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AT&T Already Working on 6G, Says 5G iPhones Might Not Be 'Massive Event' Due to Economic Uncertainty
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LTE is not that fast for most people, 30 Mbps - 40 Mbps is really the norm in the US and its extremely common to still see sub 10 mbps.
When you upgrade to a 5G phone and suddenly you double those numbers for just about all of the time and when your on mid-band 5G 300 Mbps + becomes the norm thats a big improvement.
Macrumors, why would the Mini start at $749 and how is it that you picture that as a new, affordable, option made to tackle a more conscious market when the iPhone 11 already starts at a lower $699? surely there will be a $699 iPhone 12 as now there’s 4 models expected.
Maybe Im not understanding the rationale here but since the iPhone X event three years ago, there has always been an affordable current gen iPhone: 8, XR, 11. This “affordable” option actually has been the flagship standard pricing until the iPhone X, when what was introduced was a premium/more expensive version. The $999 (Pro Max) iPhone is the newcomer, not the $700 one, which is a given IMHO.
Maybe Im not understanding the rationale here but since the iPhone X event three years ago, there has always been an affordable current gen iPhone: 8, XR, 11. This “affordable” option actually has been the flagship standard pricing until the iPhone X, when what was introduced was a premium/more expensive version. The $999 (Pro Max) iPhone is the newcomer, not the $700 one, which is a given IMHO.
Any 5G phone hasn't been an event. There's barely any coverage so what's the point of getting 5G?
Evaluate the phone you want based on the specs, not whether or not it has 5G. The phone you will want might have 5g, might not.
Evaluate the phone you want based on the specs, not whether or not it has 5G. The phone you will want might have 5g, might not.
The 12 will probably not be very exciting to most 11 owners. Which is pretty much always the case - upgrades from one year to the next are not huge with a device as mature as the iPhone. For many of us, the most exciting thing about the 12 is the new 5.4" model, rumored to be the smallest iPhone (in body size) since the original SE.
It depends on the carrier's strategy. T-Mobile USA, for example, already has a lot of 5G coverage because they have repurposed some of their mid-band LTE spectrum and already had software-upgradeable basestations in many locations.
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I'd just like cell phone reception that is reliable for making phone calls. They're going be on 15G and I'll still have dropped calls.
6G will let us ascend into beings of pure energy
The other issue with 4G is that you get undercoverage for data too. Too few towers for too many people. 5G is supposed to help with that.
I have been with ATT since the Cingular Wireless days and am on the fence right now about swapping to T-Mobile. Are they there yet? Do people have any more issues with them than with any other provider? I am just fed with ATT's increased BS after BS, boy are they a scummy company!
May make the swap with the new phone. Which I am also a little bit peeved with. New phone, new phone provider.
May make the swap with the new phone. Which I am also a little bit peeved with. New phone, new phone provider.
No phone besides the yearly iPhone releases has ever really caused an “event”
I realize this sounds like it comes from a Luddite, but I'm trying to think of some use for my iPhone where my 4G (LTE) wasn't fast enough. I can understand wanting to push the technology envelope and it makes sense to expect faster speeds as time goes on, but help me understand a real-world example where 5G speed makes a demonstrable difference or enables new functionality.
I’ll wait until they are done with the “G”s and move onto the “H”s