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  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    I tried all sorts of external aerials with my B310. Cross polarised yagis of increasing gain, high gain omni-directional collinear antenna. You name it, I tried it.

    I found the best results by using the internal aerials in the B310 and mounting the router as high as possible inside a weatherproof housing. It is also directional so knowing where the local masts are helps.

    I find this Android app very useful for tweeking...

    https://vxlabs.com/stats-for-huawei-lte-routers/
  • harz99
    harz99 Posts: 3,792 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone some useful info and comments there.
  • markin
    markin Posts: 3,864 Forumite
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    edited 26 October 2019 at 4:20AM
    I tried all sorts of external aerials with my B310. Cross polarised yagis of increasing gain, high gain omni-directional collinear antenna. You name it, I tried it.

    I found the best results by using the internal aerials in the B310 and mounting the router as high as possible inside a weatherproof housing. It is also directional so knowing where the local masts are helps.

    I find this Android app very useful for tweeking...

    https://vxlabs.com/stats-for-huawei-lte-routers/
    Edit to add the QUOTE.


    Probably a silly Q but did you change the settings to the external antenna? Until i watched a video on it i had no idea about it, and never seen it mentioned here or on other forums on the web.
  • DCFC79
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    markin wrote: »
    Probably a silly Q but did you change the settings to the external antenna? Until i watched a video on it i had no idea about it, and never seen it mentioned here or on other forums on the web.

    Who are you refering your question too on a 4 month old thread ?
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