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Give me rock solid and cheaper 4G before jumping the gun to 5G.

How will going from say 40mbps to 250mbps+ on a phone help me in any way over the next 2 years? For video, the limits of a phone display cap the max bitrate below 5G's speed. 1080p at 60fps is around 16mbps.

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Simple, they will be competing directly with cable for home internet once 5G is deployed.

If you are in a cell with low congestion, probably the 4G speed is enough. Since, the mobile data consumption is increasing rapidly though, cells will start to become congested. 5G ensures that more people will be able to stream video at the same time.

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