Why is my 5G is so slow?

Technically. So, why are some 5G connections so slow? The first, and most impactful, reason is that the far-reaching 5G signals that have powered the vast majority of carrier rollouts in the US – especially from AT&T and, to a lesser extent, T-Mobile – have used low-band carrier frequencies.

Verizon uses Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) which allows 4G and 5G networks to use the same spectrum (wireless airwaves). Because of this, speeds aren’t as fast as they could be if totally dedicated to 5G.

The carrier now covers over 210 million people with its midband 5G signal and has said that it expects average download speeds over the midband network to be around 400 megabits per second , with peak speeds of 1Gbps.

The iPhone 11 is using different cellular bands than the iPhone 13 can. Since fewer phones can use the bands the iPhone 13 can, they will always appear to be less congested. Unfortunately, the cell towers are not always properly optimized for the new frequency bands . Further, 5G itself is slower than LTE in many areas.