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iPhone XS Max iPhones shows LTE instead of 4g
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LTE is good
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It depends on the carrier.
In my country, one carrier uses LTE while another uses 4G to indicate LTE connectivity.
From a consumer perspective, it's essentially the same thing.
I wish Apple provided more granular indicators like Android, where it can show 4G or 4G+ to show a difference between LTE and LTE-A.
In my country, one carrier uses LTE while another uses 4G to indicate LTE connectivity.
From a consumer perspective, it's essentially the same thing.
I wish Apple provided more granular indicators like Android, where it can show 4G or 4G+ to show a difference between LTE and LTE-A.
Yeah I always thought this was a carrier thing. Verizon shows LTE and AT&T showed 4g.
^^This. Carrier settings.
And add in the case of ATT, "fake" 5Ge for LTE.
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And add in the case of ATT, "fake" 5Ge for LTE.
5GE: AT&T's Misleading Label on iPhone
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Also with AT&T and I believe TMobile in the US, LTE = LTE, 4G = HSPA+ (3G)
Yep, this for ATT US.
4G = fake 4G (HSPA+)
LTE = actual 4G LTE
5GE = fake 5G (gigabit LTE)
5G = actual 5G
5GE = fake 5G (gigabit LTE)
^^ if apple can read from the modem whether LTE Advanced is in use (Carrier aggregation basically) so as to display 5Ge for AT&T users in the US, why can’t they use this same technical implementation for display “4G+” for the rest of the world when carrier aggregation is in use. Really baffles me. In the UK showing 4G on the top right with a good signal can vary from 2Mbps to 200Mbps, it’s ridiculous.
^^ if apple can read from the modem whether LTE Advanced is in use (Carrier aggregation basically) so as to display 5Ge for AT&T users in the US, why can’t they use this same technical implementation for display “4G+” for the rest of the world when carrier aggregation is in use. Really baffles me. In the UK showing 4G on the top right with a good signal can vary from 2Mbps to 200Mbps, it’s ridiculous.