Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study

Re:Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study by incompatible on Monday September 16, 2019 @08:36PM (#20990001)

Uneconomical because 4G doesn't compete in price for data allowances, once you are using more than 50 GB or so per month?

At a constant 118 MBit/s I calculate that you'd go through over 50 GB per hour, so the usefulness is limited.

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Re:Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study by batiudrami on Monday September 16, 2019 @08:53PM (#20990101)

I pay US$55 a month for unlimited data @ 50Mbit on my fibre/copper line, and US$100 per year for 80GB per year on my 4G mobile (there are other options up to about US$70/m for 150GB/m but no unshaped & unlimited data option.)

I suspect that part of the reason that 4G is so good in Australia is that data allowances are relatively small which limits congestion.

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