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NETGEAR 3G/4G/5G Omnidirectional MIMO Antenna (6000450)
Antenna | Radio |
Brand | NETGEAR |
Color | Black |
Impedance | 50 Ohm |
Maximum Range | 5 Feet |
Product Dimensions | 6.3"L x 0.22"W x 4.7"H |
About this item
- Improve performance of your mobile broadband devices when indoors or in, fringe zones with this portable antenna, covering a wide band spectrum (700MHz to 2600MHz).Power Source Type: Mobile hotspot
- Usable indoors or outdoors. Frequency Bands: 700-906/1710-1990/2110-2170/2500-2700 MHz
- Improve performance in areas with low 3G or 4G signal strength
- Compatible with NETGEAR MR1100, LB1120/21, LB2120
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WiFi signal | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | — | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Stability | 3.9 | — | 4.0 | — | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Easy to install | 4.6 | — | 4.3 | — | 4.7 | — |
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maximum range | 5 feet | — | — | 5 feet | — | 10 feet |
impedance | 50 ohm | — | — | 50 ohm | — | 50 ohm |
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From the manufacturer
Improve LTE Network reception to your Mobile Modem or Hotspot
MIMO Antenna with Two TS-9 Connectors (1 meter length)
Boost performance indoors or in fringe network areas by plugging this external antenna into your 3G/4G Mobile Modem or Mobile Hostspot.
This antenna is designed to improve LTE network reception when in buildings, vehicles or remote sites where network coverage is sparse.
Simple instalation, no software required.
Compatible with:
- NETGEAR MR1100
- NETGEAR LB1120
- NETGEAR LB1121
- NETGEAR LB2120
- and more...
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Product Dimensions | 6.3 x 4.7 x 0.22 inches |
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Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
ASIN | B00DN3J03O |
Item model number | 6000450 |
Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #304 in Computer Networking Antennas |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 25, 2013 |
Manufacturer | Netgear |
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Product Description
Boost performance indoors or in fringe network areas by plugging this external antenna into your 3G/4G AirCard modem or mobile hotspot. This antenna is designed to increase speeds and extend coverage when in buildings, vehicles, or remote sites where network coverage is sparse. Simple installation, no software required.
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Customers like the download speed and ease of installation of the antenna. For example, they mention it improves LTE data speeds, it's simple to use, and it'll double your download and upload speeds. That said, opinions are mixed on the signal strength, performance, value, quality, and suction cups.
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Customers are satisfied with the download speed of the antenna. They mention that it improves LTE data speeds, with an average connection speed improvement of about 20%. Some say that the antenna has more than doubled the download and upload speeds of their device. Overall, most are happy with the performance and functionality of this antenna.
"...Overall the antenna does work and does improve my data speeds...." Read more
"...AT&T's unlimited cellular data service and you have a great high speed internet solution...." Read more
"...weak signal I was getting 20+ Mbps and on firestick 4k it never had to wait to stream. Color me very very impressed. As a bit of advice...." Read more
"...of use (not much I grant you), my experience is that the MiFi performance is increased with this antenna...." Read more
Customers find the antenna easy to install and use. They say the plugs attach very easily, it's simple to mount and connect, and it has suction cups that make it easy to put on a window. Customers also mention that the antenna is portable and easy to use.
"...The Netgear MIMO antenna here is a portable somewhat easy to use antenna with an average of about 2 to 3 dbi of gain for its size...." Read more
"...Very impressive results and easy to use." Read more
"...Suction cups and mounting system works well on glass windowEasy installation and clear improvement to LTE data speeds..." Read more
"I tested this as soon as I got it with my Mifi 8800 jetpack. Install was very easy...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the signal strength of the antenna. Some mention that it gives them better signal strength, with an overall signal quality improvement of 4db. However, others say that it does not improve wifi strength and does nothing for the 5G signal.
"...The antenna cable for the antenna is of good quality with excellent TS-9 push on connectors, most aftermarket TS-9 connectors can be little stiff to..." Read more
"...Tested both in Pollock Pines and they both failed to receive signal from either of the two towers that were available at the time of testing...." Read more
"Overall the Antenna does improve the signal reception. That said, it is not as large a difference as many who buy are probably hoping it will be...." Read more
"...What that means for you is that it is only designed to receive a signal on ONE side of the device... you have to point that side toward the outside..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the antenna. Some mention that it works well for their Netgear hotspots from ATT, with exceptional results. The MIMO feature seems to work well, improving throughput of data. However, others say that it didn't work for them and became unusable in all their tests.
"...Is available cheaper, and a far better build quality. The Netgear is okay, but for half the price the other one I mentioned is just as good...." Read more
"...In short, this antenna works great, and the combination of this antenna and the Netgear Nighthawk LTE modem was the answer I desperately needed for..." Read more
"...At least by 1 bar. HA!!! It has absolutely NO EFFECT!!! Not only does it not help with the signal, whether it is attached to the Jetpack or not...." Read more
"...The results are pretty exceptional! Once positioned, this antenna exceeds expectation. The signal strength went from -101 dBm to -78 dBm...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the antenna. Some mention that it's well worth the money, a viable and affordable solution for areas with low cell signal, and the price was great. However, others say that it is not worth this much money, not cheap, and a complete waste of money.
"...Give it a shot! To me is definitely money well spent. Can even consider both and use this antenna as a go to for traveling." Read more
"It took me over 2 years to finally make a review of this worthless piece of garbage...." Read more
"...on our Smart TVs. The price is right and the benefits are invaluable for maintaining a consistent internet connection in our neck of the woods." Read more
"...Just tough for me to justify the price...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the antenna. Some mention that it has a far better build quality, the cables and antenna itself seem durable, and reliable. However, others say that the ports on back of the receiver are not solid, the antenna connectors are fragile, and cannot be repaired if broken.
"...One big negative for me is how short the cables are coming off the Antenna...." Read more
"...It snaps into place on my Hotspot but is wiggly. If it did even a marginal improvement with 5G it would be 5 stars." Read more
"...The antenna cable for the antenna is of good quality with excellent TS-9 push on connectors, most aftermarket TS-9 connectors can be little stiff to..." Read more
"...I was able to still be connected, and even download, but it was very unstable and dropped constantly...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the suction cups. Some mention that the antenna is well made and includes suction cup and clips to attach it to a window. They say the sucker cups are very strong and work well. However, some customers report issues with the succession cups failing and falling off the window.
"...The suction cups work well for the antenna and I like the fact that I can use suction cups from the hobby/office stores when these no long hold...." Read more
"...Quick note: only 4 stars because it only came with one suction cup. Come on!..." Read more
"...It also comes with 2 suction cups and clips to secure this antenna to a window or other non-porous materials...." Read more
"...The only downside is that there was only one suction cup in the package, so it is hanging a little precariously, and the cords could be longer...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the length of the antenna. They mention that the cable is a little shorter than they like, the wires are too short to place a significant distance from device, and the plugs are loose. Some say that the chord is not even long enough from the window to middle console.
"...The cable lenght is a little shorter then I like (1meter) but what I have found the cable is long enough to reach a table near most of the windows I..." Read more
"...Here is the list of things I dislike about it.-The cord is too short for me most of the time. I travel 95% of the year, so I'm in hotels...." Read more
"...Short connection cable length at three feetMisc:..." Read more
"...They are short, I had to buy a longer set to add on." Read more
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I have had this antenna for about a week now and here is what I have experienced.
First off lets talk about antennas, to get those big dBi numbers you have to do a couple of things, (1) Stack multiple antennas into an array for big gain, that's why cell site antennas are so big (2 to 8 feet in length). (2) Increase the depth of the antenna by adding signal directors in front of the active antenna element and a reflector element behind the active element (Yagi antenna) to get high dBi gain numbers.
The problem with those antennas they are really big and hard to manage when people want something portable. They are great for a fixed/bolt it to the outside of your home antenna with thick low loss antenna coax going to your hotspot and they do work very well.
The Netgear MIMO antenna here is a portable somewhat easy to use antenna with an average of about 2 to 3 dbi of gain for its size. Considering the antennas inside most LTE hotspots have no dBi gain, but they also have no cable losses to deal with either.
This is a very sturdy antenna just not sure how well the heavy plastic will hold up in extreme heat and direct sun. The suction cups work well for the antenna and I like the fact that I can use suction cups from the hobby/office stores when these no long hold. The antenna cable for the antenna is of good quality with excellent TS-9 push on connectors, most aftermarket TS-9 connectors can be little stiff to connect to the hotspots. The cable lenght is a little shorter then I like (1meter) but what I have found the cable is long enough to reach a table near most of the windows I have tried. I'm not a fan of leaving my hotspot in the windows sill as I have had times during the summer months it will overheat and turn off. This antenna will help with that by getting the hotspot out of the sun.
How well does the antenna improvement my internet experience, first there are LOTS of things that can impact your LTE data service and here is a small list that can impact your data speeds. (Data speeds will vary greatly per area based on signal level RSRP, quality RSRQ, multiple tower pollution, distance from the cell tower, how many users using the tower, how many bands are available, how much bandwidth each R.F. carrier has, carrier aggregation, MIMO capability, QAM capability, back haul from the cell tower, what your hotspot can support and other various items)
Now for the performance of the antenna itself, as I explained about antennas with their high gains and as others have stated in their reviews here this antenna is NOT going to make your signal bars jump from 0 to 5 bars when the hotspot is in the same location as the antenna and you have to have some detectable signal to make some improvement. What I have seen on average is about 4 to 10 dbm improvement in RSRP depending on the frequency band the hotspot is attached too, for example on T-mobile my area has band 2, 4 & 12. On band 2 there is a 6 to 8dbm improvement. Band 4 about 4 to 6dbm and Band 12 about 8 to 10dbm improvement, but the big improvement was on data speeds. Most of the T-mobile towers I tested had a 20mhz wide carrier on band 4, those towers with an RSRP of -90dbm with the antenna I saw about speeds around 60 to 85 mbps, without the antenna and the hotspot placed in the same location as the antenna RSRP of -96dbm with data speeds around 20 to 40 mbps. Testing was done in the early morning hours to have the least amount of users on the tower. Now the towers with bands 2 & 12 were hard to tests as I had to move closer or further away to force thee hotspot pick the other band as the primary server, for example band 12 in my area for T-mobile is only a 5mhz wide carrier so it won't pass data as fast as the 20mhz carrier will, but some data is better then no data for me. Now the other T-mobile tower tested has band 2, 4 & 12 in it with the Netgear antenna attached with an RSRP of -70dbm I saw data speed tests well over 100 mbps and without the antenna I didn't see as much of a speed drop as I expected. This could be that I was very close to the tower and the internal antennas of the hotspot was providing more than enough for the tower to provide the maximum data resources it had available.
I also performed similar tests on AT&T's network detecting bands 2,4,5,12 & 30. Data speed testing varied widely, for example the one test tower has bands 2,12&30. The hotspot would lock onto band 2 without the antenna at -100dbm and fluctuate up and down a few dbm. When I attached the antenna the RSRP was -92dbm, plus it greatly reduced the fluctuating signal, I also noticed that at times with the antenna attached the hotspot would switch over to band 30, which I was never able to get the hotspot to attach too without the antenna. When the hotspot was attached to band 30 RSRP was around -108dbm I would see average speed tests around 75 mbps, but the speeds would fluctuate up and down during the tests so the averages were all over the place, but 75 mbps was the average. I think the fluctuating speed was carrier aggregation adding and removing the weaker bands during the tests.
As for Sprint I was only able to test one of their sites as my area doesn't have a lot the band 41 towers, so I had to travel to an area that had them. The tower I tested had band 25, 26 & 41. The test phone showed there are 3 carriers of band 41, but my old Netgear Fuse does not support carrier aggregation, so I can only test one band at a time and I only tested band 41 with the antenna. I found that I could only get about a 3dbm improvement in RSRP on band 41 with the antenna, it's not much but it did improve the data rates. With the antenna RSRP was -108dbm I saw an average of 45 mbps without the antenna it dropped to about 12 mbps.
One last test for those that are do not completely understand MIMO (Multiple In Multiple Out antennas) The Netgear antenna is 2X MIMO antenna that's why it has 2 cable connections. The Hotspots also have 2 internal antennas and when you connect to the external antenna those internal antenna turn off (according to Netgear) so I wanted to see what would happen if I only used one of the antenna cables and not the other. I then wrapped my hotspot in aluminum foil to unscientifically disable the internal antenna and only use one antenna. The signal results did not change much, but I did see the RSRP fluctuate around more with just the single antenna. The data speed tests is where things changed, with the Netgear antenna attached in MIMO (both cables attached) on T-mobile band 4 I would get an average of about 60 to 85 mbps. Now in SISO (one antenna used at the hotspot) I would average about 28 to 32 mbps. From my testing I could clearly see the benefits of MIMO. Once I get the Netgear MR1000 that has built-in 4X MIMO and 256 QAM then I can see what the data speeds would be for that hotspot using just the 4 internal antennas in the hotspot.
Also for those that use boosters like Weboost and SureCall they make fine products, but just remember boosters don't support Sprint's band 26 & 41. Along with AT&T's band 29 & 30. They also don't support MIMO. This antenna supports all of these bands so if your tower has these bands and your hotspot supports the bands as well you could see some improvement in data speeds with this antenna over the booster on these bands along with the benefits of MIMO. I would like to find a report from someone that has done tests with a mobile booster external like Weboost and then did the same test without the booster and just used a MIMO antenna to see which one proved the better data speeds while the vehicle was in motion. I only use my hotspots in buildings and not much in a vehicle while in motion.
I know this was a long review and not as detailed others have done, but it does show what I experienced in my area with my conditions, your experience maybe different.
Overall the antenna does work and does improve my data speeds. Will I use it everywhere I go "NO, but if I'm in place with questionable WiFi or no WiFi and I can get at least a single bar of LTE signal this antenna is going to find the window with the best detectable LTE signal so I can connect it to my hotspot with TS-9 external antenna ports to give me an increase in my data speeds.
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Is available cheaper, and a far better build quality. The Netgear is okay, but for half the price the other one I mentioned is just as good.
You won't get stellar performance with either if you're in the woods. Tested both in Pollock Pines and they both failed to receive signal from either of the two towers that were available at the time of testing.
For something more serious a Yagi is probably the best way to go - and if this is for your primary internet connection and nothing else is available, that is exactly what you should use instead of either of these MiMo.
Like many routers and hotspots, the Nighthawk has an Admin page you can access with any internet browser. On that page, there is a section you can navigate to which shows your signal strength in dB. The dB strength for cellular signal is measured in minus, for example a perfect cell signal is around -50 dB, while a barely usable cellular signal is around -120 dB. The Netgear's Admin page showed I was getting a signal of around -115 dB, BEFORE I connected this antenna. After connecting the Netgear MIMO Antenna, the signal strengthened from -115 to -99 dB! This is significant since every 3 dB of signal gained, equals a double in signal strength!
Put into simpler, more useful terms... before this antenna, running an internet speed test showed my download speed was around 6-8 mbps.... after connecting this antenna, I am now getting regular tests above 30 mbps, and tonight I ran a test of over 56 mbps (see attached picture)!! Using this antenna to get better cell signal to the hotspot makes that big of a difference.
The antenna comes with very little in the way of instructions or descriptions, so what I'm about to say is important to your success with it. This is a DIRECTIONAL, flat panel antenna. What that means for you is that it is only designed to receive a signal on ONE side of the device... you have to point that side toward the outside of your house. Unfortunately, there is no description whatsoever on the antenna as to which is the correct side to point outwards. If you look at the antenna, the BACK side of the antenna has a "hump" built into it. The FRONT side of the antenna is a completely flat surface. That FLAT side is the one you want pointing out of your window to receive the best signal. The unit does come with plastic "suckers" that will attach to the antenna, and they will only mount on the antenna in one direction..... that is the perfect way for you to know which way to mount the antenna, because when the antenna is mounted to glass with the suckers... that is the correct orientation with the front of the panel facing outside the window.
If you don't know the direction of your nearest cell tower... walk around your home or business with your cellphone, and place it in different windows to see where you have the most bars. Whatever window gives you the most signal, is probably the best one to stick the antenna onto. You can just set the Nighthawk on the window sill (as shown in my attached picture).
In short, this antenna works great, and the combination of this antenna and the Netgear Nighthawk LTE modem was the answer I desperately needed for high-speed internet at my location. Couple these items with AT&T's unlimited cellular data service and you have a great high speed internet solution. I couldn't get cable internet service at my home because they said it "wasn't offered in my area" even though a home 1/4 mile from here has it.... but with this setup I went from having a service that could barely be described as "broadband", to something here that is running twice as fast as cable internet in my area.
Highly recommended. Should be offered as an 'upsell' in the AT&T stores for folks like me who have weak cell signal in their homes.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2017
Like many routers and hotspots, the Nighthawk has an Admin page you can access with any internet browser. On that page, there is a section you can navigate to which shows your signal strength in dB. The dB strength for cellular signal is measured in minus, for example a perfect cell signal is around -50 dB, while a barely usable cellular signal is around -120 dB. The Netgear's Admin page showed I was getting a signal of around -115 dB, BEFORE I connected this antenna. After connecting the Netgear MIMO Antenna, the signal strengthened from -115 to -99 dB! This is significant since every 3 dB of signal gained, equals a double in signal strength!
Put into simpler, more useful terms... before this antenna, running an internet speed test showed my download speed was around 6-8 mbps.... after connecting this antenna, I am now getting regular tests above 30 mbps, and tonight I ran a test of over 56 mbps (see attached picture)!! Using this antenna to get better cell signal to the hotspot makes that big of a difference.
The antenna comes with very little in the way of instructions or descriptions, so what I'm about to say is important to your success with it. This is a DIRECTIONAL, flat panel antenna. What that means for you is that it is only designed to receive a signal on ONE side of the device... you have to point that side toward the outside of your house. Unfortunately, there is no description whatsoever on the antenna as to which is the correct side to point outwards. If you look at the antenna, the BACK side of the antenna has a "hump" built into it. The FRONT side of the antenna is a completely flat surface. That FLAT side is the one you want pointing out of your window to receive the best signal. The unit does come with plastic "suckers" that will attach to the antenna, and they will only mount on the antenna in one direction..... that is the perfect way for you to know which way to mount the antenna, because when the antenna is mounted to glass with the suckers... that is the correct orientation with the front of the panel facing outside the window.
If you don't know the direction of your nearest cell tower... walk around your home or business with your cellphone, and place it in different windows to see where you have the most bars. Whatever window gives you the most signal, is probably the best one to stick the antenna onto. You can just set the Nighthawk on the window sill (as shown in my attached picture).
In short, this antenna works great, and the combination of this antenna and the Netgear Nighthawk LTE modem was the answer I desperately needed for high-speed internet at my location. Couple these items with AT&T's unlimited cellular data service and you have a great high speed internet solution. I couldn't get cable internet service at my home because they said it "wasn't offered in my area" even though a home 1/4 mile from here has it.... but with this setup I went from having a service that could barely be described as "broadband", to something here that is running twice as fast as cable internet in my area.
Highly recommended. Should be offered as an 'upsell' in the AT&T stores for folks like me who have weak cell signal in their homes.
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en descarga y 35 Mbps en carga. Muy recomendada junto con el módem de la misma marca.
Also, just to say that the antenna arrived in Netgear retail packaging, sowns no sign of having been previously used, is well made, and has useful accessories (the clips for hanging off a laptop). So far, so good