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US Government Asks Verizon, AT&T to Pause 5G Launch and They Straight Up Said “No” (Updated!)

Kellen January 3, 2022 40

Verizon and AT&T are itching to fire up their C-Band 5G networks to better compete with T-Mobile in the race to offer good 5G experiences. They initially planned to light up C-Band in December, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asked them to...

Verizon Ends Year With More Super Fast 5G Than Expected, Have You Found It?

Kellen December 9, 2021 18

Verizon decided years ago to go all-in on 5G mmW, the fastest type of 5G that they could pop up on a little tower of a corner block in a city and demonstrate stupidly fast speedtests through in order to sell us on a 5G future. I'm still not sure they made the...

Verizon 5G Home Internet Expands to Two New Cities

Tim December 2, 2021 4

Verizon announced this week an expansion of its 5G Home Internet service, bringing the 5G-powered goodness to both Dayton, OH and Jacksonville, FL. If you already live here, you know how beautiful both of these cities are, but don't you think they look even...

Qualcomm Realizes No One Cares and It Can Stop Saying “5G” All the Time

Kellen November 22, 2021 3

We've been told that "5G is here" for at least 3 years now even if it most definitely has not been here on a level that will make a difference in your life. During that time, the technology has evolved, carriers have tried to be "first" or fastest or the most...

T-Mobile’s Good 5G Hits 200 Million People Milestone

Kellen November 15, 2021 26

T-Mobile is celebrating today, as it reaches a new and important mark for its fast 5G. T-Mobile says that it has already reached its goal of covering 200 million people with Ultra Capacity 5G, weeks ahead of time. For those not familiar, Ultra Capacity 5G is T...

Verizon and AT&T Delay Their Good 5G Because of Air Safety Concerns

Kellen November 4, 2021 36

5G up until this point has been a massive bust that has changed little about our lives and rarely lives up to the hype pushed by the makers of 5G modems (Qualcomm!) and their carrier partners. The reason 5G has been a bust thus far in the US is because a...

Pixel 6 and 5G: This Should Clear Things Up

Kellen October 20, 2021 89

5G is so dumb. OK, that out of the way, let's talk about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and which versions have which kinds of 5G, because again, 5G is dumb. Shortly after yesterday's announcement from Google, people started attempting to pre-order the Pixel 6...

Verizon 5G Upload Speeds Hit New Highs in Latest Lab Trials

Tim October 14, 2021 9

Verizon announced this week that during lab trials while testing the latest and greatest 5G mmWave technology in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, it reached wireless upload speeds of 711 Mbps. While download speeds have exceeded this number for some time...