External Antenna for Huawei B618s-22d

[Junz05]

Hi All

Anyone know of suitable external antenna's for a Huawei B618s-22d? I live in Helderkruin and signal is not the best using Rain Lte. I get 1 or no signal bar and maximum speed I have managed to get was 12Mbps. Looking at maybe adding external antenna's to the router.

 

[minkukel]

I would suggest that you contact this company: http://www.antennas.co.za/Home/Contact

 

[Napalm]

you would need LTE-A with 2x*TS9 connector, you will also need a directional antenna and that works from 1700Mhz
– 2700Mhz.

We run in band 3 and band 38. You will have to look for an antenna that supports both those
frequencies.

 

[Junz05]

Thank you all for your feedback

 

[schalu1993]

Thank you all for your feedback

Did you get anything ?

 

[jeanres]

I just ordered a XPOL-06 and connectors.

 

[Napalm]

jeanres. Let us know how your signal is before and how it's after the XPOl-06 is added (do you know which tower is your closest one?)


You can email Rain (or your ISP). They cannot tell you the precise co-ordinates. But can give you the general direction from your house to tower. (so that you know where to point it)

 

[jeanres]

Current stats are crap

RSRQ: -11dB
RSRP: -104dBm
SINR: 1dB

 

[tp3to]

I just ordered a XPOL-06 and connectors.

Please can you let us know what are the names of the connectors you had to buy?

 

[jeanres]

with the external antenna, keeping in mind its raining and windy as hell here where I stay and I have not tweaked the position too much

RSRQ: -5dB
RSRP: -83dBm
SINR: 6dB

 

[schalu1993]

Speedtest results?

 

[jeanres]

Speedtest results?

gone from 10mbps down and 1up to

Ping: 67ms
Download: 19.77Mbps
Upload: 18.34Mbps

latency is still pretty crap.

Just did another test

Ping: 56ms
Download: 20.96Mbps
Upload: 17.74Mbps

 

[Khodi]

gone from 10mbps down and 1up to

Ping: 67ms
Download: 19.77Mbps
Upload: 18.34Mbps

latency is still pretty crap.

Just did another test

Ping: 56ms
Download: 20.96Mbps
Upload: 17.74Mbps

Please share the type of connectors used with XPOL-06

 

[jeanres]

Please share the type of connectors used with XPOL-06

Two of these

https://www.takealot.com/poynting-30-cm-cable-for-huawei-modems-cr9/PLID34148762

 

[Primo]

Two of these

https://www.takealot.com/poynting-30-cm-cable-for-huawei-modems-cr9/PLID34148762

But don't you need Ts9 connectors for this device? Or will cr9 work

 

[jeanres]

They seem to work, please try and find TS-9 ones, I can't

CR9 connectors do not work well.

 

[Khodi]

Purchased the correct connectors from Poynting Direct Samrand Centurion and I am happy with the results, see images below

 

[schalu1993]

Thats great...

 

[Skowt]

@khodi Do you have a before speed test result?

 

[Khodi]

@khodi Do you have a before speed test result?