Cheaper 4g For The Future

[iar1980]

4g to potentially get cheaper in the long term;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30117891

[Anonymous]

Hi iar1980

Thank you for sharing the link and attached article.

I'm sure many will be happy with this but I'm also sure many will be happy to get the 4G connection to begin with.

And then theirs people who are still awaiting a good 2G signal never mind 3G connection.

[Bambino]

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@iar1980 wrote:

4g to potentially get cheaper in the long term;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30117891

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The article you've linked to says that Ofcom expects these changes to happen between 5-7 years from now. Considering how quickly technology advances these days, speculating what will happen in 5-7 years is a big ask. By then we could possibly be on 5G or even higher, so it would stand to reason that 4G would be cheaper.

[iar1980]

5g should potentially be rolled out by 2022 on the 700mhz frequency according to ofcom;

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/mobility/4g/ofcom-spectrum-mobile-data-156032

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/700MHz/statement/700-mhz-statement.pdf

[Bambino]

So that reaffirms what I've said. There's no telling how we'll be using mobile technology 7 years from now.

[Anonymous]

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@Bambino wrote:

So that reaffirms what I've said. There's no telling how we'll be using mobile technology 7 years from now.

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I bet people will still be coming on here moaning about O2 network congestion or poor signal 

[iar1980]

[jonsie]

I guess in 7 years I could be dead and could care less....

[Anonymous]

I think it is safe to say @jonsie that we would all like you to stick around on this planet for a lot more than 7 years

[Anonymous]

I must admit I can't get excited about something 7 years away I live for today