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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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[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 17 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I still don't have 5G service because the cellular companies in Canada seem to think it is worth an extra $15/mo when even LTE is faster than I need on my phone.

[–] sviper@programming.dev 16 points 11 months ago (3 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 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

You know that statistic is bullshit just looking at profit reports from Canada's telcos right?

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