Wait... so a company was paid because customers are getting lied to?
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AT&T and Sprint Settle Lawsuit Over Misleading '5GE' Label for AT&T's 4G Network
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We do not know what the settlement was, but that seems likely. I better way to look at it is that Sprint was paid because its customers were responding to AT&T misrepresenting its own to AT&T customers and possibly hurtling Sprint.
Or Verizon with their non-standard 5G Home products, and now their not-wide-enough Ultrawideband...
If it were true, we wouldn’t call it marketing...
What 5G phone are you claiming to use that's not getting 5G speeds? Your story sounds made up.It's incredibly stupid marketing. But since ATT wants to play this game with me i've called them like 4 times in the last week complaining my 5g phone wasnt going at 5g speeds and got a reduction on my bill
This changed on my phone recently from LTE to 5GE, and I certainly agree -- less bars + slower. At least from the past few weeks of usage.
Someone mentioned before why Apple allowed this "rebranding" -- perhaps it's more about when the phone connects to the network, and the network sends back the label, and Apple doesn't necessarily catch what the string is that's displayed on your phone?
Apple should be sued for ATT's advertising? What?
Please, hire a lawyer. Spend a lot of money. You found the secret to untold riches.
WOW
I use ATT, have for a great many years. No problem with the network or the service, but this particular ad campaign (and that's all it is, advertising) is stupid. Real stupid, but not actionable. Next your gonna sue because axe body spray doesn't get you laid? Ha. No one really falls for these advertising stunts. They didn't when Sprint tried it, they don't now that ATT does it.
You sound like a ridiculous corporate shill. “5Ge” is literally 4G LTE. No difference. AT&T has admitted as much.
You’re overestimating the technological intelligence of the average American. It’s honestly dumb that they can name it whatever they want and trick consumers into thinking it’s different.
Doesn’t seem like much of a settlement for Sprint if AT&T can still try to con people into thinking they’re on a 5G network.
Except that 4G is actually supposed to be faster than LTE, and LTE was just stop gap. It’s actually called 4G-LTE and has the same meaning as 5Ge, which is to say that it’s not quite that generation but it’s evolving to it. So I agree with you that we should keep the 5G label pure, but your list’s order is slightly wrong.
Or just say what it is, LTE. Problem solved.
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Given that it’s an unwinnable lawsuit $100 would be a huge win.
Every time I see “5ge” on my iPX, the connection gets dreadfully slow. If that’s the future, how can I opt to stay on only LTE?
It’s just an icon. There’s plenty of class action lawsuits to hurl at Apple but this is literally just an icon.
This all comes across as desperate on Sprint’s part. They are teetering on the brink, praying their merger with T-Mobile goes through. Let AT&T’s customers decide for themselves if it’s a marketing gimmick or not. Why doesn’t Sprint just focus on not delivering a sucky network? This is the best use of their paltry resources??
It might be fast, but it’s not 5G of any sort. It’s 4G-LTE.
There are many factors involved with the actual speeds you get, with the big ones being congestion and signal strength. Unless you're right by the tower, and that tower isn't overloaded, you probably won't be able to get good speeds.
I’m all for whatever AT&T is doing/branding. These speeds are insane/way faster than anyone really needs on a phone... here’s what I’m getting with just “normal” LTE:
