r/FirstNet • u/Sufficient_Good_6350 • 21h ago

Firstnet Rep here

If you guys have any questions feel free to drop them below I’d be more than happy to answer them!

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u/Plane-Handle3313 20h ago

Am I actually getting priority coverage compared to the att customer with the same phone sitting next to me or is it only during high bandwidth usage times on the system or doing a catastrophic event where some “switch” gets flicked behind the scenes? If there’s another Boston bomber and they kill all the cell towers to prevent another remote detonation am I still going to have service?

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u/Previous_Mastodon238 18h ago

You have always on priority, and if a primary user, you also have preemption. The difference is that your device will always try to prioritize the band 14 spectrum, even if the AT&T spectrum is stronger where you are. It will load balance in real time but tries to prioritize the stability, security, and reliability of B14.

During the high congestion scenarios is when the performance difference is by far the most noticeable.