“I doubt this antenna will improve the signal”
How wrong I was. The antenna is superb, it actually works, and works very well indeed. One of the best purchases for the van.
I purchased a Huawei E5577 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Wi-Fi Router Mi-Fi Hotspot a great little unit.
The Huawei E5577 is a very capable tri-band 4G LTE Mobile Broadband device. A Cat 4 LTE device, the E5577 is capable of 150Mb/s downloads from a Fast 4G network.
The inclusion of 800MHz and 850MHz frequency bands allow the device to work in most international territories including the Americas where many other mobile broadband devices cannot operate.
A dedicated charger is not required as the device can be recharged from a USB2 port on your PC or Laptop, or from ant 5V USB phone charger.
The E5577 is so light and compact that you really can carry the internet in your pocket when you are out and about. The OLED display keeps you informed on the connection status and data consumption. There are two TS9 antenna sockets so an external antenna can be connected for use in poor signal areas.
The E5577 can send and receive SMS text messages and there is an added bonus too in the E5577’s ability to accept a Secure Digital (SD) card to store files and share them with the Wi-Fi connected devices.
Is it worth adding an antenna?
Yes. I was sceptical at first and didn’t believe that by adding an antenna would make any real difference. To be fair if there isn’t a signal adding an antenna will make no difference. However, if the signal is weak then a good antenna can really improve things.
I want a WiFi antenna but I dont want to drill holes and add new cables.
I believed in order to get a good signal when the WiFi signal is poor that I would have to fit something on the roof of the van which meant drilling holes (again). However, I was advised by another motorhome user that I should try the Panorama Ultra Wideband 2G 3G 4G MiMo 700-2700MHz Antenna as it really does work.
He told me he had tried them all
Well perhaps he didn’t try every antenna but what he meant was he had tried enough and found one that actually works really well.
So I gave it a go, I purchased the Panorama Ultra Wideband Antenna.
Stand it on your desk or fix it to a window with it’s suction pad. Equally suitable for use on 2G, 3G and 4G networks and frequency bands including 700, 800, 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2300 and 2600 MHz . This flexibility enables the antenna to perform well almost anywhere in the world where a mobile phone signal can be found.
This Ultra Wideband MIMO dual antenna has 2 x 2m high quality RG174 UHF cables terminated with 2 x TS9 male connectors making it ready to plug into a wide range of Mi-Fi devices such as Huawei E5573, E5577, Vodafone R216, R216-z ZTE MF971and many others equipped with dual TS9 antenna ports. There are also 2 x SMA adaptors to suit many CPE routers.
Below: The Huawei is showing No Service but to be fair it did flick between three bars on 3G to No Service. In other words there was some network service but its was poor.
Below: I have now fitted the Panorama Antenna and within seconds there is a noticeable difference
Below: The Huawei has gone from No Service (and sometimes 3G) to Full 4G
Below: The Phone is also showing full signal strength
