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And when we caught one, we ran our speed tests again. We walked around hoping to capture a 5G signal.
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There are plenty of obstructions more than capable of stopping a 5G signal. It’s packed with tall buildings, massive electric signs, city buses stuck in traffic and even the occasional tree.Īnd, from the performers dressed as Minnie Mouse and Iron Man, angling for tips, to street vendors and hoards of tourists from every place in the world, there is no shortage of people. If you’ve never been, think about the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop. Times Square proved a brutal landscape for 5G. So, we headed out into the street to try our luck there. Once carriers' 5G networks blanket the country, thanks to the technology's shorter lag time, it could even help driverless cars communicate with each other and with smart highway infrastructure.īut, as Parra noted, we logged those 500 Mbps speeds under what may well be atypical conditions. It could also compete with wired internet connections.
#5G AVERAGE SPEED MOVIE#
A 5G speed in that range could allow you to download a movie to your phone in under a minute. That’s pretty impressive, given that a strong 4G signal can register at 60 Mbps, according to our New York City testing. (At the moment, uploads still use 4G speeds.) Standing right under what store employees called a 5G “booster,” we captured speeds as high as 548 megabits per second (Mbps) on downloads.
#5G AVERAGE SPEED FREE#
To test the phone's speed, we used a free browser-based test, as well as a popular free app available in the Google Play Store. We logged some of our fastest speeds there, too. After activating the phone, the 5G icon popped up right away. The store, not surprisingly, also was a great place to grab a 5G signal. According to our secret shopper, workers at the carrier’s flagship NYC store received just five of the $1,300 phones to sell on the first day. We started off in Times Square, at the T-Mobile store, where we bought the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, which is currently the only 5G phone compatible with T-Mobile’s network. Armed with a map provided by T-Mobile, we set off on what felt like a scavenger hunt, or an especially nerdy version of Pokemon Go.