5G? 5 Bars? What the Signal Icons on Your Phone Actually Mean
5G? 5 Bars? What the Signal Icons on Your Phone Actually Mean
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 21, 20199m 5s
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Show Notes
Some AT&T customers noticed a strange phenomenon earlier this year. The upper left corner of their smartphones began displaying “5GE,” ostensibly indicating their phones were using 5G technology. And while Samsung announced Wednesday that it will soon release a 5G-compatible phone, actual 5G networks in the US are still in their nascent stages. AT&T is engaging in a marketing ploy—one it has used in the past.
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