Proxicast 4G/5G External Magnetic Antenna - 7 dBi Loaded Coil with SMA & TS9 Connectors Compatible with AT&T Nighthawk, Verizon Jetpack, Cradlepoint, Pepwave, MoFi, Digi, Sierra (ANT-124-95G-2PK)

This external magnetic antenna is well made and performs as expected. The magnetic base holds securely, the cable feels solid, and the connectors fit properly. I’ve had no issues with performance, and it’s been a simple, reliable upgrade for improving signal where needed. Installation was straightforward and hassle-free. Nothing fancy, just a quality antenna that works.

Important note: I use these mounted outside - to The roof of whatever (always parked) vehicle I am in or carried with me if I am hiking out to a spot to work. Pros: I am often in a remote forest with one bar of LTE on my phone - messages had to be sent as texts, not able to get photos, certainly no able to browse the web. The Verizon MiFi alone was a bit of an improvement, but it was slow & a disappointment. These antenna really made a huge difference for me & made the MiFi a workable solution to being able to work from here - it wasn’t before. I can stream YouTube vids, I’m in that remote locale right now writing this using the Amazon app, I can check email with attachments and download documents from the cloud. I just tried to FaceTime, and it was not a problem, which was a bit of a surprise. Haven’t tried to Zoom, not sure how that would go. Magnets work for me, I don’t keep them installed permanently, I move them around depending on where I am in the forest where I am working, so I haven’t subjected them to staying on under any extreme conditions. I just put them on the roof of the vehicle I am in, don’t have to fuss much to get them to do their thing. Con: the only con for me is the connections to the MiFi ports are not at all secure. They seemed okay at first, but after a month or so, they just fall right out from the slightest movement. It’s a huge PITA, and managing the long cords is also a pain - I also realize that a lot of folks probably set this up and leave it, so my usage might be atypical since I am taking the antenna out a lot. It’s annoying they fall out so easily, but the reception I get is such a huge improvement that I would purchase it again without hesitation.

I had bad reception without 4g. These antennas are easy to use and do boost the signal. They work best near a window.

UPDATE: Complete pieces of junk. After 10-15 minutes of highway driving, one fell apart (magnet and bottom sticker stayed on roof, antenna went flying, pulled over and it was dangling from the coax cable. Pushed the magnet back in and tried again in case it was a fluke and then a few minutes later, the other antenna did the same thing. Very, very poor construction. Coax shield isn't even soldered to ground magnet, it's just wedged between the plastic base and the magnet. Avoid these at all costs and get something better. Initial impression is good. Fairly good construction, signal strength at my house is as expected. Will be working at an event that is in a very poor 4G/5G coverage area this weekend so I'll know more later. But I'm hopeful, these have to be better than the two paddle antennas that I've got now.

Positives: Cheap, light, it works. Negatives: There is another product by the same manufacturer that is much more expensive and which works better, but it is heavier. Whether it works and how well it works, is for me the most important. I tested the antennas in a very poor signal situation and compared it to the no antenna results and to the more expensive antennas results. Here is what I found. The number of bars shown on my M5 didn't change at all, but the speed tests that I ran DID change. I used the ORKA speedtest app on my iPhone 12 pro max with my phone wirelessly connected to my M5 using the 5G wifi and my phone close to the M5 so as not to lose throughput because of distance. I also put my phone in airplane mode, because when I use the M5 with cellular service enabled, I get disastrous results! Averaging over a small number of trials, here are the results that I obtained: M5 without antennas Download: 3.87Mbps, Upload 0.24Mbps, Ping: 42ms, Loss: 14% M5 WITH these antennas (proxicast ANT-124-TSç-2PK) Download: 6.98Mbps, Upload: 0.52Mbps, Ping: 108ms, Loss: 18% M5 with other antennas (proxicastProxicast 8 dBi High Gain External Magnetic Antenna Compatible with AT&T Nighthawk M5, ...) Download: 8.44Mbps, Upload: 0.51Mbps, Ping: 61.5ms, Loss: 0% The VERY poor signal case is important to me, but the antennas are important to me, and hence my test in a signal-deprived Location. In the tested scenario, the antennas made a very real difference to the usability of the connection. The more expensive antennas, nearly 4x more expensive, provided better results, and are more physically stable, but they are also heavier. These antennas easily fall over, whereas their expensive and heavier big brother does not. I decided to keep both pairs because sometimes the lightness of this pair will make a difference. When I want to be really sure, I will use the more expensive ones, and the cost of lugging around heavy antennas.

Went on a cruise to Alaska, and as we all know, there is not good cell phone reception. I was not prepared to pay the fees to connect to the ships "internet". Too many guests degrading the system to a crawl. I heard too many complaints already. I connected the Proxicast to a Hotspot I had available. The antennas helped me getting a good signal, the other passengers were struggling find, or could not get signal at all. I connected the magnetic based antennas on the balcony, and the extra long wires ensured the hotspot was in the cabin at all times. I had reliable Internet access, 70% of the time. On the open ocean there is no signal, only a satellite cell phone would have helped. This system paid for itself after the first Gigabyte of data I send and received.

Super inexpensive way to boost reception on my Netgear Nighthawk MR1100. I went from around 40 mbs to the mid 50s in an area with a lot of interference with an amazing boost in upload speeds. I’m happy.

I compared signal bars and speed tests with and without the antennas installed. There was no performance gain with the Proxicast Antennas on two different cell towers in my area. These Proxicast Antennas didn't work as expected and were returned. Take these findings with a grain of salt, because the NETGEAR LB1120 might not be a device that works well with this type of dual antenna array. I don't own any other devices that might work okay with these Proxicast antennas. Due to the TS9 type connectors, I was unable to test the SWR of these antennas on my NanoVNA.