Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIs it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yepwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down126
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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoWhat percentage of people use 3g only phones? If it’s 1%, does it make sense to keep those services running just for those people?
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s not just for that. 3G isn’t that overloaded. In my area I get 1-3Mbps on 4G LTE but around 20Mbps on 3G HSPA+.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s not necessarily phones. It’s trackers, monitoring devices, laptops, access points, and tablets that all run over 3G bands.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn the US almost none, the networks are being shut down.
What percentage of people use 3g only phones? If it’s 1%, does it make sense to keep those services running just for those people?
It’s not just for that. 3G isn’t that overloaded. In my area I get 1-3Mbps on 4G LTE but around 20Mbps on 3G HSPA+.
It’s not necessarily phones. It’s trackers, monitoring devices, laptops, access points, and tablets that all run over 3G bands.
In the US almost none, the networks are being shut down.