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Gateway signal
It's getting to the point now where almost every day I have a weak signal. System seemed to work just fine the first 2-3 months, but now 6 months of service and download speeds are horrible (often 1....
johnbor wrote:henry51 wrote:Mallo_1 wrote:...If I wasn't "hooking up" to a more distant tower, then why were speeds at 840 kbps before I called her? Or did the tech do something else that wasn't explained correctly? Just curious…..
I agree, 840 kbps download speed is aweful.
I don't think you understand ,, The router and phone that uses the phone system cannot hook up to Towers that far away. The signals do not travel that far,… that's why cell towers are placed every 3-4 mile's away.
No, I understand your point - I wasn't questioning your comment on a router connecting to towers 40 miles away. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was just trying to point out that @Mallo_1 said his download speed was 840 Kbps before him calling customer support - not 840 Mbps.
