Verizon decrees only ‘premium’ customers can escape its slowest 5G speeds
Verizon wants to funnel more customers into its more expensive unlimited plans. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you're on a basic Verizon plan, you're going to be stuck with the company's poor performing nationwide" 5G network - even after critical C-band spectrum comes online. The company revealed in a presentation to investors and confirmed to The Verge that C-band frequencies, and their faster speeds, will only be available to customers on premium" unlimited plans. Those on metered or the basic Start Unlimited plan will be relegated to slower, low-band 5G.
Verizon confirms that to access C-Band you will need a premium unlimited plan like its Play More, Do More and Get More. If you have an older plan you'll only have access to its DSS "nationwide" 5G, not this newer and faster flavor. https://t.co/JH1uTixZaI
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