Let me start by saying i have not set up my m1 outside yet. I did however take my laptop and the m1 out on my roof when i got it and did a speed test with it pointing towards the nearest tower which is 2 miles away. I got something like 124mbps down and 20mbps up and a ping of 32. I did this roof test because i had just set up service and just gotten the m1 while waiting for my signal booster to arrive and wanted to get an idea of what speeds i may get with a booster to help with the indoor signal. If that makes sense.

Well I set up my signal booster and internal antenna which gave the m1 full bars indoors, however since using this setup i get between 40-60mbps down and still around 20 up, ping is now around 40 and sometimes higher. (Current setup info below)

So I am thinking about putting the m1 in a weather proof case and doing a M1 PoE Setup like this one, and running the cat6 to my Nighthawk AC1900 which should allow me to eliminate the need for the signal booster (outside the m1 gets full bars) and allow me eliminate the loss from the rg8 runs as well. The AC1900 will allow me to have multiple hardwired connections as well as whole home wifi as it has beam forming antennas. The reason for the AC1900 is because from what i have read the m1 has modest wifi capability even when put on the max setting and that by turning off wifi on the m1 it increases the data speeds, or so I have read.

Theoretically it should be an improvement, but whether or not it pans out real world has yet to be seen. I have already spent about 1k for all the gear associated with my current set up and would need to spend about another $75ish to get a PoE splitter, weatherproof box and whatnot and my wife is already over me spending money and time on this endeavor so we will have to see if I can get away with it.

MY CURRENT SETUP:

My signal booster uses a directional outdoor and dual indoor panel antennas, though I only need and use one. My rg8 cable run from the outdoor antenna to the booster is 13ft, the minimum required by manufacturer. The rg8 run to the internal antenna is 32ft, 2ft over manufacturer min distance from outside antenna. I made my own cables to ensure there was no excess slack causing extra attenuation.

From there ( indoor antenna) i have my Nighthawk MR1100 about 10ft away on top of my china cabinet. I have it plugged in without the battery to prevent overheating the battery. The wifi is disabled and i have about a 30ft cat6 run to my Nighthawk AC1900 which provides multiple wired connections and whole home wifi.

Don't know if any of this info is useful in your quest but thought i would share. I am likely going to make a post in this here sub asking to have my planned outdoor setup critiqued in comparison to my current setup to see if anyone has any helpful insights. So maybe check back for that post later.