External aerial for Neotel

Quick question on Aerials for those in the know

If I do get a aerial attached to the device will it boost my DL speed / connection speed ?
 
Damour said:
Quick question on Aerials for those in the know

If I do get a aerial attached to the device will it boost my DL speed / connection speed ?
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An added antenna will benefit you if you you are lacking in signal strength and clarity. Otherwise if you already have excellent signal strength and clarity your download speed should already be optimal. So all depends what your current bar strength on the device is and what quality of signal you are receiving before thinking about installing/building up an antenna.
 
ok thanks guys that answers my question

signal strength = full already so wont help anything
 
so which aerial should i buy? iv been reading this whole thread and dont know which 1 to get
 
Thank you guys for your excellent input on this aerial.
Im 15m away from excellent coverage on the map.The funny thing is that my flat is in a white no coverage area.One of only 5 no coverage "spots" in my area.
I think its thumbsucking and lied to Neotel telling them i have coverage so they can get here with a test unit as they wont come to me unless i commit to them.
Im willing to bet my life i will have good coverage as all around my road,there is excellent prime coverage.
I have a Neotel pamphlet and it says that the prime unit includes an external antenna.
Is this the same thing?
 
demon angel said:
Thank you guys for your excellent input on this aerial.
Im 15m away from excellent coverage on the map.The funny thing is that my flat is in a white no coverage area.One of only 5 no coverage "spots" in my area.
I think its thumbsucking and lied to Neotel telling them i have coverage so they can get here with a test unit as they wont come to me unless i commit to them.
Im willing to bet my life i will have good coverage as all around my road,there is excellent prime coverage.
I have a Neotel pamphlet and it says that the prime unit includes an external antenna.
Is this the same thing?
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i dont think so , we are looking for something to replace the standard antenna so we get better signal i think , anyone know which 1 to get?
 
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which neotel device

i have seen some very good suggestions on this thread.

the way that it was explain to me by neotel is that their devices work off 2 different signal frequencies. im not sure if this is the case but would like to clarify before trying to atempt to build an antenna.

i currently have the neotel light device which works great except i have a issue with packet loss every now and again. im hoping if i can add the antenna then i should be able to boost the strength and erradicate that problem.

secondly if the antenna is able to function on both devices i should be able to upgrade to the prime device. when i had it at my house i have 2 bar constain signal but, with the packet loss the service was very poor as lag was a huge issue.

so my questions are as follows.

1) do both neoconnect light and prime both work off the same frequencies.

2) is the antenna the same design for both devices. (in regards that the Prime is allot faster than the light).

3) if so should the antenna reduce the packet loss over the transmission to and from the tower.

FYI,
i have setup the neoconnect Prime in JHB city deep where there is constain full signal. Amazing service. soon telkom will have no-one except the poor souls stuck in 5year contracts.... :(
 
Style said:
Can we use it for Neotel? What connecter does it need to have to go into the phone???
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We do have an antenna kit, we sell it with the correct adapter cable.

They work very well. We stood outside our office with one and it took the signal from one bar to full.

You can contact a consultant at any of our branches. Where to find us: http://www.poyntingdirect.co.za/custom.aspx?id=4
 
MielieSpoor said:
Poynting also sells proper antenna's. We installed one at my mom's place over the weekend because her Cellphone coverage is not goodenough for internet, but with the antenna, she has got fullstrenth signal.

This is the Yagi from them:
http://www.poynting.co.za/productdisplay.php?id=67&cat_id=2
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Also have a look at this antenna on the Poynting on-line shop, it works in the 824 - 1000 MHz and 1700 - 2170 MHz frequency bands i.o.w boosting your GSM AND data signal. http://www.poyntingdirect.co.za/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=K-LPDA-A0044-7M - with the specific adapter for your phone or modem.
Will also make up the adapter cable that fits into the Neotel device. Just contact a consultant there to ask about it.
 
Neotel operates in the 824MHz to 896MHz band. The following Poynting products will work for Neotel:
YAGI-A0016
LPDA-A0020
LPDA-A0021
LPDA-A0044
The best options are the LPDA-A0044 or LPDA-A0021, but as already mentioned, they will require an adapter. All of these are available from Poynting Direct.
 
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Poynting Aerial

Awesome!
After reading this thread I decided to give it a try and get me one of those antennae. A quick peek into Poyntings website showed me the next outlet is not very far from where I live, just 10 minutes by car. So I drove there instead of ordering online.
Much to my surprise, when I entered their office, I found myself talking to forum member Ting personally, who turned out to be a very nice young lady. So I ordered the LPDA-A0044 antenna for R 985.00 plus installation service for R 550.00 (excl. VAT). Who could say no to such an awesome lady? :D

So today a also very nice technician appeared at my door and installed the antenna. He even took the time to stay for some speed tests. Awesome service on this side as well.

Okay, let me bore you with some dry figures now:

Speedtest.net

down: 1606, up: 62, ping: 347 ms :eek: (which honestly is rather unacceptable, but not to blame on Poynting's antenna but lies in the nature of Neotels rather questionable decison to bring down the good line speed by covering the last mile with wireless connection)


Neotel came up with inconsistant results:

Test 1: down 1094, up 47 :sick:
Test 2: down 1606, up 67 :(
Test 3: down 1546, up 57 :mad:
They probably know why they don't show any ping results ... feckers ...


But as you all know the proof is in the pudding, so I went where it really matters and tested Stanford University in CA/USA:

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.4.12
click START to begin
Connected to: netspeed.stanford.edu -- Using IPv4 address
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 71.0kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 416.86kb/s :eek:
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link
[S2C]: Packet queuing detected


Will the SAfrican ISPs ever learn that it's called Internet, not Afrinet? :confused:

Again, PoyntingDirect is not to blame for those bad results. The antenna does its job and brought the bars up from a wobbly 2 to consistent 4. And the results, although not really awesome, are way better than before. Awesome product, awesome job by the Poynting crew and the outsourced installation service as well!

Oh, did I already mention I had an awesome experience with them?:D
 
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Silly question but do the calls and data work on the same frequency?
If it were different then it would warrant getting the LPDA-A0044-7M.

If they work on the same frequency then the Yagi should be perfect.
 
PeteGT said:
Silly question but do the calls and data work on the same frequency?
If it were different then it would warrant getting the LPDA-A0044-7M.

If they work on the same frequency then the Yagi should be perfect.
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Yes the calls and data work on the same frequency; so like you said the Yagi would be perfect for the job.
 
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