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PhilipM_2194613
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

‎03-08-2023 09:19 AM

Hi Smarty Forum, 

I recently purchased a Unlimited Data only SIM which I have put in a MikroTik LTE external router.

I have added in a APN as per the Smarty instructions and am getting around 28Mb down and 43Mb up.

I live rather rurally so I am extremely happy with that - much better than phone line (19Mb down and 0.9Mb up)

The problem I am having is that the speeds are not consistent. Last night after two hours stable it dropped to around 0.37Mb down and this morning is around 8Mb. 

It does not seem to be Tower traffic related as it is not happening at specific times so I wonder if I have missed something in the setup or am doing something wrong.

Any help or assistance would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.

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MSF
SMARTY Guru
SMARTY Guru

‎03-08-2023 09:46 AM

@PhilipM_2194613  The fact that you are able to get signal is encouraging and suggests that you have set it up correctly.

With my limited knowledge of mobile signal tech, I wonder if this drop in speed is purely down to some form of congestion at certain times.

Smarty do stress that mobile data should not be seen as a replacement for broadband and I guess this is one of the reasons.

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Strandloper
SMARTY Motivator
SMARTY Motivator
In response to MSF

‎03-08-2023 10:27 AM

@PhilipM_2194613,

Could you keep a record of when things are slower?

Recording the weather, whether traffic is high or low on nearby roads (if any), along with the speeds?

There may be correlations between these, but otherwise it's as @MSF suggests

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PhilipM_2194613
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer
In response to Strandloper

‎03-08-2023 10:33 AM

Hi StevenW & MSF

Many thanks for coming back to me so quickly, much appreciated.

I guess it must be traffic related (perhaps that is why the Up link is so much better than the down?).

I'll key an eye on it and see if I can discover a pattern to it. Interestingly the variation only started on Monday, it was consistent all weekend so that may suggest a traffic problem.

Thanks once again. 

Chalkychap
SMARTY Trendsetter
SMARTY Trendsetter

‎03-08-2023 11:36 AM

You might want to bear in mind the SMARTY terms & conditions state an unlimited data only SIM should NOT be used as a long term substitute for landline broadband - I think this is covered in sections 5.15, 5.16.