All the Verizon C-band 5G details are now out: launch date, supported devices, and more
What will you need to access Verizon’s expanded 5G UW network?
Well, first and foremost, you’ll obviously have to be one of the 100 million+ people (theoretically) covered right out the gate exactly two weeks from today… or be able to join the ultra-high-speed party a little further down the line.
In case you’re wondering, Big Red may not plan to stay at “just” 100 mil for long, preparing to “flip the switch” on January 19 and “building every single day” with the goal of rapidly spreading the love to new people and new places.
The list of places where the C-band switch will be flipped this month should unsurprisingly include every major city from New York to Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, Orlando, Cleveland, Phoenix, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Denver, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Nashville, Austin, and New Orleans.
In total, we’re talking 46 “major metro areas”, which may sound a little low but is actually more than enough to hit and far exceed 100 million people as every single one of those “areas” includes “huge rural regions” in addition to the country’s largest cities.
No C-band love for the Galaxy S20 series?
Of course, there’s also the issue of compatible devices, which might not be as simple as some of you had hoped. For the time being, Apple’s iPhone 13 and 12 families, the full iPad 5G lineup, as well as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3, and S21 series, and Google’s Pixel 6 duo are confirmed to support C-band technology with the help of a software update available right now or coming soon.
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That’s Big Red’s long overdue answer for T-Mobile’s “truly unlimited” $85 Magenta Max plan, mind you, offering unlimited “premium” network access and putting a 50GB cap on “premium” mobile hotspot data that eclipses the “Un-carrier’s” 40 gig limit.
The 5G Play More and 5G Do More options are fairly competitively priced too, at $80 each, with 5G “total access”, 50 gigs of “premium” data, and a 25GB monthly allotment for high-speed mobile hotspot data.
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