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> In my tiny EU country, 4G already covers 99% of the population and unlimited data plans for homes are available from 19 EUR / month. Mine as well - in peak h

• sho 7y ago
  That sounds like the backhaul is congested, which 5G won't do anything about at all. The good news is, it's likely much easier to upgrade the backhaul than it is to change up all the radio hardware - it's simply a decision your mobile provider/ISP has taken to not do it.
• krn 7y ago
  > Mine as well - in peak hours you're lucky to get close to 1MB/s in two bigger cities I've lived in. Also latency spikes even when the bandwidth is OK. It's the same in my country. > Don't know how much 5G will help with all of this but 4G is not a good option as a primary internet connection if you work online and any upgrades would be very welcome. The thing is, very few people work from home, and even those who do rarely require more than 1 MB/s for the most common office tasks. It's true, though, that 4G connection is not the best option for 8-5 software engineering. But it still makes it possible to work from anywhere in the countryside during the entire summer.