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Awesome. I'm sure there are many applications that will benefit. And yet as a consumer / Joe Public I already get that from WiFi. When I'm not connected to WiFi

Awesome. I'm sure there are many applications that will benefit. And yet as a consumer / Joe Public I already get that from WiFi. When I'm not connected to WiFi (which is not often), 4G is more than adequate. The only thing I see 5G doing is increasing the tracking resolution for my whereabouts. Nobody ever tells me what my Telco is doing with THAT that data.

hatch_q 6y ago
5G is not being pushed for benefit of consumers. It's meant for IoT devices (toys, appliances, bikes, cars, toothbrushes, ...) What average joe will see from 5G are cheaper devices and more targeted advertising.
- Spearchucker 6y ago
  If 5g isn't meant for the benefit of consumers I wonder why it's being pushed at consumers so hard.
- kiliancs 6y ago
  Cheaper devices why?
  - m463 6y ago
    postsales tracking and telemetry costs. machines can talk to each other. If your tv won't do telemetry, maybe you neighbor's device can relay your telemetry for you?
  - hatch_q 6y ago
    Because vendors will sell the telemetry data. Smart TVs are also cheaper than "dumb" TVs because of that.