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The undeniable reasons for not going ahead with 5G: - It will contribute to the planned obsolescence. There we're going to get insatiable with what we have and
by lcam84 7y ago
The undeniable reasons for not going ahead with 5G:
- It will contribute to the planned obsolescence. There we're going to get insatiable with what we have and pay a ton of money for a new mobile phone model, this on account of the exploitation of children in the cobalt mines of Congo.
- It will make us even more addicted to screens. If we think we can no longer pay attention to anything, get ready for 5G.
- FartyMcFarter 7y ago> It will contribute to the planned obsolescence. In what way? 2G and 3G phones still work. The only way that I see this as a valid point is that software will become more wasteful with higher bandwidth. But if we thought like that, things would never progress.
- jacquesm 7y agoI'm still using a 3G phone and I've noticed that over time coverage has become worse due to the old base stations being phased out.
- mkl 7y ago2G is already shut down in many places: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G#Past_2G_networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G#Past_2G_networks
- onli 7y agoSome countries like Germany plan to dismantle their 3G network next year.
- WanderPanda 7y agoI hate this Congo argument. Sure, the conditions are probably bad there, but that has nothing to do with the material / physics / tech. The stuff could be mined meeting high safety and environmental standards if it were not for their social / political situation. That should be a completely different discussion
- rnhmjoj 7y agoThere are many other reasons, I can think of: - Privacy concerns: the much higher density of antennas it requires will make geolocation really accurate. - Weather radars interference: no need to explain why this is bad. - Risk of proliferation of internet-connected IoT devices that are hard or impossible to secure with a firewall. We are already quite there. - Higher energy consumption and shorter battery lifes.