✅ How Difficult Is The Install? 4x4 MIMO External Antenna On T-Mobile 5G Home Internet? - FAQ #3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2023
- How hard is it to install a Waveform 4x4 MIMO External Antenna for T-Mobile 5G Home Internet ? Here's my thoughts on the improvement you can expect if you purchase and install an external antenna for your Verizon or T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. Consider subscribing to the channel or looking below for more content!
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WOW YOU ROCK NATER TATER!!! After intense work and having a good friend get on my roof (I had knee surgery), we were able to expand my speeds from 10 mbps to 500mbps. The Mimo 4x4 worked better for me when I put it on a 10 foot galvanized steel pole on a grounded tripod at the very apex of my roof (pointed directly at the tower a mile away). WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!
WOW! Impressive upgrade! Great job.
Great video to the collection though! Always appreciate your insight and expertise!!
Glad you like it! Thanks for watching
@Nater Tater, Hello Nate, Do you think Eero 6e pro works well with the t mobile home internet device?
Fun you say that, someone else was just mentioning to me how well their eero 6e was working. I've not tested it but it seems like a good system.
Hi Nate, Hey what are your thoughts on using two Waveform 2x2 mimo flat panels versus one Waveform 4x4? Thanks
It can be done and works. Its harder to install and aim properly so I'd only do it if I already had a 2x2 and wanted to upgrade otherwise I'd just buy the 4x4 panel.
Hey man, thank you for helping us non technical dummies out. I’ve gone from virtually no signal on my T mobile 5G home internet to being able to run about 8 devices in my house. I have the 4x4 MIMO with Chester Tech router. My understanding is that the router aggregates the signal to give you a potential better signal. My issue that I’m seeing now is that I’m having to turn different bands off at different times to get the best signal. I’ve been keeping LTE B71 off but just now I had to turn off LTE B2 and B66, turned B71 back on and I went from 5 mbps down to 75-90 mbps down. Am I always going to have to test it out to see what’s working the best?
A couple things could be happening. One could be deprioritization on the network which can be worse on some bands than others. Another could be that they were doing maintenance or upgrades to your tower causing some bands to go down. I'd give it a couple weeks and experiment. Or leave it on auto so it will switch depending on signal (but not speed, so a band could have good signal but poor speed still).
I have a question. Is these types of antennas good for rural areas? I live in the backwoods of Kentucky in the hills and hollers. Just checking before I buy one.
Yes, probably their main use.
@@NaterTater thanks for getting back to me. I will definitely be looking into one of the 4x4 flat panel mimo.
do u recommend the chester or the antenna if you had to choose
Really depends on your needs. If you're struggling for good signal inside the house (perhaps metal roof/siding, low e windows, log cabin, etc) then a Cheetah wont solve that. If you want to be able to band lock or do 5G SA, etc then an antenna can't do that. Some folks need both and others can do just one.
Hey Nate, I got a 4x4 and a chester. I put my 4x4 near where I would sit my tmobile gateway outside because that was a good spot for speeds, i didn't like leaving their gateway outside, thats why i got the new stuff. My issue is, I'm getting very poor connections on my LTE bands. My RSRPs are up around 120 to 128 on band 2 and band 66 which were the speed demons here at my house. What's weird is I can hop on N71 and N25 and it runs smooth with great latency and RSRPs but the bandwidth just isn't there. What do you think could be the problem? I'm thinking I may need to go back and check my connections between the 4x4 and the gateway again but just wanted to see if you had any other suggestions in case that doesn't help.
You should be at a minimum getting the same signal stats as your gateway in the same location as the antenna if it's properly connected (the order of the connection does matter!). If you're sure of the connection and order then another thing could be aiming the antenna, is it perhaps aimed at a farther away/worse tower?
@NaterTater I was overheated a bit when finishing up connections outside, but I did go back later and confirm that each one is in the correct order. I only have one T-Mobile tower within 5 miles of me (it's only 1 mile from my house), and I'm aimed at it specifically. I'm concerned I may have gotten dirt in a connector. I should have taken a break and cooled off, but I was excited to have decent internet out here!
@randellhendrix7721 could be dirt. Also depending on your gateway there are a couple antenna port orders to try.
@NaterTater really? I only saw one. Which video do you have it in, or do you rememberthe orders? It's the chestertech.
Did you try to get fixed wireless internet🤷. I know in michigan they have isp that has wireless internet. Or there's a power company that has fiber
This is fixed wireless internet.
Hi Nate, I have an unrelated question. I wonder if you’ve observed that the T-Mobile KVD21 gateway superimposes an unnamed WiFi channel over the T-Mobile active WiFi channel? I see this on channels in both the 2.4 and 5G bands. Using a WiFi analyzer, the superimposed channel is usually about the same amplitude but sometimes a bit lower or higher in amplitude than the active channel. The superimposed channel appears and disappears but is present more than half of the time. I'm sure the superimposed channel is being transmitted from the T-Mobile Gateway, because it gets stronger the closer I get to the gateway. As an example, the active channel could be ch 2 in the 2.4G band. I had T-Mobile send me a replacement gateway and it does the same thing. I talked to T-Mobile customer service twice, but they didn't know what I was talking about. I haven't found any information on the internet regarding this. Maybe it's some kind of normal function, but it seems like it could be causing some interference. Thanks, Brian
Hi Brian, yes I think that is the mesh backhaul channel that is on but never used since they dont have satellites or mesh supported.
@@NaterTater Thanks Nate. I appreciate you taking the time to explain that.
I get about a 60-70 ping and usually a 150-300up and 20-45down all the time. However my RSRP on 5G is always around -100 or -103 and that’s always poor for me.
Would an antenna really help much other than maybe lower ping a tad?
An antenna, especially placed outside, will help your speed and your ping.
Yes this antenna can get your signal strength better and possibly lower your ping. I'd guess though by your speeds ping will stay the same and speeds would be consistently higher. I just installed this antenna but got cables off eBay. It lowered my signal strength from around -98 to -88. Speeds increased a ton from typical 80-100 down and 17 up... To when installed 120-150 down and 30-45 upload. Ping stayed around 40-50. I use the cudy P5 5Gmodem/router which is more flexible and you can choose which bands you wanna choose. Mine uses band 66 and band 2 together and those seem to have the best ping for me
you will need an adapter like sma to u.fl to the board, right??
Yes, included in the waveform kit linked in the video description.
I use the Nokia version and use the 4x4 mimo external antenna that you use in this video but I have been seeing my speeds drop to 30 - 90 or dont even reach my regular speeds, while when I use the Getaway my speed has always been consisted I be consistently hitting around 150 - 300 I don't know exactly what ports I'm supposed to be connecting like for example L1, L2, L3, L4 what should I be connecting the mimo antenna to what port. I believe I might have the ports wrong which are giving me significantly slower speeds I have been trying to look through reviews and see what could help me but I couldn't find none please give me some information about this.
Waveform's external antenna guides: www.waveform.com/a/b/guides/hotspots
Check that the connections are tight on all cables. I bought my own cables and was getting fustrated that my signal strength was worse with the 4x4 mimo antenna. Then I checked the tightness of the connections and found a smc adapter a touch loose. Went from -110 signal to -88!!!!
I bought and it did not help it helps sometimes but then it's awfully slow idk what to do help anyone my ping did drop on games but rises back up how do I fix it?
Hi i was wondering about 4x4 mimo and if you could add it to the tmobile gateway would it boost signal if the antenna would be in the house and not outside jw
Same room as the gateway*
@user-zk8oj6ho9w yes most likely. See this comparison th-cam.com/video/IEvWOywIh1Q/w-d-xo.html
does adding a 4x4 antenna helps with fluctuation? the tower is 3 blocks away from my house. my house is one level, and there is trees between my house and the tower. my speed are usually/ down in 100s and ups no more than 10. but rainy days and peak hrs my internet is useless. i dont know if the problem is in the nokia gateway. or if it fixable with the external antenna
Yes it can. Especially if the antenna is outdoors.
How to know if this device is compatible with cellular network at specific country ?
It's designed for 600Mhz to 6000Mhz. Look up your country's cell frequencies. They are probably in that range.
@@NaterTater i see, thank you !
Here's one. How far can they be apart. Cable lenth wise and what cable to use.
Ideal is less than 30ft. 50ft is probably pushing the limits of benefit.
$399.99 to rich for me I could do a $110.98 at most
They had the 4x4 just antenna on sale for $140 a few weeks ago. I got a four pack of 20ft RG58 Cables for $28. Definatly saved me some cash. I already have old satellite dishes and can use the arm off them
how hard it would be explain HOW? not mumble "not hard not hard"
You want to know how to install an antenna?
I did but i found video online @@NaterTater
Any video showing what wires go where?
Which gateway? www.waveform.com/a/b/guides/hotspots
@@NaterTater same question i have the fast 5688w
@z.rogers8979 th-cam.com/video/lA0W1XRU4J8/w-d-xo.html