Eli5: why isn’t 5g internet as fast as they said it would be?

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I remember people saying it would be faster than most wired connections.

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I used to work at Verizon and the thing is there’s different “bands” for 5g.

Most likely the 5g you’re using is going to be mid-band, that gives good speed and the waves can travel farther making it more useful

The 5g that was hyped up was millimeter wave, that’s super high speed and low latency. The downside is it requires almost a line of sight and even things like a a tree or rain drops in between will interfere with the signal.

The only places you’re likely to see ultra wide band are in popular Downtown areas and maybe sporting venues, but even then it’s not ideal

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