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    Full signal but fluctuating speeds?

    Good day fellow afrihoster's I bought the afrihost sim along with a 4G router and dongle to use for my online gaming needs because telkom sucks, basically I used to get low signal all the time but now I get 5 full bars but my speed tends to fluctuate alot. (Will post pics later) Should I buy...
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    Rustenberg LTE/3G

    Hi Can anyone with experience living in rustenberg tell me if its worth it to get Telkom Lte and possibly an antenna? I desperately need good solid internet and when i checked my coverage, i'm just inside there LTE area.
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    24dB long range wifi antenna [S]

    Item name (be very descriptive): A 24dB long range wifi grid antenna, also have a linksys WRT54GL to throw in with the deal, as well as a mounting bracket and 1.5m pole. Age and condition: 5 years, works fine. Do you include packaging: No Warranty: No Reason for selling: I used to use this...
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    What set-up do you recommend?

    I am based in the UK living in a semi-rural area which I have managed to squeeze 3.5Mb out of ADSL until they introduced fibre to the exchange, not anywhere near me and now I struggle to get to 2Mb and sometime drops a lot further. I am just learning about 4g after getting another adsl router...
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    Travel Off Road: Antenna To Improve 3G Data: Which Atenna To Use? Directional or Omni

    As background info: We travel off road and need to be connected to answer enquiries via email. We prefer to be connected most of the time but accept this is not possible all the time. (Satelite internet as not an option). As an example: The other day we stayed over in Franschhoek. 5 ks out...
  7. Azimuth

    More on SA cell towers

    Photograph by jcheek I've created this thread to discuss cell towers/base stations, an overlooked aspect of mobile broadband that is not well understood by most. Some people understand how a WiFi router works in our homes (overly simple but comparable) but how do cell towers work? With the...
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    HSDPA and LTE Added Antenna's (A-XPOL-0001 or A-XPOL-0002)

    Hi Guys Thought i'd create a thread specific for the "Additional" antenna's for HSDPA / LTE Routers. How much speed difference does it have on your speed in your specific area (Speed difference without antenna and then what speed you get with your added antenna) A-XPOL-0001 (How...
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    4G LTE Medium Gain Antenna

    Hi Guys I rent an apartment and I have tried sending requests to mobile operators coz my reception is bad. I wanted to find out if these gain Antennas are good or any that comes highly recommended
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    Neotel New LTE External Antenna

    Hi I had Neotel out to do a signal test, they tested using their standard external LTE antenna which didn't have a good enough signal. They then had another antenna which they said they would be testing. On testing with this "New" antenna which connects with a LAN cable to the router or...
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    Advice for new SECN Wifi Network

    Hi all, I recently received a Scoop ANT-O212 and Poynting WLAN-A0038 set and I want to put it up at my house so that I may have an extended private wifi network only for access to my internal network and MY internet connection. I want to broadcast my wifi network from my one house to the other...
    • BrinkJ
    • Thread
    • access point antenna network network between houses wifi
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Wi-Fi and WISP
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    Boost 3G Signal Using Antenna - Huawei B970b Modem

    Hi I am currently using a Huawei B970b modem with Telkom Mobile and currently getting speeds less than or equal to around 1mb. These speeds, however, are a little too slow and i'm looking to increase it. The modem I have does have place for an external antenna, and currently I do have...
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    Boost your 3G signal for FREE

    Hi If you have a poor signal at home or you want a neat portable antenna view Rob Philpot's site http://www.philpot.me/3g2.html. I have made the simple wire antenna and it gives a signal as strong as my roof mounted Poynting unit. I modified Philpot's home made plug to fit a Poynting pig tail.
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    Vodafone B2000 LTE Router SMA connections

    Hi I want to upgrade to the Vodafone B2000 LTE Router. I am in a rural area so I would use the SMA antenna connection for attaching to my external antenna which is on a mast. I read that the Vodafone B2000 LTE Router has 2 SMA connections, and I need to be able to also send the WiFi...
  15. cobuskruger

    Signal booster for Walka?

    I bought the Walka 7 last week and it is amazing, but the signal seems to come and go in some areas. I have seen a few of the "cantennas" used to directionally boost WiFi signals. I assume it is possible to do the same thing for dvb-h, but it would need to be smaller - the Walka would still...
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    Omni or Flat Panel ... or Cancel ??

    Ahoi Recently moved so went over to iBurst, bought myself a usb modem and took the Pro10+ package on a m2m basis..... Iam located in a "Poor" coverage so my signal is really choppy, jumping in between 30% to 70% but on average about 45% signal so my internet speed sucks really bad (best...
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    Signal Booster/Antenna

    Hi everybody I signed up for the 8ta i5 promo last year, and really enjoy the service I have received so far. My problem is that I have moved to another suburb and now the signal is zero. I can't even connect. I will add that on the promo map I am still in the pink area, close to the...
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    C Band Dish Installation

    Looking for an installer who can install a C Band dish and set it up. PM me if you are available.
  19. carstensdj

    Using DSTV decoder for TV Reception

    Hi All, I have just moved into a new place and am looking at getting DSTV Compact setup in the New Year... For the mean time i want to be able to atleast get the Government channels. I have a cable coming into the lounge from an aerial on the roof, and a DSTV Compact decoder. Last...
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    How I improved 3G performance

    Hi The information in this post will seem obvious to most of you on Mybroadband. I thought that I’d post this information in the hope the it may help other people who are having problems with 3G connections. I’ve used Vodacom 3G for 3 or 4 years using their Huawei K3715 modem. In that time...
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    Can Cell C HSPA be used as backup for ADSL in a business environment?

    Hi. As the Q states, I'd like to use Cell C HSPA (60GB or 24GB promo) as a backup to our current ADSL connection at the office. Before I go out and buy one of the prepaid promo packages, I have a few questions that need answering: Is it possible to get a public IP address from Cell C? Is this...
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