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The new millimeter-wave network, or what AT&T calls "5G+," will be available in "parts" of New York City, though parts may be a bit of a stretch. In its release, AT&T acknowledges that the service will be in "limited areas initially" with a company spokesperson telling CNET that the new service will be available first in parts "near and around East Village, Greenwich Village and Gramercy Park."
[...] "As a densely-populated, global business and entertainment hub, New York City stands to benefit greatly from having access to 5G, and we've been eager to introduce the service here," said Amy Kramer, president of AT&T's New York region, in a statement. "While our initial availability in NYC is a limited introduction at launch, we're committed to working closely with the City to extend coverage to more neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs."
[...] It is still unclear when AT&T will make 5G available to everyone, but the company plans to deploy a nationwide 5G network on its wider-ranging "sub-6" spectrum in the "first half of 2020."
(Score: 1) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Wednesday August 07 2019, @01:45PM (1 child)
I use cell phones but sparingly and I keep it in a different room.
The key to good work is not being interrupted while you are doing it. People who are constantly responding to random rings are effectively capping the quality of their output.
I have slept with an iphone streaming youtube within 1 ft of my head and I honestly never sleep as well, I have run the experiment and trust my own results.
Your response is a variation of 'why dont you go live in a cave' btw. Like wireless communications should be completely rejected by me because I reject a specific technology or specific change that affects me. Which is of course a straw man and a personal critique of me, and as such in severe violation of the laws of logic and good conversation.
Me: I say this thing. Rando comment response: So I guess that means you must want to live in 1800 and only use electronics you built yourself and etc etc. If you are trying to deflect from the thing I said and be anti-intellectual, this is a great tactic.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Rupert Pupnick on Wednesday August 07 2019, @01:56PM
Please don’t read more into what I’ve written than what’s actually there. I’m actually very sympathetic to a more unplugged lifestyle myself— so much so that family members are sometimes embarrassed when I take my 10+ year old cellphone out in public. I’m just making you aware that the highest exposure levels for cellphone users likely come from the cellphone itself.
Also see my other post in this thread. I’m a 5G skeptic.