By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:42 GMT, 7 January 2019 | Updated: 19:46 GMT, 7 January 2019
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AT&T is under fire for showing smartphone users the 5G logo on handsets- even though they are not connected to the much anticipated next generation network.
The cellular giant has updated three smartphones from Samsung and LG to show a '5G E' logo.
The firm has rebranded part of its existing LTE network as '5G Evolution' in a move many see as a way to mislead customers.
AT&T is under fire for showing smartphone users the 5G logo on handsets- even though they are not connected to the much anticipated next generation network.
AT&T told FierceWireless that the '5G E' logo would initially come to 'a handful of devices, with more devices showing the indicator in spring 2019.'
It wasn't stated how many devices or which devices would show the icon, beyond it being 'the latest Android devices.'
'5G Evolution technologies enables a peak theoretical wireless speed of 400Mbps for capable devices, or an average around 40Mbps based on real-world experiences,' AT&T said.
'If you have one of the latest Android devices and it connects to a tower that's enabled with 5G Evolution, you'll soon see a '5G E' indicator pop up on your screen.
'Initially we'll roll this out on a handful of devices, with more
