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jlillard
Connection Cadet
Hace 4 años

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?

  • My signals are the reverse.  My Primary Signal is 4 bars / B2 and my Secondary Signal is 5 bars / n71.  Guess it helps to be less than a mile from a tower.   I regularly get 400-600 Mbps download speed.

    If your PC, laptop, or other device does not support Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax you likely will be limited to speeds in the 100-200 range with Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac or even less with older devices, even if the T-Mobile gateway is connected to 5G.

    I have both a Wi-Fi 6 laptop and a Wi-Fi 5 laptop.   I never get more than 200 Mbps download with the Wi-Fi 5 laptop, but 400-600 download is the norm with the Wi-Fi 6 laptop.

     

  • mikew1956's avatar
    mikew1956
    Transmission Trainee

    I'd like to know the answer to this, too. My primary is B41 and secondary, which I only have occasionally, is N71. Download speeds are usually around 75-80 mps. Sometimes the download speeds reach into the 200mps range but only for short periods.