5G speeds? What's the deal?

[D.P.G.]

I live in Massachusetts but very close to RI, Verizon has mm wave antenna at Brown University I got 1,880 meg download standing right under the antenna moved 1/2 block and it it was 590 meg at 1 full block 136 meg moved 1 additional block and it switched to a different antenna and went to LTE. Unless you stand at the antenna it's a joke wasted 4 gig of data to prove this to myself because I couldn't believe it was truly this pitiful.

 

[J Dubbs]

I live in Massachusetts but very close to RI, Verizon has mm wave antenna at Brown University I got 1,880 meg download standing right under the antenna moved 1/2 block and it it was 590 meg at 1 full block 136 meg moved 1 additional block and it switched to a different antenna and went to LTE. Unless you stand at the antenna it's a joke wasted 4 gig of data to prove this to myself because I couldn't believe it was truly this pitiful.

Yep 5G is a very short distance wavelength.... they're literally going to have to have a mini cell tower on every block, which is going to inundate our bodies with 5G frequencies.... that's where the health concerns are coming in. In tests that have been done for decades, rats and mice that are exposed to concentrated frequencies like 5G for extended periods of time have consistently developed cancers and other health issues.

I'm glad I live more rural.... I won't be getting the 24/7 dosing.

 

[L0n3N1nja]

So I went into town and I noticed the 5G icon popped up, I am on T-Mobile. I ran a speed test and the numbers were pretty pathetic. I turned off the 5G bands in settings and the 4G speeds blew the 5G speeds out of the water. How can 5G take priority over 4G but the speeds are lower? How is this not a scam to sell phones with the "new technology" but it stinks? What even is the point of deploying 5G if it is slower than the previous technology?

You notice 5G has a lower ping and 3 times the upload speed? Odd it will take twice as long to download a video on 5G but 1/3 of the time to upload a video.

 

[CKwik240]

Yep 5G is a very short distance wavelength.... they're literally going to have to have a mini cell tower on every block, which is going to inundate our bodies with 5G frequencies.... that's where the health concerns are coming in. In tests that have been done for decades, rats and mice that are exposed to concentrated frequencies like 5G for extended periods of time have consistently developed cancers and other health issues.

I'm glad I live more rural.... I won't be getting the 24/7 dosing.

But at what levels (magnitude) did that occur and how does it compare to a mmWave signal?

 

[Carrie Greicar]

I shut my 5g off for a while. It was painfully slow and sometimes even affected connectivity.

 

[BigMosley]

I shut my 5g off for a while. It was painfully slow and sometimes even affected connectivity.

Same here. I wish they offered a 4G and 5G model of the Note20 Ultra to save some money. I'm perfectly fine with 4G speeds.

 

[cnotes2019]

Same here. I wish they offered a 4G and 5G model of the Note20 Ultra to save some money. I'm perfectly fine with 4G speeds.

No good trade in deals to be had?

 

[j_hansen]

Same here. I wish they offered a 4G and 5G model of the Note20 Ultra to save some money. I'm perfectly fine with 4G speeds.

There is a 4G version of the Ultra but you probably can't get it in the US