how to improve signal and speed on home internet¿

007BondMI6 wrote:

H0GGZ1LLA wrote:

Primary Signal B2

RSRP -108dBm This is bad you want to get this in the low -90’s

SNR 2dB This is also not good aim to get this at the least 7+

RSRQ -13dB This is ok

RSSI -77dBm Not good needs to be lower

 

Secondary Connection n71

RSRP -92dBm OK would be nice if it was lower but ok

SNR 12dB decent

RSRQ -12dB ok

 

 

So the thing is this crazy gateway needs the 4G LTE to kinda also be solid to hold on to the 5G.

So don't worry about the bars try to figure out where the 4G tower is and the 5G tower is and then get a spot where you improve those Primary reading without making the secoday any worse.

 

Example my home the 5G tower is 3 miles SW where the 4G tower is .5 miles W. To make matters worse there is a slower 5G tower only 2 miles NW. So my goal was to lock onto the faster 5G to the SW get on the 4G to the W good and totally avoid the 5G to the NW. Not an easy task but I did find a spot that did the trick. You can also call TMHI tech and just ask where the towers are what bands they have they will give you the addresses. Then use Google maps to plot the best angles to your home so you get an ideal of the best spots to test.

BTW with that n71 depending on how far it is the most you can hope for is 200+ down as that is where those towers max out normally. But still that's better than what you are getting you just need to work on those reading and get some improvement.

 

 

 

the LTE and 5G tower are the same. its roughly 3 to 5 miles away

Yea those are about the best numbers as far as cellular strength I can get in my house. I've tried just about every nook and cranny

Depends on if you are happy with what you have. I installed an external antenna made a world of difference very happy.

007BondMI6 wrote:

Depends on if you are happy with what you have. I installed an external antenna made a world of difference very happy.

I was hoping there was a way other than that but that looks like what I'm going to have to do

H0GGZ1LLA wrote:

I'm only getting about 25 to 45 Mbps down and similar up. I keep seeing people get in the 200s down! How can I get those kind of speeds? I'm not very far from a tower and I've tried the Nokia Gateway all over the house!

I was in the same boat until I placed the "can" in the kitchen on top of the upper cupboard.  My can jumped to over 350 down & ~11-16 up.  I used an extension cord after it worked out I drilled through the back of the cupboard from top to bottom 3 holes ran the plug wire from the top down where it met an outlet.  Then I added a new plug fastened with screws for ~$2.00.  All set. 

I don’t know why but the “can” likes being up by the ceiling.

Can likes being up on the ceiling, as it would typically have less to block it  from a line of site to a tower.   The higher the frequency, the less well that it does going through material, hence why mmWave loses signal from literally .. anything in between.  

It'll be interesting to try one of these.  I used the older 4G LTE Home internet and had ~140Mbps when they first came out.  Since then, the sites bumped up LTE, and during the day, on my phone, I can get 160Mbps, and over 230Mbps at night.  5G n41 is reachable a couple blocks away from a site ~1 mile away, and will aggregate to ~450Mbps.

My signal is considered ‘weak’ by above standards, but low use:

B66 (AWS) LTE

RSRP= -108dBm

RSRQ= -12

SINR=13.4

MIMO Configured: 4

Carrier Agg: AWS 20x20, PCS 15x15, LTE 700: 5x5

Fortunately, the site has a low range, mostly residential, so .. its mostly ‘unused’ in my sector.

BlueSurf wrote:

You have nothing to lose but to try.  I sent my "can" back, a few days later  my brother got one around the corner and he got great numbers.  I re-ordered it.  Meanwhile I watched every video on the net and I called T-Mobile and was transferred to a T-Mobile engineer,  he told me the "can" doesn't like being in a window or direct sunlight, keep it away.  My kitchen has 2 windows and putting it higher was the game changer.  If you have a tall piece of furniture in your living room or dining room give it a try.  It just may be perfect or close.

Yea it sitting on a shelf about 6ft high! I'm going to have to try something! It's frustrating and I know I'm just jealous but seeing those with 200 down man it gets to me!

I think I am experiencing tower congestion. Works great during the night but terrible during the day.  
if you know what a Raspberry Pi is there is software on GitHub called internet-pi.  It acquires statistics on any internet connection.  Mine is plugged into a Ethernet jack on the gateway. 
 

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