For me as a consumer, 5G seems like the BluRay UHD of transitions. From VHS to DVD was a sizeable increase in comfort and quality and then again from DVD to BluRay. But 1080p to UHD BluRay doesn't seem like a comparably big step up in anything. Same with UMTS / HSPA / LTE and now 5G. Even when I eventually get 5G, it doesn't seem like I will notice it that much.
You are very much mistaken, my friend. The 5G transition is very-very essential nowadays :)
Just not for you.... It's important for the carriers. 5G in itself can handle waaaaay more connections, which is needed for IOT purposes.
Pretty much the same es Wifi 6. It'll be good for you, but it'll be even better for the providers. (in case of wifi... a stadium full of people can use the same wifi 6 network, which is pretty much impossible with the current wifi 5 standard (or 'ac' if you use the older name of it))
For you 5G will only be a little more speed, which you won't notice, and a little quicker latency time (ping), which you also won't notice.
So as of right now, you don't need 5G. Don't pay extra for it! But spreading the whole things will be very good for everyone in the long run :)
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Death666Angel - Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - link
For me as a consumer, 5G seems like the BluRay UHD of transitions. From VHS to DVD was a sizeable increase in comfort and quality and then again from DVD to BluRay. But 1080p to UHD BluRay doesn't seem like a comparably big step up in anything. Same with UMTS / HSPA / LTE and now 5G. Even when I eventually get 5G, it doesn't seem like I will notice it that much.takysoft - Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - link
You are very much mistaken, my friend. The 5G transition is very-very essential nowadays :)Just not for you.... It's important for the carriers. 5G in itself can handle waaaaay more connections, which is needed for IOT purposes.
Pretty much the same es Wifi 6.
It'll be good for you, but it'll be even better for the providers. (in case of wifi... a stadium full of people can use the same wifi 6 network, which is pretty much impossible with the current wifi 5 standard (or 'ac' if you use the older name of it))
For you 5G will only be a little more speed, which you won't notice, and a little quicker latency time (ping), which you also won't notice.
So as of right now, you don't need 5G. Don't pay extra for it!
But spreading the whole things will be very good for everyone in the long run :)
samerakhras - Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - link
the 5G high bandwidth and low latency at what cost ?it does not make sense until the cost is justifiable .
Even the 4G today is expensive for unlimited Data Plan ,
lets say you get a 60GB expensive 5G plan , you can download that in one day , whats next ?
What is the point of the speed or ping or whatsoever when you can use it fully without spending $10000 per month?
MetaCube - Monday, June 17, 2019 - link
I spend 17€ on an unlimited data plan, how is that expensive ?danielfranklin - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
People seem to quickly forgot what the infancy of the 3g and 4g networks were compared to where they ended up...You will see, just wait...