What does this map even refer to? The green areas are the new areas covered by 5g UW?
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Verizon Announces Plans to Expand 5G Ultra Wideband to 1,700 Cities in January, Offers Improved 5G Plans
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The issue is, if someone else tried to pull a lot of data near the end of their billing cycle would they have seen reduced speeds? If so, that's a data cap.
I use 5G in both and US and Europe and find it's good. Europe blocks plenty of frequencies too but OTA TV in Europe is entirely in the UHF band whilst the US still has some stations broadcasting on VHF.
Sorry, thought you were talking about Verizon. Although mmWave is sparse, but it does exist on AT&T.
The green areas are the top 46 PEAs which is where Verizon and AT&T are allowed to deploy c-band this year. An exact map will not be made public until launch.
I remember using 3G/4G in Kenya and it was faster than present-day LTE speeds. We really need to switch the TV stations from VHF so LTE advanced can take over. 5G is not needed when LTE advanced excels in everything else. Maybe in stadiums or airports sure but not for cities where interferences are everywhere. Too expensive and too much power consumption.
I've done a good bit of research into this and as an electronic and electrical engineer I can assure you, this is nothing more than an FAA over reaction as they were caught asleep at the wheel with numerous Boeing failings.
The distance between the altimeter radar band and the 5G (C-band) is more than adequate for safety and is safely used around the world. Verizon and AT&T are in the right here, the FAA and Boeing/Airbus are massively over reacting.
I would never want aircraft safety sacrificed for faster 5G speeds.
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The VHF band is so low as to be next to useless for cellular data. There's not even an LTE or NR band that uses it.
LTE frequency bands - Wikipedia
5G is better than LTE-A, it's about 20% more efficient bit/Hz and has other improvements with MIMO, latency etc. It would be foolish not to move to it given how limited bandwidth is. mmWave is next to useless in my opinion, but sub6GHz 5G is not. It's not a huge improvement like moving from 3G to 4G was as that was a move to packet switched cellular networking but 5G is an improvement - albeit overhyped and modest.
What frequency do you think VHF uses and what frequency do you think cellular uses? Because they are not close.
Now if only US cellular plans did such. My Europe SIM costs something like £30/m and is actually unlimited, including tethering. Meanwhile there's not a single truly unlimited plan with tethering. I find everything is cheaper in the US, except for cell service and ISP's.
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I just replied to him, there's not a single LTE or NR band even close to VHF.
This is exactly the point I raised. The space between the C-band and radar altimeters is more than safe enough. This is just the FCC overreacting as they completely fell asleep at the wheel and then Boeing flew two planes into the ground. It's used all around the world without issue.
If your planes radar altimeter is having issues with this then that plane needs the radar altimeter repaired or replaced.
This is awesome news! Can't wait for a 100% rollout (if its possible).
There are a few spots around DC, like a park near me. Tested it last December right after I got my 12 Pro.
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Is it just me or is it anyone else’s experience that Verizon’s 5G has been worse than, or at best exactly the same as 4G?
I’ll agree with that. I’d say, for me, 70% of the time, I can’t tell a difference. Now, parts of the city which have UW or other fast bands, I sure as hell can-but that’s literally in a handful of places.
It depends on the area. Low band or “nationwide” 5G from Verizon uses something called DSS.
DSS shares the spectrum between 4G and 5G. Depending on the area, 5G could be overloaded. Think of it like a 5 lane highway where 2 lanes are 4G and 3 lanes are 5G.
5G UW is an entire new highway.
Does it provide that all through Europe? My Vodaphone plan, for a wireless hotspot, has that but only in the country where the service is located.
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I can't imagine actually noticing a difference on my phone. I live near a place that has the service. But by "have the service" I mean there is literally a one block area kind of near my house which if I happen to be in a store on that block, I get 5G. It is kind of amazing to see my phone test out with 1,200 mbps download speeds. But unless I set up shop on that block, use my phone's cell connection for a hotspot, and then do some serious work on a laptop using that hotspot, I'm not sure how I would ever notice in comparison to a solid 4G LTE connection.