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Internet connetion constantly dropping
I just signed up for the Home Internet this week and everything installed fine and I tought it was working. My set up is the Arcadyan KVD21 5G gateway with a Nest Wifi mesh system. I connected the ...
So just wanted to update. I never did call or message support, but I finally got around to plugging the gateway back up this week and decided that I would just put it in the basement by a window. not worrying about SINR values or anything. Well that was 3 days ago and I haven't had a single issue (knocks on wood). Roku is working, Paramount + is working, MLB.TV is working, no dropouts so far.
Technology is just dumb sometimes, that I all I can figure.
Per Lifewire:
Mesh networks are meant to replace your current router, but you can use them with existing routers if you need to. It's generally recommended you remove your existing router when installing a mesh network. Using a router with a mesh network will disable some of that network's features.
If you can put it into bridge mode to leverage the T-Mobile GW you may miss some of the features you depend upon so research in advance before you go deep.
Another part of the equation is you would want to disable the wireless radios upon the Arcadyan router so reviewing Nater Tater's YouTube video is a must unless you are software savvy. The Nater Tater video provides the information on how to turn the T-Mobile Arcadyan router's WIFI off to prevent conflicts with signals. It is not hard to do but is MORE effort than with the Nokia gateway due to the lack of control via the management interface GUI.
If you do go there do your homework and determine if it is for sure the solution you want. If your gateway is connecting to n41 or n71 on 5G that is a good starting point to KNOW. From the description of your speeds so far I would guess you are seeing an n71 signal. If it is a nice stable signal and you have good solid signaling from the tower it would be worth working on it. If you are seeing a weak signal and there are obstructions between you and the tower where the signal source is then you need to evaluate things carefully. You can get the signal information out of the Arcadyan router with the commands that Nater Tater provides in his video. Once you KNOW more about your signal then you can make a better decision about what path you want to take.
