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BASEo 5G EE 3 Home Router 2022 (Zyxel NR5103) Unlocked Any Network (Renewed)

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For more rural locations, and those and further away from the 5G basestation and only just getting a 5G signal, then you may want to consider a directional 5G antenna. There is not a simple way of testing the enhanced performance that you will get from a directional antenna. We would suggest buying a pair of Fullband FB5GD11 low cost directional 5G antennas. These are supplied with 10m of cable and using this outdoors and pointing it at the 5G cell tower you want to connect to. Connect these antennas to CELL 1 and CELL 2 antenna ports of the Zyxel NR5103 router. Once they have been directed to the 5G tower then this should then give you an small indication of the enhanced performance offered by directional antennas for a 5G router. The Zyxel NR5103 5G Router with SIM Slot is the router used by EE in 2022 as their standard offering to customers that want a 5GEE Router. I can't see any way of enabling Bridge mode, so if that's absolutely needed for your use case, then perhaps look elsewhere. I currently have a Deco M4 mesh with the 5GEE wireless disabled. Yes this does then have double NAT, but I don't personally have any issues running this way for my circumstances. YMMV of course! For most people this still probably won’t actually be an issue – 30 devices is still enough to get numerous phones, tablets, computers, consoles, and smart home devices online at the same time. But if a huge number of your gadgets are web-connected – and you have a lot of them on at any one time – then support for 64 will help.

There’s a new Three 5G Hub out, but like the last model it’s just called the Three 5G Hub, which can lead to some confusion.

Arguably the most significant difference is how many devices each Hub can get online. With the latest Three 5G Hub – the Zyxel NR5103E - you can get up to 64 devices connected to the internet at once, but the previous one – the ZTE MC801A – could only get up to 30 devices online simultaneously.

Two Gigabit ports are provided, with the first offering WAN and LAN services and the second for connecting other devices to its network. The NR5101 is an AX1800-rated Wi-Fi 6 access point (AP) with speeds of up to 1,200Mbits/sec on its 5GHZ radio and 573Mbits/sec on the 2.4GHz one. The Wi-Fi 6 high-speed 160MHz channels aren't supported, but the NR5101 mustered a very creditable performance in our real-world tests. This was using the internal antennas and in a good reception area. Signal was around ~72dbs (Excellent range). These antennas will work for most installations where you have tested the 5G signal strength between the outdoor and indoor location. As a rule of thumb we usually say that if you get 2 bars of signal indoors and 3 or 4 bars of signal outdoors then use an outdoor 5G antenna. If you get 2 bars indoors and the same 2 bars outdoors then it may not always be beneficial to install an outdoor 5G antenna. I seem to be at an intersection between 2 EE towers - the closest one with the strongest signal doesn't seem to have as many bands available: Look at these two devices side by side and it’s the design that will stand out first as being different, though ultimately, they’re basically both just white boxes with a tower-like design.The latest 5G Hub router (Zyxel NR5103E) launched in September 2022. It replaces the ZTE 5G Hub (ZTE MC801A) which was offered from February 2022 to September 2022. Prior to February 2022, customers received the Huawei 5G CPE Pro on Three’s 5G home broadband. Coverage & Availability

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