Verizon 5G Rollout Triggers Weeks of Slowdowns as Users Revert to 4G

2 articles · Updated · Android Police · May 15

Complaints surged in recent days after roughly a month of Verizon slowdowns, with users across the U.S. reporting delayed text messages and painfully slow data rather than a full outage.
5G standalone service is emerging as the main suspected cause, with users and online investigators tying the lag to Verizon's ongoing 5G SA rollout and similar issues seen earlier this year.
Workarounds are inconsistent: some users say forcing phones onto 5G SA helps, while many report better results by disabling 5G and falling back to 4G so messages send again.
Verizon has not issued a formal explanation or fix, leaving customers to adjust network settings on their own as trust in the carrier erodes.

Is Verizon sacrificing network reliability for a 5G upgrade that is failing its customers nationwide?

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