5g is competition thus not OT IMHO. Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 22, 2020, at 12:51 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > > AFAIK unless I missed the memo, we only have one special subject header; > "OT:". > > If we want to reclassify or maybe just classify we should discuss. 5G is what > I would consider on-topic (an unfortunate turn for English that both on and > off begin with o; maybe we should use the last letters FC for ofF topiC, and > NC for oN topiC). > > Nonetheless we do go down wormholes with alarming frequency. More > sub-categories of off topic might be appropriate. However, when I'm slammed > for time, I just ignore the OT: subjects until some other time. > > -- > bp > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > >> On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 11:44 AM Robert <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am going to define a new Type of Email header... WH... WormHole... >> >>> On 8/22/20 11:06 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>> BTW, the last few Dilbert comics have been about 5G. >>> >>> https://dilbert.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of cjwstudios >>> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2020 12:44 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 5G >>> >>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> AF mailing list >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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