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Jo22956
Nov 18, 2017Guide
LB1120 stronger signal equals slower speed
Does anyone know what is happening when I have 2 bars of signal and great speed then when I use the network the signal goes up to 4 or 5 bars and the speed drops off. I have 30-40 MPs with 2 bars and ...
DarrenM
Nov 20, 2017Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Im guessing that the modem is switching between 4g and 3g that is why the speed change is happening. So when the signal gets to poor for 4g it switches to 3g and it looks at full strength but the speed will drop.
DarrenM