"5G made a number of promises when it debuted. The first was the ability to handle excessive capacity. I tested that promise outside a baseball playoff game this past October, and I found it to be partially true. The other promise was better coverage coast to coast. Now, it was time to head out and give that a try. How 5G could improve coverage outside of city centers."
"This time around, I wanted to test not only network speed but overall coverage. So, I took those same three Google Pixel 10 Pros - one each with an AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile eSIM card and I attached them to a 2x4 pine board. I plugged them into an Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 portable power station. Then I loaded up nPerf, which is an app that measures connectivity. There is actually a ton of functionality built into this app,"
5G initially promised greater capacity and broader coast-to-coast coverage, with earlier testing showing partial fulfillment of the capacity claim. A road trip from Chicago to Nashville tested coverage outside major cities across central Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Three Google Pixel 10 Pros, each using an AT&T, Verizon, or T‑Mobile eSIM, were mounted on a board and powered by an Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 portable station. The nPerf app recorded location, carrier, and signal strength while driving. Signal reliability ranged from good to decent across the three carriers, and network architecture, including non‑standalone 5G, influenced deployment patterns.
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