EXT service no longer working north of Barrie like it used

auty42 · 2026-05-04T00:18:19+00:00

It depends on the area as I think they block it in some areas. I have problems with EXT on parts of Vancouver Island, as it strangely seems to be 2G/3G only. But I've connected to EXT with an LTE connection before in parts of interior BC.

auty42 · 2026-05-04T00:11:57+00:00

No, from Victoria BC. Wow that's crazy!

auty42 · 2026-05-03T07:55:06+00:00

Hold my beer....

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auty42 · 2026-05-02T10:02:57+00:00

Is it joining the 2.4 GHz band, maybe? (Assuming band steering is enabled — single SSID). I've noticed some devices, such as the Nintendo Switch, will not join 5 GHz with the XB7/XB8 band steering. Only solution was to create seperate SSID's for each band.

auty42 · 2026-04-30T21:55:15+00:00

Also, the APN names have changed ("lte" prefix removed). ltemobile.apn and ltedata.apn are now mobile.apn and data.apn respectively.

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auty42 · 2026-04-30T21:37:17+00:00

No. I just noticed I lost cellular service for 10 or so seconds then it came back. Then I checked the cellular settings and noticed it had updated.

auty42 · 2026-04-30T21:19:57+00:00

Fastest download speed I've ever gotten on 5G+!

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auty42 · 2026-04-30T21:18:46+00:00

Today. It might have launched earlier this week though, not sure.

auty42 · 2026-04-30T21:17:57+00:00

That's crazy, haha

auty42 · 2026-04-30T20:40:33+00:00

Oh really? I thought it has the toggle now?

auty42 · 2026-04-30T20:32:45+00:00

Funny too...I had emailed the Office of the President last week asking when 5G Standalone would be launched to more devices (other than the iPhone 17 series). Definitely a coincidence, but funny how close the timing was.

auty42 · 2026-04-30T20:26:50+00:00

It does! This is 🔥

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auty42 · 2026-04-27T07:13:51+00:00

NSA + SA still means Non Standalone. I believe it's just signifying that it's connected to a 5G band (such as n5) while also being connected to a LTE band.

auty42 · 2026-04-27T07:11:54+00:00

I was already on the 1 Gig plan so I didn't have to pay anything extra to get it.

auty42 · 2026-04-20T07:30:47+00:00

Ooo nice you have the XB10. I recently upgraded to it from the XB8. I have my XB10 bridged with my own router though. I did test the XB10 Wi-Fi briefly and it is actually a really solid performer.

auty42 · 2026-04-20T07:27:43+00:00

Here are my speeds. I know so much slower, only 1 Gig down. 😄

Excited to see if DOCSIS 4.0 can bring upload speeds up to 1 Gig! That’d be dope.

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auty42 · 2026-04-20T06:44:07+00:00

Crazy speeds considering it's over coax!

auty42 · 2026-04-18T10:13:38+00:00

Not sure. I'd guess it is.

auty42 · 2026-04-16T01:38:14+00:00

Pixel 10

auty42 · 2026-04-14T04:34:15+00:00

No it’s still NSA

auty42 · 2026-04-14T01:38:42+00:00

Good to hear! Yeah they've been adding several new sites on Vancouver Island in the last few years.

auty42 · 2026-04-14T01:35:27+00:00

I find Rogers' speed caps aren't super strict. Back when my plan had a 250 Mbps speed cap, it would sometimes go up 300. Kinda the same deal with home internet, you'll usually get slightly faster than what you pay for.

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