Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really?

2023-03-07 Thread MC_Sequoia
"I presume this is a high frequency microwave system." Verizon's 5G network is mmWave. The wavelength is about 1 mm long. "The FCC redefined the lower end of the mmWave range in the U.S. to begin in the upper range of the Super High Frequency zone, starting at 24GHz, crossing over into EHF o

Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really?

2023-03-07 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
p Subject: Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really? The sales pitch was dubious the moment someone mentioned it came from Verizon's door-to-door salesperson. I didn't even know Verizon would show up in person to advertise their service and TBH, there's a possibility that they don't -Ben

Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really?

2023-03-07 Thread Ben Koenig
; > Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 10:37 PM > To: Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtm...@gmail.com > > Cc: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic > p...@lists.pdxlinux.org > > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really? > > > In the R

Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really?

2023-03-07 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
t evenly baked, LOL. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Keith Lofstrom Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 10:37 PM To: Denis Heidtmann Cc: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic Subject: Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really? In the REAL wor

Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet ... 20 miles, really?

2023-03-06 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 04:19:00PM -0800, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > wireless towers to service about a 20 mile radius per tower. ... > is 300Mb (MB?) down and up speeds. This topic veers towards plug-talk instead, but ... ... 20 mile radius from one urban tower is BULLSHIT. Sales droid fail, the