5G Necessity Debate

Comments question the relevance, necessity, advantages, and limitations of 5G technology compared to 4G, debating its rollout, coverage, latency, costs, and real-world utility in various contexts.

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iamaelephant Jan 27, 2020 View on HN

Please explain what this has to do with 5G. Be specific.

ajcarpy2005 Jul 8, 2019 View on HN

Is this necessary given that we have 5G on the horizon?

thefounder Apr 22, 2019 View on HN

With 5g that won't be an issue anymore...

jbverschoor Apr 15, 2020 View on HN

Makes you wonder how we're gonna cope with 5G.

jsjddbbwj Apr 18, 2020 View on HN

There's no 5G there, so I guess nothing.

fy20 Sep 16, 2023 View on HN

Wasn't lower latency one of the big selling points of 5G...?

nyolfen Apr 16, 2019 View on HN

i was under the impression that the high power/short wavelength for 5g would practically limit it mostly to cities

da_big_ghey Aug 10, 2021 View on HN

probably no reason for 5g, expensive and most people have small need for this, 4g already very fast. phone data limited, expensive, even if on unlimited plan it slow down with much use, so no point in faster connection. have high cost for any modem and not yet even available in most location.

selcuka Jan 29, 2023 View on HN

Can't they already do this now? Is 5G necessary?

philliphaydon Nov 25, 2022 View on HN

5g isnt even good... 4g is better in most cases.