To 5g or not to 5g

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My phone of almost 6 years is finally dieing.  I have replaced the battery 4x now.  The headphone jack now always thinks one is connected so i have to use them to talk on the phone.  I tried cleaning out the port and blowing it out with canned air.  No dice.

While 5g is not here yet, it will be soon.  Is it worth the extra $100 for 5g vs the standard 4g phone?   I am not looking at flagship phones.  I am not spending $1000+ on a phone.  Nor do i want one that will not fit in my back pocket.    Thinking about a s10e.  They do make one that is 5g.  Its $600.  Which i hate, but its better than $1000+

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I looked into 5G, but it's A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. And no one really could give me a good answer when it will be ready in my area. All I got was stuff like, "soon", and, "limited service at first". So my wife and I went with 2, 4G Motorola Moto E phones from Consumer Cellular. They are nice phones, and cost only $80.00 each.

I picked up a couple of cases and screen protectors for a few bucks more. So far, so good. They're fast, and have nice cameras and features. For what we use them for they're perfect. We were able to keep the same numbers, and I downloaded my contacts and photos from my old phone. I can't see spending hundreds on a state of the art phone. I figure these will be ready to be replaced by the time 5G is in place. And who knows when that will be for sure and for certain.

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It only is about $100 more for the phone.  I spend 4-6 hours on my phone every day.   Its all work relayed. 

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5G has more to do with data than voice.  If your primary use is calls, then don't go out of your way for 5G. 

Personally, I wanted 5G Home but that's not happening for a while, even though V promised would be available in my area a year a go.

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For me. 5 g is litterly 1 cell away, which they are schelgded  to upgrade in December.  I doubt they will have it done until next year, but that is the plan.  ( the tower is maybe 400 yards from my house)   i am just wondering if it is worth the hype or is it going to be a new "shiney" that i can not use.

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How much more is 5G monthly service? Or is it the same.

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How much more is 5G monthly service? Or is it the same.

zero cost, just $100 more for the phone

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zero cost, just $100 more for the phone

That's not bad at all. For you it might be worth it.

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So i could not sleep and did some research.  It is basicly what i thought.  There are 2 types of 5 g, one is a "piggy back" that is kind of like the 1st dsl systems.  ( Basicly to get high 5 g coverage, for marketing) It will be faster, but not much.  The other is 5g mm  which is significantly  faster, but has very limited range.  It is also very limited in spread nation wide. 

I have seen a few reports that state the piggy back systems would run at 4g speeds if they had the same use.  Some have said the new faster speeds will go down next year as companies start rolling out 5g phones.  Its hard to get a read on exact numbers.  As i am seeing lots of "imo" and not much real  science.  The one thing i do believe  is that telecom  companies make democrats look honest.    So dont trust the coverage  maps, as you may have 5g, but its capped by the 4g towers its running off of.  Mny have mentioned its like the 4g and 4g lte where on paper the lte was faster, but it took significant  time to make that happen.

I wish there was some one that actually had some letters after thier name that actually did some real world testing.

I know its out there, just not been able to find it.  I am sure the cell companies, know  exactpy what it is in real time, but we all know there is a better chance of hillary, and the bidens to share a jail cell.

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........So dont trust the coverage  maps, as you may have 5g, but its capped by the 4g towers its running off of.......

That's what I heard as well. You can go out and buy a true 5G phone, and they will be more than happy to sell it to you. But that doesn't mean you'll get 5G speeds. It's bit like when we were kids and the first color TV's came out. Over half the programs were still only broadcasting in black and white. The support to run the product takes more time to develop, and get in place, than the product itself.