A device, system, and method select a frequency band during an attenuation activity state. The method is performed at a device that is configured to establish a network connection to a network having a first priority of available frequency bands set by the network. The method includes identifying an attenuation activity state. The method includes generating a second priority of the available frequency bands based on the attenuation activity state. The method includes selecting one of the available frequency bands based on the second priority to establish the network connection.