Millenicom → Re: First day on Sprint 4g LTE in "fair area"

I'm on Millenicom. Was a trucker until a recent mri put a halt to all that. Bought the Sierra 803s while still out on the road. My tower is 3 miles from me and the 803s is in a tower facing window. 80% signal. This is a VERY rural area and this tower went 4G(LTE) 2 months ago. When it first lit up i was seeing ~25mbps down and ~10 up. Now........

Also. Which friggin external antenna do I get for this 803s and what's with the 2 antenna ports???? Internet not too clear on the dual ports. Neither is the manual.

use the port to the left of the power input, any 1900 MHz antenna will work ... including dual-band magnetic

I would love to see 12mb/s ! Personally having been on Verizon 3g for the past three years I am THRILLED to see 5mb/s and if thats all I can get I am happy. Things seem to stream ok at that speed. I am about 7 miles from my nearest tower. I just have to reslove the frequent disconnects though....

Just curious . Do you have any microwave towers in your area ? They can cause the disconnects you are describing . Solution then is to go with directional antenna . Aim at a tower that does not cross microwave tower path . Just thinking outside the box , Hope you get all issues resolved.