Long story short, the reason for actual performance you saw as “slower” is most likely due to: You are just in a spot that doesn’t have a great signal . The area doesn’t have a lot of licensed and deployed spectrum for AT&T, so your connection is limited by bandwidth.
Read moreIs LTE faster than e?
True 5G is on its way, but likely not available until 2020. However, 5G E or 5G Evolution from AT&T is among the fastest network speeds available currently as it is comparable to 4G (versus the slower, “4G LTE”). … It may be marginally faster than 4G .8 May 2019
Read moreWhat is 5G evolution?
AT&T created the label to show that those phones connect to what AT&T calls “5G Evolution” technologies. 5G Evolution means that those phones can connect to towers with features like three-way carrier aggregation, 4 x 4 MIMO antenna setups, and 256-QAM modulation .
Read moreIs my 5G actually 5G?
The regular “5G,” meanwhile, is real 5G but only on the low-band flavors. AT&T uses “5G Plus” for its millimeter-wave and C-band 5G networks. Verizon calls its millimeter-wave and C-band 5G networks “5G Ultra Wideband,” “5G UW” or “5G UWB” (the exact icon will vary based on your device).
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