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> What 5G Will Mean for You Absolutely nothing for the next 20 years, seeing how my carrier just started deploying LTE (50 MBit, that is, not 300 MBit) at eye-
by creshal 11y ago
> What 5G Will Mean for You
Absolutely nothing for the next 20 years, seeing how my carrier just started deploying LTE (50 MBit, that is, not 300 MBit) at eye-watering costs ($20 a month for 5 gigabytes!).
- philh 11y agoOver the next 20 years, how confident are you that you won't switch carriers and your carrier won't start to move any faster?
- eklavya 11y agoThere has to be a way to reduce costs somehow. Is there any real reason besides greed for data caps to remain low/costly? Simultaneous usage (with everybody at peak speed) is/has to be planned for (assuming most plans reset at 1st of the month). That network is just sitting there costing money, why not utilize it more and increase revenue?
- joelrunyon 11y agoSwitch to T-Mobile. Unlimited data + LTE.
- navait 11y agoAs a happy T-mobile customer, I do understand that limited coverage makes it unfeasible for many. For example, I live in rural New England and cannot reliably get signal (even for SMS) in certain towns nearby. I've never gotten signal in Vermont.
- joelrunyon 11y agoIn major cities - I've found it's better than AT&T was for me. Still a problem when I end up back in Indiana from time to time, but most of my time is in the cities or international (where they have free data + texting included in the plan).
- creshal 11y agoWith T-Mobile Austria, "unlimited" means 15 GB with throttling to ISDN speeds afterwards, with some of the worst support in continental Europe.
- rb808 11y agoWhere can you LTE for get $20 a month? That is amazingly cheap.
- creshal 11y agoAustria. The competition is around $15, actually.