5G home internet speed after 15-day trial.

tactrix wrote:

Cali Cat wrote:

Check your advanced cell metrics to see which band you have for the 2nd signal with is the 5G one. N71 has approximately half the bandwidth of N41. Unfortunately, there is no way to "lock" these bands in firmware at this time so many users see different bands on a daily if not hourly basis. Moving your gateway can help keep your desired band longer. It's a lot of effort for sure.

I know, but that's something that should be included in the contract don't you think? I mean if you got cable internet they wouldn't say "oh you're only gonna have the speed we promised you ½ the day." This is the kind of stuff that makes people not want to ever deal with a company again.

Band locking is the top priority that I hope TMO adds for sure. To be fair to TMO, they are not guaranteeing any specific bandwidth and priced their service accordingly. For example, my TMO speeds vary from 200-400 mbps depending on time of day for $50. If want guaranteed 400 minimum download, I would have to sign up with Spectrum for $85 per month. The cheapest Spectrum option is 200 mbps at $65 per month. If Spectrum would just lower their 400 price to $65, I would probably switch back.