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    Just tried 5G on my Samsung Galaxy S20+ for the first time

    Discussion in 'Smartphones and Tablets' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, May 4, 2020.

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    I've had this phone for over a month but I don't get 5G connection where I live I kinda forgot about it. Today I went to the mall in downtown Dubai and for the first time I saw the 5G connection on the status bar so I ran a speed test and here are the results:

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    Not sure what I'm gonna do with all this bandwidth on a phone but it's nice to have. Heck my Internet connection at home is 500 MBPS and this phone is even faster!

    My network is Virgin Mobile
     
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    Cool speeds, but why is your wifi icon still on?
     
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    Nice catch I didn't even notice that but I was on the street so there was no way for me to be connected to Wi-Fi but my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are always on
     
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    Samsung Nearby scan or maybe GMaps turned on Google Location accuracy service that enables BT and Wifi to scan for locations.
    Still getting used to 4G+ with 100Mbps download and 10-20Mbps upload.
     
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    As a contrast, currently in south France, countryside, only got mobile hotspot, 4G+ level ok, but speed is somehow a little under those 645 Mb... :(

    C19 confinement made the local bandwidth usage explode in the area, speed plunged. ftm am very ok with it working at all !

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