ZTE MF283+ Router: Best External Antenna for LTE 800 Band & Affordable Access Point Options

Hello
I have a ZTE MF283 + router (Lte from Orange). Unfortunately, there are coverage issues. The transmitter is located at a distance of about 4 km and broadcasts on the 800 band. I plan to buy an external antenna and mount it on the roof and move the router to the attic. Could you advise me which antenna (and antenna cable) to buy for this router. Because the devices in the home are out of the range of the Wifi network, if the router is in the attic, I also need to purchase an access point. Can you choose something for less than PLN 200?

Why a router in the attic? You buy an antenna and set the router in an optimal place. If you need an additional AP, you connect with MF283 + to a LAN-LAN router, e.g. WR-841 and configure it as an AP, it is a better and cheaper option than buying an expensive AP. What are your signal parameters now, how do you know that you connect to LTE800 Orange and with which BTS?

matek451 wrote:

Why a router in the attic? You buy an antenna and set the router in an optimal place.

I can mount the antenna only on the roof or on the balcony, while devices that will be connected to the network are located on the lower floors of the building. I figured it out so much better to pull a twisted pair cable than an antenna cable.

matek451 wrote:

If you need an additional AP, you connect with MF283 + to a LAN-LAN router, e.g. WR-841 and configure it as an AP, it is a better and cheaper option than buying an expensive AP.

Ok then this issue is solved.

matek451 wrote:

What are your signal parameters now, how do you know that you connect to LTE800 Orange and with which BTS?

I received this information on the Orange helpline.
As for the signal quality. It is often the case that I don't have Lte at all but HSPA +.
Below are the parameters from the 3WG3-WATCH program:
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You have 4 km to BTS LTE800 Orange in Zdziechowice Drugie, router at home, in the attic? Poor signal parameters, what speeds? On how many floors do you want to get WiFi coverage?

matek451 wrote:

You have 4 km to BTS LTE800 Orange in Zdziechowice Drugie, router at home, in the attic?

Exactly so Zdziechowice Drugie. Router parameters given at the moment when it is at home. Later I will move the router to the balcony and give the parameters.

matek451 wrote:

Poor signal parameters, what speeds?

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matek451 wrote:

On how many floors do you want to get WiFi coverage?

If the antenna were on the balcony is only one floor but I would need a cable at least 15 meters between the antenna and the place where I now have a router.

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Parameters and speeds when the router is on the balcony.
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Just buying two antennas at 800MHz, i.e. http://www.dipol.com.pl/antena_gsm_10-element..._800-980_mhz_10_m_przewodu_wtyk_sma_A7017.htm One set in vertical polarization, the other in horizontal. Maximum 10m cable, with 15m loss on it at 800MHz would be about 5-6dB or half of the antenna gain.