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AT&T Turns On 5G In New York, But It Still Isn't Available To Consumers

posted by chromas on Wednesday August 07 2019, @07:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the still-waiting-on-4G dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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."

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday August 07 2019, @04:27PM (3 children)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Wednesday August 07 2019, @04:27PM (#877143) Journal

    Also, faraday cage beds, I have tons of prior art on this if you're going to start this company just hire me so I don't have to take everything you have later in litigation.

    Sorry, bud, I already wallpapered my apartment with tinfoil.

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  • (Score: 1) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Thursday August 08 2019, @08:59AM (2 children)

    by jmichaelhudsondotnet (8122) on Thursday August 08 2019, @08:59AM (#877371) Journal

    Which brand of tin foil? How thick? How many layers?

    I have heard internet Lore where the NSA can just image rooms that have certain tiny reflectors placed in them. I think this sounds plausible. It may be in black and white but all waves can be used like radar. I think it's actually plausible that they can image rooms from satellites.

    The trouble is at this point they are inventing tech and we don't know that tech exists for the first decades of its use.

    How do you know what tin foil brand to choose or what to tell your congresspeople to outlaw if we don't even know that thing exists?

    And this is an existential crisis for the thing we have until now considered 'government.'

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Friday August 09 2019, @03:16PM (1 child)

      by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday August 09 2019, @03:16PM (#877929) Journal

      Any brand of tinfoil will do. Just make sure the edges overlap. Also, I have a spigot outside that shoots chaff into the air periodically.

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      • (Score: 1) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Friday August 09 2019, @08:14PM

        by jmichaelhudsondotnet (8122) on Friday August 09 2019, @08:14PM (#878017) Journal

        chaff spigot, why didn't I think of that. Indeed, anything that works as a helicopter attachment you can also just attach to your house or body.

        Welcome to the future.