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Nighthawk LTE hotspot + max AT&T speed
Today's news:
"Speed tests conducted by PCMag show AT&T's LTE network putting up speeds of 537Mbps in downtown Chicago. The test was conducted using a retail Galaxy S9 on AT&T's regular LTE network, which included LAA small cell sites. They aggregating 15MHz of LTE Band 2 with 60MHz of LAA coverage."
The peak speed I've seen on my Nighthawk LTE hotspot on AT&T network in rural USA is approx 50Mbit. What is your peak speed on AT&T?
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Hi nhantenna,
Smile, yeah, never gonna beat an S9, Samsung has the best Qualcomm baseband and RF implementations hands down. Have for years. And this from an Apple "fanboy" (-:
My MR1100 has occassionally hit 80-100Mbit DL for brief periods of time while driving past a Macrocell. I've been able to hit this speed in two location so far:
NJTPK connector to PA TPK near toll plaza / water tower. My iPhone 6s just hit 132Mbit down here a couple days ago.
Ambler exit of PA 309 right near the old Rohm and Haas building. Typically 85-105Mbit.
Peak I've ever seen on my iPhone 6s in Massachusetts is ~147Mbit. So far, MR1100 hasn't come close. Typically 30-60Mbit
The FCC filing information clearly shows CA and CA RF testing, though in practice I've not seen it active on the MR1100 so far. I have significant doubts that the device has cellular MIMO implemented (or perhaps its there but not enabled). I see no mention of it in the FCC filings.
So given that my antiquated 6s hits these speeds without CA and without MIMO either AT&T's network hasn't been upgraded yet or the MR1100 is dragging.
-Jonathan