Wireless Joint

Forgive the newbie question....any chance that soldering pigtails to the board is causing both the internal and external antennas to be used and perhaps a problem? No problem. It's a plausible idea. I'm a newbie myself. Learning as I go just hoping I don't let out the magic smoke along the way ...

You are correct. I got my terminology messed up. I meant 4 antennas, 2main, 2 diversity which I believe is called 2x2 MIMO? My tower bandwidth is always 20Mhz. I did not think to check tower metrics to make sure I was connecting to the same tower as I was somewhere about 1/2 to 1/3 mile from the ...

I do not have T-mobile for phone. Not sure what that would have to do with my internet service.

The modem connects on band 66.

Thanks for the video link. I was aware of the new hardware but T-Mobile doesn't have 5G in my area yet so I don't think that matters.

Finally made some progress. Got these supplies from Ali express. https://i.postimg.cc/TyWq8LWM/20201207-175755.jpg Some sketchy soldering work. I'm honestly surprised I didn't kill it. https://i.postimg.cc/18XrHYmz/20201209-181416.jpg All boxed up... https://i.postimg.cc/LnNVjMM7/20201209-210700.jpg ...

workshop35 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:03 pm Is there any info on how to disassemble the router? I'm guess it's 4 screws underneath the feet pads but I wanted to make sure before starting on this.

your guess is correct.

I thought about starting a new thread but decided to just put it all here. I wanted to sum up what I have learned from here, reddit and the facebook group, and the interwebs in general. I'm still new to the LTE stuff so someone correct me if I get the terminology or something else wrong. I wouldn't ...

I don't see why T-Mobile would boot you for using a different lte modem. I'm planning on hacking some external antenna jacks to my box as the internal antennas suck unless you are within a few hundred yards of the tower. My testing shows a doubling of speed with a strong signal.

Well I have SMA pigtails to solder to the board as well as 2 antennas ordered. Now the weeks of waiting to get them.

My options are DSL from Frontier or the local cable company that I refuse to do business with as they have data caps and will rape you with overage fees if you go over the data cap. So this is my best option for internet.

Okay noob to 4G LTE here. However, I'm no stranger with a soldering iron. I've had my unit apart and I think I see what needs to be done. Just looking for a cheap pair of antennas that would be appropriate. I only get 3 bars signal strength. I drove own the street 1/2 mile and I get 5 bars and ...