I'd want a piece of that action, but I'm betting the same thing.
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 10:56 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> I will bet when you go camping in that same area and your phone says 5G
> your speed is not going to be much different.
>
> *From:* Jaime Solorza
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2020 11:53 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5G
>
> Our Motorolas 5e plus support 600- 2300MHz...few months ago, wife and I
> went camping to Bear Trap Canyon near VLA. We had 4G with almost full
> bars in 600MHz and 35Mbps D and 23Mbp up...through trees and canyons..
> I have a cell tower locator app I use to check for coverage when we go
> hiking...let my children know where we are at with GPS coordinates as well.
> T-Mobile ...I am happy
>
> On Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 11:45 AM cjwstudios <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Isn’t the only improvement in 5G larger channel widths?
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 12:42 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the news:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> AT&T-owned Cricket Wireless is enabling 5G support on some of its
>>>
>>> plans, . . . the company’s only 5G compatible device so far is the
>>>
>>> $1,199 Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus. And getting access to 5G on Cricket
>>> requires
>>>
>>> subscribing to one of its Unlimited plans, which start at $60 per month.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cricket will likely use AT&T’s low-band 5G network (the announcement
>>>
>>> didn’t specify much in the way of technical details), which uses
>>> low-band
>>>
>>> 850MHz spectrum technology that has broader range but slower speeds than
>>> its
>>>
>>> mmWave 5G, which AT&T calls its 5G Plus network.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The latter is currently limited to developers and select businesses.
>>>
>>> T-Mobile also offers its low-band 5G, which it launched in December, to
>>> its
>>>
>>> Metro prepaid customers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, they are finally admitting (it appears) that 5G for mobile devices
>>> is
>>>
>>> marketing hype as we all have known. Just one number higher than 4G.
>>>
>>> If it uses low band then it is not anything new in my opinion. mm wave
>>> for
>>>
>>> a mobile device is nothing more than a lab creature. And I believe it
>>> will
>>>
>>> remain that way.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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