“5G” can be shown if the phone is idling or actively using 4G on an NSA LTE cell with no detection of 5G coverage . “4G” can be shown if the phone is idling or actively using 4G on a standard LTE cell.10 May 2019
Read moreWhy does my phone keep saying 4G?
So the reason your phone says LTE is because you are in an area that has the fastest internet speeds. When you are in an area in which your phone says “4g” it’s because you are using a cell phone tower that has the slower, HSPA, internet speed .
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