5g in Everett wa
dscoo7
Enthusiast - Level 2

I work at Boeing in Everett and got a 0 mbps speed test with 5 bars of 5g(with a brand new phone), why. This is what I pay $150 a month for???? Beyond pathetic. 

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Re: 5g in Everett wa
Tigerstep
Specialist - Level 3

Then don't use 5G, problem solved. Either toggle it off if you have an iPhone or swap to a 4G sim card if it's Android. 5G won't be worth caring about for awhile..and I have a Galaxy S20 using the 4G sim out of my old LG.

Did a speed test and got 53.79mbps on the most basic unlimited plan. My line costs me $36.66 before tax thanks to multi line pricing.

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Re: 5g in Everett wa
9wood
Specialist - Level 2

@Tigerstep  all clap now

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DMathews1
Contributor - Level 3

Can I still get a 4g sim card for my S20+ from a Verizon Store?  I have a new/Verizon-refurbished S8+ phone that I'm not using, but maybe I can say I need one for that...?   I assume I could put that in my S20+.

Will that help with overall data speed, or does that depend on the region? 

Also, sometimes my gps messes up (locks/stutters) and someone said it had to do with 5g...  As you know, you cannot just turn-off 5g on the S20's.   But I like your idea of using a 4G sim card.  

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Re: 5g in Everett wa
dscoo7
Enthusiast - Level 2

Sorry, my 4g phone didn't work any better. The equipment isn't sufficient for the number of users. And for what we pay it should just work without any tweeking from me.

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Re: 5g in Everett wa
dscoo7
Enthusiast - Level 2

Got 22 & 13 today, still slow but at least it's usable.

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Re: 5g in Everett wa
dscoo7
Enthusiast - Level 2

Back down to 1 at break, still terrible.

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