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iPhone XS Max Why do you need 5G?

rui no onna said:
I agree with phone calls and regular SMS but emails have gotten fancy enough (with images, attchments, etc) that they download faster when you have faster internet connection.

From experience (at work site), Verizon's great. With normal mobile use, feels like I'm on my home wi-fi most of the time.

AT&T is noticeably slower loading emails, websites, etc. I can watch streaming video but it often gives me issues when scrubbing (fast forward or rewind). Sometimes, it would time out while fetching email with the iOS Mail app and I'd get "This message is not available" or something.

T-Mobile can veer down towards unusable levels (e.g. like the 2G level speeds above).
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Both the iPhone and Android are a pain in the ass to attach photos or other files. If I'm at that point with an email, that's where I put the phone down and pull out the laptop (or desktop). I also know that what I attach to my emails using a computer will arrive the same way (assuming I set it up right to begin with). I've sent pictures before on my phone(s) only to find out the recipient got links and not the hi-res pics I sent.

But overall, yeah, I can agree with you on that.
 
rui no onna said:
This is why:

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Not everyone get's that on 4G LTE…

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I’m hopeful that an abundance of 5G will mean that 4G becomes the replacement for 3G in ”unlimited“ tethering and throttled data after the threshold.
 
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Infinite Vortex said:
Not everyone get's that on 4G LTE…

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And not everyone gets the speeds you get on LTE.

The question is "Why do you need 5G?". Personally, I live and work in an area where there's lots of congestion. That's why I need/want it.

5G's already been deployed in my area so it's something I can benefit from as soon as Apple releases 5G devices. Really hoped to get a 5G iPad first, though.
 
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There is very very limited 5G in my area yet on any UK network & it's looking like sometime next year before i see it at home, but I do get decent 4G+ on EE & use WiFi at home so no rush really.

Next year i will update my sim only plan to a 5G plan then decide which 5G phone to go for.
 
Like a lot of things in tech these days, it’s seems like a small upgrade. The law of diminishing returns applies again. Next gen games consoles, phones, networks......all quite underwhelming upgrades. Only Samsung and Microsoft trying something different with the fold and surface duo
 
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I used to think that I didn't need LTE when I was using 3G. Now whenever I'm in an area with no or bad LTE service and am back down to 3G, I notice the considerable slowness. I expect the same to happen with 5G.
 
I guess it depends where you live. Here in UK the LTE is actually quite fast, over 100mbps in some areas. If your 3G coverage is patchy then yes you’ll see a difference
 
I think that most people don’t right now on their phones, but it’s the future potential that’s exciting. And as many have said, to use 5g as our primary home networks (it’ll be too expensive to do that for a few years yet).
 
LTE is like what 3G promised. 3G on the original 2.1GHz airwaves never really lived up to expectations as soon as smartphones started to become popular and congestion occured. 4G technology along with more bandwidth allocation gave us a more or less reliable data service when deployed properly.

In my view, 5G is more of a complimentary technology that adds additional capacity in densely populated areas where even the best 4G deployments struggle to serve people with a usable data connection. I don't think (at least in the UK), we will ever see a nationwide rollout of 5G comparable to 4G/3G. It will just be deployed in town centres, train stations, venues and other "hotspots" for mobile data.

Some people have more optimistic views of 5G for building a connected world, but I think consumers won't see much benefit, many of those applications are low bandwidth (smart meters, traffic lights, street lights) and can operate just fine on low power LTE-M (narrow band).

LTE-M & NB-IoT | IoT Solutions | O2 Business

LPWAN is a low-power, wide-area network enabling long-range communications at a low bit rate
www.o2.co.uk www.o2.co.uk
 
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5G is in its infancy and is years away from being a ‘must have’
Remember that when 5G is not available 4G lite will kick in
MmWave 5G is limited to major cities at this point
 
now i see it said:
the tech wasn't developed because phones needed to download apps faster but it could alleviate the need for isps to bury more fiber to homes
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Nope. It's way cheaper to bury fiber to 100 homes, than to provide each of them with 1TB/month of fast wireless "home" service. Spectrum ain't free, and mobile customers pay a lot more per GB of usage than a house with fixed wireless would.
 
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JPack said:
Tethering my MacBook Pro.

Higher speeds inside a building, underground, or other areas with poor signal.

Uploading large files to my organization's shared drive.
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Yes it's more about more consistent speeds more places that top speed unless you are doing the occasional downloads. Will be nice for bigger OTA updates and larger apps.
 
I get 8-15mbps download with LTE, I want 15mbps-20mbps. Such a life changer ;) Honestly speaking, 4G/LTE needs to be improved not the change to 5G.
 
I’d like for it to mature enough to replace my broadband provider. We only have the one real option in my area and they have terrible prices and customer service. The only other providers are dsl speed fiber optic or satellite. It’s the one thing keeping me from cutting the cord.
 
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