Well, having a bathroom in each apartment could also be seen as a total waste of space and water, just as wifi is, but there are good reasons why people prefer having their own reserved resources and privacy - in both cases.
Re:Amazon Sidewalk
by konschubert on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:11AM
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You can have private networks and multiple access points within the same wifi channel.
Sure, but good luck explaining that to everyone in my apartment building.
Re:Amazon Sidewalk
by intricatedetail on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:21AM
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Should Amazon be paying for use of customer bandwidth?
Re:Amazon Sidewalk
by Mauricebranagh on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:06AM
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Powerline is your friend
Re:Amazon Sidewalk
by imtringued on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:10AM
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You do realize that wifi uses a shared medium and each network only lets one device send at once? If one device is transmitting then all other devices must cease transmitting or they interfere with the radio signals. Having more 5Ghz short range networks is a good thing.
It's the same thing with 5G. More cells, less range.
On a more fundamental note, I think it's pretty ridiculous that every apartment in the building I live in runs its own wifi network, screaming at the top of its lungs to be heard in the noise.