Now when you say problem solved do you mean that’s it’s completely solved or it is solved after you call them and reset the data cap? Sorry I just want to get it solved myself lol
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iPhone 12 5G performance starting to deteriorate, LTE getting better
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5Ge: LTE with high scaled backhaul, 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM, and 3CA or greater covering X amount of sites within a region.
5G: Sub 6 LTE, typically 5x5 MHz 850 MHz, capable of ~50Mbps on it's own that can be mended with LTE for greater speeds. Still real 5G no matter how you feel. It uses the NR airlink which determines whether or not a network is 5G... not the speed being provided. If LTE is providing 2mbps, do you consider it 3G?
5G+: mmWave 5G, capable of multi-Gbps speeds, very limited in range and not widely deployed by AT&T. Their 5G build does not place the same emphasis on mmWave as Verizon.
Tried things out after having reset network preferences. Made absolutely no difference at all.
What I HAVE noticed is that the speeds are really suffering unless I get really good reception. Like solid 4 bars and better than -90dBm signal strength. Worse than that, and LTE is usually faster.
Somehow I was under the impression that 5G would handle lower signal strength and go further than LTE. Guess not.
Wonder if those in countries that have begun deploying 6G are laughing at us.
I'm not sure if I am just missing the point of this, but what do data caps have to do with getting absolutely terrific data speeds at home and absolutely horrendous data speeds on the road? Are you saying I may be using so much data that my allotment has run out and my speeds are being throttled (I'm on an unlimited T-Mobile plan)? My billing cycle renewed just a few days ago, so I don't even see how I could have reached any data cap. I rarely use more than 3 or 4gb of data a month anyway. And again keep in mind that the speeds at my house are averaging over 400mbps. I can hardly expect any better than that!
What I HAVE noticed is that the speeds are really suffering unless I get really good reception. Like solid 4 bars and better than -90dBm signal strength. Worse than that, and LTE is usually faster.
Somehow I was under the impression that 5G would handle lower signal strength and go further than LTE. Guess not.
Wonder if those in countries that have begun deploying 6G are laughing at us.
Well I spoke to T-Mobile today and mentioned this to them and they told me that since I have the magenta max plan that I don’t have data caps so there’s nothing to reset. Thank you for trying to help 👍🏼
That's an AT&T thing, I'm on T-Mobile. Unfortunately each carrier uses different naming conventions:
AT&T is the worst offender, with three flavors: 5GE, 5G and 5G Plus.
Verizon calls its current millimeter-wave 5G network "5G Ultra Wideband" or "5G UWB."
Verizon calls its low-band offering "Nationwide 5G
T-Mobile, which is the only carrier currently with a large midband network, previously kept things simple with one name: 5G. That changed, however, late last year and it now has two names for the new wireless technology: Ultra Capacity 5G is the name for its faster midband and millimeter-wave networks while Extended Range 5G is the name for its low-band network.
Not All 5G Is the Same: All the Flavors and Names Explained
From 5G Ultra Wideband to 5G UC and 5G Plus, we'll break down every different flavor of 5G.
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I think it's T-Mobile's "Extended Range 5G" that is the problem for me. Its range may be good, but the data speeds are not.That's an AT&T thing, I'm on T-Mobile. Unfortunately each carrier uses different naming conventions:
AT&T is the worst offender, with three flavors: 5GE, 5G and 5G Plus.
Verizon calls its current millimeter-wave 5G network "5G Ultra Wideband" or "5G UWB."
Verizon calls its low-band offering "Nationwide 5G
T-Mobile, which is the only carrier currently with a large midband network, previously kept things simple with one name: 5G. That changed, however, late last year and it now has two names for the new wireless technology: Ultra Capacity 5G is the name for its faster midband and millimeter-wave networks while Extended Range 5G is the name for its low-band network.
Not All 5G Is the Same: All the Flavors and Names Explained
From 5G Ultra Wideband to 5G UC and 5G Plus, we'll break down every different flavor of 5G.
That's an AT&T thing, I'm on T-Mobile. Unfortunately each carrier uses different naming conventions:
AT&T is the worst offender, with three flavors: 5GE, 5G and 5G Plus.
Verizon calls its current millimeter-wave 5G network "5G Ultra Wideband" or "5G UWB."
Verizon calls its low-band offering "Nationwide 5G
T-Mobile, which is the only carrier currently with a large midband network, previously kept things simple with one name: 5G. That changed, however, late last year and it now has two names for the new wireless technology: Ultra Capacity 5G is the name for its faster midband and millimeter-wave networks while Extended Range 5G is the name for its low-band network.
Not All 5G Is the Same: All the Flavors and Names Explained
From 5G Ultra Wideband to 5G UC and 5G Plus, we'll break down every different flavor of 5G.
I would assume Verizon would just call their C band regular 5G tho which is their Mid band and should be up by the end of the year at least starting too
I’m using 4G/LTE (iPhone X — Intel modem model) and I’ve seen Opensignal test results from 93 Kbps to ~85 Mbps. AT&T’s network had typically higher speeds (~25 to ~110 Mbps), though I have better overall coverage with T-Mobile and the service plan is significantly cheaper. Considering there‘s a large variance at different times during the day plus I’m in the low priority group as a customer of an MVO, I’m thinking it has a lot to do with #3.
Honestly I think T-Mobile is just having teething issues with 5G deployment and also the sprint merger. I’ve had them since 2016 and had a great experience but since the beginning of this year I’ve had all kinds of problems with dropped calls, data stalling, poor tower handoffs, etc in areas that were totally fine previously. Not just limited to 5G, LTE has been not working well either. Not sure what to say…
Just a reply from a Canadian perspective as 5G is slowly rolling out here in the North. I'm in BC on the West Coast and getting these speeds as of just recently. In fact, it's only been within the last few days I've received 5G at home. Before it was only 2 bars (barely) of LTE. The speed of the 5G Telus network that I get seem MUCH faster than the LTE prior.
I recently returned from a trip from out west and noticed my phone never goes into 5G at my house anymore. I'm on T-Mobile as well.
When I first got my iPhone I got excellent 5GUW in my apartment and speeds were crazy fast. Almost 2905mbs down and 96mbs up On Verizon. That service vanished two months ago and now I got 200mbs down and 5mbs up. Still great but a far cry from what I was getting so yeah I think service had fallen off a bit or maybe carriers are rearranging antennas.
Just as an update here, I've recently noticed that 5g is just getting bad all over around here. It's very strange but the only place I seem to be getting anything good is at my house where I am averaging anywhere between about 400mbps and 550mbps (yes I am sure WiFi is turned off when I run a speed test). On the other hand, if I check speeds anywhere else, they are not only worse, but practically unusable! I can barely even do better than maybe 20mbps tops. Most of the time it's under 10mbps. In many instances I can't even reliably use any data app nor Safari.
On LTE, depending on the time of day, I seem to be averaging anywhere between about 50mbps and 150mbps.
Not sure WHAT on earth is going on but I have pretty much given up on 5g at this point and switched my iphone to LTE only.
Maybe they just need more time, but so far, 5g is looking like an absolute disaster for me.
On LTE, depending on the time of day, I seem to be averaging anywhere between about 50mbps and 150mbps.
Not sure WHAT on earth is going on but I have pretty much given up on 5g at this point and switched my iphone to LTE only.
Maybe they just need more time, but so far, 5g is looking like an absolute disaster for me.
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