Connect 4g LTE Antenna to TP-Link MR600

[@yourbossdonpely]

Oh my God. This is the exact router I am using and I stumbled on ur video as I was confused about where to plug the antennas into

[@danv20]

Thank you for the video. Odd results. Make sure there's nothing to shield the antenna like a metal roof or metal elements nearby. In a very remote area with the smaller brother TP-Link MR400 v3 and a similar antenna i managed to improve my connection speed three times, from a maximum of 1 mb/s to 3 mb/s with a much more stable connection.I also noticed the wi-fi coverage was better with this type of external antenna. Cheers!

[@DanielSRosehill]

Nice vid! I just picked up the TP-Link MR-100. I can already feel myself sliding down the rabbit hole. I've managed to find the government GIS that shows me where all the radio infrastructure is in my area. The signal we receive doesn't make sense given the proximity of towers and number of them. So my guess are line of sight problems. Now looking into rigging up an external antenna to try improve reception of the B3 band. Thanks for giving me an idea for what kind of equipment I'll be requiring!

[@BikingChap]

I'd suggest the issue is the 5m of cable. That will be quite lossy at those frequencies.

[@wouterwurth5160]

The point of having an extended antenne is for outdoor use. Outside the metal roof on top of house on wall or roof of caravan, other side of brick wall. A tower needs to be in line of sight. The outside antenne needs to be water proof because your router is not.

[@filipposx6595]

have the same router and the same issue. had befor a small pocket router and at a special spot outside I had like 3-4 mbps. thought a 4g router with antennas would perform better. it hurts when you pay (in greece) 65€/month for unlimited data and at home your speed sucks... so thank you for letting us know that if there is no signal you have to accept it.

[@sbcode]

if you can afford it, maybe starlink is an option

[@filipposx6595]

@@sbcode oh wow... Thanks but that's too expensive 🤪

[@luc5543]

Thanks for getting back with part 2. I'd love a part 3 where you try with a Vodafone or EE SIM and maybe a Huawei B818 router instead (btw python libs out there for control and stats). Ps: btw, you most likely have a very good lte device in your pocket, much more capable than the archer, I'd test some sims in it before buying better routers.

[@sbcode]

Smarty Sim (Three) is really bad where I am. I tried with a BT sim (uses EE 4g Network) and it was roughly as good as my landline broadband. I here from neighbours that Virgin and Vodaphone also very bad 4g quality. So either my location is really bad or the industry is still very uncompetitive and in favour of BT (EE 4g network).

[@luc5543]

@@sbcode if you put that EE sim in your phone what speeds do you get? If it's a newish phone you might get a surprise. EE is usually more expensive but also invest more in their infra which is why generally they are the best.

[@sbcode]

EE can pay me if they want. Otherwise I have to enter a min 12 month contract just to test a data sim out

[@luc5543]

@@sbcode you can test with your BT sim, that said they do have PAYG.

[@sbcode]

You may be interested. I uploaded a new video comparing the EE and Smarty sims with the antenna versus rabbit ears. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXSQeqt9o9yYm80

[@BattleBrotherMaxor]

Those two antennas you disconnected are the wifi antennas, not the GSM ones. The GSM module is inside and you have two connectors there. You need and adaptor to SMA and then connect your antenna there. That's why you don't get better results.

[@sbcode]

I do get better results. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@wojtek2194]

Unfortunately you are wrong, the external antennas are GSM ones and internal are wifi.

[@PeterScargill]

@@wojtek2194 Correct - I have a pair of MR600 units and I've been pondering the possibilities of external antenna.. The two antenna on the back of the MR600 ARE the GSM ones - NOT WiFi.

[@budgoble4602]

Thanks, saved me some money.

[@vagosxou]

I think you disconnected the WiFi antenas and the actual lte antena pins are inside the Modem

[@diegoaccurso9000]

Clarooooooo jajjajaa

[@mrpbetv5122]

This will help for our future kids. More vids please. -Team Sweet.

[@MLregenFarm-ss7ez]

does your router not have setting to use external antenna ?

[@SuperVincenot]

Nice video! Wow that was crappy results you got. I have really bad connection in my house with this new ISP. Was thinking about getting a fat antenna but probably won't be better putting it on my desk indoors.

[@priyanthakumara3886]

Thanks you good vedio.. Is this out door antenna use for the 4g signal from tower to router..? Improve..?

[@Calypso993]

Get a directional antenna, and try to use the least amount of coaxial cable, the shorter, the better.

[@StuffJason437]

I wonder, if those far away from cell towers would benefit from either yagi antanna or panel antanna attached to long pole directed at bunch of far away cell towers ?.

[@sbcode]

use yagi. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@torrentzbeta7900]

I suppose that cable is too long and too thin so the attenuation is too big (gain is all lost) and this is because the std antennas work better, peraphs you can get better results with a directional or with a very short cable

[@oraziocaratozzolo3623]

Are you sure that the antennas is for LTE connection instead of WI-FI? Maybe the LTE module it's just a microstrip antenna embedded in your router

[@ftarlao]

Interesting videos, Just for curiosity, the external antennas are both for Wifi and LTE, or are LTE only?

[@sbcode]

4G LTE

[@ftarlao]

@@sbcode thanks for replying, I have another question, I have tried removing one antenna at once (I left only one antenna connected) and noted that I get 50% lte signal with two antennas, and only with left antenna (looking from the front); in the case I left only the right antenna I got 0% lte. I have tried the experiment by swapping antennas ..same result. Do you have any idea why the lte signal does not increase with two antennas? Can you replicate this with your model? (I have ver.5 mr6400). It is just for technical curioisty, perhaps is something related to the spatial/mimo of 4g networks... trying to learn something

[@sbcode]

I get my information from the mr600 user manual. It doesn't say anything more. You should check mr6400 manual. Maybe the mr6400 antennas serve both purposes since the length is generally the same. I currently have two external antennas, and wifi still works. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU You can see replacement 4g LTE rabbit ears for sale here. amzn.to/3H9fw96

[@ftarlao]

@@sbcode thanks for the links, regards

[@LevaniTavberidze]

@@sbcode those router antennas are to spread the wifi and not to receive 4G signal from the towers,so throwing outdoor antennas there would even worse everything.

[@monkunderground4244]

Thank you for the video. But the "Hare Ears" antennas must be placed vertically. The Mikrotik mANT LTE 5o circular MIMO antenna works better than the "Hare Ears" antennas. Checked with my Mikrotik WiFi Mikrotik Chateau LTE12 modem. I wish you success.

[@sbcode]

nope, look at the box. They can be angled. And it works. Anyway I have a better solution kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU.

[@JV1V]

For reference...what speed test numbers are you getting on your phone at what signal strength/bars...and is it a 4G or 5G device?

[@gavinhay6627]

I'm confused. Other videos say the rabbit ears are for projecting the wifi signal around your home. Are they dual purpose ?

[@sbcode]

According to manual. Both are LTE. No mention of WiFi

[@stevew6141]

Mount at a 45 degree angle as you had in the window and it should pick up more

[@priyanthakumara3886]

Sir. Very good vedios thank you. Please let me know compatible out door antenna for Tp link - 4G AC1200 router..?

[@sbcode]

I don't know about the TPLink 4G AC1200 Router.

[@priyanthakumara3886]

@@sbcode thank you sir your reply. And please let me know is it available in Amazon..? 4G /5G out door antenna..? Compatible for broad band router

[@MultiBlackbanana]

With that cable you will actually loose any antenna gains. you need to change the signal cable to LMR 400 at least.

[@LevaniTavberidze]

you connected the outdoor antenna to the router wifi spreading antennas,I am afraid if would not work. I think 4G receiver antenna is inside the router.

[@sbcode]

I followed the written instructions

[@LevaniTavberidze]

@@sbcode Yes If you want to spread the signal,not to receive it.

[@Paaaz]

No option to change from antenn to extern antenna in software ?

[@djmotion86]

The problem is the cable, those flimsy coax cables the antenna comes with create massive losses in signal strength.

[@christopherash5638]

Did you change the settings on the router to show you are using an external ariel

[@simonbailey2399]

Are there settings to do this as i'm find the same as the poster of the vlog

[@peadarbradaigh8612]

There is no such option on the TP Link settings . I’ve tried looking for this before.

[@jingomeme]

@@peadarbradaigh8612 Why would you need to change anything? The external aerial is simply attached to the same connectors as the rabbit ears. The router won't know any different - it is just getting a 4G signal through the connectors at whatever level the antenna can produce in that location. It doesn't matter whether it is the rabbit ears or the separate antenna with two long cables.

[@powerinnumbers6159]

i felt so sad for you watching this

[@Sketch1994]

We don't need your pity! We can hold our own just f... *internet connection lost*

[@gatopeich]

Thanks I am considering getting an aerial too... My modem's "rabbit tails" are vertical as suggested in the user manual. Did you measure better signal tilting them like that?

[@sbcode]

yes. amzn.to/3Dvqsf8

[@EdwardChew]

Actually there's a setting to enable external antenna in the tether app. Probably that's the reason u aren't getting much different result

[@sbcode]

the setting makes no difference. This antenna is no good. The rabbit ears are better. Use a YAGI antenna. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@EdwardChew]

@@sbcode i see. but yaggi is huge and pretty narrow directional beam right?

[@sbcode]

I don't have line of sight, and that antenna I show in this video is not directional either, right? I didn't hide anything from you. You go out and spend the money if you really want to.

[@EdwardChew]

​@@sbcode Ya the Yaggi is directional. this one is omni right? I totally appreciate these test videos from you! 🙌🙌 Got a Tplink MR-105, moved to a new place but my street the internet connection is really slow, drive to the spot near the main entrance, the speed is so good. Most likely the signal is blocked by other houses :( And doesnt seem to have official external antenna from tplink for this model despite having 2 external antenna ports at the back of the router

[@paulehigie9879]

I will like to know if QOS works on your router, To limit bandwidth of guest network

[@arsicpedja]

These antenas are for outdore use, on a wall or rooftop. Testing them indors is pointless. It would be nice to see test where it is at least on a terace or somewhere open.

[@whatafailedchannel3052]

So what is a good antenna to get then to boost signal?

[@sbcode]

Read comments on this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@thekassaiba6694]

I try find same router the best antenna but my down is 6mb/s up is 3ppkb/s

[@smithers139]

If you were to use a directional would it only connect to one terminal ?

[@sbcode]

2 directionals, cross polarised. Connect Yagi MiMo 4G Antenna to TP-Link MR600 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@edfx]

I had success with directional antenna despite the fact there was no direct visibility. Just pointed towards one of the masts. Also, are those antennas also used for wifi?

[@sbcode]

i'm not sure about wifi. But if you can lay an extension cord over the distance, then i recommend kzbin.info/www/bejne/joTLk5ZriNWSfas

[@ralph9987]

Is the mr400 model the same with being able to add external antennas? What makes you think that a directional antenna won't work? That is false I do. It will definitely improve your signal strength. Please try it with a long periodic Yagi.

[@sbcode]

I don't really know if mr400 accepts external antenna. Have you tried looking it up? Be sure to share the answer here when you find out. Also, I think you mean "log-periodic or yagi"

[@ralph9987]

@@sbcode the MR400 does accept external antennas btw. The cable they use on the external antenna is very lossy. Hence my suggestion to use a directional antenna, yes Yagi or log Periodic will increase your signal. Use lmr400 coax.

[@jec_ecart]

Which rabbit ear is for Wi-Fi and which one is for 4g?

[@sbcode]

According to manual. Both are LTE

[@carlaylidiajugandoyaprendi5695]

I don't understand English very well, tell me if your video means that with the directional antenna the signal would sing better than the two antennas of the router and if it is better to have them both inclined at 45° with the tip together

[@sbcode]

everyone gets different quality. it depends on hundreds of things, even the quality of your sim card. Try this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@jacquesbotha5476]

Hi need some help. Have the same router. Do i need to change settings from internal antennas to external antennas when connecting a external antenna? Thanks

[@sbcode]

There is no such setting. Just replace the antennas with what ever you want

[@jacquesbotha5476]

@@sbcode Thanks.

[@LevaniTavberidze]

@@jacquesbotha5476 you connected the outdoor antenna to the router wifi spreading antennas,I am afraid if would not work. I think 4G receiver antenna is inside the router.

[@mebinayitbe1912]

You need to change to band 3 manually and it will definatly increase

[@sbcode]

Good idea. Although, too late for me to try now. I found a better solution creating my own YAGI antenna. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@nourkonsol3162]

Thanks a lot. In lte outdoors unit there are usually two antennas with 2 cables (Main one and other. can you check div, WiFi or aux). Are they the same plugs? Maybe you have in the router one for lte and the other one for WiFi. So maybe you need only one cable.

[@sbcode]

this antenna has 2 cables.

[@RimantasRimas]

Antena on the roof.

[@muiepsd279]

Why you mounted 4G antena to wi-fi soket?

[@sbcode]

According to manual. These sockets are for LTE, not WiFi

[@razvanilie8346]

What version is your router?

[@sbcode]

The version that was installed on the touter when i bought it. Is it important?

[@faisalaakhoon7787]

So the mr600 isn’t capable of supporting upto 150bmps like it promises? I have an 4g o2 SIM card in there, my average speed is never higher than 12mbps but my signal strength shows 100%. It is frustrating as I’m a gamer. Any solutions?

[@sbcode]

I got 90 in the early morning using an EE sim. normally about 25 download in the afternoon. your sim provider makes a huge difference. I don't even use this antenna any more. just the supplied rabbit ears at a slight angle like the picture.

[@faisalaakhoon7787]

@@sbcode when running the speed test, it highly exaggerates. You tend to see the actual download speed once you’re downloading something, I have tried both providers, o2 and EE and the actual download speed has never been above 11mbps. I’m really disappointed with the product. I’m considering spending a few extra quid for a 5G WiFi instead.

[@sbcode]

Try changing the default DNS lookup IPs. TP-Link MR600 Admin/Advanced/Internet/Lan-Settings and change primary and secondary DNS to googles public DNS, CloudFlare, OpenDNS or other. experiment. it made my DNS resolutions faster

[@PeterScargill]

Yes it is, my MR600 V2 pulls in up to 150Mbps on a good day, but of course being 4G the signal varies a lot. I'm line of sight to the 4G mast at the other side of our town. That makes a big difference.

[@carlaylidiajugandoyaprendi5695]

No puedo quitar las antenas para añadir una direccional ¿este modelo no permite quitar antenaS

[@sbcode]

My MR600 lets me remove the antennas. They un-screw.

[@carlaylidiajugandoyaprendi5695]

Qué quiere decir en el vídeo que es mejor no poner esa antena direccional y dejar las antenas del router

[@sbcode]

I get better quality using the supplied black rabbit ears, rather than the white tube version that I purchased later on. Anyway, I now get best performance from this setup instead kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@ladygardener100]

I find it difficult to take technical advice frome someone who talks about rabbit ears. The thing is useless. Tell me where I can find d a good system.

[@sbcode]

Connect Yagi MiMo 4G Antenna to TP-Link MR600 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@attermire2109]

omni would be no good in this case, you'd need a directional with a narrow beam width

[@kikikiki6338]

Can i use that in tp-link mr150?

[@sbcode]

probably, but this video has better information kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@sew237]

This is an external antenna. 5 meters of cable dampens your signal. The antenna is not used to amplify the signal, but to relocate the point of its reception. No wonder there is no significant improvement if it stands in the same position as the router. You should install the antenna in a place where you have the best possible coverage. Then you can place the router within 5 meters. If it is a place that hinders the reception of the WiFi signal, you can buy a second router and transfer the signal with a cable or PowerLine adapters. I live in the countryside where the internet proposed by the suppliers is 4-8Mbps, but I made a home network from a cheap D-Link router (max.150Mbps) and a Huawei E3372 modem glued to the window in the room with double-sided tape, where the transfer reaches 60Mbps and PowerLine transfers the signal to the other part of the house to the second router.

[@sbcode]

too complicated. I do this now kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@sew237]

@@sbcode My entire setup cost only PLN 200, which is about £ 37. No antennas except those built into the E3372 modem. But it required meandering around the house looking for a better transmitter range :)

[@mgfer6313]

@@sew237 do you have more info (video/blog/website) on your setup?

[@David-cs9zo]

From my experience these antennas are useless.They are only good if you attach them on your roof then comnect your router to it.If you are getting crappie signal without antennas you are not gonna do much better with them.

[@Stigsens1]

The cables look really bad, maybe better cables would help

[@alelooooooya]

1:45 what about my sitution, where I have only one cable coming from the antenna...should I use the port near the SIM slot?

[@sbcode]

experiment. It's different for everybody. If the single antenna is an improvement, then get another one. This works best for me kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@SACHINKUMAR-en6xn]

What d link

[@malsawmdawngliana4625]

Sir I live in a remote area.. we cannot get any signal using mobile on our village.. but some place we get little signal from jiofi therefor we can online.. You think this tp link with antenna is better than jiofi in our area..and can we have signal in our installation place ??

[@sbcode]

I don't know JioFi. This antenna in the video is not better than the supplied tplink mr600 antennas for my situation. If you have line of site to any 4g towers, you cay try a directional antenna such as amzn.to/3hljJYS If cost isn't a barrier, then try Elons starlink.

[@namrofni6236]

Can this or the Huawei B818 be used like a normal router in place of a BThub? I want a better router but also with 4g as a backup

[@sbcode]

it appears so, but I haven't tried this myself. You can select the "Operation Mode" to use sim card or ethernet wan port. I don't know about the Huawei B818

[@luc5543]

Yes and no, a b818 won't be able to do the vdsl bit that a bthub can. If you can put the bthub in bridge mode, then it should work.

[@Herlander25]

dont put the router or the antenas near metal objects,,,the sinal gets bad.

[@aslanatlas2876]

Entenna TV tnt good for 4g routeur

[@sbcode]

4g Yagi MiMo Antenna : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@FreedomMatter]

How to use MR600 to make 4glte phone call？？

[@sbcode]

You can sends SMS using the UI. You could send voice if you new how to wire a mic and speaker to the onboard chip and send it control commands using serial. You’d succeed faster using a 4g sim module on a raspberry pi or arduino. Good luck. Ive never done it and i don’t know how

[@Phone_Geek]

Yeah that antenna is a pile of rubbish.. I tested it a lot. Partly its made poorly, partly because such poor quality cable. Also, that table is standard online guide which is not realistic in practise btw... you get much better performance from the 'bad' snr. Ignore that table

[@PHLocalExtremeSports]

fake antenna or on the sticker "abtenna"

[@bharathyadavkpb]

Non sense fellow place that omni directional antenna in the roof so that it can catch the signal. If you keep it beside u how will it catch the signal? Atleast research in KZbin 😁😄😆

[@sbcode]

please go back and watch the video at times @1:05 and @2:25 But please, don't let me stop you from buying this antenna if you really want to. amzn.to/3e0ugGX I have another video you may want to criticise. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@blowinkk9396]

@@sbcode So instead of listening about you being wrong (it is clearly an outdoor antenna for LTE) you spam links so you make money?

[@nebs888]

Useless video, this is an OUTSIDE antenna

[@sbcode]

you shoud re-watch the video at @1:05 Good luck buying this antenna and making it work for you. A YAGI antenna is much better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJibg2ONlrecesU

[@davidmoore9385]

Just bought a qoltec 57041 4g mimo and i got the same result as you , waste of money

[@sbcode]

Its quite amazing that we can still get better performance just using our phones as a personal hotspot

[@letsgetto1millwithoutvids]

Why do you power off before you swap the antennas

[@sbcode]

I don’t know, i cant remember. I will tell you tomorrow.