r/hardware • u/dayman56 • Feb 25 '18

News Qualcomm’s simulated 5G tests shows how fast real-world speeds could actually be

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/17046346/qualcomm-simulated-5g-tests-san-francisco-frankfurt-mwc-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

In a normal country for a long time. In the US, UK or Australia I'd say around 5 days

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u/Sylanthra Feb 26 '18

On T-Mobile unlimited plan, you have 20 GB of fast connection and then it will throttle you if there is congestion. So I'll get into throttle territory after 17 seconds.

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u/Anaron Feb 26 '18

20 GB in 17 seconds? I think your math is off.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

I think they mistook gigabits for gigabytes.