5G is trash (and I’m an idiot)

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Here’s how to force your new iPhone to use LTE:

  1. Go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Voice & Data.
  2. Select LTE.

And get back the connection speeds you’re paying for.

Step 1: Go to iPhone Settings and select Cellular.
Step 2: Select Cellular Data Options.
Step 3: Select Voice & Data.
Step 4: Select LTE.

Update 2024-12-23: It wasn’t 5G, I just ran out of data

I published this when I was angry. Later I found out what happened: I switched phones at the end of the month just as I’d run out of data.

It took me six months to come back and edit this post because I was too embarrassed (or too lazy) to admit I was wrong. But here I am recanting my words.

5G isn’t trash, I was just an idiot who needed a scapegoat.