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Topic: External 5G Antenna

GEORGEBB

19/8/2024 at 1:32pm
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Looking for a recommendation for external antenna, plus router, is it better than tethering the phone.
TIA
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19/8/2024 at 4:13pm
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We have a TP Link 4G Cat 6 Router which works very well for us. We don’t have an external antenna and haven’t needed one. We have mounted the router on the inside bulkhead, just beneath the panoramic skylight on our caravan. We thought about an antenna and were tempted by the poynting puck, but as we were getting a good signal without one, we decided to hold off.

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dk168

19/8/2024 at 5:11pm
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In April 2022, I had a 5G-ready external antenna and a CAT-22 router from Motorhome WiFi installed.

It works fine as long as there is a signal to start with.

However, I found out the hard way that the system cannot boost a signal when there is none, and there are still pockets of UK without any mobile phone signal coverage.

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GEORGEBB

19/8/2024 at 6:15pm
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Thanks, i was looking at a cat 6 router that has a dual sim option, which seems like a good idea, we are on a site that has reasonable reception for our phones but can sometimes hang and drop out. I hope the dual SIM idea will give us the resilience we need to have movie night without interruptions

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cliffbrown

24/8/2024 at 7:27am
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I have a Huawei E5785 which has sockets for an external aerial which is like this Ebay item 404912803969 Its not dual sim but we never have issues and stream via a Firestick

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