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Old Posted Apr 28, 2015, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by GarCastle View Post
If 5G (or similar) could be rolled out without charging us stupid insane rates, then we would no longer need a cable going into our house except for power.

Though if we start streaming 4k (or better yet 8k+) that could get rough on wireless carriers and they would in turn put the cost back on us. At least we'd have more choice in our provider.

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G.
I guess I'm thinking of it more in theory rather than in terms of what's currently possible. Yeah, on today's playing field 8k would be exponentially more expensive. But that doesn't mean there isn't tech out there waiting to be discovered that could change the way data is handled. I'm thinking of it in terms of searching for the microchip of cable and internet provisions. It'll happen. Just a matter of 10 years or 50.
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