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» the 3G auctions sucked cash away from the infrastructure developers and providers I don't know anything about wireless spectrum and I have no solid plans to

by mcny 5y ago

» the 3G auctions sucked cash away from the infrastructure developers and providers I don't know anything about wireless spectrum and I have no solid plans to replace what we have but I really dislike the model of spectrum auctions. Does the technology really not exist so that telecoms don't pay (just checked Google) USD 81B and in return we the people can hold them more accountable and allow new players easier access? I mean anyone can buy a WiFi router but there are still rules about what you can do with WiFi. Why can't we do the same with 5G? At least the real 5G if we can't figure out long range T Mobile sorta kinda 5G?

bobthepanda 5y ago
Wifi is a range of 300 ft and even that has turned super chaotic. In my medium density neighborhood two dozen WiFi networks are listed as nearby. As transmitting distances get longer I would imagine the chaos would rise exponentially.
- mcny 5y ago
  in my mind, if we don't make this a transaction involving money, we will be able to add technical restrictions later on for all providers as we need to do so. As I said earlier, I don't quite understand these things but my understanding is millimeter wave 5G (or "real" 5G) has such a short range that it is practically Wi-Fi anyway. It doesn't make sense to me to have multiple competing towers with 5G in the same neighborhood. It just sounds a public good to me.
rebuilder 5y ago
Wouldn't you (the state, I mean) just need to offer different, more restrictive terms when putting spectrum up for auction, if we want more accountability and easier access to New players?
- mcny 5y ago
  In my mind the problem is once money exchanges hands, it becomes difficult to add more restrictions after the fact. We don't need their money anyway. All Cingular and Verizon do is borrow public money. We (I mean the state) can easily borrow the money directly.

by mcny 5y ago

bobthepanda 5y ago

Wifi is a range of 300 ft and even that has turned super chaotic. In my medium density neighborhood two dozen WiFi networks are listed as nearby. As transmitting distances get longer I would imagine the chaos would rise exponentially.

mcny 5y ago
in my mind, if we don't make this a transaction involving money, we will be able to add technical restrictions later on for all providers as we need to do so. As I said earlier, I don't quite understand these things but my understanding is millimeter wave 5G (or "real" 5G) has such a short range that it is practically Wi-Fi anyway. It doesn't make sense to me to have multiple competing towers with 5G in the same neighborhood. It just sounds a public good to me.

rebuilder 5y ago

Wouldn't you (the state, I mean) just need to offer different, more restrictive terms when putting spectrum up for auction, if we want more accountability and easier access to New players?

mcny 5y ago
In my mind the problem is once money exchanges hands, it becomes difficult to add more restrictions after the fact. We don't need their money anyway. All Cingular and Verizon do is borrow public money. We (I mean the state) can easily borrow the money directly.