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5G vs LTE

rahulr — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:25:39 GMT

I am planning to switch from FIDO to PM. Is there any speed differences between 5G and LTE? Is the coverage better then FIDO?

Re: 5G vs LTE

TheSterlinger — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:28:09 GMT

I believe 5G is generally faster then LTE, LTE is generally 4G speeds. I’m not sure about the coverage for Fido, you would have to check their coverage map for your area.

Re: 5G vs LTE

Handy1 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:30:08 GMT

@rahulr Coverage will be good so long as your have Telus and bell towers around you Fido runs off Roger’s towers . For 5G vrs 4G/LTE 5G service plan is faster then 4G plan but even with 5G plan and phone set to LTE you will still get faster speeds of a 4G plan (100mbs )

Re: 5G vs LTE

Phil_Adelphus — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:39:56 GMT

@rahulr I have a 5G plan with my phone set on 5G auto so it switches between 5G and LTE depending on signal wherever I am and what I am doing. This afternoon I did a speed test and got 158Mbps download on LTE, so with a 5G plan the LTE is still faster than PMs advertised speed for 4G plans. Differences in coverage would depend where you are so that's a difficult one for us to answer.

Re: 5G vs LTE

hTideGnow — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:44:14 GMT

hi @rahulr

I guess you have a 5G compatible phone??

4G plans give you max of 100Mbps while 5G plans give you max of 250Mpbs