Sure, absolutely right, but:
Today's "good enough" = 20 Mbit/s
iPhone 7 = 450 Mbit/s
Before your iPhone's modem becomes a bottleneck it has been recycled 3 times and is getting filled with Coca Cola.
The extra speed doesn't suddenly make you download more data than you ordinarily do.
It's been said before, but I'll say it again...
Speed is no longer most people's issue with mobile data, it's coverage.
There are many cases where mobile Internet faster than 20 Mbps is very noticeable:Tethered to a Mac, I can se the benefit but how often do you download large files on your phone? I kinda agree with the other guy. This feature is pretty useless for most people, I would think.
Unless data significantly decreases in price, I really don't need to be able to consume my shared 20GB data plan in a matter of minutes...
Tethered to a Mac, I can se the benefit but how often do you download large files on your phone? I kinda agree with the other guy. This feature is pretty useless for most people, I would think.
No. You can't. No cellular network on earth could give you the speeds this modem is capable of receiving.
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Current networks could not even come close to these speeds. You'll see more appripriate plans when this tech is ready for mainstream in maybe ten years.
How did Qualcomm beat intel to 10nm?
I can actually see most Americans eventually using LTE for their home internet instead of cable/DSL. As most people know, Google's significantly scaled back their FTTH deployments in favor of wireless due to the latter being way more cost effective (considering the regulatory environment and the current monopolies). If Qualcomm's modem means a reliable 50mbps connection for everyone on a tower, the major carriers could provide the competition that's so desperately needed, making prices drop dramatically.
(For reference, I pay $80/mo for 200/20 at home. Google Fiber is about that much for 1 gigabit, not to mention that gigabit fiber in other countries is half that price.)
What? Tethering is expected now (ah-hum AT&T). Fast = fantastic when tethered.So what? Anything beyond 20 Mbit/s/user is pretty much useless on a mobile device.
Again - in all cases where wireless speeds are mentioned, it is the total network capacity. All clients share that capacity; and that capacity needs to be further split between receiving and transmitting.Who here actually gets even 10% of it
What? Tethering is expected now (ah-hum AT&T). Fast = fantastic when tethered.
Great, now I can use up my 2gb bandwidth that costs $30 in just 16 seconds! Thanks Canadian telecom!
Yes, let's kick out Intel and finally hand Qualcomm the modem monopoly that they have been working towards, so that we get all the great advantages that come with a monopoly, such as increased prices, decreased innovation, etc.iPhone 8 ditch intel please .
You mean you want Intel and Qualcomm to send technicians to upgrade the carriers' base stations? I would have thought that would be the responsibility of the base station vendors.Why doesn't intel and Qualcomm work with the carriers to maximize the speeds that are so called "theoretical"
Yes, let's kick out Intel and finally hand Qualcomm the modem monopoly that they have been working towards, so that we get all the great advantages that come with a monopoly, such as increased prices, decreased innovation, etc.
Myopia is so great, because you never have to worry about what's coming.
Cool, at that speed I can hit my 22GB soft cap on my "unlimited" plan in less than 3 minutes before I am throttled down to 4G speeds.
I can actually see most Americans eventually using LTE for their home internet instead of cable/DSL. As most people know, Google's significantly scaled back their FTTH deployments in favor of wireless due to the latter being way more cost effective (considering the regulatory environment and the current monopolies).