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Jake

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5G
« on: November 02, 2020, 11:05:02 AM »
My phone got an update last week and I started getting connected to Verizon's 5G network. It is pretty consistent now, and below is the speed i get near my house. That's fast, no doubt, but wasn't it supposed to be like 10 times that?
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Re: 5G
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2020, 08:20:20 AM »
Nice, once I upgrade to 5G I can exhaust my entire monthly data quota in 4 minutes :P

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Re: 5G
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2020, 11:48:22 AM »
Those speeds they tout are theoretical.  You're not going to get near that in general unless you're right next to (like within 500 feet) from a tower.  That's the thing about 5G.  The range on the towers is much smaller so they have to install more of them.