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submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill | Networks spent years telling us that 5G would change everything. But the flashiest use cases are nowhere to be found — and the race to deplo...::AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s race to deploy 5G has failed to realize its flashiest outcomes while saddling carriers with debt and removing a competitor from the market.

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[–] sviper@programming.dev 15 points 11 months ago (5 children)

LOL, I pay 20 $ equivalent in India for a year with 500gb + cellular data on 4G and unlimited calls and SMS .

Internet prices are fucked up in west.

[–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

India is 1.4 billion people. Canada has 33 millions spreaded in a much most vast area than India.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not that.

Australia has a similar population density and land size to Canada, yet our speeds are faster and our costs lower than Canada.

[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Meanwhile, 5G is fully restricted to key cities in my country. Who needs 5G when we need more towers and improved 4G quality.

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