I tested 5G across rural America during a 3-day roadtrip - and it didn't go well
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- I tested 5G on country roads and farmland for three days.
- The results were predictable in some ways but surprising in others.
- I found 5G in a tiny town my ancestors founded in the 1800s.
My quest to test 5G has taken me to a baseball game and interstates between Chicago and Nashville. Through the journey, I've carried three phones from the three major US carriers to determine which has the best coverage. I just did it again, but I changed some things up.
Also: I compared Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T 5G coverage on a road trip - and the winner surprised me
I still packed my car for a weekend away, and I still had three phones riding in the back seat. I used nPerf (more on that later) to continuously run and test carriers...
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