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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 3, 2021 16:31:57 GMT
Thanks
Not good
.24Mb down
.01mb Upload - on the third try
Anyway I can improve that ?
Maybe I need a grown up to do it for me
Wifi
7.49
0.84
Laptop from the same chair
11.64
1.57
Not breaking any records here
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Post by MartinT on Feb 3, 2021 17:49:45 GMT
Blimey - what's your signal strength? I would guess 1-2 bars.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 3, 2021 19:43:29 GMT
By comparison, the BT/EE router in the music room is getting only 22ms ping but a slower 22M download speed. Perfectly adequate for streaming, of course.
If the external 4G antenna I have on order for the Huawei is successful in improving signal strength, I'll buy another one for the TP-Link.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 3, 2021 20:09:20 GMT
Tried Three again on my phone and it gave me a blistering 6mb ...
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 3, 2021 20:50:22 GMT
Blimey - what's your signal strength? I would guess 1-2 bars. A tiny black mark on the triangle that I can barely see Less than 1 ?  |
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Post by simon on Feb 5, 2021 16:58:42 GMT
By comparison, the BT/EE router in the music room is getting only 22ms ping but a slower 22M download speed. Perfectly adequate for streaming, of course. If the external 4G antenna I have on order for the Huawei is successful in improving signal strength, I'll buy another one for the TP-Link. What antenna did you go with Martin and how much gain does it have? |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 5, 2021 18:10:51 GMT
The antenna was crap to be honest, Simon. I just wanted to see what a 4G Chinese one could do to boost the signal and the result is that both the Huawei and TP-Link do it better with their own ones (the Huawei is internal, configurable for external, the TP-Link uses 'rabbit ear' external ones).
In both cases, the external antenna gave about 2dB lower signal strength. It'll go in the bin.
Unless I go with a professional solution like the company you pointed me towards, I'll leave it be. Both are performing well.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 19, 2021 14:44:58 GMT
Neighbour wants us to club together to get Open Reach to do us a Community Fibre Partnership I guessed big numbers. Seems to be so from here www.ispreview.co.uk/talk/threads/community-fibre-partnership-estimated-costs.36518/We might have 10 houses so a load of dough Doesn't look sensible to me so how about Mobile Broadband in the future if not now ? My Three signal is hopeless and everyone who comes here has problems connecting with their mobile How come MartinT has such a good signal when he is also down a country lane ? As 4 and 5G roll out is mobile likely to gain good coverage everywhere ? Will phone lines with broadband on top go the way of so much old tech ? |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 19, 2021 16:27:07 GMT
We're lucky with Three and BT, both give us 4-5 bars.
Your best bet is to evaluate all the services for signal strength. Anything with 3 or fewer bars will be too unreliable.
What is the community cost per household? It might be reasonable to proceed with fibre.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 19, 2021 20:04:25 GMT
How come you get that strength where you are and we get almost nothing ?
Think the only one we haven't tried is EE
Costs bandied around on that link £150,000 - £250,000 per setup. Wait 3 months for Openreach to work it out
High £100s or a few thousand per property.
Dealing with Openreach was "opaque"
Is mobile likely to improve ?
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Post by MartinT on Apr 19, 2021 20:18:56 GMT
Have you checked coverage here: www.4g.co.uk/coverage/There are a couple of mobile masts not too far away, both near the M3. I guess that's the secret. By improve, you mean more masts? Possibly, although they are more likely to convert the current ones to 5G first. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 20, 2021 10:01:06 GMT
Thanks, useful Started finding how many networks and best coverage here Signalchecker.co.uk That tells me there are 4 networks Three 02 EE Vodaphone EE looks bad for indoors, Three a bit better Neighbour says "We have O2 and Vodafone mobiles and neither can consistently provide 4G" Damn Improve er, somehow. Hadn't thought how, so probably more masts ! Better mains cables ? Working........ |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 20, 2021 11:40:17 GMT
You can have a mobile 4G/5G antenna mounted on the roof. You would need a company who knows what they're doing and have the signal testing kit. If Three are reasonable now, they could possibly get you 5 bars with a decent antenna. The provided Huawei router is very good and supports external antennae. Three also have no data cap  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 20, 2021 12:36:57 GMT
Ahaha !
Thanks Martin
More I didn't know
Three is currently rubbish from previous test on ground floor but I will try on the upper floor ceiling.
I'll also try standing on a chair and sticking the phone out of the Velux !
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 21, 2021 8:35:43 GMT
Looking around I find one pro company that looks like they will be £100s or more and not many others
Amazon have a raft of 4/5G antennas too
My aerial guy says it is illegal and he won't do it.
Shame as he's good
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Post by MartinT on Apr 21, 2021 11:08:30 GMT
Illegal?
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 21, 2021 15:04:54 GMT
He was quite Adam Ant
He is aware of all the kit being sold and installed.
Apparently it is in the Offcom rules.
I think he must mean to use for broadcasting but maybe this counts as broadcasting.
Shame as he is my choice to this sort of kit
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Post by MartinT on Apr 21, 2021 17:10:02 GMT
It must be for broadcasting voice? Not for data. I don't believe that an aerial for a data router is illegal.
Wouldn't stop me putting one up, anyway.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 22, 2021 9:23:59 GMT
Took my LG phone with Three SIM upstairs yesterday.
Converted loft, 2 floors up
Signal strength stayed the same one bar
Would an aerial be much better for me or next door neighbour ?
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Post by MartinT on Apr 22, 2021 9:40:07 GMT
I fear that one bar will never convert to something usable, Mike.
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