chris-smith

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   Show HN: Broadband Map(broadbandmap.com)

   2 points by chris-smith 2y ago|0 comments
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   by chris-smith 2y ago

   That sort of decoupling could be fascinating. IMO, the walls may be as much a function of economics as physics. Running a small number of powerful radios on low-frequency spectrum is a cost-effective way to cover large areas. Physics constr
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   by chris-smith 2y ago

   I'm sympathetic to a lot of the points here, but a key part of the story got left out: T-Mobile's performance used to suck vs. Verizon and AT&T. When T-Mo's network was crummy, the company to differentiated itself by bein
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   by chris-smith 2y ago

   I think it'll continue to be. T-Mobile needs to differentiate services somehow & last I checked, subscribers on T-Mobile's older in-house + low-cost brand, Metro, generally received low priority relative to customers on T-mobi
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   by chris-smith 2y ago

   No, but I won't be surprised if the plans stick around longer. Speculating here, but I think odds are good T-Mobile continues to offer them for longer than required & just stops the annual data increase it has been doing
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   by chris-smith 3y ago

   Thank you! I don't have that info in the current datasets, but I could imagine down the road having a data source with latency information. Network congestion is another beast. It's unfortunate, because I'm with you that it&#
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   Show HN: Coverage Critic Map – Combined Coverage Map for US Cell Networks(coveragecritic.com)

   9 points by chris-smith 3y ago|2 comments