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How is 5G cloud gaming compared to WIFI?
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Kuranghi
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I also want to know this, also, aren't there major security issues? Connecting to free WiFiMax-style services in the UK isn't currently a good idea because its so unsecure, people still do it obviously "cause it fur-ree". Yeah, until you have your identity/everything stolen.
If I use a 4G data connection on my phone and try to browse sites, often a lot of the grey-area stuff is blocked so its useless to me, is that the same with 5G? Is it actually a service you pay for and have a properly secure connection to?
People wardrive personal wifi connections in vehicles, I hate to think what they'd do with 5G but maybe I'm misunderstanding how it works.
If I use a 4G data connection on my phone and try to browse sites, often a lot of the grey-area stuff is blocked so its useless to me, is that the same with 5G? Is it actually a service you pay for and have a properly secure connection to?
People wardrive personal wifi connections in vehicles, I hate to think what they'd do with 5G but maybe I'm misunderstanding how it works.
JohnSpartanLee
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It'll blow your mind.
DonJuanSchlong
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It would still be dependant on your speeds and latency.
enigmatic enthusiast
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Speedtest from a Iphone 12 showed it to be worse than LTE in the exact same location. Given the Frequencies of High Bandwidth 5G and the need for line of sight it will mostly only have a major benefit for mobile gaming.
Miyazaki’s Slave
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In Houston and on T-Mobile and Verizon I can use stadia and Xbox game streaming (both on android devices) with no issues at all.
I will agree that the T-Mobile 5g is slower than Verizon but I don't see a performance difference on my devices when using them.
Looking forward to trying out the 5g ipad. The 4g ipad is great so the new one will hopefully be even better.
I will agree that the T-Mobile 5g is slower than Verizon but I don't see a performance difference on my devices when using them.
Looking forward to trying out the 5g ipad. The 4g ipad is great so the new one will hopefully be even better.
Dr.D00p
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I have a 5G connection for my main internet connection at home (Wi-Fi Hotspot to desktop PC via phone) on an unlimited data package, I get anywhere between 180-260Mbps download speeds and ping times of between 40-60ms in multiplayer, so not in the 20-30ms that the best wired connections can provide, but its perfectly playable at a casual level.
Download speeds are substantially better than the 4G+ I was getting before the 5G service went live (40-60Mbps) but ping times are practically the same with both.
Download speeds are substantially better than the 4G+ I was getting before the 5G service went live (40-60Mbps) but ping times are practically the same with both.
DaleinCalgary
Getting the shaft
If your dog walks between your modem and console you are screwed
IntentionalPun
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It sucks.
My gigabit fiber gets like ~10-13ms pings to various data centers, my 5G gets ~50-60.
Beyond the fact that phone providers do not in any way attempt to minimize latency, or come close to maxxing out any given new tech, it was never actually an improvement over "wifi." Even it's theoretical llatency minimum are just an improvement over slow shitty DSL, and don't really beat out cable internet.. certainly not fiber.. nor faster DSL.
My gigabit fiber gets like ~10-13ms pings to various data centers, my 5G gets ~50-60.
Beyond the fact that phone providers do not in any way attempt to minimize latency, or come close to maxxing out any given new tech, it was never actually an improvement over "wifi." Even it's theoretical llatency minimum are just an improvement over slow shitty DSL, and don't really beat out cable internet.. certainly not fiber.. nor faster DSL.
Gamezone
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Yeah, but isn't 5G more about latency than speed? The speed is usually worse because you have to be close to the access point, right? Won't that still reduce latency?
nowhat
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I just tried with Speedtest (the Android app that is, but basically the same as speedtest.net), 4G gives me 18ms of ping here in .fi. If you're getting so high pings it's probably more due to your carrier instead of the technology itself.
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JeremyEtcetera
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
The average for 4G is around 50 milliseconds.
But yes, as that post you just quoted states... it's the carriers.
My point was the tech itself doesn't outdo all home internet technologies, even from a theoretical standpoint. It's just much better than 4G, and really crap DSL. If you have awesome 4G/5G where you live, you also probably have awesome other services available.
And it all changes while you are actually mobile, inside certain buildings, etc.
But maybe someone specifically from Norway can comment.
But again, my point was more about how it's not some improvement over other home internet techs, even if it's theoretically maxed.. the pings they describe are just to the cell tower.. I'd also get sub 1MS pings to my nearby fiber substation too lol
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jshackles
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Speedwise, my 5G is nearly as fast as my home internet (150Mbps). Latency wise, it's about on par with my Starlink connection. Aka terrible.
Jigga117
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All the people that have talked about getting rid of their ISP over 5G are living in fantasy land. They don't take into account that at the time 5G was introduced and showing speeds as high as 1.5gbps we hardly had any devices that were 5G caPablo. Bandwidth is impacted no matter how you your getting it. The more devices connected the less bandwidth that goes around in combination of distance and interference. Your still better off with Wi-Fi in your home than a 5G tower in your neighborhood as more devices become capable.
Jigga117
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The problem just like any wireless netork connection is a combination of distance, interference and congestion. As more devices become 5G capable in an area the less quality connection because. So the variable of quality speed/connection comes into play. This is why no ISP guarantee Wi-Fi speeds because of previously mentioned issues to the age of the device. As devices get older they get slower.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
5G's improvements in latency, are about the latency to your cell phone tower, as compared to 4G, not overall internet latency. And all wireless techs will be variable, even sitting still in the same house.
There are slower home internet techs that add worse latency; there are also faster home internet techs like fiber that consistently add virtually no latency (and then it's the ISP doing the routing/etc. and how close the server itself is.)
Asking about "wifi" is too generic; whether 5G will improve your streaming capabilities depends on what internet tech you have at home.
It's also going to heavily depend on your 5G carrier.. here in the US the carriers suck, where you live they might not. But you also do have to take into account congestion/interference... 5G latency goes up, as more and more people are connected to a tower.
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Rat Rage
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Probably more cancer inducing?
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