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AT&T Plans to Keep “5GE” Logo, but Won’t Advertise It Anymore

Kellen May 20, 2020

You likely forgot about AT&T's sleazy 5G Evolution campaign to confuse and mislead their customers because it has been over a year since we last talked about it. We haven't talked about it because most carriers have launched real 5G networks and so the...

The 5GE Logo on Your AT&T Phone Does Not Mean Faster Speeds Than Verizon or T-Mobile

Kellen March 22, 2019

AT&T's 5G Evolution is not a 5G network - that was established when they first introduced it in 2017. That hasn't stopped them from continuing to spread the word about their phones having access to "5G," even if they are attempting to act like they aren't...

AT&T is Full of Sh*t, so Sprint is Suing Them Over 5GE Logos

Kellen February 8, 2019

After being mocked by the internet and other carriers, AT&T is showing no signs of slowing down its push to mislead customers with a "5GE" connectivity logo on phones that do not support any sort of 5G connection. Sprint is less cool with it than Verizon...

Verizon, With Its Own Non-Standards 5G, Warns Industry to be “Clear and Consistent” With 5G

Kellen January 8, 2019

Verizon took a minute to stand on a soapbox this morning and warn the wireless industry that they shouldn't over sell 5G. Verizon is worried that some will "over-hype and under-deliver" as temptation slides in for the awesomeness that is the future of 5G. They...

Your AT&T Phone Does Not Have 5G Now

Kellen January 7, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, AT&T confirmed that it would soon update a number of its phones to show a "5G E" logo in place of the 4G LTE logo when those phones were connected to specific network towers. We mocked them for it then and will continue to do so, but...

AT&T Will Soon Show Customers a “5G” Network Logo on Their Non-5G Phones

Kellen December 21, 2018

AT&T's 5G Evolution has nothing to do with 5G and has been mocked by most in the industry as a terrible marketing play that does little but mislead customers and create unnecessary confusion. It's sort of like the naming of HSPA to "4G" a few years ago,...

AT&T Adds Another 99 5G Evolution Markets

Kellen October 4, 2018

AT&T's 5G Evolution solution, which is not 5G and is really just upgraded 4G LTE, expanded to 99 new markets today. Their total number of 5G Evolution markets now sits at 239. To recap, AT&T 5G Evolution uses a combination of features like 256 QAM, 4x4...

AT&T 5G Evolution Expands to More Than 100 New Markets

Kellen April 20, 2018 11

AT&T's 5G Evolution, which isn't 5G by any means and is just upgraded 4G LTE, has expanded to a whole bunch of new markets. AT&T says to expect it in more than 100 as of today, which should mean an upgraded network experience for a whole bunch of their...