LTE reception problem in Ticino - questions about coverage and a better antenna

@Weunteuckau47

So if you can’t get reception with a mobile phone, be it a Swisscom subscription or Sunrise subscription, a mobile router isn’t much use to you.

Can the mobile phone receive 4G and 5G?

@Weunteuckau47

I’ve already carried out a few 5G booster installations and the test with the cell phone was usually a big help, but there are differences with the load on the mobile cell where the speed can change.

@Weunteuckau47

So the way you imagine it doesn’t work. You can’t simply force the mobile router or smartphone to use a specific antenna. The devices, including the frequencies, do this themselves. If the reception or speed no longer allows, it becomes difficult. You can only try a different provider to see if it is better or place the router on a different page or window. Above all, you never know which operator operates an antenna, at least not on the Bakom site. There can be various reasons why the device does not connect to the transmitter in San Nazzaro. Aimed at another side, etc. Maybe it’s not a Swisscom or Sunrise antenna. There is also salt.

@Weunteuckau47

The speed e.g. With a 5G booster, this can change if many users use the same cell and the performance for individual users is reduced.

First of all, I would like to point out that this is mobile radio and not location radio. It depends on whether a stationary router is compatible with the terms and conditions. So don’t suck up endless data 😉

The antenna you see can of course be pointed in the other direction. Then you have no reception where you are. In addition, a lake is a great mirror surface and only causes trouble for cell phones.

Don’t you have a landline connection?

@Weunteuckau47

Yes, I know about Cell-Lock and the straps. But it’s actually not necessary for you to set something up as a private customer. As I said, that’s just how it is with mobile communications. If you only have a bad network with all providers, you can’t do anything and don’t expect any miracles in terms of speed, band change or not. At least not via mobile communications.

@Weunteuckau47

The other variant is “StarLink”.

https://www.starlink.com/residential

@Weunteuckau47

StarLink currently costs around Fr. 50 per month without hardware costs.

If there really is no way to install a cable for the Internet, that’s it

so far from civilization?

@Weunteuckau47

Alternatively, you could also come up with the idea of ​​taking advantage of Swisscom’s basic service obligation, which from 2024 for the Internet connection is currently 80/8 Mbit/sec down/up and a maximum price of CHF 60/month.

Swisscom would then have to take care of the type of technology to be used.

@Werner @Weunteuckau47

Whether basic supplies are also mandatory for holiday apartments?

https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/festnetz-abo/grundbedarf.html

N.B. (TV is not part of the basic service).

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@Weunteuckau47 wrote:

I don’t think this will work for holiday apartments.

I don’t need it to work or anything, so it’s a rather cheap option.

But at least there, the connection should be significantly better (also according to Sunrise/Swisscom).

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Maybe you can ask!

https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/hilfe/kontakt.html#cascadingTabs%5Binner%5D=tab_1643986681793&cascadingTabs%5Bouter%5D=tab_1643984218912

Swisscom makes the regulated basic services available in every residential or commercial space in Switzerland upon explicit customer request. The individual customer who wants to conclude a service contract with Swisscom (i.e. not the building owner) is eligible.

Weunteuckau47

I believe that this would work, and can even be done without owning a property:

Of course, it is in Swisscom’s interest that as few people as possible make use of it, because it is definitely a losing proposition for the provider.

In terms of price, the more modest 10/1 Down/Up also costs CHF 45/month.

If you were interested, you would certainly notice very quickly during the ordering process whether there would be any unexpected obstacles when using a basic service subscription.

PCI 463 is a Sunrise antenna in Ascona, the antenna directly on the street in S. Nazarro is a Swisscom antenna.

I’m often in this region and I’ve never had bad Swisscom reception.

Down on the street near the Molinetto restaurant.

In the last two years, Swisscom has put several new locations into operation in this region and upgraded existing ones, especially the antenna on the street.