🔴External Antenna for TMobile 5G Home Internet
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- NOTE: IF YOU TRY THIS AND DO NOT SEE A BIG SPEED INCREASE, SWITCH THE ANTENNA WIRES AND TRY IT THE OTHER WAY. (one will be better than the other, Primary / Secondary antenna design).
When it comes to Cellular Data better Signal equals more Bandwidth. Since TMobile 5G aggregates Mid-Band Frequencies in the 4G LTE spectrum, I wondered if my 4G Proxicast antenna would work. Here's a step by step of what happened when I hooked them together.
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A word of advice if I may, as an RF tech most of my life, I would recommend that if people add the RF antenna mounting wires with the snap and screw mounting connectors, as recommended by Peter, that they first take the time to thoroughly clean both the screw and snap connector on their newly purchased connectors even if they look clean. Manufacturers have been known to put light oil or even grease on such things to keep them nice and shiny. I'd recommend using a clean cotton swab moistened with some alcohol for the job. Be sure to let the connectors dry well before connecting and visually inspect them for any strands of cotton left behind. Any contaminates including light oil or unseen dirt WILL cause reflections and a significant loss of power. Rf connections and circuitry need to be well grounded and have good clean circuitry...sloppy soldering and poor workmanship are major concerns when dealing with radio frequencies.
Thanks. Always appreciate the knowledge of others. These things were so tight plugging in the first time. Reseating them is way easier!
Can you write more of the affect of grounding on functionality of the antenna?
As to grounding…. National electrical code requires the sheath of antenna cable to be grounded with minimum 10 awg conductor. When lighting strikes near by voltage buildup on antenna may destroy the equipment and more. If you are installing antenna on a mast higher than the house and trees that will attract direct lightening strike so at least use sma lightning arrestors.
Good to know. A little scary as nothing I have ever touched has every really been clean afterwards. I am going to try it.
Paul - What do you know about oxidation of dissimilar metal connector types. I recently opened my unit and replaced the leads (one broke - too much testing) and the speeds jumped back to where they were >960Mbps!!! I wondering what happened and noticed that the metal used for the PCBA connector and my connector are dissimilar. Back in the PC DRAM DIMM days, there was "purple plague" where dissimilar metals caused corrosion (oxidation).
Well installed the external antennas and it didn’t work at all, had two bars before and two bars afterwards, even took the whole unit outside and still no increase in signal, returned the items on Amazon , it was pretty easy to do thank you for the guide
THANK YOU for actually giving us a way to BOOST our signal. Not just telling us about our signal, bandwidth, etc. You actually gave us a SOLUTION and SHOWED us how one could possibly do it. You are the BEST!!!
Sounds like you got it to work! Great news.
Great info! I added the external antenna and went from 2 bars to 3. Speeds went from mid 100mbps to over 300mbps (even spikes of 400mbps!). Uploads increased greatly too - Thanks for the great tutorial!
How long are your cable and what brand?…. Thanks
what kind of antenna and where u get it?
@@lattermanstudio antenna came with 15 feet if cable. I added another 25 feet
Great video for details, and the advice for anyone who does not have patience. Agree 100%. Thanks for this close up look at breakdown of how to install external antenna leads and how to
test results.
highly interesting modification. There's a few shops here in the UK that modify B818 Huawei routers for more SMA connectors for 4X4 MIMO, but this seems like something I can definitely do myself. Cheers mate!
I live in a rural area where our only option forever has been DSL with a maximum of 3mbps download. I received my Tmobile Gateway on Wednesday. I plugged it in and only got 2 bars of signal. This gave us 10-30mbps download speed. I watched your video that night and ordered the same panel antenna/cables/connectors you used here. It was delivered today and within an hour of getting home from work, I had it all up and running with the antenna connected. Looked up my local towers, aimed it in the direction of the closest one, and we were bumped up to 3 bars signal. At 1st I didn't think that was very impressive, but after running multiple speed tests on 2 different sites, we're now getting 150-170mbps! Thank you so much for thoroughly showing the pigtail connection process!
Great news!!! That sounds awesome. Sometimes it takes a several minutes to lock into two bands and start aggregating... sounds like yours is working. GREAT JOB. Thanks for sharing. Good news is always welcome.
after I open show more link was in place, Thanks keep the subscribers number climbing, maybe 200k next week
Saw this video before i got tmobile 5g gateway and it conviced me to give it a try. After lots of problems and a gateway replacement I finally got somewhat stable connection and decided to give this a go. I went from 2 bars to 3 bars with the proxicast antenna in the same window that I had my gateway! Much better. Next nice day I have I will mount the antenna on my old DTV dish mast in hopes of much better speed.
Thanks for making this video!
Just saw the message where you got it working!!! Great news! Did you find it difficult? What part? What bands are you now picking up?
@@PeterC408 Ingot my antenna mounted on the roof today and now have 4 bars with speeds around 200-230 Mbps and upload of 40 Mbps. That's over 4x what I was getting for both. Awesome! Thanks again for your video!
I'm on Bands B66 and n41.
It wasn't difficult at all. I have replaced a few smartphone displays so used to some of the stuff needed.
I just did this great walk through and adding the pig tails is extremely hard you have to push down pretty hard to get them to snap in 👌Thanks for all the info
I don't think that is a modem limitation but must be a setting on the modem or the service.
An outstanding video Peter thanks for the tutorial.👍👍👍
I have had a heck of a time getting decent internet in my (barely) rural location. T-Mobile and your video on how to add an external antenna have made those problems a past issue! 258 down 36 up as of the last test. In the not too distant past, I'd be doing back flips if I got 30 down and 2 up. Usually I would be looking at something in the teens down and sub 1 up. Thanks! Starlink took too long to get to my area - T-Mobile rocks for half the cost!
Wow! I am thrilled that you got it to work. You must have good eyes, a steady hand and the patience of a saint. On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 10 is the most difficult), how difficult would you say getting the external antenna solution to work?
Sound like AZ West Valley to me.
@fredcludius8655, Hello Fred, I have the same problem here. How did you get T-Mobile to provide the router; here they ask for your address and if you are not in what they call range they won’t sell it saying it will not work.
@@carlosfernandez7098 I was within range, but the signal was weak. And a metal roof didn't help. The signal was spotty until I put up the external antennae. That made all the difference.
Thanks for this video. I have this device coming as soon as T-Mobile gets them back in stock. Probably within 30 days or so.
Thanks for the in depth video, i like your vibe and reviewing style so i subscribed.
Thank you. I've got a lot of new things coming up.
Kudos!
Awesome video. Keep that fantastic work
I'm getting GREAT results with zero modifications. What it looks like really doesn't matter as it'd been in my media server closet since day one.
I hooked it up to my existing WiFi router and every device in the house connected instantly. The only differences I noticed is far higher speeds and reliability than my old cable Internet for 50% less cost.
Check this out... Change your PACKET SIZE and get lower PING and faster speeds. th-cam.com/video/DqYYxdVrlX0/w-d-xo.html Your existing router probably supports it and it makes VPN run smoother too.
Thank you! Looking fwd to the test results.
Looking front wheel drive....mmkay
Thanks for another great video and just to let everyone know i ordered my home internet unit but TMobile is a month and a couple of days behind schedule for sending your unit thanks again for all you do for us ☺️
Great to hear! Let us know how it goes and the speeds you are seeing.
@@PeterC408 will do as soon as I receive it I will let you know and then with testing and maybe a external antenna to get the best quality signal strength thanks again for everything you do for us with your videos and information
Just got mine yesterday after I was told I was supposed to get it anywhere between Sept 4th & Sept 27th. It is super fast!.I love it. Plus it comes with a t-vision TV hub. I wasn’t told that. But that’s even better. I use it with my computer monitor, I don’t have a TV, and it works well.
Great video, I really want to do this. I have external antenna ready to go just got to get my nerves up to do. Plus I have fat fingers and old man eyes lol.
I just talked to Tmobile today and I'm switching can't wait Charter can suck it lol. Can't wait to get my stuff in the mail!!!
How is it ?
Excellent tutorial. Bought the antenna, did the connections as shown and voila! Went from two bars to four. I have tons of plastic picks and prybars so it was very easy. I love your channel, keep up the great content. Now I can tell Xfinity/Comcast what to go do with themselves.
Excellent! Great to hear! What bands are you picking up?
Good one I'm glad I never could get Comcast or infinity. Good internet is all that's needed. Cable is not everywhere and too expensive. 73
Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an amazing night.
Thanks Tim. Have a good night
Hey Peter thank you so much for these videos! I got my T-mobile gateway in the mail the other day and I was getting decent signal out of box 3-4 bars BUT I hooked up the Wifi antenna you recommended and I have 5 BARS STRONG NOW!!!! Got some of that coax cable to clean up but haven't dropped from 5 bars since I found the best spot for it!!! :D Ty so much for your detailed videos and suggestions you helped me out big time and I''ve already told T-mobile staff I talked to about the antenna option. So glad I can get rid of my shitty cable internet they even throttled my speeds over the past two months and everything even simple web pages loaded SO SLOW. Now everything is SO MUCH FASTER. Instant load speeds to whatever websites.
What is your download speed on the Speedtest ?
@@stevezb fastest I've seen is 500 down but its been a bit all over the place as you'd expect with a budding service. It's really gonna depend on where you live with a full setup for the best quality connection
Just ordered my T-Home Internet based on your first video about it. Looking forward to it. I currently have Spectrum Cable. Definitely will be interesting to compare as I believe Spectrum, formerly Time Warner Cable, isn't that great of value but was our only practical option to provide a minimum of our needs.
Ordered mine this morning with a Sept 4-27 anticipated delivery. Checking w/you to see what the estimated window was a week ago when you ordered? Thx!
Just received it a couple of days ago and have 2 bars, barely 3 occasionally, stock. That being said I am getting 180-240 Mbps down. I may hold off on the antenna extension.
How is it? Did you cancel spectrum?
I gave up spectrum after promo was about to expire, so I would be paying more for frequent outages, I had already gave up tv and got a dish. Thought TMobile would be solution, but in my rural area, reception is still poor. No more than 2 bars and low speeds no matter where I put it (don't have a second floor and can't put it too high since they said it had to be plugged into wall). After a month and a half of calling tech support, spending days and hours on the phone with no real help, I'm about ready to give up. They finally recommended an extender, though only 2 brands and neither worked. I got an orbi which helped speed a little, but not cell service. I went back to spectrum on a new customer promo price and increased speed, and much better internet, but still spotty cell phone. No one can tell me how to fix that. I would be willing to try this antenna idea, but can't do it myself and would not even know who to call to do it for me. So I'm ready to give up. 😥 But I'm glad you said it worked, maybe I will try this last attempt.
Time Warner actually used to be awesome a few years back before Spectrum purchased it!
A very informative video thanks for the tutorial a cool series, stay safe.👍👍👍
Thanks Lou, will do!
Peter can you give the specifics on what size adapter you used going from the pigtails male to the larger “ regular “ cable thst goes to external antenna, I keep ordering but they are the same size as the pigtail male end
Tmobile has freed me from ATT(100Mbps) internet prison... Been using Tmobile internet for about 2 weeks... I was only expecting 100 Mbps since that's what i was told by the sales rep...I live 30 mins north of Houston and shockingly im receiving around 550 Mbps most of the time. The slowest test so far was 350 Mbps during peak hours... Excited to see my speeds after this mod.
I want to thank you I did this and I went from averaging about 30 to 45 down and maybe one up and now I'm getting in the hundreds down and in the thirties up.
That's great news! Did you find it difficult? Would you do it again?
Thank you so much for this video and others dealing with the T-mobile home internet. I've purchased the dynalink router as well and it's performing well. One question though...I'm not in quite as good of position to a tower as you are, I think, and as I move the antenna around outside I'm able to get decent signal with only one of the primary or secondary signals at a time. The strongest signal I've found is for my secondary signal but at that location it almost loses the primary. I can get the primary to a decent strength but then my secondary is pretty poor. My download/upload speeds are fine but my loaded ping, or what I need for gaming, is inconsistent at the hours I'd like to play. Is it possible to purchase another antenna like in your video and disconnect the other two built in antennas and get the benefit of find the best spot for the primary and secondary signals? Or would the gateway just look at one of the antennas and my performance remain the same. Thank you so much for all you do!
Thanks for your great “how to” videos…one question is why can I receive 5G with my phone in the window, but the T-Mobile 5G router will not receive that signal…even with the proxicast antenna…? Good signal strength but only B71…Thanks again…
I just ordered this today. I've been dealing with the savages, AT&T, in a rural area for 6 yrs. (hardly 6mbps/.08mbps for $45.) You can imagine I'll be thrilled with absolutely anything faster. I'm actually pretty tech savvy but I gotta say this video is terrifying. 😂
Yes, this quest for more speed has taken me down a road few are comfortable to follow. The good news is that most people do not have to go this far. You will be happy to see the upload speeds you get. Less that a minute to upload a 10 minute video!
Any update if you were successful?
Peter carcione you give me an idea am planning getting this from Tmobile why didn't you just take out the 5G signal antennas an haven them on the out side of the metal round box using hot glue are double side tape
"Thats why they have kids build these things" had we diein for a moment.
Followed your tutorial my speed goes 1 terabyte at 2 am in the morning 500 to 700 mbps on working days thanks so much kudos to you sir.
Great to hear! Glad to help. That sounds pretty FAST!
Yes it is we're 500 ft far from sprint/verizon tower that might be the reason :)
Thanks Peter .
I'm about to order the bundle you have listed in the description...wish me luck! I'll post an update soon!
Good luck. Let us know how it goes!!!
@@PeterC408 got everything hooked up and working! Pointed the external antenna directly towards the cell tower using cellmapper. My download speed went from around 40-60Mbps to around 70-90Mbps and sadly the upload didnt get effected at all it still sits right at about .80Mbps-1.25Mbps. My main goal was to increase the upload to help with online gaming. Anymore advice for increasing upload? I used to get around 15 until about 2 months ago. Thanks Peter!
@@fire27fire What Bands are you getting? Are you getting two? What is the RSRP and RSRQ? I'd point my antenna at the 4G signal if they are separated. That's your upstream.
@@PeterC408 Currently getting (-113 RSRP) (-15 RSRQ) and I noticed for some reason it keeps switching the towers I'm on. Which it has been doing this, is there anyway to get it to just stay on one selected tower so it will stop interrupting my signal?
@@fire27fire Power is too low and the quality a little off. Try switching the antenna LEDs. One is Hoizontal and one Vertical.
In regarding the color of the unit, here in Australia we have exactily the same unit provided by Optus being gloss white, and Optus retained the original NOKIA 5G Gateway 3 label on it.
Yes, I imaging that Nokia OEM'ed this to other markets. I like the idea of white. Injected plastic done in Silver is problematic because it shows flow lines and needs to be painted. Silver paint usually contains some metal which is not the best for a radio with antennas inside. Gloss White has its own problems with mold lines.. but it does sound better
Thank you for the videos
It's probably metallic to be shielding. FCC got strict in the 80s. Remember trs-80 and other such devices just spewing out rf because no shield. I think trs80 chewed up AM band
Oh, I remember them well. When I was a kid, I wanted the TRS-80 Color computer. It hooked up to your TV via an RF box.
Thanks Peter! Awesome video for us inveterate tinkerers......;)
I added the external pigtails to 1&2 and it help my speed dramatically (from around 25 to 100 and haven’t moved to the antenna outside yet) however I noticed that I no longer have a secondary signal, only primary on band B66. Secondary tells me it’s not connected. Is this something that happened as a result of the alteration? Thanks -Bob
Question, do you leave the antenna inside or outside your home? If outside, did you put holes in your wall to run the cables?
Peter Thank so much for sharing this info. I have the newest modem from T-Mobile, Acryndin (SIC) it’s black. Do you have any videos for this modem?
No, but I understand that it is very similar. The most important part is to get THIS antenna. Other antennas are toys. I get over 900Mbps an other are struggling to get 200Mbps.
Peter I’m doing this all to , had the hotspot about 3 weeks now, bought the proxicast antenna and well everything for it, that you had listed . 2 questions. One is what adapter do you use going from the little pigtails we add to the T- mobile tower to the antenna cable ? Second question is the proxicast antenna says “ connect “ V” lead to main/ primary Antenna port and connect “ H” to Auxiliary port … if I follow your advise and undo 3 and 4 what goes where?
Thanks for all you do for us out here in 10mbps land
Try it... then try switching them and see if it makes a difference. Maybe I got lucky, I guess it was a 50/50 chance.
Maybe consider a video showing the effects of the silver casing and speeds with it on and with it off ? Thanks Peter!
I doubt there is metal particles in the paint they used. I painted my other antenna metallic grey and contacted paint company . They use mineral mica for the shine. I checked it with my Megger and confirmed it doesn’t conduct a thing.
@@duduudu4463 Even if it doesn't contain metal particles, I would have to guess 'naked' antennas would gain something over being behind the cover.
Did you have to point your 4g antenna at the tower near you or just set it up and put it outside, and just curious how far is your nearest tower?
Great Peter.
Hey There Peter Carcione
I have this modem now. But I am going to use MIMO 4x4 Log Periodic External Antennas. Now I only get 2 bars because the tower is 3 miles away. So I think that if I get them about 20-25 ft. up they should perform very well. Also I will be using LMR400 cable. And if this don't work I will put it in one of my 60ft. towers.
I also have a MOFI4500 SIM7 with only two of these antenna about 6 ft. off the ground and getting ping times of 40-50ms and speeds of around 30-40Mbs. So if this will also go on the 60 ft. tower. I will keep you informed when it is done. I still have to order the antennas yet.
That sounds interesting but I would most like to hear what RSRQ and RSRP number you are getting and which bands you are locking to. I am getting some very good speeds off n71 but with really good numbers. Take a look at this one th-cam.com/video/mPeASQLNUBU/w-d-xo.html
Peter, that is my close family nickname! Hay the external antenna you suggested has 2 inputs, horizontal & vertical. Did you notice any gain when swapping Ant-2 & 3 with Hz-input or Vr-input?
Peter - Big fan of your channel. I just received my T-Mobile 5G Home Internet cylinder. I need to attach an external antenna. Is your current best recommendation the Proxicast 4G/LTE cross-polarized (MIMO). Are there 5G antenna coming out?
Tmobile should have just added an external port or coax cable to connect an old dish to it for rural areas so it could double as a cellphone tower if you live in the country to eliminate deadzones
@mary allen tmobile doesnt check for downloaded copyright materials att or spectrum does if that device used a sim card i would trash the att sim and install the tmobile sim in it
Very informative video. Question about the cell tower metrics. You mention you want RSRQ "below 10" and RSRP "below 80" but those values are negative so are you meaning below magnitude 10 and 80 (so absolute values of 9 and 70 respectively would be desired), or below as in MORE negative (values of -11 and -90 respectively would be desired)? TYIA!
this
The first part of your question is correct. You want a less negative number...
A couple of questions/comments, my gateway is accepting my password, I tried the one on the label of the gateway also, any suggestions? I also have the correct cabling, I currently have 7db antennas for wi-fi, will those work in place of the 4G one you have been using? And enjoy your videos so far, not overcomplicating the verbiage used. Have any ideas on how to set the MTU on a TP-Link Deco M3? Thanks
Hey dude! A little tidbit of important info for you!
Because I've been doing this same thing, putting External Antennas on a bunch of things.
But I recently found out that on some boards their are these little little tiny Zero Om Resistors. That make it so External Antennas don't work great..
You can get a magnifying lens &some super tiny pointed metal deal (very tiny sodering tip is what I used)
&you turn it off to the side Carefully &it should turn it off.
Also Hot Glue is Safe for Circuit Boards.
Thanks but this fix seems to work fine. Recently, they updated my tower to n41 and my speeds doubled again! Check this out th-cam.com/video/bes9M3-60U4/w-d-xo.html
Can you identify what antennas you are familiar with that have the zero ohm resistors? Is there a YT video on these resistors?
Which pads map to which bands? I have 4 bars of 5G and 2 bars of LTE. I Tried 3&4 but it didn’t seem to make any difference.
I got my tmobile home internet today, speed been amazing hitting 250Mbps without anything. I want to try to install the external antenna anyways coz I have it but the problem is my model seem to be a new one so I'm unsure how to open it. Do you have any idea if its still possible to install external antenna on the new models? Thank you!
The fall 2020 4G box is a box and white. T mobile tech support states antenna on the white box is on the bottom so turn it upside down to get a better 4G signal. Also suppose to move around your house to detect best t mobile signal.
I have heard that their are internal antenna connectors in that one as well. :o
So if I look at the screen on the unit would the WiFi output antenna be to the left or right or front or back of the unit?
It was like a game of 3card Monty trying to follow you there 😂
Hi Peter thank you for the video great info, one question is that the antenna specify a U and a H connection wire - does it matter which one connect to the gateway? Thank you in advance.
Yes it does but it is hard to know which one. Good news is that it won't hurt it if you hook them up wrong. Try both, it will be obvious which one is correct.
Hello all. I notice that Peter is using the round cylinder model. I just got mine in today and it is more of a rectangular shape. Will the modification and process in this video work for the model I received?
Also to mention I live far from t towers t internet on good days gets about 125 speeds, band 66 is 30 megs speed.
Nice. Its seems Tmobiles brand of 5G gets the distance covered better than I was expecting. I am very happy with it.
ust signed up for T Mobile Home Internet. A lucky shot I would say.
Got it connected and started monitoring speed, the results: some good ones and some very bad ones. But the bad ones over passed the good ones (speeds around 1 or 2 Mbps).
After calling CS three times I realized that they had no answer to such erratic behavior. They sound nice over the phone, interested in resolving the issue, but not solid recommendation beyond "did you try different spots in the house?" A ticket was created but... no answer given... To what I completely found unacceptable and decided to return the equipment.
Btw, I have seen a lot of videos here and I find interesting the fact of several of them addressing issues like : add an antenna, a router, change this and that, go to a website and do... etc.
Who is to do that? I find those videos irrelevant for what they implied.
The customer simply wants a product that works closed enough to what it is advertised... simple...
It seems to be a location thing. Many people found putting it upstairs and facing the tower did the trick, but that is not going to work for everyone. For me, the external antenna did it. Now I get over 800Mbps
Silver is nice 😊, nice color!!!!
It matches exactly nothing in my house. I want to get one of those knitted hats that grandma used to try to hide the extra roll of toilet paper with. 😅
@@PeterC408 😂😂🥁!!! That’s understandable lol, I can dig it fasho.
I added the external antenna that you gave and connectors. By the way, Looked simple when you put on the connectors to the board. Took me 30 minutes. My question is I replaced 3/4 as you did. I was getting 200 down 20 up 30 to 35 ping. B2/N41 connection. Now with antenna, I'm getting B2/N71 and 100 or higher pings and less than 90 down and 10 to 20 at times up. I'm pointing the screens at the tower the gateway was pointed to as well before adding external antenna. I'm thinking it's an angle issue or possibly needs to be angled up. Not sure? Might even need to move the antenna? Any advice would be appreciated and great how to video as well.
Switch the antenna leads. They are not the same. One is a reference signal and the other primary. It wont hurt anything, but switching them should help a lot.
I'm looking at the Waveform Mimo 4x4 kit, which comes with RS240 N-Male to SMA Cable. If I have a longer run, like 100 ft, is it worth getting the RS400 or RS600 cable instead. The listings say they have lower loss. Thanks.
Waveform is not the same as Proxicast. I have had the largest improvement of anyone on the web, pulled a 910Mbps earlier today. I would go with that. 100ft is very long. Try to reduce that for you own wallet sake.
Thanks for the tutorial. Very nice. I'm living in a rural area and my t-mobile phones connect to 5g. My home isp is a line of sight to a tower max: 15mb/3mb - and they just upgraded us from 10/2. The t-mobile rep found an "address", but they're shipping it to me. I'm very likely going to need to do the upgrade. Can I just purchase and "extension cord" and just stick the existing 5 g on my window facing the tower (which is about 7 miles away)? Also I understand that there are several units that tmobile uses for the home service. I hope they all work in a similar way.
Yes, they all use the same parts and are very similar inside.
Peter Always a good video, need amazon link for pigtails. Thanks
They are in the description but TH-cam keeps making it harder to find that spot (especially on phones)
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I got tmobile internet. I use foil lined box with the gateway and get 25% to 50% speed increase. I just ordered a antenna I am going to try and see what improvements I get.
Yes, I am excited to hear your results. :) The Proxicast is a great antenna.
DID YOU TRY THE UNIT WITH THE SKIN OFF OF IT? DID YOU GET MORE ANTENNA BARS WITH THE METALIC SKIN OFF?
External antennas are WELL worth it !!! .... agree
Totally agree. Mine keeps getting faster. I just pulled a 700Mbps down with a 127Mbps up!!!
Any chance you could do one of these for the Inseego FX2000? My speeds are awful, yet they're fine on my phones.
Hey bud I've been checking out your videos on the TMO home internet what would you recommend if I already have a tablet with an unlimited data plan don't know if I should get the home device or just buy a sim card modem and pop my sim from the tablet in it thanks in advance
If you are lucky enough to have an old iPad with a AT&T card, use it. They really are unlimited. My cousin has used his for over a year, to watch TV, surf the web, etc. It is fantastic. Here is one of my favorite radios th-cam.com/video/HFh-xFx3wRc/w-d-xo.html
Speaking of band controls; could you just disconnect other antennas if they are per frequency or even buy an external antenna that is tuned for the particular frequency only?
The problem is seeing the outside world. TMHI using mid-band 5G and aggregates them together with a 4G carrier, that gives them the speed and the coverage. Great idea btw. The antennas inside the gateway are not bad, just inside. I got a great weatherproof antenna and am getting the best speeds of anyone I have seen. I would just copy that. :)
Peter, I have the T mobile trash can unit. Out of the box I've seen speeds of 350 during non peak times. During prime hours I am getting 35-50 download results. Will adding an external antenna such as the many you have referenced make a significant difference? Thank you for your very informative videos and responses.
That depends on whether the signal that you are currently getting can be improved by an antenna. Take a look at 23:50 in the video and find out what Bands you are getting for 4GLTE and 5G. Then look at our SNR, RSRP and RSRQ numbers. If they can be improved, so can your scores and this is the best antenna. I am not getting over 800Mbps using two antennas. Totally worth the effort
Awesome vid was wondering if you’re son has been playing games like fortnite and other computer games . I I’m in a very rural area but there is a tower near me I get about 3 to 4 bars and it’s almost enough to play but I just need a little bit better internet . Thank you
Yes, he is a heavy PC gamer but we are also getting really good < 30ms PING and that is going to be the Latency issue for most PC games. Here is how I chipped away at the PING th-cam.com/video/MZ4k1D_GxyA/w-d-xo.html I am currently getting 900Mbps down, with a 26ms PING.
Peter, have a question:
Why not just use a cell signal booster, uses outside panel or directional antenna then hook up to a small antenna inside that boost the signal inside the house. That way you don't need to mess with (add antenna to)the T Mobile gateway , or am I missing something where that wouldn't work?
Cost, efficiency, safety. Check out how easy it is to add and how much less it cost. Now consider that the high frequency radio waves and retransmission are outside my house (many people are concerned of health affects of 4G/5G tech). th-cam.com/video/wXSpbP8NuWw/w-d-xo.html
@@PeterC408 ahh, gotcha.
Thank you so much for the info.
I just ordered the gateway yesterday, supposed to be here late next week.
According to cellmapper I am supposed to be solidly in the 5G Ultra Capacity zone but apparently that may not mean doodley.
There is one cell on that closest tower that supposed to be 350 down 350 up which is what I am hoping for.
Tired of playing the game with Spectrum cable which I've had for 25 years and currently paying $125/month for 300/25.
Love your podcast, always very informative.
Yes that exactly what I was looking for ....lol now what would be the best out door 360° antenna for this to pick up WiFi hotspots and cell signal
It is a balance thing. Either omni-directional and pretty good or directional and better. Since the towers are not moving and either is my house, this appears to be a really good antenna but if I was in an RV that moved about.... I might opt for a omni-directional
Excellent! I purchased the bundle from your links. Do you know how far your T-M tower is away from you? My closest tower is around 2-miles away, straight shot. Does this make a difference?
It makes more of a difference what is on that pole. My tower is 1.7 miles away and not a direct line of sight. I pickup bands 2 and n41 and I am thrilled with the performance I get. Now over 900Mbps (off peak)... pulling a 548 as we speak. Watch this video to learn about your signal and which bands you are getting th-cam.com/video/rF_cWzPOjuM/w-d-xo.html
I was wondering which atenna ypu would recommend? I would like to do something indoor so I don't have to run cable through a wall. I am fairly close to my tower, but in my house I only have a few spots that will give me 3 bars. And a lot of times it will drop down to 2 bars and then we have all kinds of connection issues. So I definitely want to try an antenna to see if I can get more consistent signal and speeds. Thank you for your time and all your information.
My first outdoor antenna was this one amzn.to/3HjcI5A It is small, magnetic and even has adhesive to stick to a window. I am still a big fan of this one for mobile applications. Quality product by people that really know what they are doing.
Thank you!
Peter, can I pull out a WiFi wire to setup a panel antenna for WiFi at the same time? I have a shed I like to work in and would love WiFi there, if I could do the same thing with the WiFi I could place another outdoor antenna on the same mast and that would kelp my outdoor WiFi! Let me know.
I love the idea. I see no reason why not except that running such wires can have a lot of loss with distance. It might be better to run Ethernet cable out there and just get an inexpensive WIFI AP.
sorry im a little confused. did you connect the two antenna connectors to your proxicast attenna or left them hanging out of the gateway?
I connected them to the 4G Proxicast Antenna leads which go outside and up on the roof.
Omg such great information! I just got the T-Mobile whole home internet because we can’t get cable or DSL where I live. Verizon Jetpack don’t work well either (nor do our phones). The whole home internet is getting 2 bars but is at least consistent and works. I’m going to put up a digital TV antenna on my roof and put one of these antennas on the pole. Is there a max cable length for that type of cable. Disk of degradation due to cable length or being on the same pole as my TV antenna? Thanks again!
No problem for the Internet Antenna, but I can't say there will not be an issue the other way. I have the same setup and no issue that I have noticed. Yes, antenna cable runs are costly both financially and in lost signal. You want to keep them under 25ft.
@@PeterC408 Thank you so much! I already have pretty much everything in my amazon cart to move forward with this.
Great video!! I've ordered all the parts and they should arrive today. Just to be doubly sure, can you please confirm the following assumptions for me?
1-You ended up leaving 1 & 2 connected to the antennas that came with the unit and I assume you removed the pig tails.
2-You connected 3-4 to the Proxicast antenna
3-If connecting 3 & 4 to the Proxicast doesn't improve the signal, try inverting the two connections (pig tails to Proxicast)
Final question-could there be a scenario where 1&2 might be the better choice over 3&4 and if so, can you explain why?
Hi Ray. Yes to questions 1, 2 and 3. The pairs of antennas were located on both sides at 3o'clock and 9o'clock. They are pretty much equal so swapping one for the other is basically the same. 3 and 4 are just so much easier to access.
Hey Peter love your vids! I just got T-Mobile and installed an internal antenna but I’m not seeing much improvement. I purchased a really good antenna but I’m still getting a weak signal. Does it take time to see improvements? My band is b66, Rsrp is -107 anything I can do to get better signal?
Band 66 is a good one.
I have added the external wires to the T-Mobile Home Internet Router leads for the 1st and 2nd 5G antenna. As I am trying to improve my 5G reception, what external antenna have you tested/reviewed that you would recommend? I did a search on Amazon and even Googled It. I found a large number of antenna for 5G/LTE ranging from $50 -- $350. Any suggestions? Thanks!
I checked the band used by the T-Mobile LTE tower (B66) and 5G tower (N41). As these are both < 6000MHz, would the Proxicast 4G / LTE Cross-Polarized (MIMO) 7-10 dBi High-Gain Fixed-Mount Panel Antenna address both frequencies?
Thanks for the video. Did you ever test the signal just without the case on and no external antenna
No. In retrospection that would have been a good data point. I hear that now they are shipping this unit with an unpainted black plastic case but at the time I was focused on getting my antenna hooked up on the hunch that it might work - after all, n41's 2.5GHz signal should fall in the 4GLTE range. That worked nicely. I would be interested to hear your data.
Peter, my run is approx 100'. Any concerns on a run of this length? Additionally, it appeared that your n / SMA connection was one run. I will be passing this through the exterior wall at ~97' and will require an additional SMC M/F from the wall to my model location.
Thoughts? Yes, it just keeps getting longer...
Think shorter... 100' would cost a fortune in lost money and signal strength. Best to keep these under 25' if at all possible. Here is my setup in the garage because of the proximity to the antenna th-cam.com/video/sS1TTvZEbB4/w-d-xo.html
How do you think the tmobile home gateway stacks up against the likes of something like the NETGEAR Nighthawk M5 5G Mobile Hotspot with WiFi 6 (MR5200)? I have a very good friend that lives out in Utah and doesn't have access to proper fiber internet- his internet is very average and he frequently experiences packet loss and generally poor performance for gaming.
I'm a computer engineer myself so I'd like to help him out by setting him up w/ 5g (he is already on tmobile, and i've checked there are 5g towers (no n41 though, only n71) close to him).
What i'm uncertain about is if he'd be better off w/ something like the MR5200 in this case- thanks again love the channel amazing info!!!
First you need to find out which Bands are being broadcast in his area and who (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile) they belong to. This video will show you how to use network data to see where the towers are and the bands they put out th-cam.com/video/rF_cWzPOjuM/w-d-xo.html Here is a video on n71 th-cam.com/video/mPeASQLNUBU/w-d-xo.html
Peter this is great but I don’t see what external antenna you’re using or a link to the little dongles you’re using from Amazon. Could I get that info?
It is in the video description! With links and everything. 😀
I've got two bars and one room of good coverage. Anything will help.
Gateway is supposed to be here today.
One more question, what are your thoughts on the Nokia Fastmile Gateway?
It is supposed to have remote antenna hookups plus more and better internal antennas along with several other improvements, was curious about your opinion of them.
Crying shame that every item for the Merikan market always has to be dumbed down and cheapened.
Very interesting. TMobile's Gateway is made by Nokia and at first glance they appear to be one and the same, but they are dramatically different!!! TMobile supports 802.11ax and this one only supports up to 802.11ac. Also, the 5G radio is different. This one seems focused on n78 and not n71 and n41. I will keep looking but don't think that one will replace the other. Different as night and day.
@@PeterC408 again thank you so much.
I knew you would set me straight.
I got the gateway today and have tried it all over the house and turned it every way imaginable to squeak the best signal that I can out of it and the best I can get is 2 bars, the RSRP no better than -99 usually at -100 to -105.
SINR between 7 to 13.
Pretty sad average of about 40Mbps down 15Mbps up and stays roughly the same through my VPN which is Mullvad.
So you think the external antenna would give me over 100Mbps average?
Peter. Great idea. What coax cable are you using from the trash can and the antenna and how long is it? TIA
All the parts with links are listed below. Make sure that you get the Silicon tape to take up the connections from the rain. It is a small investment that protects a much larger one. Note: Coax cables act like a wick to rain and quickly soak in rain and then they are ruined. Protect the connections. Don't let them sit in exposed water.
Quick question, how long do the cables run. Cause what I had in mind was to put it at the top of my house on a pole or something that way it gets the best signal. However then I would need to run it all the way down to my computer room. Are there cable extensions or does it come with a cable that can run that long?
I moved my modem to keep my cable runs short... both for signal and cost. I have a 25ft cable and do not use all of it. Here I run both sets of antennas outside th-cam.com/video/kjni6rGpCBA/w-d-xo.html
If my 2 bars already get 300, should I bother doing this? It’s for business, so no gaming/no streaming, mostly voip and cloud based health records. Also my unit provides both 2.4 and 5 GHz WiFi which I disabled.
Thanks for these videos. Did you test whether removing the painted cover added any performance advantages?
Interesting... I wanted to test that but I already did my Dr. Frankenstein mods. If anyone tests it, I want to know too.
I'm a little confused.
You mentioned you removed the last two, but in the video you're removing the first two (from left to right). Aren't those all antenna connectors, so there would be five 5g antennas? Also, it appears that you had already connected two of the antenna connectors, so are you installing two more?
Also, I found out I'm on T Mobiles band 71 for my 5g at my home. The antennas you posted aren't optimized for that specific band, do you have any alternative recommendations?
Sadly, 5G home internet is such a huge data commitment for Tmobile that they want you to stay put, on the same tower so that they can budget the data that you'll be using. That is why some people say, "they had Tmobile Home Internet and moved, so they lost it but they would get it again".
@@PeterC408 I appreciate the reply, but I think you meant to reply to someone else..
@@Cyndagon Great questions - I was wondering just like you. I believe he added 2 antennas using 4 of the connectors. I interesting comment on n71. I have that as well on my Home internet and want to get a better signal or possibly see if I can get n41. I have a new iPhone13 and it showed the 5g(UC) which I believe means n41 is nearby.
Thanks for the tutorial. Btw, do you sell tshirts that say "that's the wrong screwdriver"? Just a thought.
Or "That's not my screwdriver" ...
Literally in the center of Chicago and it's still not available been checking every week for 6 months pretty sad
Did you leave the internal antenna unplugged, or did you bypass the internal antenna?
hey peter! Just wondering about what happens to you signal when it rains. How badly does it effect the signal? I've heard it drops to 4g speeds.
Let your phone experience be your guide. Have you noticed a degradation during rain with your phone? My guess is that with a lower atmosphere, rain clouds might actually help. Of course if it is heavy rain, like the kind I have not seen since I have been to the islands, that might actually have a wall of water that has some affect but unless you are on a island like Guadalupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico , etc. This is probably not a concern.... but I will check next time it really rains. It rained yesterday but it was just spring showers, no difference noted.
HI. Had the TMobile for a while. bought a waveform antenna with two wires. Put it on 3 and 4. I had everything setup outdoors today for testing and my signal strength went up from two to 3 bars on primary and 4 bars on secondary. ( I think the secondary was 5G) weird part was my speeds went down. maybe it was where I had my antenna mounted temporarily, but I was surprised the speeds went down. I tried moving the t-mobile device, but that should not matter after I hook up the antenna? I want to replace our slower site to site antenna internet, but that is in a closet. My Antenna will be in a good high place, but is it true the actual device will still need to get signal too? I seemed that was the case becasue when I turned it even with the antenna hooked up the signal went down? on both 4 and 5 G. something not right? do I need to get the 4 wire antenna?
SWAP the two wires... and let us know what you experience.