https://medium.com/pcmag-access/heres-the-real-truth-about-verizon-s-5g-network-74769d2f0f00 > Verizon launched 5G in Chicago and Minneapolis last week. We tested the heck out of it. > It’s very early for Verizon’s 5G network. Probably too early. I spent about six hours testing out Big Red’s brand-new 5G network on day two (Friday, April 5) of its launch in Chicago. It’s very small, and not very reliable. But it’s a beginning.