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posperson | 5 years ago

Which network are you on?

Verizon's Nationwide 5G is slower than 4G: https://www.pcmag.com/news/heres-why-verizon-iphone-users-mu...

AT&T is in the same boat as Verizon: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/atts-...

T-Mobile is in a similar boat as they have a narrow chunk of 600Mhz dedicated to 5G service, but they own a bunch of spectrum right above 2.4Ghz WiFi (usable with much more powerful radios) that should enable 1100Mbps speeds and higher, but it will take another year or two to see it widely deployed.

Verizon is very wireless spectrum starved right now, AT&T is in a bit better position but still needs more sub-6Ghz spectrum, hence heavy spending to buy 3.5Ghz spectrum: https://www.lightreading.com/ossbss/will-c-band-auction-set-...?

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jermaustin1|5 years ago

I’m on Verizon, they are the only cell service in town.

posperson|5 years ago

Are you sure about this? AT&T has been building sites at a fast clip to fulfiul their FirstNet obligations: https://about.att.com/newsroom/2019/fn_purpose_built_cell_si...

T-Mobile has also been doing a big rural buildout, and even built a map to show coverage on all major carriers: https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/lte-comparison-map