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Samsung testing 5G wireless technology that can download entire movies in seconds
Apple Insider ^
| May 13, 2013
| Staff
Posted on 05/13/2013 3:25:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Samsung executives see the technology enabling a wide range of rich applications Maybe my inner curmudgeon is showing, but that kind of inane jargoneering deserves a wave my sceptre and banishment of guilty tech writers to Somalia.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:30:48 PM PDT
by
tomkat
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Technically they never achieved 4G. The definition was changed instead.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:36:28 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: tomkat
that kind of inane jargoneering deserves a wave my sceptre and banishment of guilty tech writers to Somalia. Those who can, code. Those who can't, spout buzzwords. Welcome to IT.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:37:05 PM PDT
by
SeeSharp
To: SeeSharp
LOL
But seriesly, that kinda crap is fingernails|chalkboard .. or that hideous styrofoam screech in the meat department .. grrrrr !
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:43:19 PM PDT
by
tomkat
To: 2ndDivisionVet
5G -- great. What's a G?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
the company expects that it can commercialize the technology by 2020.
Yet I expect that by 2020 it will be outdated.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:44:17 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: hinckley buzzard
What's a G? How much more your phone will cost per year while you still can't make a stinking phone call...
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:44:53 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
To: hinckley buzzard
What's a G?
My says :
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:48:37 PM PDT
by
tomkat
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Great, because I can’t wait to watch How the West Was Won in full Cinerama on my phone.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:49:43 PM PDT
by
william clark
(Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: hinckley buzzard
3G 4G 5G
Each is a “generation” in the technology. Or more precisely, they are unique specifications of technology which, in theory, is better by a significant advancement in technology.
To: hinckley buzzard
5G — great. What’s a G?
+++++++++
A generation. 5G is fifth Generation.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:50:33 PM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
This technology will go into effect about the same time companies put a cap on downloads.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:53:27 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: 2ndDivisionVet
This sounds more like point to point to me. But maybe a steerable very high gain antenna. Who knows. Don’t expect to see it in the iPhone 6.
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:54:52 PM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
There are a lot of challenges with this technology. Because of the high frequencies used, the max distance from a tower is very short. It will be line-of-sight transmission only with no penetration of buildings. This can be mitigated to some degree by using lots of microcell sites, but that is only going to work in urban areas. It is impractical in lower density areas. Expect to be still using 4G when you are out in the boonies. You will not be able to use inside your home unless you get a 5G microcell box.
Another challenge is latency. It still takes about a third of a second to send a data packet from one coast to the other over the internet. In dynamic and information-dense situations like online gaming, latency will remain an issue. Time for quantum bit entanglement technology? ;^)
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posted on
05/13/2013 3:59:45 PM PDT
by
Vigilant1
(The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
5th Generation WiFi would be great but it won’t be worth a damn without an American Internet system based on Fiber Optic cable.
When all of that comes along then 5G will be worth something.
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posted on
05/13/2013 4:02:23 PM PDT
by
puppypusher
(The World is going to the dogs.)
To: Moonman62
Technically they never achieved 4G. The definition was changed instead.
How did they do that? I live in the hills, get surprising good reception on my Galaxy 2, which is technically a 4G but they say our area is actually 3G. How does my phone know what G lite to put up? X amt of bits per second?
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posted on
05/13/2013 4:11:17 PM PDT
by
txhurl
To: Bratch
Haa, haa... companies are already charging outrageous overage amounts for capped bandwidth. With the new technology everyone will run out of their allotted bandwidth in 4 seconds.
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posted on
05/13/2013 4:36:59 PM PDT
by
BushCountry
(What does it matter now!!)
To: hinckley buzzard
5 G’s is 5 times the force of gravity it takes to break the display when dropped!
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If you watch movies on your phone, data plans are going to be very expensive.
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