Wireless Joint

Didneywhorl wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:16 pm Using the wg3526p, with a mpcie to m.2 adapter, and the Quectel EM20G, inside a B41 tuned dual flat panel antenna enclosure, with another dual panel plugged in as well, I can test nearly 400Mbps with speedtest.net. thats with 3xCA on Sprints band 41.
I think the tower AND my EM20 can do much more, but Im certain the maxxed usb2.0 speeds, via the adapter instead of the usb3.0 that I think its capable of, is bottlenecking my modem.

Didneywhorl wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:10 pm If I may...

The WE826 and WG3526 will need a mpcie to m.2 adapter, which downgrades the usb3.0 capable speeds down to usb2.0. This will make your CAT20 modem a waste of money. The WE826 specifically only has base100 LAN ports and both the 3526 and 826 have sketchy quality wifi and typically work "ok" at best; the we826 has only 2.4G wifi and is typically better than the 3526.
This not to say they are bad units, I have both and enjoy them for what they can do.

Now. What CAN you do? Well with the 3526 you might be able to use a usb3.0 m.2 enclosure and plug that modem into the router for a usb 3.0 as wan connection. I THINK the 3526 can do this, BUT for such a power hog as a cat20 modem I would ensure the enclosure has its usb power supply plugged in, not simply powered via the communication usb plug.
You CAN deal with the non POE of routers by using a PoE splitter inside the antenna enclosure. They sell these on ebay, amazon, etc. Just make sure it meets both power specs AND the plug off the splitter is correct for your application.
I would opt for a nexg h721 router (thewirelesshaven.com will have them back in stock eventually after the China shipping debacles subside, but wodaplug also sells one and a few other spots) since it takes the m.2 modem directly, and use a PoE splitter and power it with a properly specced injector, instead of off some switch poe port.

Pull the case off the nexg, and mount it on plastic standoffs inside the antenna enclosure and center it via where the modems antenna plugs are directly between the antennas plugs and use two pigtails as short as feasable betwixt.

Also, any reason for the Dell Modem? Im not certain they are well supported in router firmwares of any kind. Why not a Quectel EM20? Or a Telit LM960? I personally have an EM20 and it works fine with rooter/Goldenorb.

BillA wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:29 pm While USB2's maximum theoretical speed is 480Mbps, due to some overhead it maxes out at around 400Mbps in the real world. From my experience, current LTE speeds rarely exceed that limit even with a higher CAT modem, therefore I don't think you'd gain too much speed increase using a USB3 connection.
But with a 5G modem it would certainly make more sense to use a USB3 connection (max 5Gbps), however 5G's real world performance is only at or below 1Gbps at this time, which should increase with further deployment.

Didneywhorl wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:16 pm Using the wg3526p, with a mpcie to m.2 adapter, and the Quectel EM20G, inside a B41 tuned dual flat panel antenna enclosure, with another dual panel plugged in as well, I can test nearly 400Mbps with speedtest.net. thats with 3xCA on Sprints band 41.
I think the tower AND my EM20 can do much more, but Im certain the maxxed usb2.0 speeds, via the adapter instead of the usb3.0 that I think its capable of, is bottlenecking my modem.

charlesrg wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:23 pm Did you get 400Mbps on Wifi or wired ? If I get that on wg3526p I will be very happy already.

However price is way to high now, will probably drop to half by the end of the year. And I should be able to get one next year for about $200

charlesrg wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:46 pm http://unielecinc.com/q/news/cn/p/product/detail.html?qd_guid=OjXwKCaRlN
unielec u7623 this guy with a MT7615 (same as Linksys EA7500 V2) banana Pi guys got 600Mbps on wifi MT7615
http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/mt7615-wifi-driver-testing/7943/24

Didneywhorl wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:10 pm My best test off my WG3526P with a Quectel EM30G inside via mpcie to m.2 adapter is 388Mbps.

Test via LAN, speedtest.net test. Average top tests 365Mbps.

Im currently saving up parts for a rpi4/em20g build

BillA wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:13 pm That Unielec U7623 router looks interesting on paper, but the problem is that there's only regular OpenWRT and Rooter firmware available for it, still no GoldenOrb. Also, looks like it doesn't come with built-in WiFi 2/5G, so you'll have to add your own WIFi cards which increases the cost. I'm pretty sure ZBT the maker of the popular WE/WG series is already working on something similar and better.

Didneywhorl wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:16 pm Using the wg3526p, with a mpcie to m.2 adapter, and the Quectel EM20G, inside a B41 tuned dual flat panel antenna enclosure, with another dual panel plugged in as well, I can test nearly 400Mbps with speedtest.net. thats with 3xCA on Sprints band 41.
I think the tower AND my EM20 can do much more, but Im certain the maxxed usb2.0 speeds, via the adapter instead of the usb3.0 that I think its capable of, is bottlenecking my modem.

burstina wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:07 pm Nice setup,
I'm pretty newbie to this kind of setup, how did you manage to use EM20G on wg3526p?
thanks

Leonardo619 wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:23 am The Compex WPJ428 have dual band Mu-MIMO WiFi, Arm CPU and M.2 slot with Sim.
There is a version with case too, MMN428HV.

Didneywhorl wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:16 pm Using the wg3526p, with a mpcie to m.2 adapter, and the Quectel EM20G, inside a B41 tuned dual flat panel antenna enclosure, with another dual panel plugged in as well, I can test nearly 400Mbps with speedtest.net. thats with 3xCA on Sprints band 41.
I think the tower AND my EM20 can do much more, but Im certain the maxxed usb2.0 speeds, via the adapter instead of the usb3.0 that I think its capable of, is bottlenecking my modem.