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As has been commented, consumers [EDIT: non-rural] do not actually need or want 5G. 4G is adequate for most of their needs. 5G densities are for factory automa

by smcin 3y ago

As has been commented, consumers [EDIT: non-rural] do not actually need or want 5G. 4G is adequate for most of their needs. 5G densities are for factory automation, self-driving cars, drones, sensors, superdense urban centers etc.

JoshGlazebrook 3y ago
I'm a consumer that wants 5G. There are many rural consumers that make use of 5G based internet. And the 5G you are speaking of is mmwave. Mid-band 5G is perfectly useable and a significant improvement over LTE. Verizon and T-Mobile push over 1Gb/s over mid-band 5G at the same reach LTE provides and much less latency. mmwave you can get up to 4Gb/s (at short distances). Even more so when Verizon moves rolls out SA 5G in place of the current NSA 5G.
partiallypro 3y ago
Speak for yourself, I want 5G. Also, I think you're conflating 5G as a whole with the variations like low-band, mid-band, and mmWave. 5G allows carriers to have more customers in a more compact area and give speed benefits. Have you never had just random drops out in a big city or a big concert with 4G? It's enraging. 5G helps fix that problem. 5G can also help people in rural areas that have no access to high-speed internet services, something T-Mobile has been pretty good at pushing.
vel0city 3y ago
5G is awesome. Finally decently reliable, low latency, fast, and cheap wireless home internet is available on 5G carriers. A family member of mine uses T-Mo's contract-free 5G home internet. Latency low enough for video calls enabling WFH and playing online games. Speeds in the hundreds of megabits even during peak hours. $50/mo no contract. I can take my cheap laptop around, pair it to my phone, and get the same internet pretty much anywhere in town. I can do cloud gaming or work anywhere I get cell service. I pay $15/mo no contract. It's awesome.
- doctor_radium 3y ago
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- electriclove 3y ago
  How do you pay only $15/month?
  - vel0city 3y ago
    Mint.

by smcin 3y ago

JoshGlazebrook 3y ago

I'm a consumer that wants 5G. There are many rural consumers that make use of 5G based internet. And the 5G you are speaking of is mmwave. Mid-band 5G is perfectly useable and a significant improvement over LTE. Verizon and T-Mobile push over 1Gb/s over mid-band 5G at the same reach LTE provides and much less latency. mmwave you can get up to 4Gb/s (at short distances). Even more so when Verizon moves rolls out SA 5G in place of the current NSA 5G.

partiallypro 3y ago

Speak for yourself, I want 5G. Also, I think you're conflating 5G as a whole with the variations like low-band, mid-band, and mmWave. 5G allows carriers to have more customers in a more compact area and give speed benefits. Have you never had just random drops out in a big city or a big concert with 4G? It's enraging. 5G helps fix that problem. 5G can also help people in rural areas that have no access to high-speed internet services, something T-Mobile has been pretty good at pushing.

vel0city 3y ago

5G is awesome. Finally decently reliable, low latency, fast, and cheap wireless home internet is available on 5G carriers. A family member of mine uses T-Mo's contract-free 5G home internet. Latency low enough for video calls enabling WFH and playing online games. Speeds in the hundreds of megabits even during peak hours. $50/mo no contract. I can take my cheap laptop around, pair it to my phone, and get the same internet pretty much anywhere in town. I can do cloud gaming or work anywhere I get cell service. I pay $15/mo no contract. It's awesome.

doctor_radium 3y ago
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electriclove 3y ago
How do you pay only $15/month?
- vel0city 3y ago
  Mint.