Do any of you turn off 5G?

[Zito Abroad]

So I've never bothered to turn off 5G on my phones, until now. I decided to do this because I was having signal issues at my new office. Which in turn caused battery drain issues. So the first thing I noticed is, my data speeds increased at places where I had a weak signal. So it turns out a weak 5G signal is no comparison to a mediocre to strong LTE signal. My data speeds in general have improved overall. It also solved my battery drain issues. I haven't been tracking battery life, but I would say battery life has had an improvement even before the signal issues. So if you haven't ever bothered to turn off 5G, give it a try if your having signal issues, data speed issues, or even battery drain issues.

 

[KaiFiMacFan]

5G is not all it's cracked up to be. The speeds are fast, but the signal itself is weak, so I frequently find my data service cutting out while my phone temporarily connects to a weak 5G signal, only to drop it soon after. 5G is great in urban centers where the 5G reception is strong, but in other areas, I often prefer to limit my phone to LTE rather than have it struggle to connect to a weak 5G signal.

 

[MacDaddyPanda]

At my work place 5G on Tmobile is blazing. I get around 700 Mbps to 900 Mbps. At my home I used to horrible single digit speeds. They've stepped up their coverage in my home town. I now get around 150-300 Mbps depending on my room. So IDK, 5g for me has been pretty good.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Sometimes LTE is indeed faster, but in my experience it’s not enough difference to bother turning off 5G. I could see a situation where it might help but it’d be an edge-case, not a general “best practice.”

 

[Tig Bitties]

On my Pixel 7 Pro I always have 5G off, due to battery drainage.

 

[JohnRckr]

Always. Never needed it. Speed of 4G is more than enough, and I save a ton of battery life.

 

[robvalentine]

I have no here so yes I turn it off

 

[edubfromktown]

Nope.

US Mobile 5G (T-Mobile SIM) works quite well on my Android phone.

 

[Vegastouch]

No.