What I did to get better connection without antenna, Bucket idea
I've had my T-Mobile Trash can for over a year already and did a lot of experimenting with it as far as location and how to get he best reception for the least money. I noticed while I'm 3-4 miles from any tower , I would get very little reception at least anything good while in the house. And I was correct while in the house it was terrible slower than slow lucky to get 1.5 down with 2 bars showing for my primary signal and nothing for my secondary. So, before I jump out and spend a small fortune on an antenna and cables , I took the cheap approach to see if it would even work in my area . I placed the trashcan inside a 5-gallon bucket with a lid on it upside down with one smaller entry hole cut into the bottom for electric and any drainage from dew buildup. While in the bucket I rotated the trashcan to get the best reception and marked it there, I also set the trashcan in the bucket but not on the lid but instead raised it on top a small empty coffee can so if any water or condensation were inside it would quickly drain out before ever coming near the height of the unit. Strapped it down from the winds and snow and now I get a primary signal of -104 dbm which is not that great and secondary signal of -92 dbm whereas now I get a constant download speed of 80-150 Mbps and uploads of 12-19 Mbps.. Been out there for almost a year and doing its job without dumping 4-5 hundred on an antenna that who knows if it will work on the next model that comes out.
Recent ArcadyanKVD21 Slowdown
I'm recently unable to obtain any meaningful speed from my T-Mobile Arcadyan KVD21 Gateway. When I installed the unit last July, I was achieving downloads of over 200 Mbps and uploads of over 50 Mbps. But during the last few weeks, I'm only getting 5 Mbps downloads and .5 Mbps uploads! The Arcadyan display shows 4 bars of signal and a 5G connection. I have line-of sight to the tower, which is less than 1 mile away (but on the other side of some high-tension power lines). Here are my 5G cellular metrics with the unit in my home: RSRQ = -6 RSPR = -78 SINR = 11 BAND = N71 As I said, I had great speeds just a few weeks ago. Something changed, and I have tried to troubleshoot this with T-Mobile but so far, no results. As a test today, I drove the gateway a short distance in my motorhome and ran some speed tests.I was only 1/3 mile away from my home (but I positioned my vehicle to be on the far side of thehigh-tension power lines) and found the speed to be phenomenal (263 x 73), proving thatthere's nothing wrong with my gateway. Here are my 5G cellular metrics with the unit 1/3 mile away, on the other side of the power lines: RSRQ = 3 RSRP = -79 SINR = 26 BAND = N41 My questions are 1.) Would there be any logical reason for the power lines to suddenly interfere? 2.) Will an external antenna help or would the power lines continue to be a problem? 3.) Is the problem unrelated to the powerlines?
