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gscheb wrote: Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:29 am Hi, Curious to what AT&T sim you where using? Was it the post paid $20 tablet plan? Do you have still have it?

It was actually through unlimitedtogo, which uses AT&T's network. I paid $100/m and still have the SIM.

I have a WE826-T2 with a MC7455 Card installed. I used this for almost a year with an AT&T Sim, but have moved and no longer need it. I'm looking to get $90 + shipping for everything. Photos can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/WswTcav

Thanks for the info Swwifty! It seems that there was an aiming issue... I went out to the field with all the gear and tested different positions, only to discover that the signal became much stronger if I aimed the antenna in the opposite direction. I don't believe this tower showed up on my maps ...

Excellent review! This is the kind of information that helps all of us out. I'm hoping that they get more of those 15dbi flat panel antennas in stock now that I've figured out my aiming issue.

Interesting results, this is still using the yagis? I'm surprised that they can perform so well on channel 12. So regarding the multipath issue, are you just going to leave it unlocked or are you going to try to continue experimenting with other solutions?

JimHelms wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:50 pm You might also try some coax cables like the LMR200 or LMR400 that are designed for this type of application.

I was thinking that originally, but you're out of the LMR400 and the 5ft LMR200

I'm not sure what a square wave inverter is?

Do you not have a 12V DC to AC converter for your car?

A square wave (or modified sine wave) inverter is the type of inverter used in most 12V car to AC inverters. I have heard that they're not the best for sensitive electronics. It's probably fine ...

Great, I saw your post after I posted in here, ooops.

in my opinion, the easiest way to confirm your cell tower, is to drive to the nearest one, and power your router/antenna up, and confirm its the same one.

You can do that with the PCI ID (which you can see in the at!lteinfo command) and the ...

I have a few thoughts, and a few questions.

The antenna you're using has a really wide beamwidth, so to be honest, I doubt making slight little adjustments in the aiming will make a big difference. Should you still aim it as accurately as possible? yes, but the different will likely be subtle ...

Thanks for the feedback! I actually have some updates to post today, that I will in a bit.

Why don't you post a thread with your setup, and some screenshots of your signal status and stuff, so others can weigh in?

I have some interesting data, thoughts on this band 2 specific yagis now.

Very ...

JimHelms wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:14 am That may well be the issue. There are also a few more tools mentioned on the STORE that may assist in locating the tower.

I'll have a play with some of the other tools and see what shows up. If I've been pointing to the wrong antenna that would be
pretty damn funny... Probably am.

Final update of the night... I can definitely say that both my average signal values and peak values have gone up since the aiming adjustment, albeit only slightly. With that being said I used the FindTower app on my phone, and it says that I'm aiming at a Verizon tower, and that the AT&T tower is ...

I'm going to have to play with this some more later... I plotted my location to the tower and realized my antenna was off by ~8*, so I adjusted that and my stats have not changed outside of typical variance... The only other thing I could think of is if this is not my tower, and I'm picking up some ...

Oh that makes much more sense than what I was doing... and just to be clear you're downloading the antenna spreadsheet not the tower spreadsheet? I was checking towers before...

Selecting antennas seems to give me almost 60 results, most of these I'm assuming are not LTE towers for me to connect to.

Your slower speed is probably due to B12 only being 5MHz where B2 is 20Mhz.
That's what I was thinking, probably makes more sense to stay on B2.


And, the tower you are pointed towards, is an AT&T tower?
I believe so, but my methods were exceptionally crude. Do you have any recommendations on ...

Your signal stats are not that bad.

Yea they're not terrible by any means... I just was expecting the directional antenna to perform better than the tiny omnidirectional ones that came with the router.


Yes, aiming an antenna can be a tedious process. I prefer to use the screen you reference ...

So this is interesting... I've been swapping antennas and messing around all day and nothing changed much. Just now I tried seeing how things performed with one SMA plug attached, then the other, then both... Now I'm on B12 with better values, and my speedtest results are much lower than before ...

I'm thinking it must not be aimed well enough. I only know generally where the tower is, so I aimed it by recording the signal strength 3 times, moving it 2 degrees, and repeating the process.

Here is the current status (not too bad currently)


Current Time: 18260 Temperature: 43
Reset Counter: 1 ...

I'm using a WE826-T2 + MC7455 from you guys with the R00ter firmware on ATT band B2. I had another thought... my antenna is attached to my house instead of a pole, so the grounding strap isn't attached, could that be the issue?

Carrier: Sprint Distance_to_Tower: 2.1 to 3 Miles Type_of_Device: WG3526-P Mounted inside Antenna Enclosure Type_of_Modem: Sierra Wireless MC7455 Firmware: GoldenOrb Antenna_Setup: WiFix 2400-2700MHz WiFi 4G LTE 19dBi Directional MIMO Antenna (± 45° ) Cable_Type: CAT6A Ethernet Cable Speedtest ...

I'm trying to optimize my LTE setup in the mountains of rural CA, and I'm running into an issue. I mounted this 8db antenna outside my window (~20feet above ground) with mostly unobstructed LoS (2 small mostly dead trees about 50 and 100 feet out). Shockingly my signal strength seems worse than with ...

Thank you so much for all the detailed information you've shared! I'm a software developer living in the mountains of CA trying to achieve similar results and am learning a lot from your posts. I currently have a 8dB panel antenna, and am now starting to consider the yagis. Please keep us posted ...