[HN Gopher] 5G is a joke and the iPhone is the well-timed punchline
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       5G is a joke and the iPhone is the well-timed punchline
        
       Author : elorant
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2022-04-21 22:22 UTC (37 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.macworld.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.macworld.com)
        
       | moogleii wrote:
       | I do get excited when I happen to find a mmWave hotspot and can
       | pull 2 gigabit on my phone (for what purpose, I don't know), but
       | after that, life proceeds as normal.
        
       | Phrodo_00 wrote:
       | What's with the defensive tone over a corporation? The only way I
       | could understand it is if they had a large stake on the company.
        
         | pdimitar wrote:
         | Really, where? Serious question, no down-voting, I'd really
         | like it pointed out at me. I only see sarcasm towards alarmist
         | statements that "Apple is falling behind".
        
           | idiotsecant wrote:
           | I mean, clearly this is a Mac enthusiast website
           | enthusiastically defending apple. The point stands, imo.
        
             | gralx wrote:
             | If I remember right this website is banned from Apple
             | promotional events because of its even tone, which reminds
             | me of The Register.
        
         | themitigating wrote:
         | The only way someone could defend a corporation is if they were
         | attempting to manipulate others for financial gain?
        
         | Fatnino wrote:
         | It's Macworld. What do you expect?
         | 
         | It's like going to Fox and being surprised they like Trump over
         | there.
        
       | vimy wrote:
       | I remember the same type of articles in the early years of 4G.
        
         | bombcar wrote:
         | 4G definitely enabled video. We've yet to have the app that 5G
         | enables, not to say that something won't show up eventually.
         | 
         | What killed 3G for me is that they artificially slowed it down
         | to give 4G priority or something.
        
       | hammock wrote:
       | I am glad mm wave is rare because I question the safety of it.
       | Downvote away
        
         | H8crilA wrote:
         | Which waves are safe then?
        
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