5G runs on the exact same frequencies as LTE. It also can run on millimeter band which literally CANNOT penetrate your body. Where is the danger? The only thing you need to worry about is wattage, and that doesn’t come anywhere near dangerous in cellphones.
cannot agree with you more.
It's nothing earth shattering or anything, but it's mislabeling of things for marketing purposes that then messes up the actual labeling and understanding of the real things. It messes things up when people compare details or refer to them by name and can mean different things.
If need to go back and look it up but I’m almost positive AT&T branded HSPA+ 21Mbps as 4G several months before T-Mobile did the same with its HSPA+ 42Mbps network.
The XS and XS Max.
Some AT&T users who have installed the new iOS 12.2 beta are noticing their iPhones displaying a '5G E' connection to AT&T's network, which is AT&T's misleading name for an "upgraded" version of 4G LTE.
AT&T began rolling out its fake 5G icon to Android smartphones in early January, and it now appears the change is extending to the iPhone.
Devices in certain areas are displaying a "5G E" icon instead of LTE, but as the "E" suggests, this is not real 5G. No iPhone that exists right now is capable of connecting to a 5G network, nor is AT&T's network 5G at this time.
The "E" stands for Evolution, a new brand name AT&T is using for some parts of its LTE network. According to AT&T, 5G Evolution reaches a peak theoretical wireless speed of 400Mb/s, which does not match 5G data transfer speeds and is in fact the same as traditional LTE speeds.
AT&T claims that 5G Evolution is the "first step on the road to 5G," bringing improvements to already-existing LTE networks. Technically, 5G Evolution uses technologies already employed by other carriers.According to AT&T, its "5G Evolution" network is live in more than 400 markets, with more to come. Other carriers, such as T-Mobile, have made fun of AT&T for its misleading branding.
True 5G smartphones won't be coming until later in 2019, and rumors suggest Apple will not introduce 5G support until 2020 at the earliest.
Update: AT&T has provided the following statement to MacRumors on the new icon in iOS 12.2 beta 2: "Today, some iPhone and iPad users could start seeing our 5G Evolution indicator on their devices. The indicator simply helps customers know when they are in an area where the 5G Evolution experience may be available."
Article Link: Some AT&T iPhones Displaying Misleading '5G E' Icon in iOS 12.2 Beta 2 [Updated]
[doublepost=1549374598][/doublepost]Extremely fast
Some AT&T users who have installed the new iOS 12.2 beta are noticing their iPhones displaying a '5G E' connection to AT&T's network, which is AT&T's misleading name for an "upgraded" version of 4G LTE.
AT&T began rolling out its fake 5G icon to Android smartphones in early January, and it now appears the change is extending to the iPhone.
Devices in certain areas are displaying a "5G E" icon instead of LTE, but as the "E" suggests, this is not real 5G. No iPhone that exists right now is capable of connecting to a 5G network, nor is AT&T's network 5G at this time.
The "E" stands for Evolution, a new brand name AT&T is using for some parts of its LTE network. According to AT&T, 5G Evolution reaches a peak theoretical wireless speed of 400Mb/s, which does not match 5G data transfer speeds and is in fact the same as traditional LTE speeds.
AT&T claims that 5G Evolution is the "first step on the road to 5G," bringing improvements to already-existing LTE networks. Technically, 5G Evolution uses technologies already employed by other carriers.According to AT&T, its "5G Evolution" network is live in more than 400 markets, with more to come. Other carriers, such as T-Mobile, have made fun of AT&T for its misleading branding.
True 5G smartphones won't be coming until later in 2019, and rumors suggest Apple will not introduce 5G support until 2020 at the earliest.
Update: AT&T has provided the following statement to MacRumors on the new icon in iOS 12.2 beta 2: "Today, some iPhone and iPad users could start seeing our 5G Evolution indicator on their devices. The indicator simply helps customers know when they are in an area where the 5G Evolution experience may be available."
Article Link: Some AT&T iPhones Displaying Misleading '5G E' Icon in iOS 12.2 Beta 2 [Updated]
AT&T might be good for the shareholders but they are hands down the worst consumer company. If it was not for T-mobile, AT&T would be charging $200 per month for single line and allow you to use only 5 GB of data at a speed of 2 MBPS. International roaming - don't even think about it, it might cost you a limb!
Ha! I'd forgotten we did that. I changed mine to the old rainbow Apple icon.
