I tested 5G in Chicago, the city where the first 5G networks rolled out in the United States. The results were quite good.
Just over a month ago, I found myself in a stadium filled with 70,000 crazy fans cheering for their respective teams. Naturally, I decided to test out how 5G would perform, as one does when at a sporting event. Now, with the same phones and the same process, I wanted to see how 5G does in a normal everyday sense. My hometown of Chicago is where the first 5G networks in the U.S. started to roll out, so I thought 2022 would be a good time to check in and see how things were going.
United Center Soldier Field is also next to the Museum campus, and since I’ve covered baseball and football, I may as well hit up hockey and basketball. Fortunately, both of those are in the same building here in Chicago – the United Center. Side note: As I drove into the employee parking lot, I rolled down my window to ask the security guard on duty if it was cool if I park here for five minutes. He nodded at me, and I nodded at him, and that was the entirety of the exchange.
Navy Pier Another feature that emphasizes Chicago’s skyline is the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier. Once again, I headed out onto the peninsula away from the city to test the speed out on the water. Side not: There is a very specific line vehicles are not supposed to cross on the pier. I found that line after I crossed it.
Fun fact about the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. For the unlocked phones, I was not able to force a 4G network in Settings as I could on my T-Mobile version. I don’t know if that’s a function of an unlocked Samsung phone, or of AT&T’s and Verizon’s network. Regardless, I downloaded an app that let me do it.
Therein lies the rub. Verizon customers only get to access superfast speeds if they’re on a higher-tier plan. So the good news is, despite that, Verizon still performed pretty well, all things considered. We can argue whether or not that’s “right” or not, but at the end of the day, it’s up to Verizon to sell their broadband however they want.
T-Mobile’s pick: Leaning Tower of Niles Yes, my old childhood stomping grounds of Niles, Illinois, has its own leaning tower, modeled after the architectural blunder wonder in Pisa, Italy. This was a strange pick for T-Mobile because it’s in my old neighborhood, it’s only two miles away from AT&T’s location, and unlike the other two, I did not see any installations around here.
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