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I've had a 5G phone for over a year, and have been ON 5G for maybe 45 seconds. Said it before: Switched carriers to make the new one pay off my phone, then swi
by smm11 5y ago
I've had a 5G phone for over a year, and have been ON 5G for maybe 45 seconds.
Said it before: Switched carriers to make the new one pay off my phone, then switched back because they didn't have 5G either, and their signal was worse.
We were promised one thing with 5G, and the end-user reality is much, much different.
- pdimitar 5y agoYou in USA? Here in Sofia, Bulgaria (Eastern Europe) 5G definitely improved the latency of my connections, like a lot. Speed seems to be the same or slightly higher than 4G (which was also excellent but latency was sometimes erratic).
- smm11 5y agoYes, Los Angeles. I have to stand in a certain spot, facing a certain direction, and hold my phone above my head to get speeds faster than 4G. I've got wifi at home for my phone, and can't get 5G there to get rid of the wifi. 5G may be for some things, but those things certainly aren't our smart phones.
- pdimitar 5y agoNah, I'd say it really depends on your carrier and/or radio pollution. 5G definitely was a boon here in Eastern Europe, maybe the US carriers cheaped out or they simply have to compete for spectrum too much?
- nomel 5y ago> We were promised one thing with 5G Could you state what that one thing was?
- smm11 5y agoYeah, the phones were supposed to be fast, you were supposed to download a movie or videos in seconds. My phone is slower than the 4G one I still have. And I can't have it with me at all times, because the battery life is terrible, and phone is sometimes so hot I can't hold it.