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Old 08-07-2020, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Beavercreek, OR
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Exactly. A lot of people don't understand how big of a deal this is... especially in rural America.
it would only reach rural america if they replace 3G CDMA with 5G at the least, the lower the frequency the higher the density, if 5G is gonna be anywhere around 50-500GHZ, then expect towers everywhere
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Old 08-07-2020, 10:00 AM
 
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it would only reach rural america if they replace 3G CDMA with 5G at the least, the lower the frequency the higher the density, if 5G is gonna be anywhere around 50-500GHZ, then expect towers everywhere
Not true at all. 600 Mhz is 0.6Ghz and has quite the reach. It reaches further than 3G CDMA.
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Old 08-07-2020, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Beavercreek, OR
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Not true at all. 600 Mhz is 0.6Ghz and has quite the reach. It reaches further than 3G CDMA.
in most cases what i stated is true, the old analog cell service could go 100 miles but only a few people could make a phone call at the same time
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