4 ms·
Is it too much to expect that TechCrunch should prove in their article that the phone is still on 4G when it says it's on 5G? They are declaring a conspiracy,
by stevecalifornia 8y ago
Is it too much to expect that TechCrunch should prove in their article that the phone is still on 4G when it says it's on 5G? They are declaring a conspiracy, it's their job to provide evidence. I feel like not providing any evidence is wildly lazy journalism.
- wmf 8y agoWe're talking about phones that have no 5G radio and thus are obviously not 5G; there's nothing to prove.
- monocasa 8y agoIt's all over the internet, so you should be complaining more about this being the next tier above blog spam rather than taking this as TechCrunch's journalism. That being said, AT&T isn't currently shipping any 5G capable handsets, so a 5G logo popping up on any of their phones is arguably a lie. According to AT&T's stated intentions, they're rebranding LTE with most of the latest extensions as "5Ge" and real 5G will be branded "5G+". None of this is particularly hidden information. Additionally, none of this is new, AT&T is known for faking this information, like displaying LTE when it might be able to see a tower that's LTE capable, but you're not able to connect to LTE.
- lathiat 8y agoah yes, "e" and "+", the two speeds. Just like High Speed, and Full Speed.
- cronix 8y agoHere's an article from 2 weeks ago, with a much larger discussion and the evidence you're asking for. Not sure how this current article is better than the older one. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18736378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18736378