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ovirt001 t1_ito3tlt wrote

> why does 5G suck so bad

Mostly because carriers universally suck so bad. The only meaningful improvements in 5G are protocol changes and the addition of C-band/6GHz frequencies (in the US). mmWave is a joke and always has been for wide-area communications. It's easily blocked by every building material including glass.

> why are people so excited by it?

Pandering by tech journos who don't actually understand the technology and the physics behind it.

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