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Any Secret to using an external antenna with the LG6100D?
Hello. I'm thrilled to have a shiny-new Netgear LTE Gateway LG6100D from Sprint, or I was until I cannot get it to work with an external antenna system. I bought a 50' LMR-400 cable and an adapto...
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I tried several configurations with the modem to include changing the MSL and shutting off Band 41, setting the modem to CDMA and attaching an external Hawking antenna.
Only a brief connection with the Hawking and nothing. Hawking said all it's new exertnals are rated to work with this modem.
But, NetGear wrote back and said no externals are supported and discouraged as possible damage to internal workings can happen. (I understand what they are saying but so many weblinks show working configurations.)
So, Sprint sent a new modem. I can get 1 Bar on LTE with default settings, a varying down and up speeds: D: 2.87 to 5.90 UP .25 to .95.
On CDMA, spotty reception with default channels varying between 3 to 4 bars. Won't support VOIP phone on this setting.
On LTE with 1 bar, can hold a decent VOIP and that is centering the antennas to split between the three towers in our area. All towers are within 2 miles but each has a different bandwith that they support. My antenna appears to be getting reception bouncing off the buildings that surround my apartment.
Oh well!
I find that location is critical, I can move my router 2-3 inches and it will go from 4-5 bars to 1 bar. Same thing with moving antennas to different angles. I helped a lady with an appartment in town and found that the only place to put the router was in one bedroom in one corner. So you might try anywhere and everywhere in your house and then work off wifi. Here is a good speed checker which will also give you Jitter reading which is imporant with VOIP, should be under 5 to be real good but seems to be ok up to 10 or so. http://support.ooma.com/speed-test/
I have a cell phone which works off sprint so I can use my cell phone to help find the best signal location
Hi,
I got the MSL code from Sprint and tried various combinations unchecking bands and resetting band priorities. Nothing made any difference. What did make a difference was relocating the modem to the attic. That increased reception from one to two bars. Then moving the built-in antennas a matter of centimeters increased reception to three bars.
I'm researching external antennae for use in the attic.
GaryK
