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200k city here, don't see it happening any time soon.
by ryneandal 6y ago
200k city here, don't see it happening any time soon.
- tpmx 6y agoThey say here (from within the past 15 mins): https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/13/2107851/0/en/Fastest-5G-Network-in-the-World-just-got-bigger-and-better.html https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/13/210785... > Verizon 5G Nationwide service is available today to more than 200 million people in 1,800 cities around the US. I'm sure there's some trickery going on here, though?
- protomyth 6y agoavailable in 1,800 cities doesn't mean coverage in 1,800 cities - a lot of venue coverage is being counted
- stevehawk 6y agoThere's a lot going on there like "5G service in city X!" where they really mean "we have an antenna mounted at the ballpark to cover a high density use case."
- tpmx 6y agoSure. But at this point even just one 5G base station each for 1.8k cities/towns is a pretty decent step up.
- mratmeyer 6y agoThere's really 3 types of 5G: ultra-wideband, mid-band, and low-band. Ultra-wideband is the 5G you hear about most, with gigabit speeds but you have to be within direct line of sight to the cell site. There's also mid-band and low-band, which have similar ranges to LTE and can deliver a few hundred megabits instead of gigabits, and can handle problems like congestion better.
- planejane9 6y ago70,000 city here. 5G pole went up outside my window last week. Tried to get the pole moved but not successful :(