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Re:U.S. is behind on 5G rules and deployment by kylec on Saturday July 06, 2019 @04:09PM (#20371626) 

    Why would anyone want to deal with cable or dsl when everything
    already runs over IP anyways and they already have a phone plan?
It’s not anything to “deal with”, it’s pretty much “set it and forget it”. But if 5G or whatever is more competitive in terms of price and performance, I’d have no problem switching. I welcome more ISP competition. But $80/month gets me 1TB of transfer at ~150Mbps on Comcast, and I doubt I’ll get a better deal over 5G.
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Re:U.S. is behind on 5G rules and deployment by deelowe on Monday July 08, 2019 @01:37PM (#20384844)
Time will tell, but theoretically, 5G should cost less over time. It's a hell of a lot easier to install a bunch of microcells and provision them electronically than to schedule house calls and send out techs. That's assuming there are no issues with the tech.
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