MikroTik wAP AC LTE Routers

netstrider

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So I decided to try one of these.


Not sure if the performance below is to be expected or if there's something I need to change on the router itself. The network used is MTN.

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In about 50% of the tests conducted, I've got 30 odd ms ping, but then the upload drops to roughly 0.5Mbps when the ping is low. At best I get between 6-10Mbps upload, but a very high ping as above.

On the little MTN ZTE Mifi router, I get this consistently

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Both routers are placed on exactly the same spot.

For reference, here's what my phone gets, also MTN and also at the same spot.

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Has anyone managed to get decent performance with these MikroTik routers using MTN?
 
Your phone probably supports LTE-A and both of those routers do not. This can make a huge difference
 
Your phone probably supports LTE-A and both of those routers do not. This can make a huge difference
Yeah, I'm okay with the Mifi router's performance actually. The MikroTik is **** though.

Which router should I get insteadl B525?
 
I'm not in a position to give advice on routers.
From a quick google, it seems that MTN uses B1, B3, and B8 so any router that supports those bands on LTE-A would probably be good?
 
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