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Apple Introduces Option to Download iOS Updates Over 5G on iPhone 12 Models
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Pardon Apple? 4G is my only home internet connection (UK infrastructure is dire) so been downloaded updates for ages, and everything else. Why restrict to 5G?
Yes. DaringFireball review suggested options under Cellular Data are as follows:
5G On
5G Auto
LTE
More available bandwidth and faster speeds? Seems like carriers might have a say in it all as well.
Apple Introduces Option to Download iOS Updates Over 5G on iPhone 12 Models
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As someone who isn't paying for phone service, I'm not looking forward to here in the U.S. Why would I pay $50 a month for a service that can be effectively cut off at a certain point, when if I go to Europe and exhibit the same behavior, it's just like using standard home internet?
This makes no sense in 2020 and reeks of a money grab, so as to not reward these companies with my hard earned money, I'm probably just going to get a $5 plan from Tello. I don't need 5G, I barely need data, and I usually don't get long phone calls.
This makes no sense in 2020 and reeks of a money grab, so as to not reward these companies with my hard earned money, I'm probably just going to get a $5 plan from Tello. I don't need 5G, I barely need data, and I usually don't get long phone calls.
That's exactly why I can't get excited over 5G. This is why I don't even want to pay for data. It's a cash grab just like those silly pay-to-play apps were for flip phones in the mid-2000s.
Am I the only person who doesn't really give a crap about 5G speeds? LTE is plenty fast for whatever I do on my phone, yes the ability to download an entire series of a Netflix show within seconds is cool but like how often do you really need that?...
the only thing I'm excited about is this claimed improved service when in crowded areas / stadiums / etc (when we can go to those again)
the only thing I'm excited about is this claimed improved service when in crowded areas / stadiums / etc (when we can go to those again)
Here in Helsinki, Finland(Northern Europe) my phone using LTE is 100mbs download and 10mbs upload(speedtest) inside my apartment building, outside even better. I live 5.33 km (3.31 mi) from Helsinki city centre.
Also my cellular plan costs 27 euros(about 32 dollars) a month, true unlimited plan(max 150mbs download speed).
Example month of July i was using my phone plan only(for phone and laptop) and that months data usage was 301,08 GB, bill for that month was 27 euros including limitless voice and text
About typical phone plan in Finland 👍
So my feeling is iPhone download caps are there mostly for mobile network situation in Northern America
Also my cellular plan costs 27 euros(about 32 dollars) a month, true unlimited plan(max 150mbs download speed).
Example month of July i was using my phone plan only(for phone and laptop) and that months data usage was 301,08 GB, bill for that month was 27 euros including limitless voice and text
About typical phone plan in Finland 👍
So my feeling is iPhone download caps are there mostly for mobile network situation in Northern America
The data caps do not make sense to me, at least in their current state. If the carriers want to keep them so bad, they need to forget about increasing profit margins, realize they're wrong, and increase the caps to at least 500 GB. Apple has been increasing storage media in its products because data consumption has increased. Telecoms have increased plan prices while offering the same product they had 4 years ago.Here in Helsinki, Finland(Northern Europe) my phone using LTE is 100mbs download and 10mbs upload(speedtest) inside my apartment building, outside even better. I live 5.33 km (3.31 mi) from Helsinki city centre.
Also my cellular plan costs 27 euros(about 32 dollars) a month, true unlimited plan(max 150mbs download speed).
Example month of July i was using my phone plan only(for phone and laptop) and that months data usage was 301,08 GB, bill for that month was 27 euros including limitless voice and text
About typical phone plan in Finland 👍
So my feeling is iPhone download caps are there mostly for mobile network situation in Northern America
“Many consumers” should seek therapy.
even the large downloads don’t equate to that big a file size. Streaming video for a while will have a greater impact on many peoples data allowances.
Many people have plans that have more than enough buffer that a 500mb to 1.5GB download won’t pose any real issues for their data allowances.
In all seriousness, it looks like a limitation in the early software working with eSIM and Auto Data Mode? I am not educated enough to name the exact reason.
Is MagSafe capable of data transfer though? Or only power (charge)?
would make most cars redundant even high end cars being released this year.
yes, let's restrict 4G just because it's 4G...
Apple knows best to spend our unlimited 4G data plans!
I often ask myself how the stupid questions in FAQs come together... arbitrary BS like this explains it...
FAQ on the Apple website in the future:
- Do I need WiFi 6 (802.11ax) to download iOS updates?
- Can I download iOS updates at day/night?
- Will iOS updates download faster at full moon?
- When using Magsafe for charging, will it charge faster when pointing the iPhone towards magnetic north?
- Should I clean my iPhone with wet wipes before performing a clean install using OSX?
If they just don't update their sim card from their current LTE/4G sim, they will have no 5G connection at all on the iPhone 12.
“Many”? Just the crazy ones. You can turn it off anyway. I heard Apple are releasing a “5G-Blocking Tinfoil Hat” soon