Choosing the Best ANTENA LTE for Huawei B525 Router - T-Mobile Network, Speeds & MIMO 800-2170MHz

Show screenshots from HManager, LTEWatchH for individual LTE bands from this BTS.

For now it is ok with both download and pings.
I don't have much time to bury.

Thank you for your help.

Hello. I have a problem with my location. The 900 band does not work practically, it drops connections. The 1800 band is nice but the range is poor. I looked at different places in the apartment. I am throwing screenshots with the 800-3000 dipole antenna. Speed improved to 1800. DL 5.5 UP 6-7 antenna excluded. With antenna DL 13.8 UP 26.5. I have a question whether to change the router to the ZTE mf286r and give the antenna 1800, or stay with the B525 router and 1800 antenna.

I see that you are in good mood, since you think that the clogged LTE1800 works properly, DL

Yes, I thought it was jammed, since such a difference between UP and DL, you probably told me about it once. With this 1800 I meant that something can be done on this band, at 900 it breaks the connection. I have already sent the antenna back so I made an appointment with the seller. I can resign from the plus within a month. From one window I have an uninterrupted view of this Play tower. In that case, we buy the set at Play and the antenna you wrote about (I have a self-made holder for mounting on the windowsill, photo below) . Thanks for the help. I will let you know what it will look like in Play. best regards

For now, don't buy an antenna, just a Play starter and activate the 100GB for free and test it on the B525.

I did some testing on a Hua b525 with a Play card. Speeds below. The router in the same place as the tests in plus without an antenna.
For 2100
For 1800

For 2600

For 800

And a plus card and Play on the Hua P30 phone in the central point of the apartment.

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Only 1800 I managed to do in the evening after 8 p.m., the rest in the morning after 5 p.m.

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Plus and Play card

Hello, I will connect to the topic, especially since the question is analogous.

Tmobile magenta UP 60mb / s
B525

My Location:
50.027243040342114, 20.670366545461967

Home router on the 1st floor. No external antennas. Connected to BTS Bucze (3.6km) which has only 800. Maximum UP22 / DL19 in the evening hours. At the moment:


After being forced, for example, 1800, it barely connects with BTS Maszkienice (6 km and a forest and a hill on the way)



Here is my question what to do, buy antennas and stay at 800 bts Bucze? if so, what I was in the vicinity of 1km from the transmitter with the phone. DL38 around 9am.
Should you try to connect with the Maszkienice and aggregate?

Thanks for the advice, best regards.

And what did you expect from T-Mobile, which does not have the infrastructure in this area to provide the service with no data limit. Only BTS NetWorks Młyńsko-Brzeska meets these requirements. the others are poverty with bare LTE800, on the one in Bielcza, LTE1800 was added to save this shit, but this is a half-measure. And the one from Bucza is clogged, but it still works well, you have B525, try with the aggregation of 2 LTE bands

There is practically no other choice in my location. So far I have used CP on the oduid of "unlimited" internet. The maximum DL did not exceed 10, usually around 5. At Tmobile, I am currently in the testing phase. So far it is much better, not to mention no limit.

So aim at Bielcza 800 + 1800? And as for the antennas, 2x atk-504?

Can you ask for a hint regarding the antennas? .

best regards

Is there any chance for a real connection with bts Brzesko or Maszkienice? In a straight line to me, 5.8 km to both bts (some forests on the way). Antenna https://www.cybertech.com.pl/p173,antena-dualna-lte-a-4g-17dbi-mimo-1800-2600mhz.html and aggregation 1800 + 2600?

On the other hand, if there is a chance for an acceptable range at such distances, it is probably better to change to b715 ..

Test the LTE2600 itself on the B525 exposed outside and see if you log in to this LTE band.

Router on the balcony, 1st floor to the side of the Maszkienice and Brzesko bts. No connection 2600.

He caught a better range of 1800 and 2100 from Maszkienice.



Connected to Bucze at 800




I do not know anything about networks, but Brzesko rather falls out of peasant reason? It remains to look for B715 and try to aggregate 800 + 1800 + 2100 from Maszkienice? On the ATK-504? The range will probably oscillate around -100db.

Or stay on 800 with Bucze + ATK-20 antennas? :|

I am aware that I will not get miracles anyway. At present, on average, DL fluctuates around 10-15 mb \ s depending on the hour. Obtaining about 25/30 mb \ s which would satisfy me is real? Is it a complete reading of tea leaves

On CPE Mikrotik it can finish itself, the R11-6E-LTE6 modem on which they work does not aggregate the LTE2100 + 1800 bands, and so the information about the gain of 26dBi at 2600MHz. If I catch a signal on LTE2600 on LHGG LTE6 kit, it will benefit from LTE2600 + 1800 aggregation because LTE2600 + 2100 does not aggregate either. The minimum is B535 with LTE2100 + 1800 aggregation, instead of B715 only B818, and an external directional antenna for both.

I order B818, can you still count on help in choosing the right directional antenna?

You will do tests of LTE bands outside on it and show the results, the key is whether it will be possible to catch the signal remains on the LTE2600.

B818 arrived, tests in the same place as b525, hour heavily besieged, but heavy fog outside, does it affect range? :

800 1800 2100

He caught the remains of 2,600 from Maszkienice


With aggregation on the residual DL range, sensational compared to CP, although this is not an ambitious link ...:



After a while he switched to Bielcza himself. I have never been able to connect to this bts before.


If I understand correctly, there are 800 and 1800? The range is much better than 1800 in Maszkienice, so I do not understand why when I force 1800 rigidly, it stubbornly connects to Maszkienice at -119db



Summing up, you can buy an antenna 1800 + 2100 + 2600 and should it run smoothly?

_cheetah_ wrote:

The best option would probably be CPE Mikrotika on a parabolic antenna. Then at 1800/2100 it would be possible to reach about -90dBm, so the quality of the signals should be high, and thus give high speeds. Who knows, it would not jump 2600 because this antenna has a gain of 26dBi at 2600, which is a very large value.
And there is no limit to the length of the cable, so there are many possibilities of looking for an antenna mounting location in order to squeeze out the maximum signal parameters, especially at 2600, if it "woke up".

The downside is that it is limited to two-band aggregation, but something for something.

The most sensible budget solution in terms of price / capabilities or going to a parabolic antenna / expensive low-loss cables and connectors from the above-mentioned B818.

Well, but as my colleague mentioned above, CPE Mikrotika aggregates only 2 bands, so is it a bit of a poor choice? How does this relate to other panel antennas?

On the SignaFlex 4G TAJFUN II 2x23dBi paper it makes sense, how does it translate to reality? :)

http://www.signaflex.pl/antena-tajfun-ii-dual-mimo-2x23dbi-4g-lte.html



And often with this aggregation I see commands for this antenna on the network:

https://www.cybertech.com.pl/p173,antena-dualna-lte-a-4g-17dbi-mimo-1800-2600mhz.html



A 10m cable would be a great solution for me, with 5m I would have to deal with the location of the router

Maybe someone, then some specific antenna? I would not like to shoot a blunder and I am completely unfamiliar with this topic ..

szamik21 wrote:

Well, but as my colleague mentioned above, CPE Mikrotika aggregates only 2 bands, so is it a bit of a poor choice? How does this relate to other panel antennas?

LTE-A is not a simple mathematical value + ... + ... + ..., it is not just about the fact that if it works, it must be in +, it may be unstable and worse than the selected band (surely, as we have great signal indicators and an unloaded transmitter means even higher delays are imperceptible). In your case, where we fight for every decibel of LTE-A signal, it is an added value that we do not take into account at the beginning. Therefore, the above-mentioned Mikrotik with an integrated high-gain antenna is an ideal solution, unless a sculpture with a parabolic antenna and B818 (although I can already see in the text in real life how Huawei massacred it).

May I have a link to this Mikrotik antenna? I can't find anything under the term Mikrotik CPE :(

I will probably buy two, DUAL LTE 1800-2600 Cybertech and this Mikrotik. I will test and give one back.

Ie integrated modem-router with antenna. You can buy online and possibly return it (bear the shipping cost for the return). https://www.wisp.pl/p7944,mikrotik-lhgg-lte6-kit-rblhggr-r11e-lte6.html

And I get it. It turns out that I rushed to buy the b818 .. It seems most reasonable to try this DUAL Cybertech antenna because I can't give back the b818. If it's going to be bad, i.e. I will not hit the stable 30.40 mb \ s, I will try with Mikrotik.

The antenna is connected, it hangs on the 2nd floor, it aims straight at the bushes :)

Tests at 18:00



So a revelation compared to CP ... Thanks for your help The antenna is on the 10m h115 cable for now and it turned out that it was not necessary because I changed the location and 4m is enough. I will order it for a trial and we will see if we can improve UP a little. With such a short cable, it is better to buy something from the top shelf, right? Can you advise something?

In the spring, I will try to mount the antenna on the chimney because probably when the trees are covered with leaves, I will return to the exit point with range :)



One more question from a layman. Why is the router strenuously connected to bts Maszkienice to which I have almost 6 km and above that a hill and a piece of forest. Whether I force 1800,2100 alone or remains of 2600? BTS Bielcza is a kilometer closer, a few trees and only farmland. Despite the fact that the antenna is aimed directly at him, it still catches the connection with the Maszkienice.

The closer BTS may have lower bandwidth and may be much more loaded with traffic.

I stick to the topic so as not to multiply threads.

Some time ago, I had a hard time transferring data. I am wondering how to improve it. Antenna? If so, which one? I have no experience in this subject. Hence, below are a few questions and some additional information for more experienced colleagues. By the way, I noticed that the 2600 band is currently the least loaded.

Currently, the router (Huawei B535) is located in the attic of the house - it was a place where the range was incomparably better, e.g. compared to that on the ground floor. Although he has recently sat down. The range in phones has also been weaker recently.

Nearest BTSs:
1) ~ 2.2KM | Play (26006) ID: GDA0081 | Gdańsk, ul. J.Słowackiego 200 - the navigation tower of the Gdańsk Airport Lech Walesa
2) ~ 2.5KM | Play (26006) ID: KAR3601 | Rebiechowo - commune Żukowo, the mast of the PKM GSM-R17921

I am currently connecting to BTS from point 1. And now like this:

1) With aggregation of 2100/1800 (B1 / B3)


2) 1800


3) 2600


4) 2100 (caught, interestingly, from the Play mast (26006) ID: KAR0103


Aggregation 2600/1800 2600/2100 very similar.

What to go here? Boost it 2600? Aim at other masts? Which antenna to choose?
Thanks in advance for the hints and for your understanding if I have made any substantive mistakes.