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Suddenly slow home internet.
I've had the home internet for a few weeks now and it's been great. Getting speeds of 100 megabytes or more with a fair signal. But tonight the signal is poor and I barely get 10 megabytes a second. ...
The real question is why the router cannot be smart enough to constantly look for the strongest signal. In the T-Mobile Internet app, tap "MORE" then tap "Advanced cellular metrics". You'll see the following screens. On the "5G" screen you'll see either N71 or or N41. If the router is connected on N41 you'll be getting fast speeds and lesser speeds on N71. I don't know now to tell if it's switching between 4G LTE and 5G. Which still begs the question why can't the router be smart enough to constantly search for the best connection possible. If course internet traffic makes some difference as well as signal strength. Maybe a heavy rainstorm soaks all the trees between you and the cell tour.
When I first reboot, I often see N41 and when I do I get 200-400 mbps. It usually quickly switches to N71 and speed drops to 40-70 mbps. It's somewhat maddening, but I live by myself and 40-70 works for me for anything I want to do.
