Quectel RM510Q LTE signal indoors

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Quectel RM510Q LTE signal indoors

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Just switched from a Sierra MC7455 to a Quectel and the modem responses to questions is confusing.

Firstly I have never been able to use 4G at my locale until today but it is not strong and is slow. So I am still running on 3G.

I did some tests and I got these readings.

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AT+QSCAN=3
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,2850,265,-136,-29,65524,6
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,6400,102,-110,-19,15,15
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,6300,202,-,-,-,0
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,6300,102,-111,-20,14,15
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,3624,409,-115,-13,10,115
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,1226,310,-123,-21,2,65534
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,39250,492,-120,-14,4,110
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,32,1761,292,-69,-7,59,12
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,30,1617,292,-70,-10,58,9
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,30,6225,427,-105,-13,17,4
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,30,3350,57,-131,-23,65533,65531
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,20,9360,462,-110,-16,16,18
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,20,6175,108,-105,-17,22,111
+QSCAN: "NR5G",-,-,431810,906,-,-,-,0
+QSCAN: "NR5G",-,-,152690,279,-,-,-,0
+QSCAN: "NR5G",-,-,156510,881,-,-,-,0

OK
AT+QSCAN=2
+QSCAN: "NR5G",-,-,431810,906,-,-,-,0
+QSCAN: "NR5G",-,-,152690,279,-,-,-,0
+QSCAN: "NR5G",-,-,156510,881,-,-,-,0

OK
AT+QSCAN=1
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,20,6175,108,-105,-16,22,113
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,20,9360,462,-109,-16,17,19
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,30,3350,57,-131,-23,65534,65531
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,30,6225,427,-105,-15,17,4
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,32,1617,292,-70,-6,59,12
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,30,1761,292,-69,-6,59,12
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,39250,492,-120,-14,4,112
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,1226,305,-132,-30,65528,65524
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,3624,409,-119,-17,6,112
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,6300,102,-110,-20,14,15
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,6400,102,-111,-19,14,15
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,15,2850,265,-140,-30,65521,4
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,20,1392,486,-121,-27,5,7
+QSCAN: "LTE",234,10,3725,276,-122,-21,3,14

OK
AT+COPS=?
+COPS: (1,"3 UK","3 UK","23420",7),(1,"SMARTY","SMARTY","23420",2),(3,"EE","EE")

OK
AT+QENG="SERVINGCELL"
+QENG: "servingcell","NOCONN","WCDMA",234,20,39,B0145C,10588,290,57,-60,-2,-,-,-

OK


Perhaps someone could be kind enough to help me interpret these results.
I am considering an external antenna.
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Re: Quectel RM510Q LTE signal indoors

Post by Dazed-and-Confused »

I received a very insightful reply to this same question on whirlpool forum. Thanks anyways.
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