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4g VS 5g.

LeeWillRockYou

Pro Member
I've visited this forum for many years, back and forth trying to figure out my landline and 4g connections.

After a year of successful land line usage, something has happened and it's just never been stable since.

So I've gone back to 4g or 5g and here is where my question goes...

I can receive an "excellent" 5g signal, according to the status screen on the NR5103E but the connection is terribly inconsistent and watching TV it constantly buffers. So an experiment, I switched it 4g only and bang, faster speeds - 150 on 4g and 60 on 5g. It seems more stable too. However the NR5103E is telling me that it's a weak signal and I need to move the NR5103E to a better location.

What's happening here?

I know you want to see the signal numbers but I'm not at home right now. I can add them later.

I've not even tried to find an optimal spot yet, 150 4g is a pretty good start for me, considering all the trouble I've had in the past.

Is 5g a bit less reliable? I am probably on the edge of both signals.
 
FWIW I use Three for BB, I get "FAIR" to sometimes "GOOD" on 5G in an area with no Three 5G cover according to their maps.
I got a 1p Mobile (EE) sim the other week to test as I'm in cover for 5G and got an "Excellent" signal with the NR5301E. However the download speeds are poorer than with the Three "fair" reported signal. The box also has to be in a place that does not suit me. Same bands as Three from memory, not bothering putting it back in as any EE service would be more expensive for a poorer experience. I did have a good play with it regarding auto or locking bands.
I get a good 4G service from Three but the router constantly changes cells if on auto or band locked. No matter where I place it is not great. Summer visitors degrade the service as well with my second best placement of the router, served by a 4G mast. Sometimes it gets 5G (very poor) there as well if on auto.
 
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