{"id":30777,"date":"2020-11-24T16:46:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T21:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30777"},"modified":"2020-12-08T16:06:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:06:35","slug":"understanding-5g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/24\/understanding-5g\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding 5G"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/11\/11\/understanding-5g-and-why-its-the-future-not-present-for-mobile-communications\/\">Glenn Fleishman<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/11\/11\/understanding-5g-and-why-its-the-future-not-present-for-mobile-communications\/\">\n<p>I hate to be a downer when it comes to improved technology that actually does what it says on the tin. 5G networks will provide substantial improvements in throughput and availability that we will notice&mdash;in a year or maybe two. Until then, not so much.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/iphone-12-reviews\/\">iPhone 12 Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/13\/iphone-12-and-iphone-12-pro\/\">iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"understanding-5g-update-2020-12-08\">Update (2020-12-08): <a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/11\/19\/the-iphone-gets-5g-but-whats-it-like-in-real-world-use\/\">Julio Ojeda-Zapata<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/11\/19\/the-iphone-gets-5g-but-whats-it-like-in-real-world-use\/\"><p>What coverage you&rsquo;ll find depends on your carrier&mdash;AT&amp;T, T-Mobile, or Verizon in the US&mdash;and where you live. The vast majority of 5G users across the country will not see eye-popping 5G speeds on par with what I experienced in Rice Park, and many will have no 5G access at all even if they have 5G phones.<\/p><p>So, while I had a blast recently testing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/coverage\/4g-lte-5g-networks?ds_rl=1264208&amp;ds_rl=1264241&amp;cmpid=ADV_PB_P_5GNETWORK_43700055737342818_449346567341&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA48j9BRC-ARIsAMQu3WSnWSmwE7Rz4kIDr-0G0sLAGfS0yMsX7063peYHz6cSv_icnmTx75IaAl5YEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\">T-Mobile<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/5g\/\">Verizon<\/a> 5G on an iPhone 12 and an iPhone 12 Pro, I came to realize how far we are from ubiquitous 5G coverage.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Fleishman: I hate to be a downer when it comes to improved technology that actually does what it says on the tin. 5G networks will provide substantial improvements in throughput and availability that we will notice&mdash;in a year or maybe two. Until then, not so much. 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