Australias 4G is 3Gpp and their 4G plus is 4G,
I dont know what their 5G is bit I suspect it is not 5G
Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
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Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#52Well I don't know about faster than 5G, but for my rural location it's a lifesaver. I get a steady 60Mbps down, 12-15 up, which is just a tad better than my previous 0.3Mbps ADSL. It's kind of amazing and is literally what enables me to live where I do (ie. for remote work). 4g here is also far better than the shithouse fake NBN foisted on us by our far-right government, which loathes and fears any technology more re…
For some people, 4G is definitely better than NBN. Not all people.
I’m not saying the NBN isn’t a trash fire of an infrastructure project (it is), or that our 4G is bad (it isn’t), but at least for me I get rock solid 100/40 on HFC, which is for sure better than my NBN service in inner-North Melbourne
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#53Well I don't know about faster than 5G, but for my rural location it's a lifesaver. I get a steady 60Mbps down, 12-15 up, which is just a tad better than my previous 0.3Mbps ADSL. It's kind of amazing and is literally what enables me to live where I do (ie. for remote work). 4g here is also far better than the shithouse fake NBN foisted on us by our far-right government, which loathes and fears any technology more re…
For some people, 4G is definitely better than NBN. Not all people. I’m not saying the NBN isn’t a trash fire of an infrastructure project (it is), or that our 4G is bad (it isn’t), but at least for me I get rock solid 100/40 on HFC, which is for sure better than my NBN service in inner-North Melbourne
Yes of course you're right. In a way that's the big problem with the NBN - a 'national infrastructure' project that is a complete lottery regarding what you get is not worth the name.
40 odd km from me there are estates wired up with NBN's original FTTP. Yet in my location, all that's available is the hopeless Sky Muster satellite service, which tends to go offline for days at a time, and has trouble with weird contingencies like rain. It was originally slated as a last-ditch option for people in truly remote areas, but the hapless NBN Co has gradually extended its use to anywhere they can't be arsed to serve properly.
[Edit: as a side note, my location shows the corporate fakery behind the 'mixed tech' model. Using a cheap 4g modem from ebay, and without even so much as a fixed antenna, I can get 60Mbps down with 4g. Yet NBNCo doesn't make the fixed wireless option available here, instead foisting on us the 'outback solution' of satellite with its 600ms ping times, pitiful data caps & unreliability]
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#54Well I don't know about faster than 5G, but for my rural location it's a lifesaver. I get a steady 60Mbps down, 12-15 up, which is just a tad better than my previous 0.3Mbps ADSL. It's kind of amazing and is literally what enables me to live where I do (ie. for remote work). 4g here is also far better than the shithouse fake NBN foisted on us by our far-right government, which loathes and fears any technology more re…
NBN ?
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#55People are actually demanding 5G? (Or is that hype, trying to make people think that other people are demanding it?)
I can only think of one conversation I've had in which 5G was even mentioned, but boy, I know people here in rural Canada would like affordable data plans, and I don't see that 5G is going to help at all.
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#56Well I don't know about faster than 5G, but for my rural location it's a lifesaver. I get a steady 60Mbps down, 12-15 up, which is just a tad better than my previous 0.3Mbps ADSL. It's kind of amazing and is literally what enables me to live where I do (ie. for remote work). 4g here is also far better than the shithouse fake NBN foisted on us by our far-right government, which loathes and fears any technology more re…
NBN ?
It is an acronym for the National Broadband Network. A government owned enterprise which was supposed to build a ubiquitous broadband network covering Australia but has been plagued with political meddling and interference since the get-go.
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#57"The United States, meanwhile, enjoyed a 5G maximum speed of 1815Mbps – about three times as fast as 4G users’ maximum speed." This report seems to be lacking a reality check. (Is it practically possible to get ~600 Mbps from LTE? Exotic bundles like LTE MIMO don't really count unless they're actually offered as part of regular plans.)
You pretty much need a direct line-of-sight to the 5G tower, without trees in the way, or clouds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTUs_2hq6Y
That video had so much bullshit I had to stop. 1ms ping? Get a clue dumbass. Physics.
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
You pretty much need a direct line-of-sight to the 5G tower, without trees in the way, or clouds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTUs_2hq6Y
That video had so much bullshit I had to stop. 1ms ping? Get a clue dumbass. Physics.
Can you explain why 1ms ping is not possible because of physics? Otherwise this comment comes off as rather rude and unhelpful.
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#59Well I don't know about faster than 5G, but for my rural location it's a lifesaver. I get a steady 60Mbps down, 12-15 up, which is just a tad better than my previous 0.3Mbps ADSL. It's kind of amazing and is literally what enables me to live where I do (ie. for remote work). 4g here is also far better than the shithouse fake NBN foisted on us by our far-right government, which loathes and fears any technology more re…
Good post until the last sentence! NBN history is far more interesting than that!
Re: Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G: study
#60Related question: what exactly is the LT in LTE supposed to mean? What's considered "long-term" here? Been confused to see 5G coming out already when 4G was supposed to be long-term.