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Seems like a weird takeaway to me. As far as the consumer is concerned wifi and cellular serve the same purpose. The speed argument isn't even really that relev

Seems like a weird takeaway to me. As far as the consumer is concerned wifi and cellular serve the same purpose. The speed argument isn't even really that relevant when people can already play Overwatch and other latency sensitive games on a mobile hotspot, the shortcoming there isn't speed it's simply data use. I'd much rather just have a mobile network I can connect to anywhere and let the tech crowd pay extra for features and politics only they care about.

pie_flavor 6y ago
Taking a position on the politics isn't leaving the politics to the tech people. Whoever says 'it doesn't matter' first loses, because that means it shouldn't matter to them and so the other party can get their way. 5G already gives the cell users everything they need. In the places where this matters, the tools are already there. The 6GHz band would not actually help anything, for them, especially given that it's an indoor frequency and would need some kind of repeater to be useful. But for WiFi it does solve an immediate, important need.
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brokencode 6y ago
Maybe 5G is much more advanced than I understand, but I don’t think those networks would be able to take on the added load of most people switching away from wired internet anytime soon. But I do know that 5G in my apartment does not match my fiber internet connection in terms of bandwidth or stable latency yet. But maybe it’d be good enough? That’s an interesting question. I’ve never tried it, so it’s hard to say how it’d hold up. I do have bad memories of previous cable internet plans that were really fast during the day, only to slow down a lot at nights when everybody was streaming. My current fiber internet is the only connection I’ve been 100% satisfied with, so it’s not tempting to seriously consider any alternatives.

pie_flavor 6y ago

Taking a position on the politics isn't leaving the politics to the tech people. Whoever says 'it doesn't matter' first loses, because that means it shouldn't matter to them and so the other party can get their way. 5G already gives the cell users everything they need. In the places where this matters, the tools are already there. The 6GHz band would not actually help anything, for them, especially given that it's an indoor frequency and would need some kind of repeater to be useful. But for WiFi it does solve an immediate, important need.

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brokencode 6y ago

Maybe 5G is much more advanced than I understand, but I don’t think those networks would be able to take on the added load of most people switching away from wired internet anytime soon. But I do know that 5G in my apartment does not match my fiber internet connection in terms of bandwidth or stable latency yet. But maybe it’d be good enough? That’s an interesting question. I’ve never tried it, so it’s hard to say how it’d hold up. I do have bad memories of previous cable internet plans that were really fast during the day, only to slow down a lot at nights when everybody was streaming. My current fiber internet is the only connection I’ve been 100% satisfied with, so it’s not tempting to seriously consider any alternatives.