(Part 4) Top products from r/ATT

weBoost Connect 4G (470103) Indoor Cell Phone Signal Booster for Home and Office - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint - Supports 5,000 Square Foot Area https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RHMFQTO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Zj5BDbXM5CX29

I know it's expensive but that may be your best bet. I have a Cel-Fi and honestly I don't see a difference but likewise it only supports 4 bands. It is an older unit. The unit says it's working but when I check my signal strength with it on or off the numbers don't change on any of my AT&T devices. I did buy it used tho so maybe it's defective. But the Weboost seems to get a lot of good reviews and supports all carriers so that may be your best bet. It is expensive too tho but if you plan on staying there awhile you can think of it as a long term investment

Yes, Are you using a Yagi antenna 3g Booster?

http://www.amazon.com/Phonetone-Booster-Repeater-Amplifier-Antenna/dp/B00SIUHG42?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

I am not trying to sell anything here but use the above as an example of a product booster. Seems from the review somebody with cricket wireless like you had the same issue and is getting 5 bars of 4g :) Hope it all works out!

let me know how it goes.

Also you might want to look at into a 3g booster that does both 800Mhz and 1900Mhz, So you can always use it if in other areas where its only 1900Mhz. :)

For best performance from an external antenna on the Nighthawk you are going to need two antennas at a 90 degree offset to each other. You can't split one antenna. Something to do with MIMO not working if you only connect to one antenna port and some other stuff. check out LTE hacks on FB and you can find some pretty good info on antenna and hotspot use.

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Or you can do something like this. It has 2 antenna built into it.

https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Cross-Polarized-High-Gain-Fixed-Mount-Antenna/dp/B01NBSLNJ6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=techtoo+4g+antenna&qid=1565200161&s=wireless&sr=1-7-catcorr

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or this one, I personally have his one connected to my MOFI and have been pleased with it. Unfortunately i is not available at the present time.

https://www.amazon.com/TECHTOO-Directional-698-2690MHz-Cellphone-Amplifier/dp/B0130QUUUU

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there are also other options to go with depending on your needs.

First, go to Antenna Search and locate the tower you want to pull from. Then find the contact person for that tower by clicking on it. Email that person explaining your problem, and then you'll have a local expert helping you out.

When I ran in to this issue I got 2 yagi antenna, the proper low loss cabling, the adapters to connect to the antenna and to my hotspot, a mounting pole, and put them at a 45 degree angle pointed right at my tower. Then I set the band priority on the hotspot based on what the tower tech told me was the optimal band coming from that tower.

When you get in to the world trying to optimize your LTE connection, you will probably want to join up with the LTE Hacks group on facebook.

The simplest way to use the Nighthawk is too let it be the router and hook up a Access Point to it for WiFi, such as this one from Netgear, which is the one I currently have. You would set up the Nighthawk then run a cable to the AP and thats it. The AP has 5 ports on the back, so with one connected to the Nighthawk you'd have 4 left over to hardwire some devices like game consoles, TV, PC, etc. and use WiFi for everything else. You could always connect another switch to the network if you wanted more devices to be hardwired.

This is actually the route I would take to ease the headache of trying to get ip passthrough to work. The main reason people wanted ip passthrough is 'cause there was a limit to the number of devices that the Nighthawk would allow to be connected, however there was a recent update for the Nighthawk that allows up to 79 devices to be connected to it via DHCP, instead of the old 20 device max, so that isn't a concern anymore.

1. There were only ever 2 models of MicroCell. Many customers prefer the older white and orange model to the smaller black model. Both work exactly the same. If you have one, it should be fine. My white and orange MicroCell is still active to this day.
   
2. You can try forwarding calls to any third party VoIP calling app, and unforward them when you're out of the basement.
   
3. Your best option is going to be to sell that phone on Swappa, Glyde, or eBay. Then, use the money to purchase a proper AT&T model phone that supports WiFi Calling.
   
4. The only other option is a signal booster. Cheaper ones are not super reliable, but might work for you. The highest rated type is called Cel-Fi and is ~3x as expensive as a used MicroCell.

A new SIM will almost always be $5 at a store - the size you'd want for the S8 is a "nano SIM" - Amazon and other places even have adapters to use a nano SIM in a micro SIM slot (what the S4 has), so if you kept both as nano SIMs, an inexpensive SIM adapter could offer some flexibility: https://www.amazon.com/SIM-Card-Adapter-Nano-Micro/dp/B00R25GJJW

SIM-locking is to a carrier, not a line, so you can swap as much as you'd like with any AT&T-locked (or unlocked) device and they'll just work.

The only exception would be MetroPCS who matches the SIM to the device in their system and you have to call if you're going to change to another.

they replace the entire phone, not fix it. Why file an insurance claim? that part cost like $5 and is easily replaceable.

edit: even found it for you http://www.amazon.com/Mudder-Replacement-Accessories-Screwdriver-Cleaning/dp/B011BNVP7Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1451007010&sr=8-4&keywords=s5+charging+cover

/u/jhulc is absolutely correct. Had 4 different U-verse customers have issues with the residential gateway. Each replaced multiple times. Finally, one tech came by and recommended a device called the APC Back-UPS Connect and it's solved the issues at all of the locations.

It's currently $25 on Amazon: https://amzn.com/B00NTQYUA8

Honestly this! Get a good AC AP LR and you shouldn’t have a single issue with range and throughout at a distance either. I had This and I could pick it up down the street and a buddy’s house on the backside of it actually. If you know how to set it up right and know where to place it all you will need is this singular AP.

This is a good modem that supports up to Gigabit speed on Comcast.

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This Asus AC3200 Gigabit wifi router would pair with the modem above really well.

I recommend buying from Amazon for the 30 day return option. I'd try that first before moving to AT&T. Like I said though, I'd move to AT&T fiber in a heartbeat if I could, but this is something you can try for yourself first. Worse case scenario, you can return the Motorola Modem and keep the Asus WiFi router since you can use it with AT&T still.

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Don't use powerline, route an ethernet cable or if your house has coax use a [MoCA adapter.] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J7O3X0/) Also, only use CAT6 ethernet cables, and if possible use your own router.

I don't know what modem ATT uses but you should get this nighthawk

Fantastic wireless range, speed and multiple bands to spread out your network. I would use that, with their modem.

Moshi case? https://www.amazon.com/Moshi-Overture-iPhone-Plus-Wallet/dp/B00NG5JYNK

I have one proxicast yagi antenna and 25 foot lmr400 cables and I can not find a signal above -114 RSRP and -19 RSRQ. I tried aiming it where the tower is and tried microcorrecting for atleast a good 6+ hours and I have not found a single spot where it would get any better. I tried mounting the antenna to a 16 foot pole and moved it around various locations and had it hooked to the Nighthawk and that didn't help either. Using my Netgear Aircard mimo works better mounted to a window with aluminum foil which doesn't make sense. I can get -108 RSRP and -14 RSRQ - It's rare to see that but it can. Usually I get -113 RSRP and -17 RSRQ as of late. I see average speeds of 3mbps Down and 0.03mbps Up with the Netgear Aircard and with the Proxicast I get 2mbps Down and the Upload usually won't even finish in speed tests. 2 Times however using the Proxicast I seen 10mbps down and 50 Up which never happened again - I wish I could see this happen again - I left it exactly the same and no results after waiting for hours and resetting and calling At&t and unplugging it and moving the antenna again and rechecking the cables and factory resetting. I'm probably just going to send the stuff back It's so frustrating spending hours upon hours and not seeing any real results. PS. I live in a very poor signal area and seeing 2 bars is really rare in the window - throughout the house and even outside I can't seem to find a signal. I have turned off stream saver. Antenna
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A big problem I have is the latency is so bad when it hops to a lower RSRP and RSRQ - which it will go from -110 to -116 pretty commonly so 60ms turns into 700ms or even higher : (