Which antenna should I choose for TCL LINKHUB HH130VM and will it improve the range?

Hello!
I recently purchased the Internet from T-Mobile along with the TCL LINKHUB HH130VM router. The Internet is currently slow, but this is probably due to poor reception from outside.
I`m asking what external antenna I can buy for this router to improve things and whether the antenna will do anything at all?

And where do you use T-mobile on this TCL? This router does not have normal signal diagnostics, BTS, it does not show aggregated bands, what speeds do you currently have on it in T-Mobile?

matek451 wrote:

And where do you use T-Mobile on this TCL? This router does not have normal signal diagnostics, BTS, it does not show aggregated bands, what speeds do you currently have on it in T-Mobile?

I use it at home, I don`t know if it has signal diagnostics (I only had it yesterday), after logging in to the website I only see something like this.

But don`t show me the pictures because I have this weak router, of course bought only for testing and not for use, in my Play it reaches a maximum of 200Mb/saw in aggregation of 3 CC QAM256, T-mobile about 120Mb/s, I`m asking about your location, you need to check what NetWorks BTSs you have nearby, the next step is to test on the T-mobile card but not on TCL because nothing will work on it, only on the phone with the application https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=cz.mroczis.netmonster&hl=pl&gl=US, screenshots from the application will show the necessary data, the test next to TCL, and the speedtest result on the phone. And you didn`t boast about the speedtest with TCL at this time.

matek451 wrote:

But don`t show me the pictures because I have this weak router, of course bought only for testing and not for use, in my Play it reaches a maximum of 200Mb/saw in aggregation of 3 CC QAM256, T-mobile about 120Mb/s, I`m asking about your location, you need to check what NetWorks BTSs you have nearby, the next step is to test on the T-mobile card but not on TCL because nothing will work on it, only on the phone with the application https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=cz.mroczis.netmonster&hl=pl&gl=US, screenshots from the application will show the necessary data, the test next to TCL, and the speedtest result on the phone. And you didn`t boast about the speedtest with TCL at this time.

What`s the point with this app?

But you would test on the T-MOBILE card, not the Play card, the speedtest over WiFi with TCL shows average DL and a very weak UL, tpo is normal with a weak signal on the basic LTE band, TCL shows LTE+ so it works in the aggregation of LTE bands. This is the only information that can be stated so far. The lack of a NetMonster screenshot for the T-mobile card does not allow you to check which NetWorks BTS in the Września area you are using.

matek451 wrote:

But you would test on the T-MOBILE card, not the Play card, the speedtest over WiFi with TCL shows average DL and a very weak UL, tpo is normal with a weak signal on the basic LTE band, TCL shows LTE+ so it works in the aggregation of LTE bands. This is the only information that can be stated so far. The lack of a NetMonster screenshot for the T-mobile card does not allow you to check which NetWorks BTS in the Września area you are using.

I understand, I`ll give you a screenshot of NetMonster tomorrow.

matek451 wrote:

But you would test on the T-MOBILE card, not the Play card, the speedtest over WiFi with TCL shows average DL and a very weak UL, tpo is normal with a weak signal on the basic LTE band, TCL shows LTE+ so it works in the aggregation of LTE bands. This is the only information that can be stated so far. The lack of a NetMonster screenshot for the T-mobile card does not allow you to check which NetWorks BTS in the Września area you are using.

The point is?

This is a NetWorks base station at Objazdowa 1 in Września, a weak signal on LTE2100, even weaker on LTE1800 and a partial signal on LTE2600. In such a situation, what does a speedtest look like on a phone with a T-Mobile card but not via WiFi? In such a situation, a Dual LTE1800-2600MHz antenna is necessary to aggregate these three LTE bands.

matek451 wrote:

This is a NetWorks base station at Objazdowa 1 in Września, a weak signal on LTE2100, even weaker on LTE1800 and a partial signal on LTE2600. In such a situation, what does a speedtest look like on a phone with a T-Mobile card but not via WiFi? In such a situation, a Dual LTE1800-2600MHz antenna is necessary to aggregate these three LTE bands.

Will this antenna be ok? https://allegro.pl/oferta/antena-lte-a-4g-17dbi-1800-2600mhz-mimo-sma-5m-7032288020
Any other suggestions?

The antenna is OK, but you need two more SMA-TS9 connectors because TCL has TS9 connectors. https://www.cybertech.com.pl/p173,antena-dualna-lte-a-4g-17dbi-mimo-1800-2600mhz.html, on this website you have custom-made cables and connectors

matek451 wrote:

The antenna is OK, but you need two more SMA-TS9 connectors because TCL has TS9 connectors. https://www.cybertech.com.pl/p173,antena-dualna-lte-a-4g-17dbi-mimo-1800-2600mhz.html, on this website you have custom-made cables and connectors

Ok, I`ll buy this antenna. So I should try to set it to ul. A detour, as you wrote?

This station has an aggregation of 4 LTE bands, two sectors are directed to the A2 direction and the third to Obłaczkowo. The station probably has a lot of potential.

matek451 wrote:

This station has an aggregation of 4 LTE bands, two sectors are directed to the A2 direction and the third to Obłaczkowo. The station probably has a lot of potential.

Can I somehow check in which direction to direct the antenna?

In the direction of BTS, but you won`t be able to check the signal parameters on TCL because there is no proper diagnostics in WebUI.

matek451 wrote:

In the direction of BTS, but you won`t be able to check the signal parameters on TCL because there is no proper diagnostics in WebUI.

How to check this BTS direction?

The address of BTS-A at A 2 is behind the McDonalds bar and point your antenna at it.

matek451 wrote:

The address of BTS-A at A 2 is behind the McDonalds bar and point your antenna at it.

So this is the best place?

So I bought this antenna, set it up, connected it and the result is even worse than without the antenna. I don`t know if I did something wrong or do I need to set something else to download it from the antenna?

@matek451
Can I ask for help?

The antenna is set to this BTS, what does the speedtest look like with it?

matek451 wrote:

The antenna is set to this BTS, what does the speedtest look like with it?

Today there is something like this, yesterday on the speed test the download and upload speeds did not even exceed 1 mb/s.


Added after 4 [minutes]:

Here is a speed test without an antenna connected for comparison

The problem of this router is the lack of even basic station, band and signal diagnostics, so it is not known which bands are aggregated with and without the antenna, what basic ones and what signal parameters are on it, the first test shows that the sector on the base station is overloaded, no limit in T- mobile is taking its toll.

matek451 wrote:

The problem of this router is the lack of even basic station, band and signal diagnostics, so it is not known which bands are aggregated with and without the antenna, what basic ones and what signal parameters are on it, the first test shows that the sector on the base station is overloaded, no limit in T- mobile is taking its toll.

What does it mean?

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Helpful post? Buy me a coffee.

matek451 wrote:

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So what is left for me?
I know it`s a strange question, but did I connect the antenna to the router correctly? Well, I connected both cables from the antenna to the router. Should both two be connected or just one?

I also had a big problem with the router selecting a good station, catching stations where the LTE+ signal was max, but the Internet transfer was very weak. External antenna it didn`t help me at all. After changing the orientation from standing to horizontal/lying, the reception was as if directional and I could select one station that works stably with a good signal level. I`m not sure, but it seems to me that if the router is set in a standard vertical orientation, it catches all the stations around it. If it is in a horizontal position, it catches stations placed perpendicular to the router`s axis. I don`t know if this is the norm, but it solved my problem because previously it was almost impossible to use the Internet. I currently have this connection quality.