[HN Gopher] 5G is a joke and the iPhone is the well-timed punchline ___________________________________________________________________ 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? ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-04-21 23:00 UTC)