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Aspirant

Oct 03, 2019

MR1100 speed problems on AT&T

I recently switched from Verizon to AT&T so I could use the MR1100 for my broadband at home (replacing 1mbps DSL). The phones work fine when speed testing getting speeds of 10-50d/5-30u. However, the ...

bkenobi

Aspirant

Oct 04, 2019

I have looked in the GUI and dont see where it says disconnected, so I'm assuming I must not have that issue. I performed a factory reset and have run speed tests every hour for the last day or so. I seem to be getting around 15d/4u which is probably about right for my signal strength. I found a setting for wifi timeout that defaults to 15min and disabled it. Not sure what else to try, but it seems to be working g ok in this config right now.

Still hoping for feedback from experts.

bkenobi

Aspirant

Oct 08, 2019

After a lot of testing, I believe the speed issue is primarily related to signal strength. When I move the hot spot to the second floor in a window facing the closest tower (of which I only have between 1 and 3 in range), I get between 1 and 3 bars. I highly suspect that the basement results in much less and would cause dropped signal.

I will open a new topic if I dont see a response, but can anyone confirm that external antennas improve signal strength? I was considering installing a high gain antenna in the attic and wiring it down to the installation location for the hotspot. The only other option I've seen is the micro cell boxes. Unfortunately, AT&T doesn't support them any longer and recommends using your network to boost cell via wifi.

Any thoughts?