I'm unhappy with my home broadband provider and looking to move to 4G broadband with three.I am testing a ZTE 4G router with a smarty SIM. Network coverage checker tells me I should have excellent service indoors and out. 5G is not available in my area.
Trying various locations in the house speedtest is giving me download speeds between 5 and 29 Mbps. However the best signal strength I've been able to achieve with the router is -96dBm (3 or sometimes 4 bars showing) and it's difficult finding a location to keep it consistently above -100dBm. (My phone with smarty SIM is mostly around -111dBm). Although the download speeds with the router in best location are good enough for streaming, the rule of thumb for signal strength appears to say I don't have a healthy connection.
I obviously don't want to commit to a contract with three if it's not viable. What else can I do to improve signal strength ?
