Band locking

fixerjm wrote:

... when will we be allowed to through a firmware update to lock the bands? My trashcan keeps switching back to primary B71(LTE) and no secondary connection.

Band-locking by selecting a setting isn't a thing and won't be in the next few years anyway. The cellular system is designed to do the opposite -- drift seamlessly between towers/bands as people move around, and for traffic distribution, without any interruption in a call or internet.

Some people are located between two or more towers, roughly equal distant. That can be a problem. The 5G connection you want is a non-standalone signal pair, 4G/5G, primary/secondary, B-band/n-band. The trick is to find a location and orientation for your gateway that will somehow not leave you stuck on your slow primary-only 4G connection.

Other people, like Bond, are near both the n71 and n41, and not picking up the one they wanted, the higher speed n41. No gateway location/orientation could help him and he needed a better and more directional antenna than the ones that are included in the gateway. In that way, he was able to position and aim it in a way to get the bands he wanted and avoid the ones he didn't.

When you're experimenting with positions for the gateway and trying it in a new position, if you haven't had it unplugged, turn it off via the button on the side, let it sit for 5 seconds to forget the band it was on, and then start it again and see what bands you're connecting to and what speeds you're getting. Do a few speed tests. I've read of cases where this works, a gateway repositioning that solves the getting stuck on 4G alone problem. But more often, it doesn't work. Again, just an unfortunate location you're in, in relation to towers.

About choice, you have them. You can move to a location closer to a tower. You can try an external antenna. You can try another provider that works better at your house.