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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?

  • ddmacpp's avatar
    ddmacpp
    Transmission Trainee

    Good discussion. 2ndary pops between N41 and N71. 2ndary always better than B2 but on N41 its close. Speeds super when on N42.eg 400 with downloads more variable 10-30. When on N71 speeds food eg around 200. T-Mobile is adding sprint towers etc so there is likely to be changes to signal in an area over time with a lot of expansion NY 2023? Frequency is signal important here as sprint is faster nut not penetrate as much and more likely to be affected by interference. So distance from tower, frequency, interference all are factors and specific to an individual. It does seem that they are using the secondary signal in my case. Its the same for my cell. It is my understanding the cell can use all bands in a "layer cake" type association but not sure if this is the case with home internet. The only problem I have had is the data coming down is interrupted despite strong wifi connection. Only rebooting corrects this completely. I can reboot by being on the wifi on the modem and going into the app to reboot. This seemed to happen once or twice day but now ?? less. What is causing this to happen is unclear. Would not be able to reboot if away from home which would be a problem but have read that Tmobile tech can do this remotely if you push them but have not confirmed this. Otherwise the internet seems to work quite well on my many device setup.

  • WillRaq's avatar
    WillRaq
    Roaming Rookie

    Because frequency, range, and signal strength are so important, and the fact that home internet MUST be consistent,  and the distance for home is fixed,  T-Moblile MUST provide  something in the User Interface to allow us to lock on to the signal that best fits our location and needs.