How to Make Slow 5G Speeds Feel Like Less of a Letdown | WSJ Tech News Briefing

Cellular carriers advertised 5G as a game changer for connectivity. But for many of us, the promised changes and improvements are hard to notice.

WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why the newest network hasn’t changed how you use your phone and the ways you can still make the most of it.

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[frnchy]

To me, the example Joanna gave about using 5G for surgery where a surgeon is in one city and the robot doing the surgery in another city doesn't make sense. You would get way faster bandwidth with a LAN connection (wired) Vs. Wireless.

[InfoSoup]

Looks like everyone right from handset manufacturer to network operator to the consumers were taken for a ride

[carlkim]

As I watched this, I switched my Verizon phone from 5g back to LTE. And it's snappier. I feel more connected. Thanks for reminding me to remove this BS.

[chipsammich]

What about At&t saying im on 5G and I can't even send a text...

[jaydibernardo]

'Real' 5g requires a LOT of new towers as you need line of sight to get that 5g signal on your phone.

[bradfordjhart]

I just tell people that 5G was about the carriers. It wasn't about your phone, it was essentially about adding capacity to their existing network, 4g was already fast enough for 99% of everyone's usage.

[wasimshaikh]

That's the problem with journalist, they over estimate things in short term and underestimate them in long term.

[bobgjtp]

Much antennas are needed for 5G effective operation in the building area. It's difficult. maybe it will not work as expected. 😍

[starcrib]

Bamboozled once again: corporate lies- driving sales- pushing new phones. 🦖☄️

[dasfahrer]

The harder someone pushes and the bigger the hype, the more you should worry about what it is they're trying to sell you.

[usk]

I have 5g Vodafone UK on my s21 ultra, and I disable the 5g signals as it consumes a lot of battery and the speeds are actually worse where I am. 4g+ I can get 140mbs or more. 5g I get about 8mbs...

[alexander]

But, wouldn’t they just hard wire all surgery robots? The risk of loosing a signal is too high

[auro]

how?wsj will display it as 4.5g on your phone

[moonguyrt]

It’s hilarious these journalists take turns interviewing each other as if they are experts… next week they’ll switch roles and talk about rockets lol.

[TheAugustus]

Zoe you and your team do a excellent job. Awesome report. 👍

[thazy]

It is D..mb as F! five bars and 5g symbol but 2G dialup speed.

[alternatereality]

The problem with Everyday 5G is that Vanilla LTE had gotten good enough that there is no perceptible difference. Especially sad after dropping a Grand on a new phone and $100 a month on a 5G service. No change except on Speed test. Bamboozled.

[banderson]

It was simply to increase bandwidth for the carriers.

[crypticTV]

3:00 Different types of 5G
5:30 Benefits of 5G

[bign]

If you think that's sad lookbat wifi7 now replacing wifi6 and wifi6e