New Poynting Mimo 4 LTE antenna, is it any good? Campervan Motorhome Mobile Internet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2024
- In this video we try the Poynting Mimo 4 4G/5G LTE Mobile Internet antenna and see how it performs.
You can check out the full range of Mimo 4 antennas here:
www.solwise.co.uk/Explore-MIMO-4
Using EXPLOREVAN at the checkout will get you 10% discount off any items from the Solwise wide range.
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I've got this paired with a RUTX50. I've managed to get a decent signal (for streaming) when my Google pixel 7 says zero signal. Very impressed with it.
Do you mean zero signal inside your van, or outside?
@@langserv Zero inside
Great video
Just ordered two sets of this kit using your code for the 2 crafters we are converting, cheers 🙌
Just trying to decide between the 3-17 and 4-19, this video was really helpful thx.
I do wonder why the speed test results were twice as fast on the 4, as the gain on the 3 in band 3 is supposed to be higher!
Apart from the n78 band the 3 has higher gain in every other band, I was guessing due to its larger size.
i cant wait for the video of the fast charging thing you do for your Aferiy power bank
The video is a few weeks away, but if you drop me a quick message via the contact us on our website www.explorevan.uk I can give you a quick overview if you don't want to wait.
Thank you. By coincidence I installed one today on my van with RUTX50 (replacing MotorhomeWifi 4G kit!). Too early to say how I rate it but I do like Poynting gear, BTW did you say 410-470Mhz was NOT used in the EU?
I don't believe, so I checked as many networks as I could none seem to make use of it. It may be because of the whole of the EU wide Licence free walkie talkie frequency around 433 Mhz.
Great vog Mike as I was waiting for this.I have a slight leak on my v3 version I'm using with my Teltonika Rutx11.I was going to remove, clean it up and refill but sounds like the v4 would give me almost exactly the same performance so worth considering an upgrade?
Thanks - glad it was helpful.
If it were me I'd probably stick with the MiMo3 (but I am notoriously tight with my money :-). The MiMo 3 is a great antenna even though the MiMo 4 performed slightly better.
If you want the lower profile and more compact size of the MiMo4 - or were upgrading to an additional connection for a new or future router though - you could probably get a pretty reasonable price for the MiMo3 selling it on.
MiMo 4 is the future
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I need helpppppp please! And my technical knowledge is very limited 🤣
If I bought this…. would I need a router also? Or is the Poynting Mimo 4 there to pick up WiFi?!
I could be completely wrong but I’m assuming a router is required if I bought a SIM card and the Mimo 4 could be used specifically to pick up WiFi?! But it’s also compatible with a router?!
Thank you and apologies in advance!
Hi the Mimo 4 is just an Antenna so would need to be connected to a router to do anything.
In our tests we used the Teltonika RUT951 which can connect to both Cellular mobile data and to WiFi hotspots, which you can see here.
www.solwise.co.uk/4G-RUT951.
Using EXPLOREVAN at the checkout will get you 10% discount off any items from the Solwise wide range.
It might be worth you having a watch of our seminar here that might help you decide what is right for you.
th-cam.com/video/kEux1qPUC3M/w-d-xo.html
You might want to clean your roof it might look better on vlogs 😊
I did consider it, but then I thought - "Life's too short". We do keep the solar panel clean, but figure the growth on the roof is extra insulation ;-)
Like the rest of our video's I'd prefer to keep it real and authentic rather than clean it, when we wouldn't normally, we'd rather be out having adventures than cleaning the van roof. I'd feel like I was selling out like so many Instagram fakers.
@@ExploreVanUK You're just showing that traveling isn't a clean adventure, but a worthwhile one. 🙂
I’ll second that, you might want to update the pricing on some of your past videos too. RTX50 has come down a lot.
Thanks Yeah - this is something that is a bit of a pain - once the video is live on TH-cam you can't edit it, so updating prices in them isn't possible. We include the links direct to the products in the descriptions so that you can get the latest prices.
The price reductions on some key models could be a good topic for a future video though!
Cleaning the van roof would keep the van cooler in hotter weather
Have you tested the new Teltonika antenna yet?
I haven't been able to get my hands on one unfortunately. I am also put off a little by the fact it has to be through the roof mounted and I surface mount all my other antennas so it would be a bit of a pain to test.
I am just on the verge of choosing a mobile wifi system in our van build. As best as I can gather from all the research I have been undertaking during the van build, starlink seems to offer the best high speed connection over the entire UK. Poynting seem great bits of kit, especially if paired with a decent mobile router, but if there is no signal then they are hamstrung. Starlink can (almost) always find a signal just as long as the antenna can be pointed at the sky. Downside of course is price, but to be honest, a twin sim card router, both sims with unlimited data subscriptions, is not a million miles off starlink subscription fee (which can be paused any time). As we work remotely, we can not risk an unreliable network service. I would be tempted with a poynting set up if we were over in mainland Europe, but unfortunately here in the UK the mobile network is poor and reliably unreliable by comparison.
Totally agree if you need it to work everywhere and need the speeds of Starlink there really isn't an alternative and also great for roaming in other countries. With their current offers on hardware it is good (but factor in that you need to run from an inverter or void your warranty by modifying it for 12 volts, you can't use it while you are driving and the accessories like ethernet adapters etc that are standard with other routers ramp up the cost.
But if you can manage with 5G/4G coverage and speeds it is substantially cheaper for the ongoing cost. eg our monthly spend is £18 a month with Smarty for unlimited data. (which we could also pause if not using it) we use it all year so thats £216 a year. Starlink would be £1020 a year.
Not sure what the point of this comparison. If there's no WiFi available as alot of tourers don't get WiFi. What's the point of it being checked . The mobile 4g and 3g performance with say O2 or Vodafone is possibly the best comparison. WiFi is not expected to be used on the go. Thanks for the comparison.
Hi, I’m sorry I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean?
The antenna receives both 4G and 5G cellular signals and that is the bulk of the comparison with other models of cellular antennas (in our case connected to the 3 network)
However certain models of the MiMo4 also have built in high gain WiFi antennas in addition to the cellular ones so that it can be used with compatible routers to connect to more distant WiFi hotspots too. That’s the very last part of the video.
The object of the video was to show the antennas performance compared to other antennas. Not test the performance of one mobile network against another.
Does that clear things up at all?
@@ExploreVanUK
He didn't understand that the aerial/router are primarily for cellular signals, not WiFi