AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones

Re:AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones by xyzzyz on Friday December 21, 2018 @05:24PM (#18737237)

> That's interesting if true. Does the operator have that much control over the phone though?

For most customers, the operator literally sold them the phone. If you're using your own device, not provided by the operator, then it's not relevant to you.

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Re:AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones by rblatz on Friday December 21, 2018 @06:20PM (#18737617)

I wouldn’t be so sure, the baseband firmware can be remotely updated by the carrier.

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Re:AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones by mynameisvlad on Friday December 21, 2018 @06:49PM (#18737791)

In addition, most carriers have settings inside AOSP itself. I remember when I had an International Galaxy S7, I'd see 4G if I connected to a carrier that used that branding for LTE (like AT&T) and LTE for others (like T-Mobile).

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