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Old 12-31-2021, 08:46 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by thinkxingu View Post
So, the booster and deprioritization would be different. A booster would help if signal strength was low whereas deprioritization is when certain users have less, or slower, access to the network.
Think, my understanding of deprioritization is that it is directly related to congestion regardless of network plan levels. Now if one has a higher tier plan, during congestion you would still have a usable signal, just lower.
Prior to the area becoming congested (7-8 AM) or weekend holidays, I had usable signals on the order of -85 to -90 dBm. Afterwards, that would drop to under -100 or become completely non existent. After installing the booster I consistently saw -70 to -85 or so. It took some effort to dial it in because it was a YAGI antenna.
What I can't figure out is why I didn't have any problems prior to 2019. Was 5G construction being started?

https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhone...prioritization

BTW, I also had AT&T then.
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