Technology continues to evolve. The mobile phone network has changed from 2G to 5G. Some say these new advances in mobile phone networks are not up to the standards they expect. Next generation mobile phone technology is here to stay. 5G was introduced just a few years ago and aims to offer users faster networks and shorter streaming and download times. A mobile phone user across the region says he is experiencing more problems with his 5G than his 4G. Melissa Burt lives in Hunker and said she always has problems with cell phone service. “Calls are dropped, service is bad, text messages don’t get through,” she said. Her husband, Mark Burt, said the phone calls were constantly dropping. “There’s a lot of breakups. I’m calling and talking to Washington or Canonsburg or places like that. There’s a lot of breakup issues like that. It’s like the way it always is,” he said. . Burke O’Toole lives in Wilkinsburg and he has a landline phone in his house because the calls keep dropping, he said. “Since 5G, calls seem to be dropping more often, especially inside the house,” he said. “If I park my car in the driveway, my cell phone won’t work, even at home. I actually have a landline, and it’s hard to get calls, so sometimes I need it.” Talia lives in Pittsburgh. “In most places, the network isn’t very available. For example, when you’re walking up Squirrel Hill, you have LTE. You don’t have Wi-Fi, so that causes a lot of problems,” Carnegie said. Swarun Kumar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Mellon University, said 5G is actually slower than 4G in many places. ” Think of this from a carrier’s perspective. “They’re excluding the new network. There’s going to be bugs and problems. They’re going to need access to how many users are on the new network instead of the old network,” he explained. He went on to explain that there are not as many 5G resources available as there are for 4G. “Many people still have phones that are 4G compatible, but not 5G compatible. And as that ratio declines, we may find ourselves in a situation where there is a shortage of 5G provisioning. 5G “There aren’t enough resources behind 5G to make it run at the same speed as 4G,” he said. Kumar said there is also a reason why upload and download times are decreasing. “Imagine you’re in a stadium, and there are thousands of people right now,” he says. “There are tens of thousands of people accessing the network at the same time. There’s less spectrum available to each person. This results in slower data speeds,” he said. If you’re constantly having problems with your network, Kumar says you should run a diagnostic speed test and talk to your cell phone provider. In some cases, your phone may not be configured correctly, which can cause dropped calls or connection issues. Kumar’s main advice when researching different mobile phone providers is to check their websites. “Enter your home postcode and work postcode. Make sure you get the best speeds for your location. Not all mobile carriers have the same speeds.” All “It’s the location,” he said. Kumar said it could still be several years before 5G reaches its full potential.
Technology continues to evolve. The mobile phone network has changed from 2G to 5G. Some say these new advances in mobile phone networks are not up to the standards they expect.
Next generation mobile phone technology is here to stay. 5G was introduced just a few years ago and aims to offer users faster networks and shorter streaming and download times.
Mobile phone users across the region say they are experiencing more issues with 5G than with 4G.
Melissa Burt lives in Hunker and said she always has problems with cell phone service.
“Calls are dropped, service is poor, text messages don’t get through,” she said.
Her husband, Mark Burt, said the phone calls were constantly dropping.
“There’s a lot of farewells. I’m on the phone in Washington or Canonsburg or somewhere like that. There’s a lot of farewells there. It always seems like that,” he said.
Burke O’Toole lives in Wilkinsburg and said he keeps a landline phone in his house because the calls drop out so often.
“Since moving to 5G, I feel like calls are dropping more often, especially inside the house,” he says. “When I pull into my driveway, my cell phone doesn’t work, even inside the house. Actually, I have a landline phone, which I sometimes need because it’s hard to get calls.”
For Talia Kaiser, who lives in Pittsburgh, relying on a network is nearly impossible.
“Most places don’t have much network availability, for example when you’re walking up Squirrel Hill you have LTE. You don’t always have Wi-Fi outside, so this causes a lot of problems. ” she said.
Swarun Kumar, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, said 5G is actually slower than 4G in many places.
“Think of this from a carrier’s perspective. They’re going to exclude the new network. There’s going to be bugs, there’s going to be problems. They’re going to have access to the number of users on the new network. You’re going to have to ‘instead of the old network,”’ he explained.
He went on to explain that 5G does not have as many resources available as 4G.
“Many people still have 4G-compatible phones and phones that are not 5G-compatible, and as this ratio declines, we could end up in a situation where there is a lack of 5G provisioning. “Yes. That means we don’t have enough resources behind 5G to make it run as fast as 4G,” he said.
Kumar said there are also reasons behind the decline in upload and download times.
“Imagine you’re in a stadium, and right now there are thousands or tens of thousands of people accessing the network at the same time as you. Because there’s less spectrum per person. , data speeds will be slower,” he said. .
If you’re constantly having problems with your network, Kumar says you should run a diagnostic speed test and talk to your cell phone provider. In some cases, your phone may not be configured correctly, which can cause dropped calls or connection issues.
Kumar’s main advice when researching different mobile phone providers is to check their websites.
“Enter your home and work postcodes. Make sure the highest speeds are available where you are. Not all carriers offer the same speeds in all locations.” ” he said.
Kumar said it could still be several years before 5G reaches its full potential.
