Thinking of buying a new phone, just for high-speed mm Wave 5G? Do yourself a favor: Don’t.
By B.N. Frank
There has been so much controversy, opposition, and international action taken AGAINST 5G deployment that it’s been the subject of Dilbert comic strips. American opposition isn’t isolated to biological and environmental risks (see 1, 2). Federal agencies and other experts have warned it can threaten national security, public safety, and weather forecasting accuracy (see 1, 2, 3).
The majority of scientists worldwide oppose deployment until studies show that it’s safe. Since 2018 it has been reported that people and animals started experiencing symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Naturally, exposure to other sources of wireless radiation can cause this too.
Last year the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields (aka >“Electrosmog”) – including wireless – could lead to health issues in 30% of the population. Nevertheless, in 2019 telecom executives gave U.S. congressional testimony that they didn’t even have scientific evidence that 5G is safe. That’s not reassuring, is it?
This article doesn’t mention any of that though – just that 5G isn’t working the way it’s been hyped. He’s not the first to say that either.
From Computer World:
At this point, 5G is a bad joke
Thinking of buying a new phone, just for high-speed mm Wave 5G? Do yourself a favor: Don’t.
Who doesn’t want more bandwidth?
I sure do, and I currently have 300Mbps to my home office via Spectrum cable. What I really want is a Gigabit via fiber optic to my doorstep. Maybe I’ll get it someday. But, what I do know for a fact is I’m not going to get Gigabit-per-second speeds from 5G. Not now, not tomorrow, not ever.
At the moment, there are a lot of things the telecomms are telling you in one ad after another that’s just not true. I know – shocking news right? But, even by their standards, 5G is pretty bogus.
Let’s start with the name itself. There is no single “5G.” There are, in fact, three different varieties, with very different kinds of performance.
High speed internet CAN be obtained without 5G and even without wireless. Don’t you wish THAT was being hyped?