5G. 5th generation? 5 GHz? 5 Gigawatts? This term is much more in the ether than something like LTE. The cell companies hyped up the marketing to the point where it lost the original meaning.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, Gino Villarini <g...@aeronetpr.com> wrote: > I think its a marketing play with hyped terms that > not necessary follow what 5G really menas and its deceptive. > > Might as well call your service LTE… it provides broadband wirelessly… > > From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-boun...@afmug.com');>> on behalf of > Jason McKemie <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com');>> > Reply-To: "af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>" < > af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> > Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 9:06 AM > To: "af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>" < > af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 5G > > I don't see anything wrong with Mimosa calling their stuff 5G. They should > have gone ahead and called it 6G, it's effectively faster than the cell > companies' version of 5G... > > On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, Gino Villarini <g...@aeronetpr.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','g...@aeronetpr.com');>> wrote: > >> Yeah, no problem with that, but how do you call that 5G? >> >> From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Rory Conaway < >> r...@triadwireless.net> >> Reply-To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >> Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 8:40 PM >> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 5G >> >> Gino, the GPS software does work. >> >> >> >> Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *David Milholen >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 21, 2017 5:34 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5G >> >> >> >> That sounds like a WIFI company we have here boasting the most BS I have >> seen in a while. So, happy to get sloppy seconds after customer had their >> fill . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Gino Villarini* >> President >> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 >> >> >> >> *Gino Villarini* >> President >> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 >> >> On 2/21/2017 12:38 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> The average consumer has no clue what any of the following terms mean, >> despite spending a lot of money on them: >> >> >> >> WiFi, 4G, 5G, LTE, modem, router, satellite, server >> >> >> >> And the industry is happy to keep them stupid, for example defining >> “unlimited” as “throttled after 22 GB”. The latest I saw is Qualcomm >> wanting people to think their phones will soon have gigabit download >> speeds. Mobile carriers of course don’t sell speed plans, they sell data >> plans, and manufacturers like Qualcomm conflate sector capacity with end >> user speed. As well as neglecting to explain that all that unlicensed >> spectrum will only be used for urban small cells, not the celltower 5 miles >> from your house in the country. >> >> >> >> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/qualcomms-new-lte- >> modem-will-make-gigabit-download-speeds-easier-to-hit/ >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino Villarini >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 21, 2017 12:03 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5G >> >> >> >> Ouch… >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Stefan Englhardt < >> s...@genias.net> >> *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >> *Date: *Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 1:49 PM >> *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >> *Subject: *[AFMUG] 5G >> >> >> >> Now the first wifi is called 5G. And who is the marketing winner: mimosa. >> >> But of course air-„fiber“ is not bad, too. >> >> >> >> Both companies should move some sales guys to the engineering staff to >> make their >> >> Ptmp wifi gear gps work before claiming the next big thing. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Gino Villarini* >> >> President >> >> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 >> >> >> >> -- >> >
