5G we hardly knew ya!
Apple now working on 6G: https://www.wkbw.com/news/apple-already ... technology
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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Feb 23rd, 2021 9:03 am
But where does it stop? If it can't stop, then why isn't someone trying to skip something and work on 7G right now?Quentin5 wrote: ↑ This is normal, you don't wait for market saturation to start working on the next upgrade.
As noted in the article its not expected until 2030. If they waited 5+ years until 5G goes mainstream then 6G would take till 2035 or much later.
Same with 5G, they didn't wait until 4G was ubiquitous before starting on 5G, once a standard is approved you start on its successor.
Feb 23rd, 2021 9:15 am
It never stops. Progress will happen no matter what we try to do to suppress it.playnicee1 wrote: ↑ But where does it stop?
Progress is typically incremental. Its also often path dependent.If it can't stop, then why isn't someone trying to skip something and work on 7G right now?
Feb 23rd, 2021 9:20 am
I argue it's deliberate. Make sure everyone buys the phones with a certain max level of G first, then tell them they need a new phone...and another new phone...so they may have the ability to do 7G now, but that messes up sales.
Feb 23rd, 2021 9:22 am
Planned obsolescence is a thing. Though often new features is what causes people to jump ship. Sometimes its the marketing of those features.playnicee1 wrote: ↑ I argue it's deliberate. Make sure everyone buys the phones with a certain max level of G first, then tell them they need a new phone...and another new phone...so they may have the ability to do 7G now, but that messes up sales.
(something like that...)
Feb 23rd, 2021 10:10 am
The only thing that got me onto 5G was Telus offering me an unlimited plan with 25 gigs at 5G speeds and the rest at 4G or 3G or whatever slower speed they still offer. It's only like $15 more than my previous 4GB of 4G. It seems they're wising up and actually offering things that are somewhat acceptable these days since people are catching on to just how quickly they can burn through data at these faster speeds.middleofnowhere wrote: ↑ The entire point of 5G in Canada is to get users out of their data ration as quickly as possible so the carriers can enjoy the free cash that comes from $1000/GB overage fees. 6G won't change the business model.
The alleged consumer benefits of 5G--much less 6G--will never materialize in Canada under the current carrier business model and regulatory environment.
Feb 23rd, 2021 10:22 am
Agreed, years ago you use to upgrade your phone because the camera or resolution on the new one was significantly (and noticeably) better. Now? You can't even tell, so why even upgrade? I have the original iPhone still in the box, just the jump from it to the iPhone 4 or Galaxy S3 is huge but you can't even tell these days.playnicee1 wrote: ↑ I argue it's deliberate. Make sure everyone buys the phones with a certain max level of G first, then tell them they need a new phone...and another new phone...so they may have the ability to do 7G now, but that messes up sales.
(something like that...)
Feb 23rd, 2021 10:23 am
It's not unlimited at 3G/4G speeds after 25GB. It's unlimited data at a max of 512Kbps.Piro21 wrote: ↑ The only thing that got me onto 5G was Telus offering me an unlimited plan with 25 gigs at 5G speeds and the rest at 4G or 3G or whatever slower speed they still offer. It's only like $15 more than my previous 4GB of 4G. It seems they're wising up and actually offering things that are somewhat acceptable these days since people are catching on to just how quickly they can burn through data at these faster speeds.
Feb 23rd, 2021 10:28 am
That would be too good to be true, yeah. It's still data with no overage charges, though, which is much better than what they used to offer. The speed after 25 isn't really that important to me.ThiruIO wrote: ↑ It's not unlimited at 3G/4G speeds after 25GB. It's unlimited data at a max of 512Kbps.
4G LTE on TELUS, BELL can get you gigabit speeds depending on your location and device. But you can probably get 200Mbps is most urban settings depending on the phone on LTE.
They're not going to give you unlimited data at unthrottled LTE speeds.
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That's not likely to change.
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