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Apple Just Endorsed AT&T's Fake 5G E Network (theverge.com)
There are no 5G iPhones, and there probably won't be 5G iPhones for a while. But that isn't stopping Apple and AT&T: they are reportedly rolling out AT&T's fake "5G E" branding with its upcoming iOS 12.2 update. From a report: Much like when the two companies pulled this scam with 4G and LTE back in 2012, if you can't beat them, you roll out a software update to make it look like you did even though the phones and network are still exactly the same. Multiple users on Twitter are now reporting that they're seeing the new 5G E icon on devices running the latest iOS 12.2 beta 2, which was released earlier today. The new icon isn't there for everyone, presumably because it will only appear in cities where AT&T's 5G Evolution network -- the company's intentionally misleading name for its LTE network that it seems to hope customers will confuse for actual, next-generation 5G networks -- is active.
People will notice. I mean, yes, they'll be suckered in for the "new", but soon they'll find out that the new is just a new coat of paint on the old. And then? You think they'll get "6G" (or whatever the next gen thing will be) once they have been burned now?
Fuck those quarter-report idiots.
Like they noticed AT&T passing off 3G as 4G... Right, guys, right? They all noticed that.
Back when G had a definition, few people knew it. Now it doesn't have a definition, so phone companies can call whatever they like 5G. Its not like the US has an advertising standards agency or anything to punish companies who deliberately advertise misleading information. Hell, AT&T would get away with it by simply saying that 5G stands for G-G-G-G-Good.
They system was poisoned a long time ago but it never harmed the people doing the poisoning.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Why would anyone step in?
Your president lies on a grand scale and for like-minded he is the example to follow.
Oh sorry, this 5G E is not a lie but an Alternative Truth.
"The likes of Facebook and WhatsApp are free to those whose privacy is of zero value."
The USA has always prioritised private company profits over people. ... and with this evil socialism, companies still make a decent profit...
Here in civilised countries like Australia we have:
Unfair dismissal laws
The right to made a permanent employee after six months
4 weeks paid holiday, 1 weeks sick leave as a minimum
Universal health care
Fair trade bodies
Truth in advertising (yes companies often fined for fibbing)
No phones ringing with spam calls and faked caller ID
Metric
Police we trust
High minimum wage so dumb people have a life.
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