Why do wireless carriers knock on my door in a major city trying to sell 5G home internet service? (links.hackliberty.org)

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I live in a major city with cable internet everywhere along with fiber in some areas (unfortunately not mine), but I’ve had multiple instances of carriers’ salespeople knock on my door selling 5G home internet service.

The reason this doesn’t make sense to me is 5G will always have a much higher latency than any wired alternative — it really only makes sense to sell this stuff in rural areas without the infrastructure. What’s more is the most recent carrier has a reputation for extraordinary coverage but their network is CDMA so their network speed is one of the worst in the city.

Wouldn’t it make more sense to sell this stuff elsewhere?

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[-] jonne@infosec.pub 8 points 4 months ago

Yeah, if it's cheaper it definitely makes sense. And in the US it might be the only way to get some competition in that market.

[-] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah I have Verizon's 5G Home Internet. It costs roughly the same as the local cable company's service with similar latency and far better speeds and reliability. I've had one total outage over the last four years that lasted a few hours, and they gave me the month for free as compensation.

I don't see a reason to switch back to the cable company (my apartment isn't equipped for fiber so the local ISP offering fiber isn't an option).

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