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Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk by omni on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:04PM (#19676808)
> the end of wifi as we know it

Can you explain what specifically about 5G makes this possible? I don't know anything about it, but if the logistics and pricing for it are anything like 4G, I have no interest in paying my telecom an extra $5/mo per device when I can throw them on my own network for free.

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Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk by TylerE on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:08PM (#19676840)
Because potentially "your network" goes away. You have no home-based "line".

I'm skeptical, very, but the appeal is obvious if it works and the pricing isn't obscene.

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Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk by viraptor on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:13PM (#19676884)
The pricing will be higher than 4G. The data caps will stay similar. Carriers are not charities and don't operate at cost - if they can charge us for extra value, they will.
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Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk by subway on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:21PM (#19676958)
s/for extra value//
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Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk by omni on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @07:29PM (#19678249)
Why don't I have a home-based line? Are routers illegal now or something? Are the receivers locked down and proprietary? Is someone taking my computer away?
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