Fedi ClownDec 10, 2022
Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with a slow Internet connection to see who they really are.
Show threadEggmont 🐘Dec 10, 2022

@clown

I met my girlfriend of the last 15 years that way.

The real test is 5G long distance relationships.

You haven't lived until your local cell provider has almost "upgraded" to 5G--then you learn words you never thought your partner knew.

After the third time the "state of the art" phone network disconnects in mid-sentence I have to use the Urban Dictionary to fully comprehend the next voice mail I get because the phones wouldn't connect at all.

She swears she was never in the Navy.

Show threadAndreas K

@eggmont @clown
5G is sadly often a sham. Kind of, not in the legal sense but still.

First of all, many "5G networks" are NSA (not stand alone).

Your mobile shows you the 5G symbol. Now to see if you are connected for real to 5G or enhanced LTE, you need to dig deep into the mobile. (lucky the network test app of our local regulator offers access to that information in "you are on your own advanced mode")

Dec 10, 2022 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadAndreas KDec 10, 2022
@eggmont @clown Then worse, at least with my mobile/network combo, I seem to need to bandwidth test the connection, e.g. it often shows 5G, and also claims an internal 5G connection, till about 2-5 seconds after one starts to pull data like crazy, than it still shows the 5G indicator, but internally shows only an LTE connection. 5G NSA is really a cool thing, from the network operator's POV. Sell LTE connectivity as the new thing with minimal (initial) capital costs.