content: It's all marketing hype. I call it bragging rights. Our network is faster, we have 5G. Verizon loves to upsell you when their transit links suck or their back haul is over capacity. Most people only need 2-3 Mbps even at home. The idea your mobile device will work better at 1Gbps is hogwash, as you correctly point out. Even if you have a 1Gbps connection, upstream servers won't respond quickly. I won't be buying into 5G period. It offers zero benefit to me.