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6G mobile could divide the world (merics.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I was so disappointed going from LTE to 5G and realizing the speed difference is minimal. I was so hopeful it would be mega faster! Going from gigabit at home to mobile speeds is sad.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Same. I kinda wonder if it’s saturation… when 5G was first announced and I happened to be in one of the first cities with it on a business trip, and I happen to have just bought a new phone that had it and it was AMAZING. Sites were snappy, it was like I was on my personal wifi.

    Ever since it became more widespread, I can rarely tell a difference between LTE and 5G and honestly, If anything, my phone is slower when I see the 5G icon.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    5g is fine (not great, but fine) on my phone until I get millimeter wave. The mw in the HEB parking lot down the street is amazing. If I get into the city proper it's a crapshoot if I am able to get on the Internet.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Thing is, there are two different types of 5G. 5G NSA is using 5G, but on the same 4G network resulting in little to no speed change. And then there's 5G SA, the one you actually want but probably isn't deployed anywhere outside major cities if that.

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