I have T-Mobile too. Would you mind explaining the process of adding an external antenna? I’d like to get 250 Mbps stable.
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PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 3 months agoI currently have T-Mobile. I cracked their unit open and attached an external antenna which is installed on the roof. I’m getting about 250 stable. Fiber just became available in my area, but the price is more than what I’m paying now.
mazelado@lemmy.world 3 months ago
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You have to open the unit and disconnect at least two of the internal antenna and plug in antenna adapters. Then you can run the coax from the exterior antenna to the unit and plug them in. Then you use an app to locate your closest tower and point the antenna towards that using the T-Mobile app to see your connection strength.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 3 months ago
It’s actually really good, isn’t it? It makes me hopeful that maybe one day in the future we won’t need to run a wire to our houses for the internet just like how we don’t run wires to our houses for phone service anymore because nobody fucking uses landlines.