Why can my phone say I have 5G coverage and multiple bars of service in some areas, but apps and webpages still fail to load or load very slowly?
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5G doesn’t guarantee you high speeds. It’s just higher than the 4G equivalent, all else being equal (wireless band, congestion, etc). It could still be very slow if you’re using a slow band and/or connected to a congested tower
Service bars only measure how strong the signal is from the tower, but if it’s a tower is congested or is on a slow wireless band then you’re not gonna get fast speeds.
Think of it like a bar, the service bars measure how well the bartender can hear you (and vice versa) but that alone doesn’t guarantee fast service. Maybe the bartender is just slow, or maybe there’s 20 other customers they have to juggle before they get to you.
5G would be the equivalent of a more efficient ordering system at the bar, but that’s only of limited help if the bartender is slow or the bar is busy. Networks love it though because the bartender can now serve 25 customers at once instead of 20, so they can earn more money without having to hire more bartenders.
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