Which is the better Rain LTE Antenna?

[TheSentinel]

Hi guys

I am looking to get an antenna for Rain LTE for better and consistent signal. I have seen posts here about LTE antennas but most are never conclusive.

Many recommend antennas from POYNTING but why they do is never clear.

In my search i found these two:
POYNTING Dual Polarised High Gain LTE Antenna xpol 6 - https://poyntingdirect.co.za/
LTE-MD-11 LTE DIRECTIONAL HIGH GAIN MIMO OTTENNA - https://otto-wireless-solutions.myshopify.com/

I want to know mainly what specifications to look for and why those can help with Rain Network or other LTE networks.

I believe this way with which specifications to look for can help many people instead of just recommending one antenna without knowing why it helps.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[biometrics]

You need to check:

1. Frequencies supported
2. dBi gain

For example:

XPOL-6

X-Polarised, High Gain, Directional LTE Antenna (2X2 MIMO)

poynting.tech

Supports 1710-2700 MHz which covers much of what we use in SA.

The gain is described as:

In electromagnetics, an antenna's power gain or simply gain is a key performance number which combines the antenna's directivity and electrical efficiency. In a transmitting antenna, the gain describes how well the antenna converts input power into radio waves headed in a specified direction. In a receiving antenna, the gain describes how well the antenna converts radio waves arriving from a specified direction into electrical power. When no direction is specified, "gain" is understood to refer to the peak value of the gain, the gain in the direction of the antenna's main lobe. A plot of the gain as a function of direction is called the gain pattern or radiation pattern.

Gain (antenna) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Note the higher the gain, (often) the angle the antenna works at will decrease. This means you need to point the antenna to the tower more accurately.

@cavedog can comment on the number of cables (internal antennas) coming from the antenna, The Xpol-6 has two.

 

[mrlgm007]

I had this one with my 4G rain https://poynting.tech/product/xpol-6-10m/

Speed went from 10 to 20 to 35 mb 90% of the time and late night 45 mb was the highest i got.