topic Re: Signal booster in Mobile Broadband

Signal booster

Maverick777 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:36:42 GMT

I have the EE 4G Internal Smart Hub. Can you purchase and external signal booster to connect to the Hub?

Re: Signal booster

bristolian — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:01:38 GMT

WiFi-calling is the solution anytime you have a working WiFi signal, which your router provides.

Re: Signal booster

Maverick777 — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:13:19 GMT

What does that mean please?

Re: Signal booster

bristolian — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:27:20 GMT

Your hub provides a WiFi signal.

That allows you to use WiFi-calling on any compatible phone, providing you with indoor coverage anywhere in range of the hub.

Re: Signal booster

XRaySpeX — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:54:29 GMT

@Maverick777 : Signal boosters are no longer supplied.

Consult Check service in your area to see if any faults are being attended to in your local area.

Re: Signal booster

bristolian — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:10:08 GMT

A "signal booster" is a very popular term amongst users in poor coverage areas, but they've never really existed except in some very specialist situations.

WiFi-calling is EE's recommended way of dealing with poor indoor coverage which is - sooner or later - inevitable in some places. Connect your phone to a WiFi-network and enable WiFi-calling in the settings. You can now make & receive calls, send & receive text messages using WiFi as the coverage instead of the mobile network.

Re: Signal booster

Maverick777 — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:36:27 GMT

Would this work ?

BOOBRIE 4G 5G LTE Antenna Outdoor... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTH5TQVV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Re: Signal booster

XRaySpeX — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:54:10 GMT

Does your router have antennae ports & of the required type, 2 x TS9 or SMA, I gather?

Re: Signal booster

bristolian — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:26:01 GMT

The spec lists all of EE's current 4G bands (800Mhz, 1800Mhz, 2100Mhz, 2600Mhz) but only N78 for 5G-NR. The other 5G-specific band you should seek is N28-700Mhz

Re: Signal booster

Maverick777 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:28:07 GMT

Sadly the internal router does not have antennae ports. So I guess I need a TP Router….which would you recommend with the option to attach an external booster aerial ?

Thanks.

I have the 4G Smart Hub:-

Do I need something like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archer-MR200-Unlocked-Configuration-Removable/dp/B0161ACBE0/ref=rvi_d_sccl_2/260-6860969-9207012?pd_rd_w=9UafS&content-id=amzn1.sym.d56e60fb-87bc-405a-a95d-c5e322a9b3d9&pf_rd_p=d56e60fb-87bc-405a-a95d-c5e322a9b3d9&pf_rd_r=WDC131EQMTQV3ABPVCZH&pd_rd_wg=GEV8a&pd_rd_r=77b303d4-343c-4574-8a60-29fc28d9d76d&pd_rd_i=B0161ACBE0&th=1

To use with external booster aerial

Re: Signal booster

XRaySpeX — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:40:31 GMT

That TP-Link mobile router has detachable antennae but nowhere does it mention that they are replaceable or what type of ports they reveal.

Aren't you going about this the wrong way round by choosing the antenna before the router? I would have thought you choose the router 1st by looking to see if it had antenna ports.