3G twelve years ago was fast. Today if you get a full 3G reception you can barely load Google’s landing page. Why’s that?

Question

I just feel like they renamed 4G into 5G, 3G into 4G and Edge into 3G.
Jokes aside, I know the overall amount of data to load today per website/video/images is way heavier than before, but still. A simple Google search doesn’t require much more to load than 12 years ago.

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Answer 1

To all 5G is slow folks need to know there are 3 types of 5G

Sub6=long distance but slow speed more like LTE or possibly slower usually given by just a 5G indicator on your phone

C-band=less distance but higher speed and will give a good boost over 4G. Usually gets an 5G+, 5GUC or 5GUW indicator on your phone

Millimeter wave= very short distance but very high speed usually about 1 to 3 gig per second. But the distance is just across a parking lot and can’t really penetrate buildings at all unless the antenna is inside like a sport stadium or convention center. Usually giving the same indicators as c-band on your phone.