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I have gigabit internet at home and almost never put my phone on WiFi - only when I'm doing updates. Verizon, unlimited. The only time I've been throttled is when I was using it as a hotspot with an Apple TV paired to it streaming video for a week on vacation. Hit my limit and just switched it to my wifes phone for the rest of the week.
You asked a very good question and something I have wondered about also. If we have unlimited, then it should be a personal choice to use wifi or not, right? I don't like using public wifi. And, then we have 3G or LTE, I have selected LTE but sometimes it bounces back to 3G depending on the signal strength. I heard there is 4G coming up and then it'll really be fast but I think our heads would explode. There are a lot of fears surrounding 4G, well health fears but maybe that is just because it is going to be so new and no one knows how the human body will be affected. I was excited about 4G till I heard people were actually worried about it.
Rest assured, Wifi calling is strictly optional and is just an alternative method to make/rcv calls when there is no reliable cellular signal. The cellular carriers prefer it when customers use WiFi as it it lightens the carrier's network load.
4G networks are currently and rapidly replacing the older 3G networks. While many users still utilize 3G devices, the major carriers are selling devices compatible with 4G (LTE) networks and the older 3G networks for now.
The newer technology is referred to as 5G which is currently only available in very few cities and even less # of compatible phones. The new 5G won't be widely available until 2020-2021 likely.
Rest assured, Wifi calling is strictly optional and is just an alternative method to make/rcv calls when there is no reliable cellular signal. The cellular carriers prefer it when customers use WiFi as it it lightens the carrier's network load.
4G networks are currently and rapidly replacing the older 3G networks. While many users still utilize 3G devices, the major carriers are selling devices compatible with 4G (LTE) networks and the older 3G networks for now.
The newer technology is referred to as 5G which is currently only available in very few cities and even less # of compatible phones. The new 5G won't be widely available until 2020-2021 likely.
Thank you for explaining about Wifi and also why the carriers want us to use Wifi more because it helps them with their network load, didn't know that. Also, I was thinking 5G but got confused and typed 4G - WOW, 5G, that would be so fast, I can't even imagine and they are probably getting the towers ready and new phones for it. Sometimes I think why do we have to have such high speeds, really... I am a slow adopter so I am probably going to get 4G next and it would probably take me even many more years to get 5G, even after it is widely available.
i'm on the get more unlimited plan with verizon
and it comes with75 gb of smartphone data
30 gb of mobile hot spot data when using your phone as a mobile hot spot
we have 5G in my area so that's truly unlimited no throttling weather your surfing on your phone or using it as a hot spot
i'm on the get more unlimited plan with verizon
and it comes with75 gb of smartphone data
30 gb of mobile hot spot data when using your phone as a mobile hot spot
we have 5G in my area so that's truly unlimited no throttling weather your surfing on your phone or using it as a hot spot
Does your phone get 5G though? Only a few handsets like the Galaxy S10 do. Otherwise you’re 4G/LTE.
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