5g - What is it

[RicInOR]

Anyone else remember paying $.30 a minute for a cell phone call and $.25 per text message (wanted or unwanted)?

Pepperidge Farms Remembers.


Some scientists tagged an eagle (or other raptor) and then when I flew much further than they were anticipating, they got huge bills from the service -

that was a about a week ago, I'll update if I can find a link.

Migrating eagle with GPS collar runs up ‘astronomical’ data roaming charge

Bird travelled almost 3,000 miles to Iran - hitting researchers with monster bill

www.independent.co.uk

 

[RicInOR]

From my point of view, what 5g will buy us is increased IoT.

I am not a fan of those at this point, seems the consumers have not insisted on security. But they are becoming ubiquitous. Can you buy a cell phone without a camera today? ( JItterbug Flip has a camera ) Soon all devices will be IoT devices.


The next IoT which we know is coming, SelfDriving Cars. How do you manage all that data ? Even node based, or mesh based computing (where each car does some computing and shares just some with the others around it (and traffic control signals) ) will generate hereto unknown levels of data streams. IF they require client-server models (like where each car has to communicate to a central (government run) computer ... exponentially more.

The MMOG / MMPG are baby steps.


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As for today, watch the marketing hype. 5G is starting, but most adverts are for some hybrid version.

 

[TTSX]

New ones are closer to $1500 now

I'm not paying any 1500 damn dollars for a phone. And I'm surprised there are people begging for the opportunity to do so. Then again, I've happily spent thousands on guns that just sit there looking pretty

 

[nwslopoke]

My S4 cell phone is about 6 yrs old. It's taken a lot of abuse. Picture quality is UFO fuzzy but I ain't upgrading until the wheels fall off. When 4g dies I guess I'll look for a phone booth

 

[tac]

I call it iCan.

 

[Joe13]

I'm not paying any 1500 damn dollars for a phone. And I'm surprised there are people begging for the opportunity to do so. Then again, I've happily spent thousands on guns that just sit there looking pretty

I get the oldest phone that will still work.

At least those guns sitting will be worth about what you paid for them and not just recycled in 4-5 year.

 

[nwslopoke]

I get the oldest phone that will still work.

At least those guns sitting will be worth about what you paid for them and not just recycled in 4-5 year.

Just don't hold them too close to your ear. And if one does ring, make sure you know which end is the receiver.

 

[FullMetalJerk]