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Why you don’t need 5G – 3G works just fine for most – GadgetGuy
There is major hype about 5G coverage and phones from <$500. What are the consumer's main benefits? Let's explain why you don't need 5G now.

There is major hype about 5G coverage and 5G phones from <$500, but what are the average consumer’s benefits? Let me explain why you don’t need 5G today.
First, a little credibility. I am Angus Jones, Editor of GadgetGuy’s sister publication Small Business Answers. This article is how I discovered ‘Why you don’t need 5G’. Well, at least not today and probably not for many years to come.
In the late 90’s I was the Mobile Data product manager at Optus. My job was to monetise the newly available mobile…
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