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iPhone XS Max This is what AT&T 5Ge looks like in New York City

simplynando said:
You are mistaken. 5Ge is not the same as 5G which is why there's a bunch of discussion going on regarding 5G vs. 5Ge.
I didn't say they were 5G devices.
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The thread is about 5Ge. No phones support 5Ge. That was my comment. I accidentally left off the e on my first sentence.

AT&T is not actually connecting iPhone users to 5Ge. It says 5Ge, but it is really a different frequency of the current LTE, which is why they are getting sued.
 
BasicGreatGuy said:
The thread is about 5Ge. No phones support 5Ge. That was my comment. I accidentally left off the e on my first sentence.

AT&T is not actually connecting iPhone users to 5Ge. It says 5Ge, but it is really a different frequency of the current LTE, which is why they are getting sued.
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5Ge is not true 5G. It's 4G LTE which plenty of current phones are capable of.
They're branding "faster" 4G LTE as 5Ge. So it may not be true 5G as you suggest, but the current iPhones are compatible with AT&T's fake 5Ge.

AT&T is being sued because they are leading their customers to believe they are being connected to a 5G network when it is actually a 4G LTE network with a fake 5Ge badge. There are a handful of devices that include the necessary antennas (4x4 MIMO, LAA capable, etc.) that are capable of connecting to AT&T's 5Ge network.

We introduced 5G Evolution more than two years ago, clearly defining it as an evolutionary step to standards-based 5G. 5G Evolution and the 5GE indicator simply let customers know when their device is in an area where speeds up to twice as fast as standard LTE are available. That’s what 5G Evolution is, and we are delighted to deliver it to our customers.
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simplynando said:
5Ge is not true 5G. It's 4G LTE which plenty of current phones are capable of.
They're branding "faster" 4G LTE as 5Ge. So it may not be true 5G as you suggest, but the current iPhones are compatible with AT&T's fake 5Ge.

AT&T is being sued because they are leading their customers to believe they are being connected to a 5G network when it is actually a 4G LTE network with a fake 5Ge badge. There are a handful of devices that include the necessary antennas (4x4 MIMO, LAA capable, etc.) that are capable of connecting to AT&T's 5Ge network.

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What side of the fence are you on?

I personally think AT&T is being being misleading in their designation and am hoping Sprint wins in this case.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/5ge-explained,news-29329.html
 
watchthisspace said:
What side of the fence are you on?

I personally think AT&T is being being misleading in their designation and am hoping Sprint wins in this case.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/5ge-explained,news-29329.html
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I’m against the 5Ge branding.
However, I DO want to know if my phone is connected to the faster LTE. The label should just be LTE-A or something like that. Maybe 4.5G? Lol

I also think Sprint should win. AT&T shouldn’t be allowed to label their “theoretically faster” LTE network as 5Ge. It’s very misleading. But, the current iPhone are capable of the 5Ge standard (read as faster 4G LTE speeds).
 
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I am going to resist the statement that the iPhone X is compliant to AT&T's "5G E" standard because although the iPhone X has the right bands and has LTE-A, it is not 4X4 MIMO.

Does anybody know if Apple allows the 5G E logo to show up on an iPhone X with the latest firmware?

The iPhone XS and XS Max are 4x4 MIMO, so they should show 5G E if they're in an AT&T LTE-A area.
 
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Hello guys. I was in New York City awhile testing on 5Ge via Speed Test. Take a look at this screenshot, it’s pretty odd and unsurprisingly move by AT&T.
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This news is old. Its been in various articles that the 5Ge is just a marketing thing and it's not real 5Ge... its just 4G like what we've been having for years.
 
When 5G finally arrives we’ll see the difference. Don’t expect the initial rollout to be spectacular as much work still has to be done
Also don’t expect the price of 5G service to be the same as 4G or LTE
 
So if I'm reading this right then "5Ge speeds are twice as fast as regular 4g speeds", then in NYC you should normally get 6mbps down, , what a joke!!!!

I moved to Verizon and on their LTE 4G speeds with the XS I am usually seeing no less than 22 mbps down and often get upwards of over 30 to as much as 70 down at random times. I also never throttle like I used to years ago when I still had ATT.

ATT = Most money goes to Marketing & Very little in Infrastructure (They are king of the bait and switch)

I don't miss AT&T
 
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I used to have sprint. They are awful. This is on Verizon in Massachusetts.
 

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christian.terra said:
AT&T is absolutely horrid in NYC. Don't even try and use it for media consumption in manhattan. I dealt with it for years and finally made the switch to Verizon. Huge difference. The worst was when AT&T would not connect to LTE, but 4G instead and you could barely send an imessage.
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I have had AT&T for over eight years, since iPhone 4. I have seen it improve over the years. I don't really have any problems, besides their customer service. Data coverage seems fine for me in NYC.
 
XFinity Mobile (Verizon) has T-Mobile and AT&T beat in my area. I'm seriously thinking of cancelling my two AT&T postpaid accounts and getting a second XFinity number set up. This is on my unlocked XS Max.

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I have Xfinity Mobile as my Verizon MVNO in the physical SIM slot, and I agree with you that it's great and speedy, and fully viable as the secondary cellular plan.

But for full time primary use, it is more expensive than T-Mobile.

12.00/gig with Xfinity Mobile adds up quickly, and you'll end up with 45.00 flat rate plus tax.

Another problem with Xfinity is that they do not support eSIM in any way, not for your iPhone, and not for your Apple Watch.
 
George Knighton said:
I have Xfinity Mobile as my Verizon MVNO in the physical SIM slot, and I agree with you that it's great and speedy, and fully viable as the secondary cellular plan.

But for full time primary use, it is more expensive than T-Mobile.

12.00/gig with Xfinity Mobile adds up quickly, and you'll end up with 45.00 flat rate plus tax.

Another problem with Xfinity is that they do not support eSIM in any way, not for your iPhone, and not for your Apple Watch.
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The problem with T-Mobile is that the service has become so badly congested here in Denver that many times, it's just unusable (1Mbps at 7pm) until it gets late, usually after 11pm when I can finally get about 30Mbps. I don't get that on Xfinity or even AT&T. I don't care that there is no eSim support for such a low cost service that I'm getting with Xfinity and the coverage here in Denver is superb over AT&T and T-Mobile.

I drive for my job (not ride share or anything like that) so reliable coverage were data actually works is number one for me and that's Xfinity and Verizon.
 
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