Some AT&T customers noticed a strange phenomenon earlier this year. The upper left corner of their smartphones began displaying “5GE,” ostensibly indicating their phones were using 5G technology. And ...

LTE networks have become so expansive and reliable in the United States that it can be difficult to remember what life was like before 4G LTE. But try, if you will, to recall the ridiculousness that ...

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You’ve probably noticed that there’s been much more hype around 5G than for any of the wireless technologies that came before. Some of that is just marketing, of course; we are living in an ...

Even though the roll out of 5G smartphones hasn't begun, AT&T has decided to replace the 4G icon on select devices with a 5G E symbol in areas with support for AT&T's fastest LTE technologies. AT&T ...

That means that Android now recognizes the 5G E icon as a valid option. That also means that unlocked Android devices on AT&T’s network could now automatically show the icon. Up until now, AT&T needed ...

If you’re wondering what 5G UC means at the top of your phone, you aren’t alone. To put it simply, 5G UC is T-Mobile’s “Ultra Capacity” 5G network. In other words, seeing this means that you are on ...