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My phone displaying 5g+

mrsblondee — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:39:50 GMT

For the first time since joining PM in the fall my phone (iPhone 14 pro) is showing 5g+ today. Is this new for PM or did the 5g plans always have this? I’m not in a different location than I normally would be. I did a speed test and it was 263 Mbps. Wonder if this has anything to do with the recent upgrades they were working on?

Re: My phone displaying 5g+

softech — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:42:54 GMT

@mrsblondee

5G+ only means 3500mhz 5G coverage. The icon 5G+ does not mean you get up to 1Gbps speed like the "5G+ plan" , up to 1Gbps, with Telus. Also, with PM a tier 3 provider, I doubt we are getting 1Gbps anytime soon

Re: My phone displaying 5g+

mrsblondee — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:51:42 GMT

Darn, that’s too bad. Was hoping we were going to get even faster speeds!

Re: My phone displaying 5g+

OlivierR — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:32:05 GMT

This is most likely caused by the iOS 17.4 update if you want a bit more info there's a thread in reddit about it on the public mobile sub reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicMobile/s/LUMpQ8QmPI

Re: My phone displaying 5g+

jor123 — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:40:26 GMT

Just a software thing, as sadly has happened many times in the past where 3G/UMTS/HSPA is actually 4G or "4G+" on some phones, 5G appears even if you're not on 5G but on a LTE site that can anchor to one, etc. etc.

Re: My phone displaying 5g+

mrsblondee — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:20:06 GMT

Interesting. Thank you that is helpful info.

Re: My phone displaying 5g+

GregTay — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:18:55 GMT

I too noticed , just this week, that my iPhone 14 Pro is now showing 5G+ and I too am in the same location which used to only show 5G . Keep it up Public Mobile . Now we just need wifi calling added 🥰.