Another issue pops up as 5G connectivity appears to be a problem on the new iPhone 14 Pro series
The iPhone 14 Pro on the left with the iPhone 14 on the right
One of the biggest connectivity issues with the new iPhone 14 Pro models seems to be their inability to connect to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband signals. Several people wrote on Reddit that they were able to connect to Verizon’s mid-band 5G airwaves with their iPhone 12 Pro or 13 Pro but in the same area with their shiny new iPhone 14 Pro model, it was no dice. And this is important because there is a huge difference between Verizon’s nationwide 5G and the Ultra Wideband 5G.
Connectivity issues are preventing iPhone 14 Pro users from receiving Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband signals
For example, recently yours truly had the unfortunate experience of passing out with COVID which won me a trip to Salem Hospital. The good thing about being admitted there was the ability to receive Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband signals via my Pixel 6 Pro. So being the phone nerd that I am, I checked with the Speedtest.net app and Verizon’s nationwide 5G delivered download data speeds topping out at around 40Mbps. The 5G Ultra Wideband speeds were more than ten times faster (over 400Mbps).
So you can understand why iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max users might not feel that great about being able to receive the faster 5G signals on their older phones but not on the newer handsets that they spent four figures on. And who do we blame this latest debacle on? Is it Apple’s fault or is it something that can be pinned on Verizon? That remains to be seen.
