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Is 5G really good? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by Darth_Vader__@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I've heard multiple issues with 5G, like range and stuff, effectively sacrificing range and reliability for even more speed just so that companies can market it better. Do you think 5G is a downgrade compared to 4G?

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[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

I think this must be what's happening. 5G cell is equal or better than 4G cell in almost all ways. And if your phone is set to dynamically switch between 4g and 5g depending on what's best at any given moment then there's literally no downside, only upsides