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@slashdot @off_grid_living You _should_ have a read of this article here (_click on the Conversation view and follow the link_). This is a really good article on why I also _think_ 5G is a complete and utter joke. The whole thing is just complete nonsense to be used as a cellular transmission medium in the first place. As I've stated numerous times to various folks in my circles the mm (_millimetre_) wave lengths used as high enough and the frequencies used to have such a stupidly high attenuation rate air and water that you may as well not bother! 🤣
@slashdot @off_grid_living You _should_ have a read of this article here (_click on the Conversation view and follow the link_). This is a really good article on why I also _think_ 5G is a complete and utter joke. The whole thing is just complete nonsense to be used as a cellular transmission medium in the first place. As I've stated numerous times to various folks in my circles the mm (_millimetre_) wave lengths used as high enough and the frequencies used to have such a stupidly high attenuation rate air and water that you may as well not bother! 🤣
@slashdot @off_grid_living You _should_ have a read of this article here (_click on the Conversation view and follow the link_). This is a really good article on why I also _think_ 5G is a complete and utter joke. The whole thing is just complete nonsense to be used as a cellular transmission medium in the first place. As I've stated numerous times to various folks in my circles the mm (_millimetre_) wave lengths used as high enough and the frequencies used to have such a stupidly high attenuation rate air and water that you may as well not bother! 🤣
What these (_ignorant_) fools in the Mobile Industry (_the ones at the top_) never seemed to understand is that this technology has been around for decades and it was specifically designed for a _very specific_ purpose, to replace Copper/Fibre cables between short distances, say between two buildings. This is known as 802.11ad and is otherwise known as "wireless wire".
What these (_ignorant_) fools in the Mobile Industry (_the ones at the top_) never seemed to understand is that this technology has been around for decades and it was specifically designed for a _very specific_ purpose, to replace Copper/Fibre cables between short distances, say between two buildings. This is known as 802.11ad and is otherwise known as "wireless wire".
What these (_ignorant_) fools in the Mobile Industry (_the ones at the top_) never seemed to understand is that this technology has been around for decades and it was specifically designed for a _very specific_ purpose, to replace Copper/Fibre cables between short distances, say between two buildings. This is known as 802.11ad and is otherwise known as "wireless wire".
For example MikroTik sell one of these (_one of my favourite wireless and wired hardware supplier_) here
For example MikroTik sell one of these (_one of my favourite wireless and wired hardware supplier_) here
For example MikroTik sell one of these (_one of my favourite wireless and wired hardware supplier_) here
@prologic @slashdot @off_grid_living For the full 1Gbps mmwave, yeah - seems like a poor cost-to-benefit scenario. However, in certain scenarios it could work - mass transit stations, arenas, stadiums, etc. Main benefit is connections per tower. From my reading, a *lot* of the benefit is network and traffic congestion handling. So mainly it helps where towers get too busy, or if you are in a rural setting. Right now this means only T-mobile. More info: The 5G lie: The network of the future is slow
@prologic @off_grid_living On the other hand, I recently got over 100mbps download speeds in northern California in a small town (4G LTE on Verizon) - and *these* speeds off my AT&T wireless router/hotspot (don't remember the location):
@vgn @prologic You're lucky in the USA, you have bigger download speeds, in Australia we barely get anything like this, even on a good day.
@vgn @prologic You're lucky in the USA, you have bigger download speeds, in Australia we barely get anything like this, even on a good day.
@vgn @prologic You're lucky in the USA, you have bigger download speeds, in Australia we barely get anything like this, even on a good day.
@vgn yeah it’s difficult to get good bandwidth here as a consumer
@vgn yeah it’s difficult to get good bandwidth here as a consumer
@vgn yeah it’s difficult to get good bandwidth here as a consumer