Of course it's about $$$, which is why I think that people will run, not walk, away from cellular.First, the timeline is NOT written in stone. Guess you can predict when fossil fuel will go away? OK yeah I can, so what?
You cannot because $$$$ controls everything and the transition away from 4G or 5G smartphones will be slow, not fast. Too much $$$ tied up.
Not trying to argue, just a fact that it's all about the $$$$. Cellular is a mega business, as you know. They will not die easily.
I agree they will go away. I just do not think it's just around the corner. Always a market for the folks who use their phones as phones.
Not if you wear your tin foil hat.But once you get the latest COVID vaccine it will of course have 5G implanted, we’ll all be onboard.
I'm just not sure, do we need a 5G iPhone if we're already vaccinated?
In all seriousness it will be fast, assuming you country, district is rolling it out.
Not saying you should not use the device the way you want - by all means do. My point was many people (I know this from having worked in this arena) are not happy about the high price of data plans but are also sometimes not well educated about how they can use much less data with little compromise in terms of how the device is used.Or you can be like me and many, many others. Use your phone like a, well, phone. Use your computers and tablets like computers and tablets. I guess it depends on the person. Same as anything else in the world we live in.
Sorry for your luck, I am a little on the redneck side here in Tropical Florida I park in the shade and leave the windows down(nobody would steal my junk truck)I live in Phoenix.
When it's eleventy-eleven degrees (i.e., 121) out, remote start to get the a/c going before you get in the rolling furnace is nice....
Not saying you should not use the device the way you want - by all means do. My point was many people (I know this from having worked in this arena) are not happy about the high price of data plans but are also sometimes not well educated about how they can use much less data with little compromise in terms of how the device is used.
Dude, you're not paying attention. How long will it take to reduce the size of that to the size of, say, a Netgear M1 hotspot and the signal strength requirement to be reduced to indoor levels? Not long at all.Starlink is not a competitor for 5G. You need a stationary satellite dish with a clear view of the sky to use it.
ya eh! like, when's crtc gonna get us a break eh! frikkin cell bill cuttin inta my weekly 2-4 eh!When you said high prices, i knew you were also canadian.
ya eh! like, when's crtc gonna get us a break eh! frikkin cell bill cuttin inta my weekly 2-4 eh!
Dude, you're not paying attention. How long will it take to reduce the size of that to the size of, say, a Netgear M1 hotspot and the signal strength requirement to be reduced to indoor levels?
I'm probably ignorant, but I thought the main point of Starlink was to provide some service to poorly covered regions, and it's fast in contrast to no service, but not actually fast. But maybe I'm wrong. I'm on the list to be notified when it's available in my area, just 'cause, we'll see.Unless they reposition the constellation to tree top level, probably never . Even then, a phone that doesn’t work under a beach umbrella wouldn’t be of much use. Starlink simply isn’t intended for mobile comms.
I'm probably ignorant, but I thought the main point of Starlink was to provide some service to poorly covered regions, and it's fast in contrast to no service, but not actually fast. But maybe I'm wrong. I'm on the list to be notified when it's available in my area, just 'cause, we'll see.
I know what you meant, no problems. But, everyone keeps avoiding the point that I am NO alone in NOT using my phone like a PC. I do NOT need a data plan is what I mean. This is why I am switching to xfinity, $16.70 TOTAL a month and they use verizons network. I pay Verizon way too much for what I do.Not saying you should not use the device the way you want - by all means do. My point was many people (I know this from having worked in this arena) are not happy about the high price of data plans but are also sometimes not well educated about how they can use much less data with little compromise in terms of how the device is used.
Dude, you're not paying attention. How long will it take to reduce the size of that to the size of, say, a Netgear M1 hotspot and the signal strength requirement to be reduced to indoor levels? Not long at all.
I live in Phoenix.
When it's eleventy-eleven degrees (i.e., 121) out, remote start to get the a/c going before you get in the rolling furnace is nice....
I am the opposite. The "dial a number and talk to someone" app in my Droid is nearly the least-used app in the device....
Lots of people use way more data than they have to - waiting till you get to wifi for pix and vids, turning off non-essential apps from using cell, and pre-downloading music can bring usage waay down to a trickle. without much effort.
Or you can be like me and many, many others. Use your phone like a, well, phone. Use your computers and tablets like computers and tablets. I guess it depends on the person. Same as anything else in the world we live in.
First, the timeline is NOT written in stone. Guess you can predict when fossil fuel will go away?
Nope. Do you know when the 1st electric car was viable? So how come we all do not have electric cars? It's been at least 20++ years since the first hybrid.Well, you have to be able to charge those electric cars. Which means you got to invest into a network of charging stations. And then you have to invest in expanding your electrical network to be able to cope with the increased power demand of all those electrical cars. Because you're shifting demand from gas stations to the electrical grid. And you have to invest in additional power stations to provide that additional demand. Which is why I think if we were to all switch overnight to electrical cars society would collapse together with the power grid. As a by product I suspect that going all electrical cars only will force us to keep the fossil fuel electrical plants in service way longer and the production of electrical car batteries will be very detrimental for the environment as well. So it won't be as green as people think it will be.
I know what you meant, no problems. But, everyone keeps avoiding the point that I am NO alone in NOT using my phone like a PC. I do NOT need a data plan is what I mean. This is why I am switching to xfinity, $16.70 TOTAL a month and they use verizons network. I pay Verizon way too much for what I do.
Funny thing is I pay €10,50 a month, INCLUDING 2 gigs data. Which is more then enough for me to use whatsapp and do some light internet.