Best LTE PLAY Stationary Router Options for Internet in Leżajsk - Budget PLN 500, Ultra Coverage

To begin with, I will add that:
- I am aware that there are already several topics with this question,
but I believe that each case is unique and requires separate attention,
- I'm green in the subject, please and thank you in advance for your understanding.

Which LTE router or set of devices (USB modem + router) would be best for internet with PLAY: Link - is it worth choosing this offer? In some topics, a few people wrote that it is better to have a card formula, because there are no speed jumps, but I do not know if it really is. Mainly the device (or set) should be as fast as possible, the price is a maximum of PLN 500.

The town of Leżajsk, literally 50 meters from the hospital Link on which LTE transmitters have recently been installed, although the building is facing the hospital - no window directly onto the transmitters.
The coverage map of the "pleja" shows that I am within the range of LTE Ultra.

I warn you of unnecessary questions: why LTE? Because the "cable" speed is pathetic (old installation) and the optical fiber was supposed to be 3 years ago, but unfortunately ...

In Play, it is not worth taking a subscription, it is expensive and worse than a pre-paid service. I have written about it hundreds of times, pre-paid or LTE subscription in Play works the same. At the Play hospital, it has licenses for LTe1800, LTE2100, LTE800 and LTE2600. The first three definitely work. You have to do Play tests on LTE phone with Network Cell Info, speed tests and show screenshots. The cost of unlimited LTE internet without a contract is PLN 5 / month. This service is Free LTE Internet on the RBM card. I have described it many times. Purchase of LTE equipment on your own, because there is LTE from this BTS, B618, B525, B5186 are at stake. USB modems do not support LTE-band aggregation, so such a modem + router is a poor choice.

@ matek451 Here are the test results from NCI Lite made with the Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime phone

Thanks again for your comprehensive answer.

Connection to LTE1800, probably from the hospital. Signal parameters good, what speed in the evening?

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Will LTE be possible with the appropriate equipment?

The key question is whether it works on this BTS LTE2600. Play has 20MHz on it in MIMO and DL up to 150Mb / s. speedtest with high speeds may indicate that the gun is working, the latter probably slower on another LTE band, e.g. LTE1800 (10MHz in MIMO and DL up to 75Mb / s) or LTE2100 9 5MHz and DL up to 37Mb / s). You can force specific LTE and LTE-A bands on the B618, E5186 using the Toolbox. On a phone with NCI LTE2600 Play it will have the ending 3, eg 23. You showed the screen with the ending 20, ie LTE1800. LTE2100 should be 21 and LTE800 should be 22. Check outside if you will connect to LTE2600. Aggregation makes sense with LTE2600 + 1800, LTE1800 + 800 does little to improve speed. Routers do not aggregate LTE2100 band.

Best result as I turned to face the hospital (outside)

Unfortunately, I failed to catch tip 3 around the building but that could be a problem on the phone side.
Speed test results outside at 15:34 (in the evening I will perform further measurements and speed tests) Link
The earlier result I provided ( Link ) it was made outside at 10:37 pm - hence the result.

This is the result on LTE2100, so the speeds are assumed to be weak, DL up to 37Mb / s and UL up to 10Mb / s. in fact it depends on the load of this second sector on the BTS /. Earlier test probably on LTE1800, since you do not use LTE2600 or it does not work on this BTS.

Test made yesterday at 23:37 in the room in the best position according to NCI:
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So the final decision: what router and where can I buy it?
All the measurements I have carried out show that this BTS does not support LTE 2600, I wrote to Play if it really is - the consultant answered like this:
" In the case of the LEZ3303 transmitter, it does not currently support LTE2600 bands. There is indeed a UKE permit, but we are currently negotiating a load-bearing expansion. Work is still underway on the expansion of transmitters and infrastructure of the Play network. Specific information regarding the development of the network is a business secret.

Therefore, I cannot provide you with exact information when LTE2600 coverage will appear. According to unofficial information, the planned expansion should be carried out within the next three months, but this information is not binding. "

Depending on the budget, for about PLN 250-300 an LTE router, i.e. B315s-22. If you would like to use LTE1800 + 800 aggregation and in the future with LTE2600 + 1800, then a router with LTE-A for about PLN 400 B525 with T-mobile, for about PLN 500 E5186 and even B618. on these routers, you can force specific LTE bands using Toolbox or LTEWatchH (E5186, b618) programs or a special application for B525.

Thank you for any help, I close the topic.