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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Cameo Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: 5G Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 00:33:57 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 02:33:58 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="1245ef5c71413928a028111c5c212eb2"; logging-data="1447368"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18i9TWUUKoIK7U/CX1PHwlLZLqaQGJ1Yjg=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:oBPaQzCLkCGYKXZcQf1ZTJ/3Xrs= sha1:0ldUvobpmQakOTU2zG6aF8ay7Wk= Bytes: 2794 Andrew wrote: > Cameo wrote on Wed, 29 May 2024 22:06:31 -0000 (UTC) : > >>> What is your carrier and location? >> >> I am an expat, living in Budapest, Hungary, and my carrier is the mostly >> German Telekom. Sort of like T-mobile in the US. But I am surprised that >> you had 5G that long, because I thought the 5G capable phones started >> coming out just recently. But maybe I am confusing it with UWB capability >> again. > > T-Mobile gave everyone in the USA on a post-paid plan a free 5G Android, > and essentially a half-priced iPhone way back in April of 2021. > > I took advantage of both offers, where I've had 5G service since then. > > > In addition, as I'm sure is happening with badgolferman, I'm constantly > getting messages to my text from T-Mobile saying they're upgrading service. > > > Note that the "upgrade" is both of their cellular towers (which, for me, > they seem to upgrade about once a month or so), and of their plans. > > An example is T-Mobile gave everyone who had any data on their postpaid > plan, unlimited high-speed data, without them even asking for that upgrade. > T-mo 419 & 390 Mbps 5G UC > Note the "5G UC" in the shot, which I've had for years on that free phone. > > YMMV depending on your carrier of course. > I also was a T-Mobile customer in the Seattle area until 5 years ago, when I moved here, though I was prepaid with a cheap Wallmart plan for $30 a month. Is John Legere there still the CEO? I liked the guy, he was very innovative.