Wireless Joint

So here is my new device. They took my old one in on trade in and charged me $100 for this one. We are getting better speeds. But watching Netflix last night, and it started buffering and lagging. With nothing else connected. I moved the device outside in the rafters of my porch. Same thing.

And here is my speeds on the wifi network(att sim) through a rural provider. Old modem. Waiting on née one to arrive any minute.

So I’m 3.1 ish miles from one tower and 4 from another. One tower my house literally gets cut in half by the edge of one of the cells (farther) and that other I’m right in one (closer)

Here is some info of the cell I’m in. Trees are the main obstruction as we are pretty flat here.

A “bar” is a place that one day I dream of going again to have a beer. :lol:

The group works better off hard data!

On an iPhone call this number *3001#12345#*
That will place your phone into field test mode.

The important numbers are

What is the
RSRP dBm (Reference Signal Received Power ...

This is my speed test. It’s the same in the house a d outside. Strictly on LTE. Not even worth connecting to my wifi as it’s non existent right now until the new modem/router comes in.

Didneywhorl wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:17 am Wonder what you get

I will update tonight when that happens

A “bar” is a place that one day I dream of going again to have a beer. :lol:

The group works better off hard data!

On an iPhone call this number *3001#12345#*
That will place your phone into field test mode.

The important numbers are

What is the
RSRP dBm (Reference Signal Received Power ...

Well directly to the router that the modem is in.
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I will have to take pictures of my equipment when I get home. I have the "normal" residential currently. I placed an order through our provider for the upgraded "business class" and ...

gscheb wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:21 am Even if you don't have good service with a phone can be amazed what a outside antenna can do.

Plugged directly into the modem correct?

I dont mean to spam. I am on the mapper, so I am basically right between two att\tmobile towers. I am clicking on the cells, and one from one tower ends basically in the middle of my house, but the speeds that are on there are not even close to what I get. The other tower is a touch closer. and all ...

I am also now looking at the cellmapper. I finally figured out how to get the towers to pull up. Its odd, the Att/Tmobile towers seem to be in the same location. And the verizon towers are by themselves. Anyway, I am closer to the att/tmobile towers but verizon gets better service. Now, I have no ...

I have a modem (no name on it, just c4r400) that I purchased when we signed up with the rural provider. It currently is on the ATT network. The owner is supposed to be bringing me a "business class" router tonight.

The hardware is the easy part. The trick is getting a SIM/Data Plan

The cheapest way is to get a SIM for an iPad

Verizon has the best network but has hardest to get on to their network

T-Mobile band 71, 600MHz works the best for rural settings

Use https://www.cellmapper.net to help you map ...

Dr-BroadBand wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:49 pm You may also want to see if T-Mobile home internet is in your area.

https://www.t-mobile.com/isp/eligibility

Just checked, their home internet isnt available in our area yet. Its honestly insane. With how close we are to the "big city", we can't get anything in our area.

Hello, I have this C4r400 router that is currently our home network through an rural provider in our area. It runs on the ATT network which is terrible. Is there a way that I can use a Verizon sim to make it run on the Verizon network?

I am currently at work. So I am not around the router for more ...

Hello all. I am new here. I stumbled on this site by accident, and have been looking and reading for a few days now. To say I am overwhelmed is an understatement, lol. Anyway. We live in a rural area. We used both Hughes net and Viasat in the past and have been severely disappointed in both. We gave ...