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Home Internet - 4G LTE vs 5G
My Primary Signal is 4 bars / B66 and my Secondary Signal is 3 bars / n71. My download speeds are less than 100 Mbps. Does that mean I'm operating over 4G LTE instead of 5G?
jlillard wrote:@da.down And if the secondary signal is using band n71 then it's a 5G signal, right?
N71 is the 600 MHz 5G band, also known as Low Band. Its peak speed can be up to 225 Mbps, but more likely to be in the 100-150 Mbps range. It provides the furthest signal coverage.
N41 is the 2.5 GHz 5G band, also known as Mid Band that T-Mobile acquired in the Sprint merger. My T-Mobile gateway is connected to the N41 band and I get up to 600 Mbps download. The tower is about 1 mile from my home.
My gateway originally connected to the N71 band, but the tower must have been upgraded as it now connects to the faster n41 band. I didn't even notice the band change until recently, but did notice the faster speed.
So my earlier posts about band 71 were incorrect as my gateway connects to n41. Can't update those older posts.
