That’s true. Time of day is a huge factor.

Strange. I consistently get over 100Mbps on LTE in the city. Maybe there is bad coverage on your carrier where you are. Check Open Signal to see if you’re in the ideal carrier. Are you on an MVNO like Metro or Cricket?

Why are there huge changes to the core network and to the physical layer between 4G and 5G then? Aside from some changes to support millimeter wave, the difference should be minimal, if you are correct.

5G only adds different frequencies?

New generation development starts 10 years in advance. 5G is still being worked on.

It’s definitely still being worked on. New generation development starts 10 years in advance.

I wouldn’t really consider the difference to be slight. That said, it’s easy to get lost in the hype, which can easily overshadow the important parts.

Yeah, LTE speed is very good, but it’s not easily expandable. To get very high speeds you have to connect to several towers or be very close to one with a high bandwidth. And, with increased bandwidth, higher resolution video, and more downloads and uploads will be supported. There are new applications that would saturate LTE infrastructure. Also, 5G is used for home internet service, which requires much more data volume than mobile devices do.

Edit: Additionally, 5G deployed in current LTE bands will only show a minor speed improvement, especially when only connected to one cell. It’s still confined to the limits of physics.

There are evolutionary cellular technologies. The intention is to shift away from 4G over the next 5-10 years. The same thing happened with 3G. You should think in terms of overall cellular coverage. As it is, a 5G-capable phone can simultaneously transmit and receive on 4G and 5G cells, so it’s literally an expansion of current 4G service.

That’s a very simplistic way of looking at it. The entire network architecture has been changed with 5G. Aside from the millimeter wave bands, most of the rest are compatible with LTE. 5G also brings many enhancements like power saving, decreased latency, and support for massive IoT.

If that’s consistent you could try setting your phone to LTE only. Is it slow only when the symbol shows 5G UW?

What is the slight difference between 4G and 5G?

That’s what 5G is doing.

I mean some things are obvious

Also, they’re already supposed to filter out mail from previous tenants.

They’re the ones putting trash in my house

You seem unhinged

Is your password computer connected to the internet?