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5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

ConnorHand — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:31:53 GMT

Hi!

I have a Pixel 7 Pro but currently on a 4G plan. I'm struggling to find an answer regarding which network I should select for my preferred network in my network settings. Selecting LTE makes sense since I have a 4G plan but my phone recommends I leave it on the default 5G.

What this post boils down to is does the '5G' preferred network outperform 'LTE' on a 4G plan OR should I just leave my preferred network to LTE since that's what I'm paying for?

Thanks

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

Handy1 — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:05:23 GMT

@ConnorHand 4G /LTE same thing , you can leave it on 5G too but your will still only get the 4G speeds

add 5G may use more battery also

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

golfball — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:03:42 GMT

It should be throttled to the same speed regardless. In theory the 5G network should be better but results will vary based on many factors.

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

ConnorHand — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:10:13 GMT

I'm aware. To confirm you think there is no benefit to selecting 5G over LTE as my preferred network in this case?

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

Handy1 — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:11:10 GMT

@ConnorHand Honestly no I don’t , think it may just drain battery quicker is all

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

ConnorHand — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:14:34 GMT

So theoretically, assuming say network coverage and signal strength are the same at any given location, the 5G setting has an edge even though it's still a 4G plan?

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

softech — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:19:16 GMT

@ConnorHand with PM now has 5G enabled, you can set your network to Automatic or 5G and it will work, the speed will still capped at your plan speed

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

BKNS27 — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:20:25 GMT

@ConnorHand

There are a lot of YouTube video showing the speed test of 4G/LTE vs 5G.

Most of them shows the 4G/LTE was faster. The other thing to remember the 5G only works outdoor because the signal can’t go through walls.
Also as @Handy1 pointed out…it is a battery drainer and your phone may run warm.

I have my iPhone 14 Pro on 4G/LTE.

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

ConnorHand — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:31:35 GMT

Thank you both for your input. I'll just leave it on LTE as planned.

Re: 5G Phone on 4G Plan Inquiry

DennyCrane — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:57:09 GMT

I have a 4G plan but I leave my phone on 5G preferred. My results seem to be all over the map though. At home last week I was getting better speeds on 4g, but still a far cry from the 100Mbps max, but now today at home I exceed 100Mbps on both, with better results in 5g.