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I'm actually amazed at the amount of "we don't need this" attitude in this thread. Is this really just sour grapes [1]? It feels a bit like moving back to Cana

I'm actually amazed at the amount of "we don't need this" attitude in this thread. Is this really just sour grapes [1]? It feels a bit like moving back to Canada where contactless payments is standard for most transactions, while in US I had to sign a piece of paper for $5 coffee at Starbucks. People in the US have this strange attitude that if it isn't standard in the US then it isn't worthwhile. How anyone can argue against faster wireless internet connections seems crazy to me. It's like that famous quote (which Bill Gates sternly denies having made) about 640k being enough for anyone. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes

kylec 7y ago
All the use cases put forth by 5G proponents, like remote surgery, are so niche that it’s hard for normal citizens to see what impact 5G will make in their lives. In the US, if you have LTE it’s usually more than fast enough for what you want to do on your phone, but there’s still so many areas of the US without coverage that it seems like it would be more impactful to address that issue first.
mehrdadn 7y ago
> How anyone can argue against faster wireless internet connections seems crazy to me. If it came without costs nobody would be against it. The question is if's worth the cost and opportunity costs.