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jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

FTA:

“Then, it (Verizon) tried to sell us on low-band 5G, which actually turned out to be slower than 4G in some cases. The company is now slowly converting its existing network into standalone 5G as it lights up mid-band spectrum, but that’s a yearslong effort.”

This is why I have a 5G phone and a “5G” connection, but my speeds are shit.

14.9 down, 0.13 up.

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BallsInTheShredder@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s true, I guess they only built the “5G” towers to have the name alone, figuring customers would want the latest and greatest. It’s worked, most people I see are using 5G even though every 5G network I’ve tested has yielded about the results you describe, 15mbps while I can easily get 30+ via 4glte standing in the same spot.

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- jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  And why Comcast started calling their cable internet “10G”, the names mean nothing.
  
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