprotected. Hoping to get at it tomorrow afternoon.

Initial signal figures weren't great considering the distance but the download figures were impressive - approx 60 Mbps down, when comparing it to our current WISP's up to 5 Mbps down. Our WISP is ceasing their wireless service at the end of June.

Nice achievement.

Why Eir if dont mind me asking?

I see GUI on yours firmware actually display Band - not shown on neither units of mine (v10.0.2.2 and v10.0.3.0)

For me(on Three, ~4km) connection work better on B3, B1 second, B20 bad, B7 below floor

As long data limit not an issue. With speed increase usage will too.

Apologies for reopening an old thread but thought it better then to start a new one. I am off work next week and I have decided that I want to install an outdoor aerial in an attempt to boost my mobile broadband signal.

I am with eir and have a Huawei B628-625 router I tend to get a download speed of 10 - 15mbs with a ping of 30 to 40 and an upload speed of roughly 10mbs. Not due to get ftth with NBI until 2024 so want to see if I can get a faster speed with my current set up.

I live in a rural part of Cavan and from looking at the Siteviewer map there are 3 locations where there are Eir/Meteor masts. They are all more or less the same distance from my house (roughly 3km).

Could somebody direct me to a website or video tutorials (or even from their own experience) of how i go about choosing the correct external aerial and pole and fittings, where to position it (chimney, roof etc) and how do I determine how to choose the best mast? I presume I will have to go into the admin settings of the router and make changes. Currently the router is in my bedroom as that is where I have found the best signal. Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

Any reason why a mast isn't showing up on Cellmapper but is on ComReg SiteViewr? Not updated by anyone? Just trying to work out the band of the tower across the valley that I am aiming towards. Presume its band 3 or 20 judging from other masts in the same area on Cellmapper. Router currently set to band 20 and viewable via view-source:http://192.168.8.1/api/device/signal

And the Cell Identifier 816902 on the only close mast on cellmapper is the same cell identifier on the router; <cell_id>816902</cell_id>

So I am connecting to that mast then and not the mast across the valley? In process of getting an antenna and trying to dot my i's first with as much info as possible so I aim in the correct direction.

*Three sim - router b535

Thanks.

Thank you, it's connecting to a mast 1km away from me if comparing cellmapper data to the router device info - so I can take it that's what mast I'm working off at present? The mast isn't on Comreg SiteViewer, so un-sure. Going to take a spin down road later and see what it is that's marked on cellmapper and go from there.

Would changing to band 3 be an option from band 20? No admin access on the router so presume I need to run a script of some sort (tried a few scripts but failed) or 3rd party app as mentioned on this thread.

Mast on Cellmapper - 3191 on right.

Not seen on SiteViewer, should be to the right of Clodiagh Church. But mast bottom left it the one I have clear line of sight to - 3 miles away.

Hi, yes - thanks for that.

I think the 3191 one site is the Tullagher(NW) mast (the one I can clearly see in line of sight) and that's the one I'm picking up. As my router info doesn't match any of the info on Inistioge(S) mast - very unlikely it is picking that up. And did test with GoMo on Cellmapper and giving that location also and no sign of Tullagher(NW) mast on it which has Eir. And as you said, could be just misplaced on Cellmapper. And even from look around where Cellmapper have the mast, it's a field with an odd house and farm etc. No obvious mast to be seen.

You find out how easy FTTH is now when your at this crack.

Thanks again, excellent knowledge.

Ya, I can see the Tullagher one from the house, she's massive on top of the hill. Direct line from front of house. Zoomed into it on Google maps also to make sure the comreg location was correct and it was bang on. Drove up to within a 100m's of the location of the near by mast on Cellmapper earlier and only a big shed of some sorts and taught maybe a mast attached to side of it etc but nothing obvious to be seen, or hidden in a near by tree. Again weather was awful so wasn't hanging about. So mapping error seems obvious on the Cellmapper location.