X50 5G V2 Internet signal strength.
Query:
My old Huawei 4G router gave up the ghost.
I replaced it with a X50-5G V2 with the idea when I do eventually move to 5G, I have a router capable of doing so.
The major difference is the signal strength. Situated in exactly the same position as the old 4G router, (on a window ledge with line of sight to the Three mast) the signal strength struggles to reach 3 bars, and can be as low as one bar with the consequential warning of low signal. The old Huawei used to report 5 bars sometimes dropping to 4 in heavy rain.
However, the speeds that I am getting remain excellent to beyond expectations (as follows):
Huawei
Stable speeds - 50 Mbps
After reboot - 100Mbps
No packet loss
Deco X50 5G (remember, this is a 4G SIM)
Stable speeds - 120Mbps
Occasional speeds up to 160Mbps
No packet loss
Rebooting makes no difference.
So it's clear the Deco is significantly better for speeds. It makes me think perhaps Three Ireland used some sort of throttling internal to their supplied modems.
But it also makes me consider the following: Is the problem with the Deco's reporting of low signal a simple case of poor firmware related measuring? I was looking into an external antenna, but at the speeds I am now getting (up to 200% improvement over Huawei) I have to consider the option that in fact I don't need one. But that signal strength keeps bugging me. Is it truly poor signal strength?
Note: Mast is approximately 1.8km away but with line of sight.
