As the title suggests, I want to know if you use 4G or 5G. The iPhone 15/Pro has been out for a few weeks now. Have you noticed any differences in connectivity compared to previous models? Here in Italy, we have good cellular data offers, and I have 5G on auto. The signal is consistently good almost everywhere, and download speeds range from 400 to 700 Mbps where I live. In larger towns, it’s obviously even better. However, I’m unsure if it’s worth the extra cost and battery drain (I have a 15PM). While I prefer using 5G over Wi-Fi, I’m considering switching it off and opting for a ‘less’ expensive plan (the difference is about 5/10 euros a month).
That’s another point that’s kinda crazy: You guys, no offense, have these prices for 5G or data plans in general that are crazy. Here, we pay 10, 20, or 30 bucks a month, depending on the carrier, for similar plans. I went from 7.99 to 16.99 to have unlimited 5G data. It feels like another world to me when I think about it. Still, it’s impressive that you get +1500mbps. Have you ever felt the need to use such high speeds? For social media and Netflix, 4G works well for me, but that’s just my use case.
I mean most of the time it’s not necessary but it is convenient, allows us to have full HD FaceTime calls, 4k movie streaming benefits from it, apps download or load in seconds, no hiccups on music like I used to have all the time driving around on LTE… it’s just better. Course you gotta think of the future too, as tech progresses and apps and content demand more speed, its future proof for a long time. We have unlimited plans for 20-30 bucks too but you have a data cap. We also have the Ultra Wide Band on our iPhones, we have the little glass oval on the right side of our iPhones where most other countries don’t. You guys have normal Sub 6Ghz 5G, which is still good but barely noticeable difference compared to 4G/ LTE. It’s meant to go longer distances and through objects like LTE does. Ultra Wide Band connection here is why it’s a bit pricier, the cost has to come from somewhere for such high data speeds ya know? And the pretty fast development of 5G here once it launched also cost carriers a pretty penny. I’m sure as we get further along with 5G prices will fall some.