After some more searching, the following solution helped (and according to Bell, this is a known Switch issue): Log in to the Bell modem from your laptop (not the app on the phone, because it doesn't have that feature), and create a guest network. Th...
Yes I have several devices connected and none have problems. To add to the mystery, if I set up a hotspot on my phone and connnect my switch to it, it works fine. It’s only my bell five router that refuses it to connect.
I have done every single step listed above, including #6, the Ethernet cable. In every case I can only get it to connect after resetting the router and then it only stays connected for a little bit (abt 10 minutes). And then it stops. Interestingly, ...