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Which 3G/4G is going best so far?


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smaaz

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In the first screenshot, the router is using Band 1 (2100 MHz), and in the second screenshot it's using Band 3 (1800 MHz), so there will be some difference in performance and signal strength.

If the router is LTE Cat4 only, that means it can not aggregate both bands and will only use one band at a time, it will decide automatically which one to use. If you can find out how to lock specific bands on your router, you can test with both B1 and B3, and depending on which gives you better performance, lock the router to use that specific band.
yes I can lock the bands with this modified firmware, tried that with band 3 still same result, dp 4g lte have specific antennas ? i got these from aliexpress and so far performance is worst thn inbuilt ones.
 

SaifWafa

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I bought this LTE router and flashed it with some reloaded firmware so it can give better stats and stuff. Also ordered 2 x 5 dbi lte antennas to improve signal strength.

Now when I switch to external antennas the speed decreases can please tell is the signals strength dropping as I know nothing about these figures :)

My question why speed decreasing with external antennas whn it should be improving.
bahi RSRP -90 -95 tak le ayn phr speedtest karen , speed sai ayi gi. device ki jaga change kar k try karen.
 

SaifWafa

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yes I can lock the bands with this modified firmware, tried that with band 3 still same result, dp 4g lte have specific antennas ? i got these from aliexpress and so far performance is worst thn inbuilt ones.
signal strength bekar aya rhi hai ap RSRP -90 SAY -95 tak try karen. -100 poor strength hai
 

murtaza12

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yes I can lock the bands with this modified firmware, tried that with band 3 still same result, dp 4g lte have specific antennas ? i got these from aliexpress and so far performance is worst thn inbuilt ones.
Yes there are antennas optimised for specific LTE bands, or a range of bands. Most of the ones found on AliExpress or eBay are poorly made and most make little to no difference to performance or will actually make it worse, as they are doing in your case.

I've got limited experience with these external antennas, but I've bought two different antennas from a company called Poynting, they're based in South Africa, but antennas are made in China.

I bought them from Amazon UK and installed them in Pak, and I've been getting very impressive results. See if you can find a way to get those somehow, they work really well and the quality and finish of the antenna and the cable are very good.
 

shaheerk

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Man, I just popped in my Zong SIM.

Good thing: I get 4G almost everywhere - weak or strong.

Bad thing: speeds are dismal in several places. I think Mobilink has fewer choked towers (they have really poor speeds in some places). They range from 0.2 Mbps to 20 Mbps (i.e.a HUGE variation), and if you're lucky, in places, you'll go higher.

Mobilink: minimum speed is maybe 1.5 Mbps or so, but even in weak signal areas, if their backhaul isn't choked, you can get something decent.

Zong is probably milking whatever they can and not fixing their backhaul. They have the signals, it seems, but when they're not able to deliver, then that's an issue.

Mobilink just won't bother patching up the coverage holes they have (and there are quite a few).

So... tough call on which is better - but if data USABILITY is your thing, then Mobilink is still far ahead (albeit with crap 2G).
 

zafarabbasrizvi

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Is telenor adding Xiaomi devices for VOLTE or not??
My old Redmi S2 and Redmi Note 7 supports Telenor VoLTE but somehow newer devices like POCO F3, M3, Xiaomi 11T Pro and Mi 10T does not. I complained Telenor via service and feedback app through 8 different devices and they acknowledged the issue and said that R&D department has started work on it. All you can do is forward complain/issue via service & feedback app so that they can realize that more and more users are complaining about this issue so that they can add support as soon as possible.
 

Muhammad Juman

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My old Redmi S2 and Redmi Note 7 supports Telenor VoLTE but somehow newer devices like POCO F3, M3, Xiaomi 11T Pro and Mi 10T does not. I complained Telenor via service and feedback app through 8 different devices and they acknowledged the issue and said that R&D department has started work on it. All you can do is forward complain/issue via service & feedback app so that they can realize that more and more users are complaining about this issue so that they can add support as soon as possible.
I also have Redmi 5A(SPD425) older device but it doesn't support volte. I have checked Redmi S2 miui 12.5 modem & R5A both modems are same. I will complain it for sure.
 

shaheerk

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try pinging the domain in the pop up - do you get anything?

I loaded Mega in the afternoon on my computer and it loaded up fine, and I'm ok PTCL right now and it loads on my phone fine (no error).
 

smaaz

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try pinging the domain in the pop up - do you get anything?

I loaded Mega in the afternoon on my computer and it loaded up fine, and I'm ok PTCL right now and it loads on my phone fine (no error).
It opens and download fine on stormfiber aswell, but when connected to zong through mifi gives this error. Its stupid of zong if they are blocking it because of downloads. Just like they use to throttle torrents during peak hours.
 

SaifWafa

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It opens and download fine on stormfiber aswell, but when connected to zong through mifi gives this error. Its stupid of zong if they are blocking it because of downloads. Just like they use to throttle torrents during peak hours.
bahi working hai, koi nai block. just tested
 
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