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Ellemshaye t1_j1zntzv wrote

5G in my area is painfully slow, it would be super to get that up to speed first.

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xal1124 t1_j1zou5k wrote

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

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kazr99 t1_j20fdhe wrote

LTE is slow now too :/

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xal1124 t1_j20fk4d wrote

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?

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ben7337 t1_j212b9u wrote

It's more likely they just lack either spectrum and/or backhaul to the tower where they are. For example, TMobile in many areas has only 1gbps to many towers despite sharing that spectrum across 3 or even 4 sets of panels. Where I am, the spectrum itself could easily support 1.5-2Gbps or more per sector on the tower, but they'd need at least 10Gbps to allow each sector to max out the deployed spectrum.

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xal1124 t1_j215sti wrote

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

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drmcsinister t1_j2196mt wrote

FYI, not all 5G is the same. AT&T is among the worst. I switched carriers and noticed a huge improvement. Plus, by it's nature, you get better 5G performance in urban settings with multiple signal paths and in areas not buried under/behind concrete.

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xal1124 t1_j21nim6 wrote

I think each carrier has regions with better throughput than the others.

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North-One8187 t1_j22isws wrote

I’m using tmobiles 5G UC and am almost always getting over 200 mbps

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SparkStormrider t1_j23uvm7 wrote

I know right? Doesn't matter what new wireless speed they pursue, if the connections are over saturated or they have a small pipe back hauling to the internet people are going to get craptastic speeds. She should be addressing the over saturated connections and any bottlenecks in back hauls so that when 6G or whatever new wireless speeds are implemented that it's a better experience for anyone and everyone connected.

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