Adam Kos The slogan "5G" is thrown around every day. But is there anything for the average user of a device with 5G support, why would they actually want it? We most associate 5G with smartphones. It is true that we will use it the most in this context. Although "we will use" is a very questionable label.
Even low-end smartphones with a price of around five thousand CZK already have 5G, and it is more or less a matter of course in the higher ones. Even so, every manufacturer does not forget to mention 5G on their phone with support for 5th generation networks. It's just a marketing ploy. Fortunately, Apple coughs up on this and does not line up alongside everyone else. He actually only did it once.
We are talking about the iPhone 3G, which was supposed to announce to the world that it already supports the 3G network. Since its improved version in the form of the iPhone 3GS, however, we have gotten rid of any indication of any networks. Even with iPads, he didn't mention whether they can support 3G or 4G/LTE. It only lists them as Cellular. However, it is now speculated that even the basic iPad will learn 5G, and the question is whether the company will want to promote this in some way.
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Will we really use 5G?
It is necessary to recognize that the coverage is slowly but nevertheless expanding. In order for domestic operators to be able to entice with their special 5G tariffs, they must also provide the customer with adequate coverage. But the problem is that the customer has a device that can use the potential of 5G, but does he know how to actually use it? When we had EDGE here and 3G came along, the jump in speeds was huge. We noticed a noticeable increase in speed even when switching from 3G to 4G/LTE.
However, 5G is limited to the average user. He can happily snort on 4G/LTE, which covers most of the country, and 5G can leave him completely calm. So buying a device just because it offers this technology is now more or less pointless. However, it may be different in a year or two, when usability may already be higher. Now, after all, using 5G can also be rather infuriating.
I am especially referring to those who travel a lot. If you remember the constant switching of reception from 3G to EDGE and from 4G to 3G, the situation is the same here. Just walk around the city, which is not completely covered, and your connection switches every now and then. Does it bother you? Yes, because you are of course data offline at the moment, and it eats up the device's battery. Slowly, it pays to turn off 5G on the device hard, and turn it on again only if you have a fixed location and you somehow appreciate the increase in speed. If you want real hardcore, take the train from České Budějovice to Prague and count how many times your device switches from one network to another.
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Vratislav Holub We will not stop progress
It's good that 5G is here. It's good that 6G is coming. Technology has to move forward, but the customer should not be confused about how 5G is actually needed, when the reality is the opposite. Now, only a few people can use the potential of 5G, if we are talking about individuals, and not about companies, which of course bring more benefits. When operators are pushing 5G so much, they should also realistically tell us what benefits it will bring us. Not only to us, but also to you, your parents and grandparents, when they present it in advertisements, how everyone can really have 5G. But for what?
