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CONNECT TWO MOBILE HOTSPOT DEVICES FOR BETTER BANDWIDTH?
I am moving onto a home in a rural Texas area. I just bought this mobile hotspot to test out ATT wireless service at that location. With no external antennas I am seeing 10-18 Mbps download speed; a ...
Ok, here is the 'interim' installation and results. The M1100 (attached to the antenna) and wireless router are currently in my attic while I complete the install of the antenna wire extensions into the house. I am very pleased with the results.
the mount is the:
Ubiquiti Universal Antenna Mount UB-AM (Original Version), link included here is from Amazon.
thanks again, LlamaLarry
Thanks LlamaLarry. Could you suggest a model of proxicast panels?
I've been using these:
but I started with these:
https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-6000450-MIMO-Antenna-Connectors/dp/B00DN3J03O
I have not yet installed it, but my next project is this:
https://poynting.tech/antennas-accessories/antennas/farming-agricultural-antennas/xpol-2-5g/
These hotspots are my only internet where I live, so I am always tinkering and spending more money. sigh. The Netgear panel isn't on their website that I could find so I don't know if it has been replaced with something new, but it is the lowest cost as the unit is very affordable and does not require any additional cables or pigtails to connect to the LBs.
The others require cables AND pigtails to convert from the N connectors on the modems to end up with the TS9 connectors on the modems.
LlamaLarry. Thanks again for this info. I am facing a situation where there are wireless (cellular) providers in the (Hill Country region of Austin) area but the service is VERY expensive. The most recent provider who provided a positive survey can support 30-40Mbps down, 20-30 up.
Cost for 30Mbps is $300/month, 40...$400/mth. Coming from Gig service for $100/mth is a little difficult to take. The mobile hotspot alternative, using our current AT&T Wireless provider required only that I add a line to our current account. The charge for this is just another $10/mth.
So, you can see how this info then that you provided is invaluable! Much appreciated.
It sounds like I may end up with the xpol 2-5g antena eventually anyway. Other than applying the correct connectors to mate with teh TS-9 on teh modem end, do I think this would be a reasonable antenna for me to get in place at the start?
Yeah, I don't see why not if you're willing to put up a mast and engage in the time honored spectable of the antenna pointer yelling "NOW?" and the person watching the signal murmer "worse/better" until the pointer has a stroke yelling "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" ;)
I bought my coax cables from https://usacoax.com and had them craft what I needed. FWIW, I used LMR600 just to try and cut as much signal loss as possible, but that comes with its own problems as the cable is thick and not super flexible.
You need N Male on one end (for the antenna) and then SMA Male on the other (the end headed towards the modem). You ALSO need female SMA to TS9 (like this https://usacoax.com/mpd100-nta100-305mm-ts9-r-a-male-plug-to-sma-female-jack-bulkhead.html) to finish the conversion to allow it to plug into the modem.
The antenna is MIMO so you need TWO of each to connect to the Main and Div inputs on the modem. All said and done I was right around $125 or so in cabling with a $200 antenna.
Awesome. Thanks *very much!