Choosing the Right External Antenna for Huawei B525 Router on T-Mobile Network

T-Mobile Internet with Huawei B525 router. I need an external antenna because I have very big problems with link stability - it loses packets. This is the most important thing for me at the moment, speed is a secondary matter. The range inside the building jumps between 1 and 3 lines (out of 5).

Distance to BTS - 2.4 km.

BTS parameters:



The question should I be guided by LTE 800 or buy a MIMO antenna for 1800?

Thanks!

https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic3420972.html

Measurements done. I just hit the summit because a moment later BTS started to be overloaded - UL> DL. At 2100 - no coverage.

LTE 800:





LTE 800 +1800:





LTE 800 + 2600:





LTE 1800:





LTE 1800 + 2600:





LTE 2600:

The first application is LTE1800NW was already clogged. On LTE800 the best signal parameters and good speeds. On the LTE2600 the weakest but for them it's not bad speeds. Take the LTE2600 and LTE800 evening tests again. Tests at home or outside? How far to BTS Prussia? And at 2100MHz we check UMTS2100 and not LTE2100, T-Mobile does not use LTE2100. HSPA + DC operates on UMTS2100.

During the day, if the BTS is not overloaded, it can be pulled out 40-45 Mbps - in the evening it is about 10 Mbps. Unfortunately, there is still a problem with stability. Tests done at home, upstairs.
It is exactly 2.4 km to BTS in Prussia.

That's a nice lime, 3 LTE bands on BTS and 10Mbps in the evening. This bodes ill for the future. But that was to be expected, the T-mobile unlimited offer does its job. The network is starting to clog. From tomorrow http://gsmonline.pl/newsy/internet-domowy-tmobile-reklama-opinie and let it not be worse. Antenna stability and forcing a specific band, band aggregation will ensure. Common with Orange LTE1800NetWorks probably packed up to the max?

Well, if the campaign goes, I think it will be even worse. Let it be 10 in the evening, but at least stable. I definitely want an antenna - which in this case would be best suited (of course, MIMO)? How do you check this Orange LTE1800NetWorks? The last question - would you go to 800 or 800 + 2600?

I don't know, I'm not there. on LTE800 works well without an antenna. Signal parameters are good. On LTE2600 the signal is weak but this is normal. Aggregation LTE800 + 2600 with a basic 800MHz band because the network is configured in NetWorks. and LTE1800NW is a common band with Orange where operators share between their clients 15MHz in MIMO2x2 and DL up to 112.5Mbps. You've checked how it works by forcing LTE1800 on B525. In addition, they have BTS on their LTE2600z 15MHz in MIMO and LTE800 with 10MHz in MIMO2x2 and DL up to 75Mbps.

OK thanks! I will observe the behavior after switching rigidly to 800 and we will see. Who knows, maybe it will be stable enough to do without an antenna Thanks again!

If you can check the speed under BTS in your direction on the LTE phone with Network cell Info. It will show CID and signal parameters. Under BTS you will connect to LTE2600 because it has priority. You can check how this band works with the optimal signal and whether it is worth buying an antenna for this band.

Cool! Thanks again for the hints!

Could I have a working bandwidth change application? I have a b528 router and once I have 20mbps and once 0.40mbps, even when I take measurements at similar hours, there is a tragedy with the quality of connection with ping jumps not to mention.

And what effect does this application have on DL? Speed jumps are characteristic of the LTE T-mobile network based on overloaded BTSs, especially those only LTE800. The operator took a hoe out to the sun, i.e. for a few pennies he offered home internet (after LTE / 3G network) with no data limit. as a result, the BTS is overloaded and the LTE network is clogged. It is getting worse day by day. What is the location?

Village of Brzozówka, Kadzidło commune. Bts are actually only 800 but there are a few around. I wonder why having a router with their great home internet I can not use it at all and having a phone on the desk and sharing the internet (play network) with it on 2 range limits, I am able to play online games without problems on a fairly low ping . It's sick to me. And I'm curious whether the antenna will change something and if so how much.

Relax is not as bad as you think. Location is not easy, forests around and on the way to BTS-Lelis and Kadzidło so at home for a car range on LTE800, usually as a 10MHz range banded to the max. The signal on it at home probably also weak because 4-5km to BTS. To start with, a test on the B528 outside the window, to manage the bands on it and aggregate 2 LTE bands http://www.mediafire.com/file/79obbe81eufdt7t/Huawei_Manager_1.2_PL.apk/file on android, install on your phone. You connect it to Wifi with B528 and log in to it at 192.168.8.1. you force the LTe2600, LTE1800 and LTE800 bands in turn. I will show eNB, CID BTS and signal bandwidth. At every speedtest. In Kadzidle, T-mobile has LTE2600, LTE800 and LTE1800netWorks, Lelis works on LTe800 and LTE1800NW. Play has BTs in Łódź with LTE1800, LTE2100 and LTE1800, there are no forests on the road. In Kadzidle, besides these 3 LTE bands, bTS also has its LTE2600. In the case of T-Mobile, the unlimited data offer is for free, so the network is clogging up, you have to try with LTE1800 and LTE2600 both on 15MHz bandwidth. Unfortunately, the range is much smaller. with b528 on Windows runs https://www.lte-anbieter.info/ltewatch/count_huawei.php?Datei=ltewatch_h

well to be honest with extortion on 1800/2100 and I'm shocked at improving the connection and its quality, however 15Mhz works better. until I buy and mount the antenna, I should do something. +++