Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
by zjaffee on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:25PM
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5G networks could very well change that. Right now people rely on LAN, however it's very possible that with the growth of 5G people will just use over the air internet rather than having their own setups everywhere they go.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
by xbkingx on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:18PM
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Not being sarcastic, but is this honestly better? There are only a few major cell providers that can roll out 5G, so it seems to me that instead of Comcast-TW-Cox we would have ATT-Verizon-Tmo.
I guess it would be easier to set up municipal ISPs, since minimal wiring would be needed. But the lack of real competition in the cell market seems to indicate that the problems are pretty similar for small startups.
Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
by nickysielicki on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:00PM
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What's special about 5GHz? What about 700MHz-2100MHz?
Even with its high latency, packet loss, data caps, etc, LTE internet fits the need of a huge segment of casual internet users and has been doing so for some time now.
Not sure if you're joking, but just in case...
5G in this context means 5th Generation, not 5 GHz.
Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
by nickysielicki on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:27PM
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Oh, whoops. I wasn't joking. I never realized that there's actually a definition of 3G/4G/5G that isn't just made up marketing lingo. Thanks for the link.