Apple's Cook says 5G rollout still in 'early innings'

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• Reply 1 of 9

  Xed Posts: 2,568member

  July 27, 2021 10:59PM

  For me this is still the least appealing advancement in the iPhone. Maybe in a couple years 5G will be fast enough (where implemented) and widespread enough for me to actually give a shit.

  
• Reply 2 of 9

  lkrupp Posts: 10,557member

  July 27, 2021 11:26PM

  Xed said:

  For me this is still the least appealing advancement in the iPhone. Maybe in a couple years 5G will be fast enough (where implemented) and widespread enough for me to actually give a shit.

  Yes, it turns out 5G is one of the biggest marketing hypes in tech history, of little use to mobile and wearable products. Apple was ,as usual, excoriated for not jumping on the 5G bandwagon immediately. At this point 5G is a solution in search of a problem. Like you say, maybe in 5 years 5G will be worth having, especially with the associated higher prices for the service. 

  
• Reply 3 of 9

  EVH237 Posts: 4member

  July 28, 2021 12:09AM

  5G on my iPhone is a terrific service at times when I get within range. One of my freelance clients needs photos, 3D captures and documents with photos baked in uploaded from my iPhone. When I’m on 5G it is a quick process while LTE in other areas in the same metro struggles. So I’m happy it’s been implemented, though I can see where the average user might not be getting much value out of it. 

  
• Reply 4 of 9

  mattinoz Posts: 2,322member

  July 28, 2021 12:26AM

  lkrupp said:

  Xed said:

  For me this is still the least appealing advancement in the iPhone. Maybe in a couple years 5G will be fast enough (where implemented) and widespread enough for me to actually give a shit.

  Yes, it turns out 5G is one of the biggest marketing hypes in tech history, of little use to mobile and wearable products. Apple was ,as usual, excoriated for not jumping on the 5G bandwagon immediately. At this point 5G is a solution in search of a problem. Like you say, maybe in 5 years 5G will be worth having, especially with the associated higher prices for the service. 

  Take out mmWave it was a good and worthy change to 4G that improved a-lot things for the general customer. mmWave is just a waste given it has marginal benefits that are slowing the good things getting to customers 

  edited July 2021
• Reply 5 of 9

  MplsP Posts: 3,931member

  July 28, 2021 12:53AM

  mattinoz said:

  lkrupp said:

  Xed said:

  For me this is still the least appealing advancement in the iPhone. Maybe in a couple years 5G will be fast enough (where implemented) and widespread enough for me to actually give a shit.

  Yes, it turns out 5G is one of the biggest marketing hypes in tech history, of little use to mobile and wearable products. Apple was ,as usual, excoriated for not jumping on the 5G bandwagon immediately. At this point 5G is a solution in search of a problem. Like you say, maybe in 5 years 5G will be worth having, especially with the associated higher prices for the service. 

  Take out mmWave it was a good and worthy change to 4G that improved a-lot things for the general customer. mmWave is just a waste given it has marginal benefits that are slowing the good things getting to customers 

  Such as?
• Reply 6 of 9

  baconstang Posts: 1,107member

  July 28, 2021 12:54AM

  Here in San Francisco mmWave isn't too hard to find, but it's random.
  When you do come across it...YEOW.
  Uploading 300Mbps takes care of photos and videos rather quickly.

  
• Reply 7 of 9

  MplsP Posts: 3,931member

  July 28, 2021 12:55AM

  lkrupp said:

  Xed said:

  For me this is still the least appealing advancement in the iPhone. Maybe in a couple years 5G will be fast enough (where implemented) and widespread enough for me to actually give a shit.

  Yes, it turns out 5G is one of the biggest marketing hypes in tech history, of little use to mobile and wearable products. Apple was ,as usual, excoriated for not jumping on the 5G bandwagon immediately. At this point 5G is a solution in search of a problem. Like you say, maybe in 5 years 5G will be worth having, especially with the associated higher prices for the service. 

  Yes, a year or two ago while Apple was ‘horribly behind’ because it didn’t have a 5G phone many people here tried pointing that out only to be drowned out by people screaming about 5G being ‘the future,’ even though they couldn’t say what the future was. 
• Reply 8 of 9

  GeorgeBMac Posts: 11,421member

  July 28, 2021 1:49PM

  Cook is on the right side of history.

  Throughout the history of computers communications advances have been some of the biggest drivers of its advancement.

  
  

  But, those communications advances do not appear as lightening strikes where everything changes in an instant.

  Rather, they open doors that people and corporations slowly enter as they see advances and advantages on the other side.

  
  

  This history started in the mainframe world where dedicated lines morphed into T1 and then T3 lines and computers began to talk.

  Then, PCs expanded into a new universe with dial-up -- they even were able to access those mainframes from virtually anywhere.

  Then, Apple revolutionized computers by putting a computer in your pocket while connected to the internet.

  The magic of AirPods is in their communications technology -- and they mostly eliminated wired headphones.

  And on.  and on....

  
  

  5G simply opened another of those doors.   We have yet to see where it will take us.
  
• Reply 9 of 9

  ApplePoor Posts: 286member

  July 28, 2021 3:02PM

  Here in the Phoenix urban sprawl, I often see "5G" displaying. Great. However there is no perceptive increase in web pages displaying. If near a 5G tower, the app download speed is quick, but even LTE is faster than the cable internet at home. So, I see the 5G capability only as bragging rights in the real world. When we go back to the UK (hopefully) this late fall, I might see 5G inside the Apple store in Birmingham.