Yep... it's kind of the same idea. I'm guessing that 5G probably does make
sense in places like NYC or Chicago, where you might have a couple million
zombies wandering around on the streets staring at their phones, just
because it gets a lot of that traffic off of the 4G network.

I'm really not sure that I've ever done anything on a cell phone that would
make me care about the difference between 20Mbps and 1Gbps...

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 3:47 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:

> I guess if everybody outdoor with LOS is on the 5G microcell then they've
> offloaded capacity to get more performance out of the 4G.
> I think a lot of us have a LOS 5.8ghz system alongside an LTE or Wimax
> system (or 900mhz God help you).  Even if only 20% of your WISP customers
> have LOS, that frees up that much capacity on your NLOS system.  I'm
> thinking 5G isn't that different of a scenario.  Not a replacement for 4G,
> but a supplement to ease congestion.
>
> Very expensive supplement though.
>
> On 5/17/2019 11:16 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> So, exactly as we all predicted.  Short LOS if you hold your phone and
> head and body just right.  Gimmick.
>
> *From:* Carl Peterson
> *Sent:* Friday, May 17, 2019 8:26 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Real 5G review
>
> First Honest assessment of an actual 5G network I've seen that isn't
> marketing or sour grapes.
>
>
> https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18628080/verizon-5g-network-gigabit-1gbps-download-speeds
>
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