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So I had an errand to run in Newberg (down the mountain) today. I noticed on my way back home that there was a cell tower on the south side of the mountain too. So I stopped on the edge of town, within about 1-2 miles of the tower, direct line of sight. Phone was showing 5G mode and -87 dBm and I thought therefore I would get real good thruput. Nope. About the same as usual - about 15mbps.
So I went up the mountain and stopped within about half a mile of the tower and got 310+mbps in 5G with -99dBm.
Then I got within about 100 yards of the tower and got 335+mbps.
That was within the car. I assume the antenna on the car works for the cell phone?
I got home and tried from my driveway - I got less than 3 mbps. I tried out on the road (tower visible, but different tower on the north side of the mountain) and got about 5 mbps. I went inside the house and got 15 mbps.
Go figure.
Anyway - I should have forced it to 4g LTE and tried it again when I was really close to the tower, but I doubt I would have got those kinds of speeds. Proximity certainly helps.
So I went up the mountain and stopped within about half a mile of the tower and got 310+mbps in 5G with -99dBm.
Then I got within about 100 yards of the tower and got 335+mbps.
That was within the car. I assume the antenna on the car works for the cell phone?
I got home and tried from my driveway - I got less than 3 mbps. I tried out on the road (tower visible, but different tower on the north side of the mountain) and got about 5 mbps. I went inside the house and got 15 mbps.
Go figure.
Anyway - I should have forced it to 4g LTE and tried it again when I was really close to the tower, but I doubt I would have got those kinds of speeds. Proximity certainly helps.