01-03-2022 10:10 PM
Can someone point me in the direction of the best Antenna for the 5gee router I got delivered today, EE tell me they don't sell one to go with it?!
24-08-2022 12:47 PM
Yes I am using two separate antennas 🙂
Cell ID:8454914
24-08-2022 01:53 PM
So now both pointing at same Cell ID 8454914 and im seeing 180Mb ish that makes me happy
24-08-2022 02:10 PM
@wcavanagh there are 3 lots of Masts nearest you, as your Router doesn't do eNBID Mast Site Ref Im going to give you the Sector ID's, bit painful as its not as accurate and the last digit or two may be out but should be workable.
Sectors 5701377 to 5701390,
4G Bands 20 and 3
Approx. Due West 270 Degrees, Southballo Hill Area
Sectors 8860673 to 8860686,
4G Bands 20 and 3
Approx. Due East 85 Degrees, Dronley Area
Sectors 8454912 to 8454916 and 8454931
4G Bands 1 and 3
Approx. Due North East 55 Degrees, Kirkton of Auchterhouse Area
All of the above Sites appear to be 4G but may be 5G ENDC Enabled which means you could pick up a 5G Signal Layer from another Site if its in coverage, according to EEs Maps there is no 5G Coverage near you, nearest 5G appears to be at a site in NE Dundee, if I was to hazard a guess it would be -
Dryburgh Ind Est (Sector 6801408 to 6801428) 4G Bands 1, 3 and 7
If youve got 2 lots of 2x2 Mimo Antennas to play around with, Im assuming they are both 4/5G Full Spec, I would use Ports 1 and 2 for one and Ports 3 and 4 for the other, lets also assume 1, 2 is 4G and lower Band 5G and 3, 4 is Upper Band 5G, so try and concentrate on the 4G first then see if you can also pull in any 5G might be doing but your about 7 miles away from 5G according to the EE Coverage.
By all means play around with the Antennas, if you get a reasonable Signal and speed on one Pair, lock that in then do a slow 360 on the other.
Chris.
24-08-2022 02:21 PM
Ive only just see the Pics as they were not approved, if you can try and get some good spacing between the 2 antennas, the more the Better, this may help with your MiMo Speed, then play around with ports and directions again after the spacing.
24-08-2022 03:27 PM
@EssexBoyEE Thank you so much, that is awesome info. I will have a play and see what I can do. So far managed to pull 182Mb with current setup, both pointing at
Sectors 8454912 to 8454916 and 8454931
4G Bands 1 and 3
Approx. Due North East 55 Degrees, Kirkton of Auchterhouse Area
Quite a bit better than the 2Mb ADSL signal on this 7Km EOL line 🙂
More playing needed. But it these 5G-XPOL-A0002-10m Poynting are doing a great job
24-08-2022 03:48 PM
@wcavanagh is your 5G-XPOL-A0002-10m Poynting the v3 model. i think its the same as mine but with a 10m cable instead of 5m. mines down as a A-XPOL-0002-V3-01 MPN or XPOL-2-V3-CH00310 SN or XPOL-2-5G SKU. glad its working though.
@EssexBoyEE Didnt you say you had a Xpol-24 to try? it would be interesting to how you think that performs.
24-08-2022 03:54 PM
Yes they are both the new v3 models
I am also borrowing a 4x4 as mentioned in this thread next week for comparison
24-08-2022 03:55 PM
@S1GAR yes I have a brand new xpol 4x4 MiMo Antenna to test and whilst I have a few 4 and 5G Router kicking around, I don't have the 4 Port EE Zyxel to test on, it all fell through at the last minute.
24-08-2022 04:30 PM
Well look at this
24-08-2022 04:34 PM
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