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Re:India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optica... by gpm on Saturday August 15, 2020 @07:10PM (#24173230)
Many people in first world countries will. Some people in first world countries and probably most in Indian villages don't even have 4g yet. So I doubt that in 1000 days they will have 5g when we are barely producing any devices today with that capability.
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Re:India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optica... by p1esk on Saturday August 15, 2020 @07:38PM (#24173413)
The reason they don't have 4g now is mostly because there's no 4g service, not because people can't afford 4g enabled phones. I'm pretty sure by now 4g phones are just as cheap as 3g phones.
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Re:India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optica... by gpm on Saturday August 15, 2020 @09:27PM (#24174020)
New phones, yes. But many people don't have new phones. Especially in poorer places.

1000 days if substantially shorter than the lifecycle of phone models. New cheap phones today don't have 5g, you see the timing issue?

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Re:India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optica... by p1esk on Sunday August 16, 2020 @02:49AM (#24175802)
How do they access internet right now? Whatever that is, it will continue to be available. Those who want something better will upgrade their phones.
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