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thomascgalvin on April 16, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: 5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk

The real issue is coverage, not highest-available speed. It doesn't matter if Verizon puts up a tower that lets you download 10GB per second if you live in an area that Verizon doesn't care about servicing.

trophycase on April 16, 2019 | [–]

It doesn't matter if Verizon lets you download 10G a second if the average 10G/month data plan costs hundreds

veritas_veritad on April 16, 2019 | [–]

but how/why would 5G increase coverage?

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