Will 5G kill off fixed line broadband & the differentiation of mobile intetnet?
I've just been reading that, when 5G is introduced, that the speed and capacity will be much better than the fixed line broadband and mobile internet that we have now.
Will this innovation lead to a lot of people dumping fixed line broadband along with the very idea of 'home' internet and 'mobile' internet and just using the one provider wherever in the UK they find themselves? Could this eventually lead to the death of fixed line broadband? |
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how would I connect to it from home? Would I need a new router with a SIM in it? Or is the assumption that "everyone" uses their phone? That then goes against smart TVs, unless people will stream from phone straight to TV or whatever young cool kids do these days :)
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What about people that have little or no mobile coverage? - or people in remote areas?
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Will it be as reliable as a fixed connection I wonder.
Will it even cope with every house trying to use it at the same time ..... |
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Technology marches on.
https://www.gsmarena.com/qualcomms_n...news-35586.php Just hope you're in the right place with lots of money. :D |
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Sparsely populated areas are unlikely to be served by Virgin Media or mobile phone companies due to the costs involved in return for little profitability. |
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At the same time I can access a fairly mediocre 4g signal via EE that usually gives me about double that speed and I’d use it in a flash were it not for the fact that it’s pigging expensive. We’re a family of five, with a combined monthly download in excess of 50GB per month. That’s fine with unlimited BT broadband but I shudder to think what it would be on a mobile contract. |
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Yup - I was in Penrhos, Monmouthshire a couple of weekends ago, and we had 1 Mb/s down and about 250Kb/s up.
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First Samsung 5G phone more than $2,000. Not cheap.
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Quote from the link; A 4G version of the Galaxy Fold is set to go on sale on April 26 and will start at $1,980 (£1,515). A more expensive 5G edition was also promised. Maybe that's the 5G fold variant, the S10 5G doesn't have a price yet.
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I think that is the new bendy double phone thingy.:erm: ---------- Post added at 19:37 ---------- Previous post was at 19:36 ---------- Quote:
I think that is the new bendy double phone thingy.:erm: |
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Let’s stick to the original topic please
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Actually, I don't think Fixed line broadband is going away anytime soon. Why? Backhaul. While it is feasible to have mobile base stations connect to each other via Microwave links, they also need some fibre backhaul network to connect them to both the mobile phone network and, ultimately, the internet. The fibre backhaul also provides a higher capacity than the Microwave link. Running a dedicated fibre to each base station would be relatively expensive, so the mobile providers tend to lease connections to the local fixed-line broadband networks, whether they are BT, Virgin or whoever. These networks are largely paid for by the users of fixed-line broadband. Richard mentioned it would enable you to have one provider for all your internet needs, at home and out and about, but I would question the value of this. I have Virgin media at home, and my current Mobile network is 3. I am happy with both, and I don't see the advantage of having both provided by one company. Even if I did, it's perfectly feasible to have that now. |
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Well at the beginning of the year they added another phone mast near my work.
We now all get a strong 4G signal. At home not so strong. |
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If we are talking mainly from a phone perspective, I tend to hardly ever use my Wifi now as the price of data on a monthly Sim plan is reasonable.
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I'm guessing you'd have a router with sim card slot. These already exist for 4G so devices would plug into that or connect wirelessely. |
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I was offered unlimited everything for £18 on 4G. Just found out that 5G is being installed near me, so that gives me another option soon. :)
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