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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by charcircuit on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:09PM (#32414351)
5G internet is no replacement for wired internet. The latency is terrible for use cases like gaming.
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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by deelowe on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:29PM (#32415624)
I thought 5G was in the range of 1-10ms.
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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by charcircuit on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:41PM (#32419345)
You are thinking of 5G mmwave which trades off better range for better speed and latency. For maximizing coverage you are looking at something that looks like 4G.
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