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How is it, my phone showing 5G in the Status Bar and I don't have a 5G plan?

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I have a Galaxy Note 20 512gb 5g phone. I have the Nationwide Talk and Text Plan, dating from about the time the Ancient Romans were around. 

It is not a 5g Plan. How is it, my phone shows 5g in the Status Bar?

What is technically happening in the brain of my phone?
If I go to Settings I see -112 dbm 28 asu LTE.
What the heck does that mean?
Is it like Golf where a low number is good?
My Carrier recently did upgrades in my area.
I'm trying to figure out if that is a stronger signal.
Thanks 
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beyagamer
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It's means 4g lte, meaning it is a bit slower than five 5g, but it is ok for now until they discontinued it
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LongHiker
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@TigerTanaka I would guess that as part of your carrier's upgrades in the area they enabled 5G. Sometimes it's easier to just turn on a new feature for everyone rather than gating it for only some. 

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No. I previously lived in an area with a much larger population. There the 5g Symbol also popped up.
I think it's just some and-or gate in the phone motherboard is interpreting falsely that I have a 5g signal when in fact it's only capable due to Plan of receiving a 4g LTE signal
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usermzeJaY3BsM
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Some carriers labeled their 4g LTE network as 5g towards the "end" of 4g.  These signals were slightly faster, but not technically 5g.

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meself
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Some carriers use different icons for 5g i.e 4glte or 5g can be same
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