Should I keep LTE on or off?

Earlier, It was recommended to switch off LTE to save battery and to avoid going over your data plan. But it's up to you whether you wanna take the advice. There really is no need to turn LTE off unless you're in an area that doesn't have a very good LTE signal, or you have no LTE available at all.
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Should I disable LTE on my iPhone?

For the vast majority of iPhone users, just keep LTE on, the performance is so superior to the other networks that turning it off, even if it may save some battery life, is not worth the speed reduction.
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Is it good to have LTE on your phone?

LTE stands for Long Term Evolution and is sometimes referred to as 4G LTE. It's a standard for wireless data transmission that allows you to download your favorite music, websites, and video really fast—much faster than you could with the previous technology, 3G.
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Should I enable LTE on my iPhone?

Use of LTE improves the quality of voice and data connections over cellular networks. If you select "Data Only," your iPhone will use LTE for data, and to access the Internet, but voice calls will utilize slower cellular networks.
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Can I leave LTE on?

No, it does not harm the phone in any way. However, too much of unnecessary active data connection can reduce the battery life on your android device. Every phone battery has a limit of numbers which you can charge it in. If the battery will drain fast due to active internet, this may harm the cell phone battery life.
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Is it safer to be on Wi-Fi or LTE?

Transferring mobile data through a cellular network is much safer than using a public WiFi network. How? Data transferred through 5G, 4G LTE, and 3G connections are encrypted and your identity is authenticated and protected. In the case of public WiFi, however, the data is not secure.
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Does leaving LTE on drain battery?

No, it doesn't drain battery because when it's on wifi it's using the wifi signal and not searching for LTE.
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What happens if you use LTE instead of WiFi?

Since LTE is accessed through a mobile device, its range is virtually limitless. Whether you're at home or in transit, you can surf the web at your convenience, as long as your provider covers the area you're in. Meanwhile, WiFi only works within a fixed location, so its range is limited to the router's capability.
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Does LTE mean your on WiFi?

Your phone connects to WiFi and LTE (Long Term Evolution). While Wi-Fi comes from your cable and internet provider, LTE is a wireless broadband sent through the radio spectrum. To access LTE, you pay your cell phone provider. You most likely pay a monthly bill for different data caps of usage.
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Does LTE mean you're using WiFi?

Simply put, LTE means the tablet supports 4G connectivity besides Wi-Fi. With a 4G-enabled tablet and a data plan, you'll get full internet access without needing to stay within the range of a Wi-Fi hotspot. On the other hand, a Wi-Fi-only tablet means you can only connect to the internet via Wi-Fi.
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Is LTE better or worse than 5G?

If you're looking for fast speeds with the most population coverage, LTE is the way to go. However, if you're looking for the latest and greatest technology with the potential for faster speeds and more capacity, 5G is the way to go.
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Does LTE drain data?

Yes. Anytime you access the internet and you are not on WiFi, you will use data from your plan. If you see "LTE" or "4G", that just lets you know your phone is connected to the cellular data network.
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Is LTE worse than 5G?

5G has lower latency than LTE. The 5G standard is intended to substantially reduce downloading latency down to 4 milliseconds for phone devices and one millisecond for devices such as self-driving vehicles that depend on ultra-reliable low latency connectivity (about ten times quicker than LTE's ten milliseconds).
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What is the disadvantage of LTE?

Following are the disadvantages of LTE: ➨The existing mobile phones can not be used to access LTE network features. The user need to have mobile phone which supports LTE functionality. This will incur cost to the user to avail the LTE service.
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Does LTE affect phone calls?

The phone remains in the 4G/LTE network during voice calls. You can use 4G/LTE data services, such as web surfing and tethering, while simultaneously making and receiving calls. When calling over LTE, you don't use extra data but call minutes. You pay for the voice call service, not the data you use.
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Does LTE mean unlimited data?

Unlimited full speed data: you can access what you want, as often as you want to and it will always be at full 4G LTE speed (or 5G if available in your area). Unlimited data, then slowed: these plans allow you to access as much data as you want to but only some of that data will be at full speed.
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Why is my phone on LTE?

This means that your phone is connected to a 4G LTE network. That's usually a good thing, since LTE networks are some of the fastest we have. LTE stands for “Long Term Evolution,” and it's the technology behind 4G cellular networks.
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What is LTE and do I need it?

4G LTE, short for fourth-generation Long Term Evolution, is the successor to 3G networks. In a nutshell, LTE enables more spectrum bands, which in turn allows operators to offer faster transfer speeds and better connection quality compared to 3G.
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Do you pay for LTE?

Wireless carriers offer LTE services for a monthly fee plus additional data and usage charges. The recurring cost for a data connection can often be as low as $25 per month, and assuming a substation uses less than 10 GB per month, the additional data charge should be minimal.
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Why does my phone keep going to LTE instead of WiFi?

Many newer devices have a feature that will automatically connect to your cellular network if you have a poor WiFi connection. For example, if you're too far away from a Shaw Go WiFi hotspot to maintain a strong connection your device may automatically switch to cellular data to load a webpage.
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Is LTE same as 5G?

In short, the G stands for generation, so 5G is the collective term for the fifth generation of mobile network technology. LTE stands for Long-Term Evolution, and it's a 4G technology. The newer 5G is not a replacement for 4G, so you'll find LTE and 5G technology working together for the foreseeable future.
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Does LTE use more power?

Typical current consumption of an MCU-RTC in high driving mode is around 1uA (see table 1). A standalone RTC is designed to work with 12.5pF with a current consumption as low as around 300nA. This, again, translates in reduced current consumption of the application.
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Why does my phone say LTE instead of 5G?

Yes, 5G is everywhere, but there are still huge gaps in the network which means you won't always have coverage. Your 5G capable phone will always find a signal and connect if 5G. If it isn't available, your phone will revert back to LTE or 4G.
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Does LTE drain data faster?

Yes it is a type of connection, but because of LTE being a faster connection you can use up data at a faster rate. But it won't use more simply because its faster. It will use the same amount it needs to use. If an app needs 200MB it will use 200MB regardless of how fast it uses them.
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Does LTE use more data than WiFi?

There's is no correlation between speed and data usage. You may inclined to do more things if you can do them faster and as such use more data because of it. but the connection itself does not use more or less data than any other connection.
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