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iPhone 12 Pro To be concerned or not

gbf

gbf

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I live on Long Island.

I drive up and down the meadow brook parkway all the time and the 5G service bounces in and out

a buddy of mine drives the same parkway with his iPhone 12 Pro Max and he says that his 5G is pretty consistent.

do I have a broken phone or is this just the way RF and 5G work?

please help.
Thank you
 
Don’t know what phone you have but the only way to tell for sure is to gave both phones side by side and see what is happening.
 
Not at all. I just want to know why two phones on Verizon could be pulling two different signals
 
gbf said:
I live on Long Island.

I drive up and down the meadow brook parkway all the time and the 5G service bounces in and out

a buddy of mine drives the same parkway with his iPhone 12 Pro Max and he says that his 5G is pretty consistent.

do I have a broken phone or is this just the way RF and 5G work?

please help.
Thank you
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So if I understood this correctly, this 'test' was carried on 2 different cars: your friend in his car and you in yours and he told you that his 5g never bounces in and out. If so is the case, then there are many factors to consider and the only way to find out is by carrying any sort of test by putting the 2 iPhones in the same room and see how they act. Your car could have a different thickness than his, when you drive through the same roads the traffic might be different (a big truck could affect the 5g for example) ..
 
jordysak said:
So if I understood this correctly, this 'test' was carried on 2 different cars: your friend in his car and you in yours and he told you that his 5g never bounces in and out. If so is the case, then there are many factors to consider and the only way to find out is by carrying any sort of test by putting the 2 iPhones in the same room and see how they act. Your car could have a different thickness than his, when you drive through the same roads the traffic might be different (a big truck could affect the 5g for example) ..
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You really think a car could make a difference. I really appreciate your response my friend. I didn’t think that two different cars could pull 2 different signals.
 
gbf said:
You really think a car could make a difference. I really appreciate your response my friend. I didn’t think that two different cars could pull 2 different signals.
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5g has a higher frequency, but a lower wavelength ..hence why we need more 5g towers to cover all the areas. I said your car could be different as it could have a different thickness, different material or the glass could be thicker to your friend's car. Yes, even the thickness of glass plays a role so the only way to check this is by putting both phones in the same place. For more info I found this, you can read it: https://talkingpointz.com/the-difference-between-5g-and-5g/
 
I understand 5G is quite finicky anyway, at least the mmWave variety used in large cities. The signal can be interfered with much more by buildings and other objects in the way than was the case for previous cellular technologies (which is why so many more antennas are needed). With that in mind it probably isn't surprising the phone passes back to 4G in a situation like travelling in a car, where you will be passing from antenna to antenna quite quickly so the phone will probably have an easier time locking onto a more consistent LTE signal than a patchy 5G one.
 
I think there’s too many variables that could be at play here in order to make any guess or suggestion plus the devices are different models too.
Good thing neither of you has an actual issue though!
 
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