Submitted by Curious_Bumblebee511 t3_125qf2c in iphone
First iPhone, have never seen this on an android (granted, all the androids I’ve had have been the cheapest option available). Just saw this “5Guw” show up where it normally says “LTE”.
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DropShadow13 t1_je59yg2 wrote
Ultra wideband
Curious_Bumblebee511 OP t1_je5aj81 wrote
Thanks all! When it shows up, it’s crazy fast!
dblrnbw30 t1_je5aoy5 wrote
Ultra Wibbley-Wobbly
dblrnbw30 t1_je5b8xi wrote
This also includes the not-as-ultrawide band that covers farther distances and penetrates obstacles more easily and isn't as fast. If you're contacted to the actually UW towers, you'll get speeds up to around 3 GB. And this connection is more stable with the antenna gate (the big plastic bar on the right of the phone) pointed at the tower with direct line of sight to it.
Curious_Bumblebee511 OP t1_je5bmbj wrote
Wow, 3GB speeds? That’s nuts!
dblrnbw30 t1_je5btsm wrote
Yep! At that point, your actual download speed relies on the upload speeds of the data servers you're downloading from, for the most part.
Thing_On_Your_Shelf t1_je5fwj2 wrote
As others have said, 5G ultra wideband.
It can get you some crazy fast speeds. Here's a speedtest I took at an airport which had it a a while back https://i.imgur.com/eENrh4z.jpg
Super convenient in places like that. I'd forgotten to download anything before my flight, and I was able to download a a few GB of shows just while I was standing in line to board the plane.
kiss-my-flapjack t1_je59y3i wrote
5G UW is 5G UltraWideband.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/what-is-5g-ultra-wideband/