report in , hope to get my v2 soon

Sifu , possible to check RSSI with TL-MR3420's stock firmware ?

the signal bar =/= RSSI right ?
the signal strength seems not so accurate as I could get better speed at 40% compare to 60%

something weird happened to my 680 >>> I could get better speed with low signal strength 38% vs 63% in 3420 stock firmware . Now I directly plug in 680 to pc and use mdma , again the RSSI with -61dBm my speed is 6Mpbs , but when I re-positioned 680 with RSSI -83dBm , I could easily hit > 11Mbps , both tested with purple lit on , so confusing

thx for replying sir , so what is your take in this case ? good rssi with low speed or mediocre rssi with good speed ?

Sifu , another test proven that the best for my 680 is leave it untreated .

the last 3 rows result is tested with "680 + panel + mdma @ -61dBm" vs the top 3 rows with "680 + mdma @ -81dBm" ( I dismantled the panel ) >> without panel and inferior dBm , my speed improved ~40%




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as you can see , with panel attached, the RSSI improved quite significant @ -61dBm , and my last post on 3420's signal strength is about 77% , without panel , my RSSI only -81dBm and signal strength is about 45%

bro , I dunno , I just position my panel in order to get the best RSSI , or should I try all angles irregardless of what RSSI I get ?

ok , thx for the insight

right now I attached the panel to a 8ft-long pipe rod , and use idm with single connection to download a 2hr+ hd clip (metallica concert) from youtube , while downloading i rotate the pipe 360 degree , monitor the rssi and download speed .
from what i found out thus far , good rssi =/= good speed , -69dBm I get speed hovering at 600 to 750KB/s range while the other side with -83dBm could get me 1000 to 1200KB/s . I think I will just leave the pipe rod there , when downloading , rotate it and secure the position with the highest download speed

you are right , bare 680 always connect me to the fastest one while panel prefer to get me strong signal but low speed , anyway to force panel to connect to fast cid ?

by the way , opensignalmaps shows me there are some more cid surrounding , I wonder why I couldn't locate them with modem/panel

it is tower cell identity

thx 4 d info , how to force it to connect only 2100 ?

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Added on November 22, 2012, 12:01 pmunderstood sir

This post has been edited by n0v1ce: Nov 22 2012, 12:01 PM

yup i noticed it , at first i thought it will reset to default auto band , TQ sir

try to get an usb extension cable , try to place you modem to exactly the location where you direct plug-in to PC and see how .

for mine , if I direct plug-in to router my speed sux too cause the router location got bad reception , which is why i use the usb extension to locate my modem onto sweet spot

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Added on November 22, 2012, 7:02 pmforgot to mention , putting modem horizontally or vertically also got big effect (in my case)

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mine one must put horizontal with purple led facing downwards , any other position/direction really got no eye see
yup u are right about antenna , it is just that my room not in favor of antenna

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Added on November 22, 2012, 7:38 pmhave you try long hour download ? mine would get disconnection , right now at tx 25 only

This post has been edited by n0v1ce: Nov 22 2012, 07:38 PM

I believe it is due to modem orientation

how is the before and after speed , ping & etc ? maybe I should put my panel at rooftop like yours