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XPOL-1-5G Outdoor 4G LTE/5G 3dBi Omni-Directional Antenna

3dwilliams
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‎24-02-2023 11:57 AM

HI,

I have a TP link Archer MR600 router on EE 4G (there is no 5g where I live and probably wont be for ages). I want to put an external Antenna on the roof and have been looking at these  xPol 1-5G ones.  Can anyone tell me what the obi rating is about and what I might need, or how to find out what I need?

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3dwilliams
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‎20-02-2023 09:45 AM

HI, 

I have been reading around this threads and your answer above seems to be most similar to my situation andI wondered if I might be able to pick your brains a little more.

We live in a No broadband area (13+km of copper wire so no chance there). At the moment I have a EE mini hub and our phones operate on EE too.  we get about 2 bars reception inside and 3 up on the roof. I doubt we will get 5g round here for a long time (Rural NE Scotland).  We are not gamers or heavy internet users but manage to stream things with what we have.

I am looking to buy  a new router and external Antenna.  I have looked at the TP link MR600 and x-pol 1-5g antenna. (https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/42966-tp-link-archer-mr600-v2-5g-xpol-1-v2-21/) 

Would you have any thoughts on that set up or any other recommendations?

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3dwilliams
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‎24-02-2023 12:50 PM

Hi,

Does anyone know what the Dbi is referring to on the antenna when it comes to purchasing I am asked to choose between 3,9 &11.  What is that bit about?

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EssexBoyEE
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In response to 3dwilliams

‎24-02-2023 11:24 PM - edited ‎24-02-2023 11:26 PM

That's a lot of money for a low spec router and a 4G Antenna bundle,  would I recommend it, No. 

The Techy bit is the Router is a CAT 6 4G Router,  quiet an old spec, we are up to around CAT 20 plus specs now.  In a nutshell,  anything that is CAT 12 or above is average to decent, anything above CAT 16 has Gigabit Speed potential although you will rarely see that on a 4G Network in the real world. 

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3dwilliams
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‎25-02-2023 09:28 PM

Hi @EssexBoyEE ,

Thanks for your reply there, as you can tell I am totally out of my depth here! So If I am understanding you correctly I should be looking between CAT 12-16 as over 16 is not really going to make much difference if we only have average to bad 4G coverage, I get 2 bars on an I phone at one window and standing on the roof I managed to get 3.

Would you be able to make any recommendations of Router/ External Antenna that you think might be good or have any recommended shops/ websites to go look in that are better than the one I had been looking at?

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