Someone on my town Facebook page complaining about not having any options for internet (Comcast only in our town) and someone chimes in not to worry because wired internet is dead and everyone should just 4G through T-Mobile SMH

  • Man-EatingChicken@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I work for a wireless internet company. Some of the new 6g equipment that is being tested sees customers pulling well above 500mbps up and down. The technology isn’t quite there yet, but seeing the leaps and bounds it is making, I would not be surprised if it surpasses wired networks one day. But there is still the problem of rain fade and physical barriers diminishing signal. I doubt it will ever outright replace wired networks, but the playing field is definitely leveling out. My advice remains that if you can get a wire, do it, if you can’t get wired get wireless, if you can’t get wireless get starlink, if you can’t get starlink get high earth orbit .