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5G Super fast download no upload
Hola,
My Tmobile 5G is practically unusable due to the fact that i have practically 0 mbps upload speed.
My latest speed checks were giving me 450+ Mbps download and .19 Mbps upload for 5G. When I turned off 5G my download was 108 Mbps and 8 upload which actually performs much better. What is up with 5G? I know upload speed are not nearly as critical as download but you have to have at least some upload? .19 Mbps? This makes it unusable and I question the value.
Most likely due to 'weak' 5G upload. If you're 5G UC, then n41 is typically 70% DL (TDD), and being a high(er) frequency, your phone won't upload nearly as well to it as a low band. If you're in a place like SoCal, and 5G UC is giving only 450Mbps, then you're in a weak 5G UC area, and upload will suffer more than download.
Eg. Outdoors I'm at the threshold of 5G UC, getting LTE ~160Mbps or 5G UC ~400Mbps. Upload on LTE ~15-50Mbps (depending on which channel is in use - B2/B4/B12), while 5G UC will typically suffer on upload.
In a 'strong' area, I'll hit 1200-1800Mbps on download, and 115-140Mbps on upload. LTE/5G aggregation is still in its ugly days.
