recommendation for 4g router with external antennae

[Insurancejon]

Hi guys,

I need to purchase a 4g router for a rural holiday let installation in Scotland

I've got line of sight to the mast 3 miles away, and on my phone I get >70mb speeds

any recommendations..

it is coastal if that makes any difference

[HRL]

The Huawei B818 gets pretty good reviews.

If you get a good speed on your phone then you may not even need an external antenna.

[Insurancejon]

Cheers, will need external as inside it drops off badly due to it being such solid construction

[nebpor]

I’ve got this Huawei in my caravan in Argyll with this antenna - I’m using an EE 5G “unlimited” SIM which is a normal phone sim, for 30 quid a month - I use it at home as well

Unlocked Huawei B535-232 CAT7 300mbps 4G/LTE Home/Office Router (White) with 2 x External Antennas. Will work with any Sim Card Worldwide (Renewed) https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07ZFSX8LB/ref=cm_sw...

Here’s the antenna
Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0001 Cross Polarised 4G Omni LTE Antenna https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C1DGFPS/ref=cm_sw...

Mast is over the top of a hill - download fine but upload struggles without the external antenna … I have the antenna inside, if you can get it outside will be great

Edited by nebpor on Monday 23 August 23:39

[keith333]

I have the Huawei B535-232 4g router and its great. 1GB ethernet ports. Add an external antenna as suggested above and the performance is even better. Easy to setup. I can't fault it.

[theboss]

I use Microtik routers - they aren't the latest spec (Cat6) and are rate limited by the 100Mbps port (if you can exceed that in your cell which I can't) but are very easily situated on a supplied bracket and poe powered so no messing around with coax tethered antennas. They are semi directional which seems to work well. I've had no reliability issues.