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LB1120 on TMobile LTE being throttled?
I have an LB1120 with a TMobile SIM card that I have on an unlimited international data/hotspot plan. Recently I noticed that my speeds had decreaed to around 6Mbps from the typical 20-30Mbps. I logged into my LB1120 and verified my APN settings were correct, which they are,,, hear are some of my settings in Status:
4G Details
Status Connected
PS service type LTE
Network T-Mobile
Roaming Off
Current radio band LTE B12
Quality 53
Reject Code-1
My question is if Im being throttled down because Im using a Netgear modem. When I use the same sim in a phone I get my typical 20-30Mbps speeds on LTE. If throttling is the case, is there any way I can fix this? Thank you
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One other item to note. I believe this is happened in the past. When I am connected this tower, which gives me a nearly full bar signal, my speeds are slow. When the modem is connected to a different tower, which has only 2 bars of reception, I get the higher speeds. Is there any ways to switch towers? Thank you
Sounds like that specific tower is heavily loaded or is having a back haul issue. Or you've been deprioritized
OK, possible breakthrough...
It seems that my Netgear is connected to a tower that is serving Band 12 LTE (not LTE+) (cell ID xxxx8534), while my phone is connecting to a different tower that is serving Band 4 LTE+ (cell ID xxxx8531).
I believe the differences in speed are due to the tower that I am connected to with the Netgear. Is there anyway to specify that I connect to the faster, band 4 tower?