I don't need an antenna - I get a good enough signal with my modem stashed in the rafters. I'm about 12km from a 4g tower, but it's up on a decent hill which is

I don't need an antenna - I get a good enough signal with my modem stashed in the rafters. I'm about 12km from a 4g tower, but it's up on a decent hill which is nearly line of sight. I did have to go through a few modems to find one that worked reliably. Oddly enough, an old Huawei B315s has turned out to be by far the best for my situation. I've tried fancier models that multiplex radio bands, but they were slower and less reliable. Weather seems to have little to no effect. What does sometimes cause a problem is tourist influxes to the nearest town. The occasional big weekend event can bring speeds down to 12Mbps or so. Still, I'm not complaining and consider ubiquitous internet availability a kind of modern miracle.