A SPECIAL symbol on your status bar means you’re getting a big perk. It gives you access to an upgraded version of mobile internet – but you might not realize exactly what it means when you see it.

When you see the 5G symbol at the top of your phone, you probably assume you're getting faster internet speeds - the kind promised when it first arrived five years ago. Mobile networks told us that 5G ...

AT&T's 5G network may have gone live in a handful of locations, but don't be fooled if you see a 5G icon on your Samsung or LG smartphone: you don't actually have true 5G. The carrier has begun ...

You’ve probably noticed that there’s been much more hype around 5G than for any of the wireless technologies that came before. Some of that is just marketing, of course; we are living in an ...

T-Mobile is adding a new indicator to the iPhone 13 to tell you whether you’re getting ultra-fast 5G speeds or just regular 5G speeds. Now a new 5G UC icon will pop up in the top right corner when ...

There is a difference between 5G UC and 5G UW icons on your T-mobile smartphone or other carrier. T-Mobile uses 5G UC or 5G Ultra Capacity as their fastest network. That is why, you see a 5G UC icon ...

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AT&T's controversial "5G E" symbol, which tech media often refers to "fake 5G," is becoming an official part of the Android operating system, according to XDA-Developers on Thursday. So far, Samsung ...

In the quest to deliver true 5G technology, wireless carriers have naturally been trying every angle they can to promote their own 5G services as superior to the competition. This has resulted in a ...

There’s a new cellular network technology on the way, and the whole industry is banding together to upgrade from 4G LTE to 5G mmWave. The 5G upgrade will require new modem technologies, lots of new ...