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Half of iPhone owners think they already have access to 5G and carriers should be ashamed

By Oliver Haslam published 9 October 20

A new study found that 49% of iPhone owners thought they had a 5G handset and a massive 29% of all smartphone owners say they've no idea if they do or not.

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Why 5G will make the iPhone 12 so expensive

By Bryan M Wolfe last updated 2 March 20

The introduction of 5G on at least one of this year's iPhones is likely to push the price higher. There are several factors for this as you can see here.

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Why iPhone 11 doesn't have 5G

By Rene Ritchie last updated 12 September 19

If you think Apple dropped the ball on including 5G in its newest line of iPhones, you're wrong.

A 5G network owned by the United States government? It's not going to happen.

By Derek Kessler last updated 29 January 18

A new report claims the US government has a proposal to create a government-owned 5G network. This... seems very unlikely to actually happen for so many reasons.

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By Rich Edmonds published 15 October 14

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