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by AaronMiller
Mon Aug 09, 2021 4:37 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

Is there a way to just use an antenna to get a better signal without a booster, router, or modem. Kind of like a stereo antenna on your vehicle or tv antenna on your house? It seems like if a booster can take a signal and boost it and transmit it without needing a sim card or paid account that ...
by AaronMiller
Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:30 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

Okay that makes sense, I planned on getting another account for a house phone so I will just use it for a router. I started looking for a router and there are some that say they are not verizon compatible yet they have band 13 and 66 which is what the tower uses close to my place, why wouldn't they ...
by AaronMiller
Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

We don't work from home, its just for streaming and internet surfing, we aren't big gamers or anything like that. Where we used to live we had suddenlink which provided us with at the best times was 5 Mbps, and that worked well for us.

What I would like to be able to do is bring a better cellular ...
by AaronMiller
Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:20 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up


Looks like time to invest in a LTE Router. You can get a Visable account for $25 a month. Or add another line to your Verizon account. You don't need a special data plan, just an unlimited cell plan. When setup right "TTL" your not using hot-spot so no throttling.

Also it's not about getting a ...
by AaronMiller
Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:04 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

Oh the only service where I am is Verizon, and sometimes with a boosted signal AT&T, but AT&T is so bad you normally can't even text message with it. I am stuck with Verizon here. I did look into starlink but they aren't available to this area yet. I do have Viasat now and its been the worst ...
by AaronMiller
Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:26 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

I do have an Omni directional antenna I used before for awhile that came with the booster, it did okay but nothing like the signal we have now. I know that visible caps your hot spot at 5 Mbps which is more than enough for what I would use it for, but to be able to have 5 Mbps available is what I ...
by AaronMiller
Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:34 am
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

I went to the tower (eNodeB ID 3105) with just my phone, I was getting about -65 dBm on the other side of the road about 150 meters away from the tower no obstructions. I did a download test I was only getting about 15 Mbps, which would be fine for what I would need at my house.

I am trying to use ...
by AaronMiller
Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:56 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

Re: dBm and download speed aren't matching up

I couldn't find this post so I posted another one, anyway.. I am on verizon, the tower works on band 13 and 66 however my booster doesn't work on band 66, its a phontone 5 band booster, since I am only trying to get the 13 band from the tower which is 4 miles away through trees, I turned off all the ...
by AaronMiller
Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:26 pm
Forum: General and Unclassified
Topic: dBm and download speed aren't matching up
Replies: 29
Views: 9086

dBm and download speed aren't matching up

I am pretty new to cell phone antennas and boosters. I have a booster at my house because I live in a rural area and the only internet is satellite which can't really be considered internet service. So I am trying to boost my phones signal and use a hot spot for internet. Anyway, at work in town I ...

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