December 22, 2020 10:35 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/22/22196060/verizon-5g-slower-than-lte-speed-test
Verizons nationwide 5G can be slower than its LTE network, tests show
Verizon’s new nationwide 5G network is reportedly slower than its LTE network, to the point that users are apparently better off just disabling 5G entirely unless they’re near a mmWave network. The results come from testing done by PC Magazine’s Sascha Sagan, who points to Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, or DSS, as the culprit.
The tech lets carriers run LTE and 5G networks side by side, which is useful if, like Verizon, you don’t yet have enough dedicated 5G spectrum. While the carrier has largely focused on its mmWave network until recently, it also has begun rolling out a mid-band nationwide 5G network, which promises to avoid mmWave’s range issues by using DSS. The only catch is that, with Verizon, it seems like this tech leads to worse...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/22/22196060/verizon-5g-slower-than-lte-speed-test
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