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Plus, what you call "shitty 3G" is (a) not really that bad objectively speaking (better than dialup 20 so years ago), and (b) actually the norm for hundreds of
by andrepd 2y ago
Plus, what you call "shitty 3G" is (a) not really that bad objectively speaking (better than dialup 20 so years ago), and (b) actually the norm for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people. I always think it's very depressing and even hypocritical how little the average SV dev cares about anyone with less than an iphone 15 with 4G in their pocket.
- 4ggr0 2y agowell, people without 4G or a later phone model probably don't have the money for your $5 per month service anyways, so why care about them at all /s
- withinboredom 2y agoI know you meant this sarcastically. BUT, when traveling, my phone has a free 3g, unlimited data plan. So, you run into these problems even in modern society.
- 4ggr0 2y agooh, good point. actually had this experience this week. for some reason 4G/5G was unavailable and all i had was H+. NOTHING worked. couldn't buy a train ticket from my phone, websites didn't load etc. all i was able to do was to send and receive signal/telegram/etc. messages...
- eru 2y agoIs Asheville in SV? In any case, in places like eg India 4G is more common than 3G. 3G is being phased out. 5G is rolling out. (I realise that India isn't the poorest of the poor anymore. But not sure that's necessary for your argument?)