Motorhome Wi-Fi aerial

[Steve and Denise]

We have a Motorhome Wi-Fi fitted with one of the small mifi from the same firm and we are using a three sim,
When we stream we get a lot of buffering so checked the speed and came up very slow, yet next to us 20 meters a chap has a three sim in a phone and he can stream with no problems I will get him to do a speed check on his phone.

I have installed the HUAWEI hi link app but it has very little info.
I have also got the three app but cannot access it when I type the number in it asks for a password that I have tried to reset it keeps telling me they have sent a text but I never receive one.

What am I doing wrong ?

 

[dulvil]

I am getting the same. 4g 5 bars and buffering on iPlayer etc. Netflix no buffering.

 

[dulvil]

I am using 02

 

[DBK]

We have a Motorhome Wi-Fi fitted with one of the small mifi from the same firm and we are using a three sim,
When we stream we get a lot of buffering so checked the speed and came up very slow, yet next to us 20 meters a chap has a three sim in a phone and he can stream with no problems I will get him to do a speed check on his phone.

I have installed the HUAWEI hi link app but it has very little info.
I have also got the three app but cannot access it when I type the number in it asks for a password that I have tried to reset it keeps telling me they have sent a text but I never receive one.

What am I doing wrong ?

You need to do a speed test and see what the results are.

The text will be in the MiFi, you can access it through the Huawei app.

 

[Gellyneck]

I have also got the three app but cannot access it when I type the number in it asks for a password that I have tried to reset it keeps telling me they have sent a text but I never receive one.

What am I doing wrong ?

You're doing nothing wrong in respect of this! I tried resetting password (at least half a dozen times!), used different e-mail addresses (at least 4!), had an online chat with them (twice!) and they said they'd reset and I would receive an e-mail (within about 30 minutes max). Well, a couple of months later still can't get access. All I really use it for is to see how much data allowance is remaining on the PAYG sim in the mifi unit.
It used to work very well but now......................!

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[Steve and Denise]

You need to do a speed test and see what the results are.

The text will be in the MiFi, you can access it through the Huawei app.

The mifi says good signal but speed test
Down 3.28
Up 1.09

 

[irnbru]

We have a Motorhome Wi-Fi fitted with one of the small mifi from the same firm and we are using a three sim,
When we stream we get a lot of buffering so checked the speed and came up very slow, yet next to us 20 meters a chap has a three sim in a phone and he can stream with no problems I will get him to do a speed check on his phone.

I have installed the HUAWEI hi link app but it has very little info.
I have also got the three app but cannot access it when I type the number in it asks for a password that I have tried to reset it keeps telling me they have sent a text but I never receive one.

What am I doing wrong ?

What model of Mifi is it? try admin for the password, thats usually the default.

 

[Steve and Denise]

What model of Mifi is it? try admin for the password, thats usually the default.

Thanks Sandra I have just tried that and it was correct

 

[Lenny HB]

The mifi says good signal but speed test
Down 3.28
Up 1.09

Too slow for reliable streaming, need 5mb/s min preferably 10.
If you are roaming try changing the network, you won't be able to do it in the UK as you have to use the network your contract is with.

 

[Gilbs]

I changed the bandwith on our Huawei E5577 from 2.4 to 5ghz and that made a significant difference

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[Lenny HB]

I changed the bandwith on our Huawei E5577 from 2.4 to 5ghz and that made a significant difference

That won't make any difference to download speed it only affects the wifi network on the LAN no effect on the WAN.

 

[kevenh]

Too slow for reliable streaming, need 5mb/s min preferably 10.
If you are roaming try changing the network, you won't be able to do it in the UK as you have to use the network your contract is with.

More is better but lots of content providers have streams at 2.5Mbps or lower.
I assume the OP’s ~3Mbs is also fluctuating to lower speeds, I.e. is not stable enough for even lower bit rate streams.

 

[funflair]

That won't make any difference to download speed it only affects the wifi network on the LAN no effect on the WAN.

Fixed it for me?

 

[Lenny HB]

Fixed it for me?

Technically impossible.
The only thing it will do is improve the speed of the connection between your device & the MiFi over the Wifi has no effect what so ever on the download speed.

 

[kevenh]

I changed the bandwith on our Huawei E5577 from 2.4 to 5ghz and that made a significant difference

If frequency range of the internal WiFi channels has helped network speeds then there was probably channel conflicts at 2.4GHz. I.e a neighbours’ WiFi router was on the same channel range.

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[Off da Grid]

If it’s an old sim it might not allow the Mifi unit to connect to the whole spectrum available.
For example when 4G came out you had to get a new sim on some carriers to be able to access the new frequencies.
It’s the same for 5G.
As the carriers update the masts they are gradually switching off redundant frequencies, or switching the frequencies to other bands which the sim may not be able to access.
Newer mobile devices are all ready able to use the new bands when they come on line as well as multiple bands (Mimo) at the same time.
It won’t be long before 2G is switched off which will force everyone with just a basic phone to upgrade.

 

[funflair]

Technically impossible.
The only thing it will do is improve the speed of the connection between your device & the MiFi over the Wifi has no effect what so ever on the download speed.

I don't care why Lenny but when I first fired it up it would sit for ages trying open a web site and the phone was much quicker, messed about with settings and put it on 5Ghz only and it was flying, I did a speed test and it was well up there but can't remember the numbers, I guess there is no point in a fast connection if it can't get the data to your device.

 

[funflair]

Just fitted Vodafone sim into HUAWEI motorhome WiFi kit with thing on the roof,

Seems pretty quick to me.

so quick it posted before I was finished £20 per month 12 month contract and £48 cash back in the shop straight back on card, car phone warehouse in curry’s

 

[2657]

That won't make any difference to download speed it only affects the wifi network on the LAN no effect on the WAN.

What does that mean?

 

[kevenh]

That won't make any difference to download speed it only affects the wifi network on the LAN no effect on the WAN.

What does that mean?

WiFi is the output from the Mifi “box”.
The input to the Mifi “box”is the 3G/4g/5g mobile carrier signal.

So changing the set of WiFi frequencies won’t boost speeds - except in a scenario where the 2.4GHz frequency is congested. Changing either the 2.4GHz channel or switching to 5GHz can help then.

edit: 2.4GHz is a busy frequency area and additionally if you and a neighbour both use the same channel for your WiFi, you’ll impact on each other’s speeds.

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[kevenh]

Slightly off topic, and a short interlude, my neighbour and I were both using the same WiFi 2.4GHz channel.
The affects were subtle.
The main one was mrskevenh moaning her laptop was poor for surfing.
She’d pass it to fix, I’d check it out. Find no issue and pass it back.
It went on for a while with me blaming operators’ error.
Eventually I sat in her seat & experienced the problem.
That’s when I found the channel conflict with my neighbour.
After leaving a channel scan going for some extended period, I found a channel in “free air” and chose it for my WiFi.
All WiFi issues sorted - mrskevenh happy

 

[2657]

WiFi is the output from the Mifi “box”.
The input to the Mifi “box”is the 3G/4g/5g mobile carrier signal.

So changing the set of WiFi frequencies won’t boost speeds - except in a scenario where the 2.4GHz frequency is congested. Changing either the 2.4GHz channel or switching to 5GHz can help then.

edit: 2.4GHz is a busy frequency area and additionally if you and a neighbour both use the same channel for your WiFi, you’ll impact on each other’s speeds.

I know basically what wifi is, what I don't know is what LAN and WAN mean.

 

[2657]

Slightly off topic, and a short interlude, my neighbour and I were both using the same WiFi 2.4GHz channel.
The affects were subtle.
The main one was mrskevenh moaning her laptop was poor for surfing.
She’d pass it to fix, I’d check it out. Find no issue and pass it back.
It went on for a while with me blaming operators’ error.
Eventually I sat in her seat & experienced the problem.
That’s when I found the channel conflict with my neighbour.
After leaving a channel scan going for some extended period, I found a channel in “free air” and chose it for my WiFi.
All WiFi issues sorted - mrskevenh happy

Please explain 'channel scan', the only scan that I am aware of is for the network provider.

 

[Lenny HB]

I know basically what wifi is, what I don't know is what LAN and WAN mean.

Local Aera Network & Wide Aera Network.

LAN is the wifi side i.e. your internal network, your Wifi.
WAN is the outside world i.e. the incoming signal in the case of a Mifi the 4G signal.

 

[kevenh]

I know basically what wifi is, what I don't know is what LAN and WAN mean.

Loca area network and wide area network. http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-lan-and-wan
Personally I wouldn’t use WAN for the phone signal. I’d just use it for extended corporate networks.

Please explain 'channel scan', the only scan that I am aware of is for the network provider.

You can scan for WiFi networks. When you look for a WiFi connection your phone or laptop does this.
The extra part is charting the info.
For that you need an app. I jailbroke an old Linksys router to be a WiFi bridge and gained a WiFi scanner.

Hmm! It looks like my neighbour has clashed with my channel choice again

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[Steve and Denise]

I have now changed to 5 ghz and the down load speed is almost double on my tablet ? So will stick with that for the time being

 

[2657]

Loca area network and wide area network. http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-lan-and-wan
Personally I wouldn’t use WAN for the phone signal. I’d just use it for extended corporate networks.

You can scan for WiFi networks. When you look for a WiFi connection your phone or laptop does this.
The extra part is charting the info.
For that you need an app. I jailbroke an old Linksys router to be a WiFi bridge and gained a WiFi scanner.
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Hmm! It looks like my neighbour has clashed with my channel choice again ☹

Looks a bit technical for me, especially if you need more kit to do it.

 

[2657]

I have now changed to 5 ghz and the down load speed is almost double on my tablet ? So will stick with that for the time being

How do you do that?

 

[kevenh]

WAN is the outside world i.e. the incoming signal in the case of a Mifi the 4G signal.

Just FYI The 3G/4G/5G mobile signal is not the WAN.
It’s the carrier of the network that a WAN can ‘sit’ on. IMO

 

[kevenh]

How do you do that?

There’s a menu setting for the Huawei where you can chose WiFi frequency set. 2.4g or 5g
Typically a home WiFi router will run both networks simultaneously.
Not the little Mifi Huawei box tho

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