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If you don't know what a 10G network in a given context could be, are you likely to understand the difference between what a 5g and a supposed 10g mobile networ

If you don't know what a 10G network in a given context could be, are you likely to understand the difference between what a 5g and a supposed 10g mobile network would be? Are you a candidate for a person that is likely to care about the difference between 200Mbps and 1Gbps? Perhaps it's naive, but I've heard the words "rack that 10G switch" so many times that it's hard for me to say that Comcast intended on being misleading.

BobbyTables2 3y ago
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recursive 3y ago
My sister in law insists that 5Ghz wifi is the same thing as a 5G cell network. Comcast shouldn't use misleading terminology. The fact that people don't know what 5g means isn't really a defense. I couldn't tell you the difference between 4g and 5g, but adding "10g" alongside them makes it worse, not better.
- ryandrake 3y ago
  This is what happens when we allow Marketing to simply conjure up a unit of measurement. Now nobody knows what a "G" is and how to compare one company's "G" with another company's "G". I fully expect AT&T to offer 20G cell service next because why the hell not? Same thing happened with CDROM speeds back in the day. At one point 1X, 2X, 3X and so on were based on an actual throughput number, but then soon the Marketing brain trust realized you could put whatever number you want before the "X" and then the number became pretty meaningless. Same for "bars" on your cell phone service signal. What is the difference between "one bar" and "two bars" on the display? Who the hell knows, it's a meaningless unit invented by carrier company Marketing.
rconti 3y ago
I think a lot more laypeople know the words "100 megabit" and "gigabit speed" than know anything about what 5G mobile service means. So let's leave mobile service aside. That was never my complaint. I think some laypeople see the marketing materials companies put out comparing one speed and price tier to another. In other words, a fair number of people who have actively price-shopped internet speed ("should I buy the 'fast' tier that says 100 somethings, or the 'boost' tier that's 200, twice as much, for 50% more money?") would think 10G means 10 times as much as 1G which, it's not a huge leap to think that a fair number of people are aware means 1000 of the Ms.
kube-system 3y ago
"Hey honey, I called Verizon and they have the 1G service for $79.99" "I called up T-mobile home internet, and they can give us the 5G for $50" "Looks like Xfinity has the 10G for $79.95" The vast majority of people buying internet service are non-technical, misunderstandings about the details are common, and Comcast picked a name that is perfect for confusing with all of their competitors. People don't always know what these measurements really mean, but they know that a bigger one should mean faster internet.

BobbyTables2 3y ago

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recursive 3y ago

My sister in law insists that 5Ghz wifi is the same thing as a 5G cell network. Comcast shouldn't use misleading terminology. The fact that people don't know what 5g means isn't really a defense. I couldn't tell you the difference between 4g and 5g, but adding "10g" alongside them makes it worse, not better.

ryandrake 3y ago
This is what happens when we allow Marketing to simply conjure up a unit of measurement. Now nobody knows what a "G" is and how to compare one company's "G" with another company's "G". I fully expect AT&T to offer 20G cell service next because why the hell not? Same thing happened with CDROM speeds back in the day. At one point 1X, 2X, 3X and so on were based on an actual throughput number, but then soon the Marketing brain trust realized you could put whatever number you want before the "X" and then the number became pretty meaningless. Same for "bars" on your cell phone service signal. What is the difference between "one bar" and "two bars" on the display? Who the hell knows, it's a meaningless unit invented by carrier company Marketing.

rconti 3y ago

I think a lot more laypeople know the words "100 megabit" and "gigabit speed" than know anything about what 5G mobile service means. So let's leave mobile service aside. That was never my complaint. I think some laypeople see the marketing materials companies put out comparing one speed and price tier to another. In other words, a fair number of people who have actively price-shopped internet speed ("should I buy the 'fast' tier that says 100 somethings, or the 'boost' tier that's 200, twice as much, for 50% more money?") would think 10G means 10 times as much as 1G which, it's not a huge leap to think that a fair number of people are aware means 1000 of the Ms.

kube-system 3y ago

"Hey honey, I called Verizon and they have the 1G service for $79.99" "I called up T-mobile home internet, and they can give us the 5G for $50" "Looks like Xfinity has the 10G for $79.95" The vast majority of people buying internet service are non-technical, misunderstandings about the details are common, and Comcast picked a name that is perfect for confusing with all of their competitors. People don't always know what these measurements really mean, but they know that a bigger one should mean faster internet.