****The Official 5G Home Broadband Thread**** (Three/EE/Vodafone/etc)
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I'll tip my cap when driving past the local masts too
Some decent poles of wonder around K'ford, decent ping as well there, run and nperf test and see how it goes.. Best speeds I've seen local to me was 1.4Gbps down 120Mbps up, I only use the 5G as my backup/bond now.
Has anybody seen the Teltonika Altos? 5G / Wi-Fi 7 device in the mould of the various Huawei/ZTE tower things but it runs OpenWrt and is built in Europe. Has a telephone socket which from the docs looks like it uses the VoLTE service on whatever SIM is plugged in. Would be nice if it has eSIM support but it's an indoor unit so not the end of the world to have to put a SIM in.
UniFi 5G max in the loft, chucked my work SIM with Vodafone in to see what it's like. IIRC there is a Vodafone mast near us but the modem is pointing away from it (well, I assume so but no idea if the antenna setup is direction or not). Perfectly fine for backup broadband if my FTTP goes down.
Since you now own one of these, can you see what sort of cell locking, or band locking is available on it, if anything please? If you are in an area with more than one mast it'll be pretty annoying without at least one of them as an option.
There's nothing in the UI that I can see. There are a bunch of CLI options which look like they may help, but I don't know if they would be overwritten on the next provisioning cycle.
Will have to see if someone else in the wild could confirm then, would be great to integrate with the rest of the Unifi kit I have but a pointless expense if it keeps connecting to the inferior mast and bands on offer.
There's definitely stuff you can do, I haven't the faintest idea about 5G modems but got Gemini to help.
Happy to try stuff out as long as I don't brick it.
Long outputs so will put in spoiler.
Full built in command list:
Happy to try stuff out as long as I don't brick it.
Long outputs so will put in spoiler.
Code:
qmicli -d /dev/wwan0qmi0 --nas-get-cell-location-info
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Code:
echo "ATI" | socat - /dev/wwan0at0,crnl
ATI
Manufacturer: Sierra Wireless, IncorporatedFull built in command list:
Code:
. dbus-uuidgen hwcheck mca-dump reset-handler type
: dd hwclock mca-monitor resize ubiattach
LinuxDEVM devmem i2cdetect mca-scan return ubiblock
LinuxGATM_CLT df i2cdump mca-sta rfcomm ubicrc32
LinuxHCI dfu-util i2cget mca.sh rm ubidetach
LinuxL2CAP diff i2cset mcad rmdir ubiformat
LinuxSCO dirname id md5sum rmmod ubimkvol
LinuxSDP dmesg ifconfig memtester route ubinfo
LinuxSPP dnsmasq init mkdir rpcd ubinize
LinuxSPPLE dotlockfile insmod mke2fs rstpctl ubirename
LinuxSPPLE_PM dropbear iostat mkfifo rstpd ubirmvol
LinuxSPPM dropbearkey ip mkfs.ext2 salqostest ubirsvol
PS_KEY_CSR8811.txt du ip6tables mkfs.ext3 salruletest ubiupdatevol
SS1BTPM e2fsck ip6tables-nft mkfs.ext4 scp ubnt-btmw-rpc
[ ebtables ip6tables-nft-restore mknod sdptool ubnt-fanctrl
[[ ebtables-legacy ip6tables-nft-save mksquashfs4 seccomp-trace ubnt-netmon
acl_dump.sh ebtables-legacy-restore ip6tables-restore mkswap sed ubnt-rssimon
adjtimex ebtables-restore ip6tables-restore-translate mktemp selfupgrade ubntbox
alias echo ip6tables-save mmc_info send-sms ubntconf
arp ecm_dump.sh ip6tables-translate modem_connect.sh seq ubus
arping edma_dump ipcalc.sh modinfo set ubusd
arptables edma_hang_inj.sh iperf modprobe setsid udevtrigger
arptables-legacy edma_recover.sh iperf3 mount setup-regvaps udhcpc
ash egrep ipset mpstat sfe_dump udhcpc6
askfirst egtool ipset-translate mtd sh ui-png2jpeg
awk eip_dump.sh iptables mv sha256sum ui-speed
base64 env iptables-nft netmsg shift uiesimd
basename esim-lpac iptables-nft-restore netstat show_node uiesimd-agent
bccmd ethtool iptables-nft-save nettool show_nt uiesimd-ctl
bg eval iptables-restore nice signify uitelemd
ble-beacon exec iptables-restore-translate nohup sleep uiwwand
ble-cc-rssi exit iptables-save nslookup snmpd uiwwand-agent
ble-rx export iptables-translate nsm-app socat uiwwand-chat
ble-scanner expr iw ntpd sort uiwwand-ctl
ble-tx factorytest iwconfig ntpd-hotplug source uiwwand-failover
bluemoon false iwlist obexd ssdk_sh ulcmd
bluetoothctl fanctrl_wrapper.sh iwpriv odhcpd ssh ulcmd_wrapper.sh
bluetoothd fdisk jobs oopsdump ssh-keygen ulimit
board_detect fg jq openssl start-stop-daemon umask
brctl fgrep jshn packetdump stat umount
break find jsonfilter passwd strings unalias
bridge firstboot kill pgrep stty uname
bridge-stp flock killall pidof supp unifi_util_funcs.sh
btmgmt free kmodloader ping swapoff uniq
btmon fsck.ext2 l2ping ping6 swapon unset
burnin.sh fsck.ext3 l2test pivot_root swconfig unsquashfs4
busybox fsck.ext4 lcm-control pkill switch_root unxz
cat fsync ldd pktgen.sh sync uptime
cd fw-download-toolarm led.sh poweroff sysctl urandom_seed
cfg/ fw_printenv less ppe_flow_dump syslogd_wrapper.sh urngd
cfgmbb fw_setenv let ppe_if_map sysmon usign
cfgmtd fwupdate lldpcli ppecfg sysmon_ctrl utermd
chat fwupdate.real lldpctl printf sysupgrade util-linux-flock
chdir gatttool lldpd procd syswrapper.sh utrace
chgrp getopts ln ps tail uwds
chmod getrandom local pwd tar validate_data
chown getty lock qca_dsa taskset vap_check.sh
chroot grep logd qmi-firmware-update tc vconfig
ciptool guest_portal_funcs.sh logger qmi-network tcpdump vi
clear gunzip login qmicli tee wait
cmp gzip logread qosLinkAddGroup.sh test wait_ubntconf.sh
command halt ls qosLinkInit.sh thermald walled_action.sh
config_generate hash lsmod qos_control.sh thermald_wrapper.sh wc
continue hciattach lsof radartoolw time which
coredump hciconfig lspci ramdump timeout wifi
cp hcidump lsusb rctest times wifi_list
crond hcitool macsec_shell read top xargs
crontab head mbb-speedtest.sh read-sms touch xtables-legacy-multi
curl hex2hcd mbim-network readlink tr xtables-nft-multi
cut hexdump mbimcli readonly trace xz
date history mca-ap-neighbor-max-signal realpath traceroute yes
dbclient hostapd_wrapper.sh mca-cli reboot traceroute6 zcat
dbus-daemon hostkeydump mca-cli-op redirector trap
dbus-launch hotplug-call mca-ctrl reload_config true
dbus-launch.real htb mca-custom-alert.sh reset tty
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What's the best mast location site now? As I have been using cellmapper.net to get a good orientation, sadly, I think I need to put the UniFi 5G Outdoors, as the signal is still hit-and-miss in the loft, or that could be 02 or Three, which I am currently trailing
Cellmapper still has the best UK data from my experience - I do try and use it on my phones to map the area I live with up to date information. Depends on where you live how accurate it will be. You should be able to see what Cell bands you have on your local masts though, and how much bandwidth they have.
A good test to see if it is the router or the connection is run in on your phone, look at the Cell stats, and see where you are connecting to, then do the same with the router - if you end up on a different mast (eNB ID) and then do some speed test and move around your property with phone to see if it changes.
Evening all, is there any temporary option for 5g broadband as I’ve moved house and have to wait 30+ days for BT to pull the FTTP , EE have given me a temp hotspot device but it’s going to be painful with the family to live with this! Well my ears will be painful with the moaning
Evening all, is there any temporary option for 5g broadband as I’ve moved house and have to wait 30+ days for BT to pull the FTTP , EE have given me a temp hotspot device but it’s going to be painful with the family to live with this! Well my ears will be painful with the moaning
Pick up a 5G modem/router used for ~£100 and an unlimited SIM of choice for £15-30 - check coverage first where you have moved to.
Managed to get my outdoor ZTE MC889 set up indoors where it's performing really well.
Thinking I should have saved a few bob and just gone for the ZTE MC888! I'd like to mount out on on the roof, but I don't have a chimey
Thinking I should have saved a few bob and just gone for the ZTE MC888! I'd like to mount out on on the roof, but I don't have a chimey
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Any recommendations for indoor 5G routers, and outdoor pole mounted antennas?
I'm planning on upgrading our home broadband setup this summer to 5G. The current setup is as follows:
EE 4G connection, a 4G aerial on the chimney, connected to a Teltonika RUT 950 in the loft, connected to a zyxel GS1900 switch, which connects to the various kit and wifi routers around the house.
We generally get ~30 Mbps down and up. I'd like to upgrade to 5G to get a faster connection.
Inside, using my phone the 5G connection gets 70-80 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up. But outside it gets >100 Mbps down and ~50 up.
I'm planning on upgrading our home broadband setup this summer to 5G. The current setup is as follows:
EE 4G connection, a 4G aerial on the chimney, connected to a Teltonika RUT 950 in the loft, connected to a zyxel GS1900 switch, which connects to the various kit and wifi routers around the house.
We generally get ~30 Mbps down and up. I'd like to upgrade to 5G to get a faster connection.
Inside, using my phone the 5G connection gets 70-80 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up. But outside it gets >100 Mbps down and ~50 up.
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OK, that's good to know.
Any recommendations for outdoor modems with eSIM?
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Our current Teltonika RUT950 is great, so I'd be happy to go with Teltonika again. Something like the OTD500 or RUTM55? Plus a PoE adapter and a small wall bracket, it seems like it will be relatively easy to install and setup.