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It's More Than Faster Phones: The Life-Changing Potential of 5G Technology
RCM ^ | 09/19/2018 | Gary Shapiro

Posted on 09/19/2018 9:07:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: centurion316

“here we are dependent on satellite based internet and a weak signal from the nearest cell tower along an interstate highway. No highway, no cell tower. no cell tower, no cell phone.”

OMG!!! whatever will you do?????


41 posted on 09/19/2018 3:26:33 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Vermont Lt

“Imagine the lives saved on a D-Day scale invasion”

So 5G is a “national security” necessity?? B.S.


42 posted on 09/19/2018 3:29:02 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: SeekAndFind

With the wide availability of Wi-Fi, I very rarely use my phone’s 4G...so why should I care about 5G?


43 posted on 09/19/2018 3:31:48 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Wuli

Where did I say that? I was giving an example of how it was more useful than watching movies.

Jeez. You guys are old.


44 posted on 09/19/2018 5:26:25 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

“Imagine the lives saved on a D-Day scale invasion”

That is a direct quote from you, and it claerly implies 5G as a national security interest.


45 posted on 09/20/2018 9:26:46 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

No it doesn’t. You are an idiot.


46 posted on 09/20/2018 1:24:28 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: SeekAndFind
The Hell with faster cell phones I want the Oasis VR tech implemented!


47 posted on 09/20/2018 1:30:37 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Vermont Lt

Now that’s a good argument. NOT!!!

It is an idiot that refuses to recognize (think through) the ramifications of what they say, extended to their practical realities. Surely if the military sees/saw 5G has critical to saving a large amount of military lives in a D-Day scenario, they would/will see/make 5G a national security interest; whether YOU acknowledge that or not.


48 posted on 09/20/2018 2:44:12 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

Oh for Christ’s sake. I suggested a benefit of high speed data and you are turning it into a thing.

What the hell is the matter with you?


49 posted on 09/20/2018 2:51:52 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: centurion316

That effort will not be put in. Rural areas just aren’t worth the money for anybody.


50 posted on 09/20/2018 2:59:46 PM PDT by discostu (Every gun makes its own tune.)
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I used to think the same thing. But, actually they are going to have to do this. 5G is essential to implement all of the technology that is emerging in the automotive industry. Collusion avoidance, traffic management, etc, etc will happen and our entire road network will be incorporated into the 5G network, including rural areas. This will not be the current radio technology that is used by cell phones or satellite technology used for internet, it will be millimeter wave technology that will not require dedicated cell towers. It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.


51 posted on 09/20/2018 4:06:05 PM PDT by centurion316 (Back from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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No they aren’t. There’s just not enough money in it. 5G towers ain’t cheap, and their range is limited. Rural America needs too many towers for too few customers. By the time they’re putting 5G in your part of the world 6G will be getting rolled out in New York.


52 posted on 09/20/2018 4:41:00 PM PDT by discostu (Every gun makes its own tune.)
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