Posts by placidnomad20

wearymason4 said:That antenna won't work—it’s built for 5GHz WiFi, not the 3G/4G frequencies you actually need.
See if you can track down two Iskra P56 units for a decent price; they cover all the mobile bands we deal with here.

What about something like this?

Is that what you meant by the Iskras? I see they have two different versions out there...

I’m looking for some advice on an outdoor antenna that would work with my Verizon LTE Router—it's basically the standard home gateway from T-Mobile.
I’ve ended up in this pretty bizarre situation, honestly. Without an antenna, I can't catch a decent 4G signal at all. But get this—if I take the little antenna that came with the Huawei unit and just hold it up against the window, I actually start picking up 4G, whereas when the antenna stays inside the house, nothing happens. I’m stuck in this weird dead zone between a cell tower and a hill, and I have no clue what's happening with the signal physics here. The folks over at T-Mobile actually gave me a specific direction to point an antenna toward, and once I did, it actually worked...
I’ve been asking around a bit, and someone suggested https://mikrotik.com/product/MTAS-5G-15D120. Now, I’m not sure if I need something even more powerful, though I wouldn't want to spend more than about $333.

Thanks in advance. (And sorry if I’m barking up the wrong tree here—if I'm in the wrong place, my bad.)

I’d probably grab a specific software package through the link—something used more heavily for work, specifically marine engine diagnostics. Nothing too crazy or high-end... everything else would just be the usual stuff, checking out videos on YouTube, catching a movie here and there, just general browsing... I've never really had much interest in gaming.

analogtiger19 said:The outskirts—do we need them or not? Cash vs. card payments?

Forgot to mention above—had to edit this right after posting. ^^ Basically, I don't need anything from the suburbs, just the case, and I'll pay cash.

Also, if possible, let's throw in a 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD.

So, I’m looking to put together a PC that’s strictly for gaming—nothing else. My budget is sitting at around $7,000, though I might be able to stretch that a little if the parts really justify it. Just the tower, please; I don't need anything else included.

I’ve got zero interest in overclocking—just want things to run smoothly out of the box. Also, an SSD is a non-negotiable. I'll just order the components from wherever they happen to be in stock, so any major retailer or online shop is fine by me.