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Re:Why is the ‘race to 5G’ a race? by woah on Monday May 27, 2019 @10:57AM (#20022614)
15%-20% might be huge for Verizon’s CFO and shareholders, but it’s inconsequential for consumers who are currently being sold some terabit-IoT-self-driving-car-VR-surgery yarn in an effort to get governments to give handouts of property and spectrum to anyone waving the magical 5g sauce.
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Re:Why is the ‘race to 5G’ a race? by Cookiesaurusbex on Monday May 27, 2019 @08:57PM (#20026348)
It's also inconsequential for everyone who has a data cap on their phone plan. Running out of data 20% sooner isn't a win for people who can't afford a luxury plan.
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Re:Why is the ‘race to 5G’ a race? by emilfihlman on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:44AM (#20029101)
This is absolutely a 100% silly way to look at it. The same amount of data is used even if you had slow or fast internet.
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Re:Why is the ‘race to 5G’ a race? by emilfihlman on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:43AM (#20029094)
And who do you think is pushing for 5G?

The companies who will benefit from this 15-20%.

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