Hi Folks,
I had to move my backup WAN on LTE to a new ISP (had to return their gear, which was non MT).
My own LHGG-LTE6 kit as new gear just arrived and is now sitting in my lab, for testing.
Basically I can connect to my ISP.
However the performance is with intermittent results....Download is way too slow.
Edit: Signal strength is reported as "unreliable", while Signal Quality is "good" to "Excellent". SNR is around 3-5 only.
I have identified "my cell" and associated band (B3), and have limited the Bands to only use this (without that, it will connect to a Port on B20 from the same tower, which is even slower).
According to my map, the cell should be good for 50+/8+ Mbps (which is also what my tariff is limited to).
Before the LTE6-kit arrived, I tested with a Huawei B818....even with its internal antennas, I received full 50/8 Mbps, no matter where I placed it in my home.
Now, with the LHGG, I get 12/8 Mbps only....at best.
Modem firmware is v25, but from what is known in the forum, I'd rather stay away from current v27
ROS is on latest stable.
So two questions arose:
- what's the best, default setup of the lte interface in general (Band limit, Cell-lock y/n, ...)?
- direction/mounting adjustments of the LHGG antenna (what to look for - SNR, RSSI, RSTP, ... and what tools to use ...used SNR from the cell info of the lte interface so far ( btw a "scan" reveals nothing, is always empty, at least never showing my provider i am already connected to)
...I still fail to believe that the LHGG performance is way below a "crappy" Huawei, with internal omni-antennas only. I live in a rural area, where only this tower and cell is available...approx 3km away.