Hi all, new here but seems like a good resource

Right...

In a nutshell, i want to know if connecting an external antenna will help give me faster speeds.

Bit more info - I use 3G for my main connection, which is about 10 times better than ADSL was and cheaper. I have a Zoom 5401 router with three's new E353 dongle in an upsairs window. I brought it to replace my trusty ZTE MF122, but the E353 is no faster (which i since found out is due to HSPA+ not being fully rolled out yet - thank for the misleading sales pitch there Three).

Anyway, i ping at about 85 and get 4-5mbps down and 1.5 up. But i notice the E353 supports external antenna's. Would there be any benefit to buying one, and if so, which one?

Thanks D