We currently have a RUT950 with KPN in our polyester boat. The router is standing next to the polyester/glass hull. It works, but data speed is usually very bad. Everywhere were we are, even at home (where KPN works fine on an ipad); i.e. it is not a specific location and distance to a cell tower that is the issue. We have normally (according to the speed test app) between 1 and max 10 MPBS download (but mostly at the lower end of the scale). Ping speed is 30-50 ms. On an ipad with the same sim card, the speed usually is 40-60 Mbps and ping speed between 4 and 20 ms. I have tried all types of different settings (APN internet, NAT, PAP), but no improvement. The original antennas are tending to fall over. so that might be a cause. Wifi connectivity is fine.
Currently at home. RRSI = -66 Good, RSRP -96 (fair to poor), RSRG -15 (fair to poor), SINR -1 no signal. This gives ping ms 33, download 3.5 Mbps and upload 6.5 Mbps. I think these are terrible speeds for a 4G connection?
But the router is limited to 4G anyway, as the sim is a regular KPN Mobile SIM which should also offer 5G speeds where available, we are therefore considering to purchase the RUTX50 with a 4x MIMO/WIFI/GPS combined antenna (which we place inside, as cable routing to the outside is impossible on this boat). Are there any users here with positive experience with this setup with acceptable (5G) speeds in the Netherlands and across Europe?
Thank you. The strange thing is that on exactly the same location and with exactly the same sim card (i.e. provider), I am getting 4-6 times better throughput with an ipad. Does this mean that the RUT950 does not have that sensitive a receiver while the ipad has (as the mobile network situation is exactly the same). And to be clear: the router is on a boat and travels a lot. At every location, the same issue arises: the router’s speed is a factor 4-6 times slower than the speed achieved with an ipad directly.
Under those I am hesitant to spent money on a RUTX50 just to find out that the same issue arises there. I a hoping for a response by users that have been able to achieve good speeds through the proposed setup. (Perhaps with an external antenna?).
There could be several reasons for the differences in speed. Regarding the iPad, its manufacturer uses a modem with a very different architecture compared to our devices. Additionally, these modems typically belong to a higher LTE category and are capable of aggregating more bands simultaneously.