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- What's the deal with 5G and airplanes?
The basics of this issue is that AT&T and Verizon were set to turn on C-Band 5G service tomorrow, but the roll-out has been halted by the Biden admin because it could interfere with radar altimeters on airplanes.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/...tion-avoid-catastrophic-5g-flight-2022-01-17/
But I have some questions:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/...tion-avoid-catastrophic-5g-flight-2022-01-17/
But I have some questions:
- What about T-Mobile? My GF has T-Mobile and it says she has 5G. What's up with that?
- I have a verizon phone. It says it's on 5G now. What's up with that?
- Other countries already have this too and it's all fine. What's up with that?
- The FAA, airlines and manufacturers evidently saw this coming. What's up with that?
- The FAA has cleared 45% of the airplane fleet at certain airplanes. Airplanes or airports? And/or?