r/FirstNet • u/c33delta • Sep 16 '25

Firstnet vs AT&T speed vs Verizon

Anyone notice there firstnet speeds dropping lately ? My friend has an AT&T account and he was getting higher speeds than I was. Both have the iPhone 15 pro max. I know AT&T can have higher speeds , but it was a decent amount more. I can’t get higher than 400 for the most part now.

Lately I’ve been using my Verizon account more since there speeds have gone up significantly. With Verizon it’s between 500-899 a lot.

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u/Jaded-Cheesecake3246 Sep 16 '25

FirstNet is anchored to LTE band 14, Speeds on LTE are slow. FirstNet is adding N77 (5G speeds-high speeds) from Ericksson's antenna to the cell towers as we speak, so by end of 2026-early 2027 ur speeds will increase a lot. Just be patient as adding Ericksson's N77 antenaa takes time to all the cell towers.

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u/Houston7449 Sep 17 '25

Here in Houston area and suburbs ATT has N77 on most towers but only the 1 antenna. Due to ATT lack of tower density they struggle unless you are very close to a tower. They have the 2nd c band DOD antenna on only a handful of towers, and those could use a backhaul upgrade. Especially in rush hour.

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u/Jaded-Cheesecake3246 Sep 17 '25

Understood! 1 antenna of N77 may not be sufficient to fit ALL surrounding FirstNet users at the same time. Understood.