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Carriers Preparing for Launch of iPhone 12 Models With 5G Support
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I have a hard time believing my entire area is saturated with 5G when I can barely get 1 bar of LTE.
Wondering if existing “5g” networks will struggle with the load of so many new devices coming online in a short period of time...
Seems like the super cycle is going to be a non-event after all. There is absolutely nothing in the 5G that would noticeably improve the smartphone use experience.
Mobile carriers should focus on fixed 5G as an alternative to the incumbent ISPs without having to lay the cable to the houses. If they could offer fixed Internet access with 500/100 Mbps and low latency, that would actually be useful for the consumers and it would make mobile carriers solid revenue and profit off their investment in 5G. Otherwise, what’s the point?
Mobile carriers should focus on fixed 5G as an alternative to the incumbent ISPs without having to lay the cable to the houses. If they could offer fixed Internet access with 500/100 Mbps and low latency, that would actually be useful for the consumers and it would make mobile carriers solid revenue and profit off their investment in 5G. Otherwise, what’s the point?
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Marked. By contradicting most of what's already been said by reputable leakers, this could be your big chance to shock the world and go from completely unknown forum poster to one of the greats!
Any idea what the mathematical "factor" for the impacts of a global pandemic would be?
Thanks. Saving this post to use as a drinking game at my first post-quarantine house party. Exclamation point? DRINK!
Exactly. Verizon lists my city has having 5G, then you look at the map and it's literally (not joking) two blocks downtown.
During the iPhone keynote, one more thing moment will be the reintroduction of Apple Bumpers! You heard it here first!
It's in the books (maybe a sequel to Hitchhiker's).... Zaphod asks the ship computer (or Marvin) to do something or answer something, and the response is something like "that's immoral" or "I won't"... and Zaphod responds in a similar manner to "shove it". Haha.
20% hit to the stock takes it back less than a month ago. I’m expecting 50% hit to the stock.
Did you seriously say no one cares about 5G? I got it that it's just another network but people do care. Even if it's for the wrong reasons because they're just tech blind and think 5 is better than 4 so I want 5. People care so much that AT&T actually put a fake 5G logo on the top of iPhones to trick customers into thinking they were on a 5G network. You might say who would be dumb enough to fall for that but most people don't have a clue what the G even stands for. They just want the bigger number.
The carriers do get advanced heads up from Apple on the exact launch date - probably about ~30 days in advance for activation server stress testing. The marketing departments, however, do not receive this info. They are probably working on no real information to put these emails together.
My own rumor is that it is going to be a iPhone 12 announcement is the new rumor now! (Watch this post get zapped!) Who would of thought Apple would announce the iPhone 12 models in the month of September? Amazing, huh? Me!I personally am hoping that the 5.4” iPhone 12 is available in midnight blue too!
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I don’t think they would surprise people by sneaking in the iPhone. I know a few people that take off work to watch the iPhone event, they won’t take off for an iPad/Watch event. Apple wants the most amount of viewers as possible. If people think they aren’t going to announce iPhones they will be less likely to watch the event. Also what everyone else said about Apple loosing money by announcing a phone a month before its released.
Amazon and SpaceX will have low orbital satellite networks that will provide 5GB mps in operation in 2022! Even fiber optical cable cannot match that performance!
It’s probably closer to 90 days. Last year, SoftBank’s president leaked the iPhone 11 launch date nearly two months in advance.
Yea I'll be at work again anyhow, so will be watching one of the live blogs on and off. If anything iPhone pops up, I will watch more closely
No, but that didn’t stop some people from complaining that the iPhone was obsolete when Apple failed to include 5G lat year. Some people just look at specs and never think about benefits.