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Data service signficantly decreased for the last week - can't use channel B66 anymore
We've been at our current location with T-Mobile for over 2 years and rely on the data service for internet service (we have almost no other options.) In the last week, the service has really nose d...
My B66 signal strength is oddly low today (-108- -112dBm, averaged over a few minutes), too, given that two nearby (0.5mi, 2.5mi) towers seem to be connecting fine with reasonable service (couple of tests at about 80/20, latency in the 30s).
I wouldn't lock the bands like that, either, how will you know if something being worked on is fixed or similar, are you constantly scanning? If you put most Android phones into Battery Saver mode, it'll often default to LTE anyway, since it's more power-efficient at this point, but you won't be locked out of 5G, necessarily. Your example of having been locked to 2/66 is a good demonstration here, how in the heck are you going to know if the B66 signal is back? Some apps are decent for this, like Network Cell Info Lite (no relationship other than using it for quite a few years now) are set-able to monitor/notify you, but they're tough on mobile battery, in that mode, IME.
