Antenna LTE for Huawei B315 Router - Orange: Improving Performance, Ping & Stability, BTS Range

Hello,

I changed my location recently and I have quite a problem with the internet. Only one supplier (by cable) reaches the house - Orange. I took a neostrada from them with a dizzying speed of up to 10 mb / s. Unfortunately, this speed was only on paper and I get max 4 mb / s (download, upload is massive - below 1). Pings are elevated but very stable around 80

I took the Huawei B315 router from the salon for a test. It doesn't fly very well without an antenna. It reaches somewhere around 2 mbps (down and up). From what I saw, the closest BTS in a straight line is 2.5 km away. The range on the router is 1 bar.

The location is not the best for this type of equipment, it is quite far from civilization (Wojdyńska Street, Warsaw)

1. Now my question, how much will the antenna improve the performance?
2. What ping can I achieve and how stable will it be? Do weather conditions affect stability? It is of course about the occasional, relaxing playing of games without problems with jumping lag.
3. What antenna for this type of location? Can you check which BTS is connected to? (Zdziarska Street?)
4. The Orange network sends internet up to 10 Mb / s on the cable. Is it the fault of the place from which the signal is transmitted or very old cables?

I care about stability and at least a bit higher DL and UL than the cable one.

Below are photos from LTEWatch

I will answer 4 points.
Probably the attic of the cables + a very long section to the nearest switchboard, probably 4-5 km.
You can't do anything about it.

The idea from Orange and the more from B315 rather average. First of all, Orange has a poor, expensive hardware offer. 250GB + overnight stay for 69.99+ PLN 15 / month for B315. In total, it is PLN 85 / month. Router without aggregation of LTE bands, so you will not use LTE-A from BTS Zdziarska or Okólna 41. B315 from Orange on LTEWatchH does not show BTS CID. offer with the LTE-A router, i.e. MF286, is PLN 92.50 / month. What are the speeds on each band, speedtest demonstration? Transfer the card to the LTE phone from Network cell Info and show the DATA tab, it will show eNB, BTS ECI, outdoor test and speedtest T-Mobile uses the same LTE and BTS bands, offer with real unlimited for 49 / PLN 59 per month with B525 for PLN 49. Two weeks for tests. Offer and better equipment. Do you have a subscription to this Neostrada / do you want to pack in another mobile one? In Play, for PLN 5 / month, you can have a minimum of 100GB with full LTE speed per card. You buy the equipment yourself. Coverage from several Play BTSs nearby, all LTE2600, LTE1800, LTE2100 and LTE800 bands with aggregation on them.

Yes, but I'm in a septic tank with Orange and I will not redeem it. The fact that I am currently testing B315 is the so-called "after acquaintance". My only choice is either a telephone connection and the 4mb / s, or switching to LTE during this period.

This MF286 is available on offer from Orange? Just b315 was free, I'm testing it. If they have something better on offer, they will probably be able to arrange it

So, unfortunately, I have to stay with Orange and that's it: /. I'll do the rest of the tests in the evening. How about the rest of the questions?

But explain to me, you have a subscription contract for Neostrada in Orange, by when and what is the option that you can or do you have to convert it to LTE at this operator? Personally, I do not know such an offer and possibilities and what is this compulsion?

We got it wrong I was given this opportunity, not forced. I was looking for a solution to speed up this cable connection only. Then I got an offer from a friend in Orange to switch from neo to lte, I just had to test it what I am doing now

I am throwing LTEWatch like that again only now with speed tests. On some bands the speedtest didn't even turn on. In general, the results were very cool, so I guess I did the tests around 24 when the network was much less loaded.

automatic band:


800:


1800:


2600:


Additionally, speedTest on the cable:


Network Cell Info:

A colleague wants to make a good deal, replace you Neostrada, admittedly free but without limits for expensive LTE internet in Orange but with limits. In addition, in this state of affairs with poor coverage on the overloaded LTE800 Orange, BTS is difficult to locate, the router with range on this FW does not show CID in LTEWatchH. On the phone, a connection to LTE1800NetWorks with the new BTS at Płochocińska 113 and probably the same on the router. Signal parameters are weak and speeds are tragic. There is practically no signal on LTE2600. Summing up today the poor coverage on LTE800 from a clogged BTS, the connection in the machine is also on LTE800, you can try with LTE1800NetWorks on one of the nearby BTSs using the dual LTE1800 antenna but there is no guarantee that it will be fast, you need to find unloaded BTS and force it with a directional antenna. Little chance of a good signal on LTE2600. Before making a decision, further tests are necessary under the surrounding BTS Networks. Do you live in the area between these forests?

Without whipping It is true that this limit would be 250gb, but at the same price. I have a package with a phone, the internet is about PLN 40

This is how I live on the Wojdyńska street. Comparing the speedtest (at night) LTE and cable, it is better even without an antenna. Unfortunately, I have never been interested in networks, the directional antenna itself, how much can it improve the performance?

matek451 wrote:

A colleague wants to make a good deal, replace you Neostrada, admittedly free but without limits for expensive LTE internet in Orange but with limits.

Toć Neostrada 2Mbps is a tragedy. It will take ages to download anything. Better LTE in my opinion. Public IP can be obtained here and here and the parameters can be improved with an external antenna. But it takes some work.

Exactly. So what antenna should be involved ??

And what does it look like with ping ?? How stable will it be? Do weather conditions affect stability?

I have LTE internet from Cyfrowy Polsat. Ping is stable, much lower than on the neostrada. If you stay in Orange, the ping on LTE may be the same or a little lower, unfortunately Orange has such traffic exchange routes.

Tough decision. Hopeless parameters LTE2600, very poor 1800, acceptable 800 which is clogged. According to stay me on LTE and order an antenna: Link
You can return it within 14 days if it fails. The shortest possible cable, max 10m. You mount on the roof and head towards the BTSs. LTE800 has a signal borderline weak and acceptable, but it is clogged so the speeds will not be very good.

It is worth doing tests under the local LTE1800 transmitters in the peak to check what speeds they offer.

utyk21 wrote:

Unfortunately, I have never been interested in networks, the directional antenna itself can improve performance

Very

I'm not talking about ping height anymore because it won't be higher. The question of stability is only an option.

I understand that "quite as" good parameters of the 800 band are worse than 1800 with the antenna (because without the antenna it is laughter). Now I'm trying to figure out how much 250GB will be enough and whether or not I will get into a very tight cage.

Okay, so if you guys advise to push in 1800, I'll try to catch the antenna as soon as possible and keep playing.

On the way, I have a store with such an antenna. Will it be as good as recommended by you?

http://allegro.pl/antena-lte-2x17-dbi-1800-mhz-kabel-skl-w-wa-i7100367977.html

You do not buy the antenna in a stationary store, only via the Internet with the possibility of consumer return. I would try http://www.cybertech.com.pl/p173,antena-dualna-lte-a-4g-17dbi-mimo-1800-2600mhz.html cable max. 10m and SMA connector on the cable. On it you can try LTE1800NW and LTE2600 Orange, you can always return it within 2 weeks. the antenna from the store is a Chinese panel massively imported by Lechpol.

@ matek451

And one says yes, the other says otherwise. Oki, I will only order which one. What are the advantages of one and the other ?

Cybertech Dual LTE1800MHz will work only with LTE1800NW, the model with a 17dBi gain works in the 1800-2600MHz band, so you will benefit from LTE1800NW and LTE2600 Orange and possibly aggregation of these bands on MF286 from Orange.

Thank you, I'm ordering this one. Speaking of MF286, I will try to get this router out