If you’re wondering what 5G UC means at the top of your phone, you aren’t alone. To put it simply, 5G UC is T-Mobile’s “Ultra Capacity” 5G network. In other words, seeing this means that you are on ...

Look at the top right corner of your phone. You might see an icon with “5G” and another with vertical bars showing the strength of your internet connection. Those symbols don’t mean what you think ...

You’ve probably noticed that there’s been much more hype around 5G than for any of the wireless technologies that came before. Some of that is just marketing, of course; we are living in an ...

T-Mobile is adding a new indicator to the iPhone 13 to tell you whether you’re getting ultra-fast 5G speeds or just regular 5G speeds. Now a new 5G UC icon will pop up in the top right corner when ...

It’s been a week since iOS 15 launched and it includes another tweak for 5G users. If you are a T-Mobile customer and see a new “5G UC” icon in your iPhone status bar, it’s good news for your iPhone ...

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