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First thank you for being honest and titling your post “Rant” at least you are upfront love it.

Also thanks for posting useful data about your setup.

I have been at this whole thing for countless weeks my wife says I have done my Phd in the TM can gateway.

Odd I have called tech many times I seem to get a french woman or a TX man but hit or miss some are good some know nothing.

Mostly I call to get tower data that they have in front of them so if they can read the screen I am good.

First if you don't know already most of the data on sites like Cellmapper are out of date and way off. I have made my own maps and details from calling tech.

I really have 3 towers that I seem to be able to pull from. A 5G n71 2 miles to the NW but highly obscured with a high spot in the land and warehouses. Even from my roof it's hard to get this one. Further speed testing of this tower near it shows max speeds or 250 and that's right by the tower. There is a 4G B66 tower only .5 miles and near it max down is 130. There is another 5G tower 3 miles to the SW that is in the process of being upgraded. Though it is farther there is a low area between me and the tower so when it's on I pick it up better. But not set to be finished and online 24/7 for a few more weeks. The dilemma is there is no single spot in my home that I can hit a combination of the towers to get both 4 and 5G. Where I have my can now I only get the 4G tower but it's rock solid been up weeks no drops no issues but only 75ish down. Now when I get that tower to the SW oh man got 560 down testing yesterday. But very tiny spot in one window has the best shot of that tower and no shot at the 4G so that's the rub. When the 5G drops since the tower is not finished I have no 4G as backup. Also I think it's a good idea to have a backup anyway. So I have been testing places outside where I can grab a 4 and 5G tower and thinking of an external ant to put in that spot. I am also tempted to wait a few more weeks for the 5G tower to be online full time not just testing. But like I was saying I think I need a 4G (second tower) to fall back on.

To me your signal looks good way better then what I have I would think you would be getting good service. I think there is some logic bugs in the can when it has both signals it does not always do the right thing.

Have you tried turning the can for me so little of a turn makes a big diff in what I pick up. Do you know what towers are what bands in which direction?

I have even used aluminum foil to shield the can to try to influence what it picks up. Some ppl have used old sat dishes behind the can to reflect signal to the backside of the can.

I think you can find a solid spot in your home with the signal you have just a matter of finding it.