Recently 3 BB can to my home and replaced my internet connection with fiber. 

I thinks its called fiber optic , before i had "copper" through phone line I guess (?).

 

3 BB seem to have done a good job on the new  installation. I live on a high floor and the installation involved a long cable, drilling into walls ,etc,and a nice new modem.

 

But as a lay person (and a senior) I am fairly confused with all this .....????

My connection  name now reads at the end:

_ 5G

 

So in plain understandable language can anyone tell me=

 

What is the difference/relationship between fiber optic and 5 G, if any?

 

Thanks for any input!

 

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You have fibre optic internet to your modem and then if it's duel band it puts out two wifi signals on 2.4ghz and 5ghz. Your phone is connected to the 5ghz wifi signal. This 5ghz is not the same as the new 5g telephone networks.

Your "5G" isn't 5G as in the mobile data network, it's just a name, it could just as easily be called "zombie nights".

 

They may well have added the suffix "5G" because it's using the 5GHz Wi-Fi band and that's still not 5G.

 

I wouldn't worry about it, so long as it's working well and you have security set up on the wireless you're good to go and enjoy.

 

My home wireless is called "Crossy5G" and "Crossy2.4G" for the two available WiFi bands (5GHz and 2.4GHz).

This isn’t 5G - it’s the 5GHz.

 

This does quite a good job at explaining the difference - Some routers offer both frequencies bundled together, some show separate. If you have smart home products then you should make sure you have 2.4 available.

 

Ets: lol - looks like everyone wakes at the same time.

 

 

5G is supposed to be the 5th generation and up to 100 times faster than the previous 4G. Fibre is the fibre optic cable type used that is directly connected to your router.

45 minutes ago, TooBigToFit said:

5G is supposed to be the 5th generation and up to 100 times faster than the previous 4G. Fibre is the fibre optic cable type used that is directly connected to your router.

Three people give the right answer, and after this you come along and give a wrong answer. Why?

10 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Three people give the right answer, and after this you come along and give a wrong answer. Why?

And all of them posted within 3 minutes of his post so likely not seen.  

1 hour ago, TooBigToFit said:

5G is supposed to be the 5th generation and up to 100 times faster than the previous 4G. Fibre is the fibre optic cable type used that is directly connected to your router.

In the OPs instance, the 5G is referring to 5ghz Wi-Fi, NOT 5th generation cellular phones/network

Many thanks for all the helpful posts to my question.

In particular from Peterw42:

 

"In the OPs instance, the 5G is referring to 5ghz Wi-Fi, NOT 5th generation cellular phones/network"

 

That is the straightforward understandable answer I was looking for!

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