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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is 5G strictly worse than LTE? by HPsquared on Sunday January 29, 2023 @04:35AM (#34566444)
The trend I've seen is the opposite: it's much easier to dig trenches and install cables in suburban/rural locations than it is in a densely packed city, so they often have better wired internet.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is 5G strictly worse than LTE? by Gigachad on Sunday January 29, 2023 @04:55AM (#34566562)
It's still more expensive because you are digging 100km of easy trenches to connect a thousand people vs 1km of complex trench to connect tens of thousands.

In Australia we have mostly failed to provide good wired internet to rural areas so they are moving to starlink while the cities are largely connected to fiber now.

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