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5G Internet Performance
I'm a new 5G Home Internet customer. After months (years?) of waiting, the service finally became available in my area. Unfortunately, the best signal I can get in my house, even when using the app g...
I’d say start with the ‘simple’ stuff first:
- You may want to see if you can get better signal / service through a true mapping (cellmapper.net) - using satellite maps to your tower. Shortest distance isn't always the best. If you have an Android, you can use your phone to do this. Using computer/Apple, you'll use the browser and possible Google Maps to have best 'line of site'.
- Disable 2.5GHz on your gateway - signal may be weaker, but overall better on most devices to use 5GHz
- Try using wired connection.
Como @nc1037 mentions - Nater Tater youtube will help.
Specifically if you're using the TLife app, check for Signal to Noise and RSRP values along with specific band. If you're hitting n71, and possibly poor LTE, that's not a great thing.
