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@Techmeme ..."seemingly 5G-capable...you'll see that there is no #5G indicator on the screen"... - from #TMobileUS calling #3G #hspa+ technology '4G' over a decade ago (and, consequently, acquiring the US 1st commercially available 'real' #4GLTE carrier #metropcs) to #att 's use of a '#5GE' icon when it was really 4G service since about three years ago, the US #telco knows a thing or two about 'seemingly capable indicators'...
ClaudioMApr 23, 2019

Thank you, Captain Obvious! #att #5ge #fraud #lies #scam #marketing

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18511741/att-5g-e-marketing-ploy-disaster-misleading-claims-lawsuit-confusion

AT&T’s 5G E marketing ploy is turning out to be a disaster

AT&T is confusing its customers and doing itself no favors

ClaudioMMar 22, 2019

Wow, #ATT. Your #5Ge really is utter garbage. #4G #falseadvertising #tmobile

https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/22/opensignal-atts-5g-e-falls-short-of-t-mobile-and-verizon-4g-speeds/

Opensignal: AT&T’s 5G E falls short of T-Mobile and Verizon 4G speeds

AT&T's 5G Evolution marketing is only marketing, says an independent network testing firm, as 5G E delivers data speeds below two rival networks.

VentureBeat
ClaudioMFeb 7, 2019

Not sure that even Steve Jobs would have succumbed to this sham by #ATT. More than likely, he might have (*might* have) threatened giving preference to Verizon while still providing iPhones to other carriers and possibly even excluding ATT for iPhone.

Maybe.

#apple #5ge #not5g #fake5g

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190206/09263341540/apple-helps-att-mislead-consumers-with-fake-5g.shtml

Apple Helps AT&T Mislead Consumers With Fake 5G

Last month we noted how AT&T had pissed off competitors and consumers alike by pretending its existing fourth generation wireless network (4G) was actually 5G. More specifically, AT&T has been changing the "4G" icon on its customers...

Gregori FabreFeb 4, 2019
iOS 12.2 : icône AirPlay, affichage de la batterie et apparition de la #5ge #macg https://www.igen.fr/ios/2019/02/ios-122-icone-airplay-affichage-de-la-batterie-et-apparition-de-la-5ge-106749
iOS 12.2 : icône AirPlay, affichage de la batterie et apparition de la 5GE

La deuxième bêta d’iOS 12.2 contient plusieurs petits changements au niveau de l’interface, à commencer par l’animation du logo AirPlay, dans le centre de contrôle :

ClaudioMJan 8, 2019

Looks like everyone's jumping on #ATT for their #dumbass move to advertise #5G on their #4G #smartphones. As if they're such angels. 😏 #5ge #verizon

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/unlike-att-verizon-says-it-wont-slap-5g-label-on-4g-phones/

Verizon’s 5G promise: It won’t falsely claim 4G phones are really 5G

Verizon asks competitors for accuracy after AT&T "updates" 4G phones to 5G icon.

ClaudioMJan 8, 2019

OK, I have to admit, this gave me a good laugh. Thanks, #TMobile. #att #5ge #attfakenews

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18173215/tmobile-att-fake-5g-network-troll-9g-iphone

T-Mobile roasts AT&T for updating phones with a fake 5G logo

With a dumb — but entirely apt — metaphor.

ClaudioMJan 7, 2019

I've already heard #ATT advertising this #bullshit on the radio. Sadly, people not knowing this will believe it. #falseadvertising #5ge

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172355/att-fake-5g-logo-rolling-out-samsung-lg

AT&T misleads customers by updating phones with fake 5G icon

When the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, LG V30, or LG V40 are connected to portions of AT&T’s LTE network that have received some speed-boosting updates, they’ll show an icon that says “5G E” instead of “LTE.”

The Verge