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Improving Gateway signal
Live in a sgle floor condo- ground level. My gateway is place high on a bookshelf near a window (not directly in front of the window, but very close to it. Once in a while, I see 4 bars, but it quickly drops to 3 bars. Are there any hacks out there that anyone has had success with that can get me consistent 4-5 bars?
Sugerencias:
- If your download speeds are acceptable, don’t worry about it.
- try rotating the gateway.
- try another room.
- seek out Nater Tater on YouTube.
If you check (also through Nater Tater), more of the 'SINR' values and RSRP values as well as channels using the App and 'More/Cellular Metrics' tab, you want to have LTE metrics on B2/B66 and SINR of 15 or higher. Approaching 20, you'll probably hit 'very good' on metrics. 5G on the other hand, metrics don't always show the same. Eg. I had n71 (extended range) SINR of 5 and LTE B66 of 23. This showed as 'excellent', speeds were ~250/60Mbps.
A reboot ‘fixed it’ and gave my B2 SINR 20, with 5G n41 SINR of 17 (slightly worse on LTE, much better on 5G). ‘bars’ show ‘Very Good’, speed ~600Mbps/76Mbps.
As above #1. Want ‘better’ service - try #2, #3 or possibly an external antenna.
Sugerencias:
- If your download speeds are acceptable, don’t worry about it.
- try rotating the gateway.
- try another room.
- seek out Nater Tater on YouTube.
