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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by sapientia(m): 3:57pm On Sep 01, 2019
Reasons why 3G is not working in Nigeria is what i need to know.
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by faithfull18(f): 4:23pm On Sep 01, 2019
alezzy13:


AM not lazy naaa, I read it all. . cool
Yinmu undecided
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by phiszo(m): 4:31pm On Sep 01, 2019
Bawofss:
pls H+ is wat bandwidth? I need clarification abt dis
3.75G
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by hiuser(m): 4:42pm On Sep 01, 2019
TemmyT002:
I laugh
My area has thousands of people and very developed and there is no MTN, airtel and Etisalat 3G networks.
And they are talking about 5G
Carry it to Lagos

Bigo live app

Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by angieoluwa: 4:53pm On Sep 01, 2019
You need to get your facts right before posting.

Your claim about Globacom is wrong!

Wonder why the backend team publish write ups without validating the claims!



NaijaTechGuy:
5G technology. Everyone is hyped up about 5G technology and the crazy data speeds it would come with, even the NCC Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved tests for the 5G spectrum in Nigeria but the question is this – Is Nigeria Ready For 5G technology





I know all the paid marketing platforms has been heating up considerably over the past few weeks, pushing out different spectacular theories on how 5G is going to change the way we work, live, and copulate.(Again, at least one of those items is my own nonsensical creation, but I’d argue that all of them are equally absurd.)

I’ll tell you this, you can safely ignore all these regardless of who or what is saying anything about it. So as an ardent lover of tech. I strongly advise you observe from a distance with a hot cup of cappuccino and box of chocolates for now without investing an ounce of your own money or mobile tech energy in the effort.


Let’s get to the reasons


5G Technology Is A Short Range Network Spectrum And Very Limited



If you remember clearly 4G only started functioning in Nigeria around 2015-2016 when it was available in other parts of the world for years. It was like a dream come true before it dawned on us that we have one of the slowest 4G speeds in the world. Globacom even had to put their bandwidth on one that isn’t available on most devices to make sure their 4G doesn’t slow down as much as their 2G masked as 3G.

No matter how much our network providers might hype it, 5G is going to be extraordinarily limited in real-world application in Nigeria right now in 2019 unless it’s limitations are actually fixed before launch in Nigeria

Unlike 4G that signals can be received from over 30 miles, 5G cannot go more than a mile and if you’re in a building it’s very likely the speeds would drop drastically. For 5G to work in Nigeria their needs to be multiple network towers and the only logical way to have that is to fix them on electricity poles just like Verizon is doing in the United States but this is Nigeria, there’s an adept lack of maintenance culture.

I can’t count the number of things that could go horribly wrong here if those towers are mounted on electric poles, be my guest and help out with a list.



Also the nature of these new 5G towers is raising fresh concerns over cancer risks, We don’t have a functional health care system here. So until there’s assurance from network providers and it is verified that it’s safe for use, those towers shouldn’t be mounted 3m close to anybody’s house



5G Network is Horribly Expensive

You know how data finishes extremely quickly on 4G especially on MTN, on 5G you can finish your data bundle within 30 seconds, ignoring all the limitations.



Network providers are willing to do anything to make more money, who wouldn’t anyway… 5G technology just happens to be a perfect way to charge customers more money something I know won’t go down well with many Nigerians.

The phones that support 5G don’t come cheap either. Samsung’s 5G S10 variant costs almost $1000. Keeping 5G services a premium service that’s not going to be available for everyone unless we end up getting affordable phones from brands like Xiaomi that support 5G.



Possible Lack Of Cross Carrier Compatibility

I’m talking about this with information based on countries that already have 5G being tested. Now unlike 3G or 4G that have bands supported by a wide range of smartphones. 5G isn’t going to give us that luxury. We know our network providers go mad once in a while and we can easily switch to another SIM easily but 5G might just make us change that. Carriers in the United States are adopting their own personal 5G standards and I believe other networks in the world might do the same.

Unless there’s a certain 5G standard each network provider here would use. You would end up stuck with a device that supports only one network’s 5G band.

https://www.naijatechguy.com/2019/09/nigeria-isnt-ready-for-5g-technology.html
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Nobody: 4:54pm On Sep 01, 2019
executive12:


Funny guy. I hope you realize that Nigeria does not even have real 4G.

Yes I do know we don't.And I guess so do most countries in the western world.Earlier this August,9mobile planned to expand to 4G LTE network.The new Ministers records in overseas made me this optimistic.
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Kennitrust(m): 5:17pm On Sep 01, 2019
Redpanter:
But you can get your jumia orders delivered at 5G speed grin grin

Pay on delivery

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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Kennitrust(m): 5:18pm On Sep 01, 2019
Hello

Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Kennitrust(m): 5:20pm On Sep 01, 2019
Hello
Hello
Hello
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Nobody: 5:21pm On Sep 01, 2019
I reserve my comment
Till further notice
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by madridsta007(m): 5:27pm On Sep 01, 2019
NaijaTechGuy:
5G technology. Everyone is hyped up about 5G technology and the crazy data speeds it would come with, even the NCC Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved tests for the 5G spectrum in Nigeria but the question is this – Is Nigeria Ready For 5G technology





I know all the paid marketing platforms has been heating up considerably over the past few weeks, pushing out different spectacular theories on how 5G is going to change the way we work, live, and copulate.(Again, at least one of those items is my own nonsensical creation, but I’d argue that all of them are equally absurd.)

I’ll tell you this, you can safely ignore all these regardless of who or what is saying anything about it. So as an ardent lover of tech. I strongly advise you observe from a distance with a hot cup of cappuccino and box of chocolates for now without investing an ounce of your own money or mobile tech energy in the effort.


Let’s get to the reasons


5G Technology Is A Short Range Network Spectrum And Very Limited



If you remember clearly 4G only started functioning in Nigeria around 2015-2016 when it was available in other parts of the world for years. It was like a dream come true before it dawned on us that we have one of the slowest 4G speeds in the world. Globacom even had to put their bandwidth on one that isn’t available on most devices to make sure their 4G doesn’t slow down as much as their 2G masked as 3G.

No matter how much our network providers might hype it, 5G is going to be extraordinarily limited in real-world application in Nigeria right now in 2019 unless it’s limitations are actually fixed before launch in Nigeria

Unlike 4G that signals can be received from over 30 miles, 5G cannot go more than a mile and if you’re in a building it’s very likely the speeds would drop drastically. For 5G to work in Nigeria their needs to be multiple network towers and the only logical way to have that is to fix them on electricity poles just like Verizon is doing in the United States but this is Nigeria, there’s an adept lack of maintenance culture.

I can’t count the number of things that could go horribly wrong here if those towers are mounted on electric poles, be my guest and help out with a list.



Also the nature of these new 5G towers is raising fresh concerns over cancer risks, We don’t have a functional health care system here. So until there’s assurance from network providers and it is verified that it’s safe for use, those towers shouldn’t be mounted 3m close to anybody’s house



5G Network is Horribly Expensive

You know how data finishes extremely quickly on 4G especially on MTN, on 5G you can finish your data bundle within 30 seconds, ignoring all the limitations.



Network providers are willing to do anything to make more money, who wouldn’t anyway… 5G technology just happens to be a perfect way to charge customers more money something I know won’t go down well with many Nigerians.

The phones that support 5G don’t come cheap either. Samsung’s 5G S10 variant costs almost $1000. Keeping 5G services a premium service that’s not going to be available for everyone unless we end up getting affordable phones from brands like Xiaomi that support 5G.



Possible Lack Of Cross Carrier Compatibility

I’m talking about this with information based on countries that already have 5G being tested. Now unlike 3G or 4G that have bands supported by a wide range of smartphones. 5G isn’t going to give us that luxury. We know our network providers go mad once in a while and we can easily switch to another SIM easily but 5G might just make us change that. Carriers in the United States are adopting their own personal 5G standards and I believe other networks in the world might do the same.

Unless there’s a certain 5G standard each network provider here would use. You would end up stuck with a device that supports only one network’s 5G band.

https://www.naijatechguy.com/2019/09/nigeria-isnt-ready-for-5g-technology.html


LOL.

Can you look at Buhari and look at the word 5G and its implication, and say Nigeria is ready for 4G let alone 5G?
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Kennitrust(m): 5:29pm On Sep 01, 2019
Hello

Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by TheManOfTheYear: 6:13pm On Sep 01, 2019
executive12:


So you think Nigeria is South Africa's mate? South Africa is a developed, middle income country with world class infrastructure. Nigeria is an underdeveloped (not developing), poor country. No basis for comparison.
You should be comparing Nigeria with Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, etc.
Oga shut up Jare.
Just ranting like a public goat.
Every country in Africa is still developing. Don't let your sentiments becloud your sense of reasoning
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by bedfordng(m): 6:15pm On Sep 01, 2019
hmmmmm
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by error4040: 6:17pm On Sep 01, 2019
TheManOfTheYear:
Oga shut up Jare.
Just ranting like a public goat.
Every country in Africa is still developing. Don't let your sentiments becloud your sense of reasoning

grin grin grin

Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Khaleell001(m): 6:20pm On Sep 01, 2019
seankafor:
Nonsense write up

If others can do it even south Africa, why cant we?

Before 2022..we I'll be already on 5g and nothing your negative mindset can do about it

This is one of the subjective mindset that is killing us in this country.

I can bet my bottom kobo you didn't read the write up or you read it with a bias mindset either way:you and the forty four people(as at my last count) that liked your quote are terribly ignorant of how technology works .

Before you say something is worthless you should counter his claims with facts and figures not this diseased mindset that made some of you think salt water can cure Ebola.

Nonsense!

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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by AntiNigerian: 6:28pm On Sep 01, 2019
seankafor:
Nonsense write up

If others can do it even south Africa, why cant we?

Before 2022..we I'll be already on 5g and nothing your negative mindset can do about it
south Africa is not a zoo like Nigeria. Remember?

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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by DONFRANSKID(m): 6:53pm On Sep 01, 2019
Bad energy every where

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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Legendguru: 8:31pm On Sep 01, 2019
three G not working.u are talking.of.five
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by alezzy13: 9:05pm On Sep 01, 2019
faithfull18:

Yinmu undecided

See this babe ooo. Na me ur faithful data patronizer u dey yab like this? Okays oooo. cry
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by alezzy13: 9:08pm On Sep 01, 2019
AntiNigerian:
[s]south Africa is not a zoo like Nigeria. Remember?[/s]

Indeed, and that is a country where your brothers are being killed like flies. Nonsense
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Goddyj(m): 9:34pm On Sep 01, 2019
I bet we can't be ready for 5G until 2045

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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by uuzba(m): 11:19pm On Sep 01, 2019
executive12:


I agree. We are unfortunate that the British gave us independence and completely left the country. They should have kept Nigeria the way they did Hong Kong. The Jos/Plateau region should have kept enough of the Europeans in Nigeria to help modernise Nigeria.
You are correct .
Unfortunately that is the end game of colonisation. The British that colonised us have to remain in government, and power. Since they left us now, we:be only been fighting and killing each other. Government officials steal the nation's wealth to buy shoe and watch for posing and flexing instead of developing the nation more. We might even have more money than south Africa but so much looting has led to backwardness and no development.

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Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by chikitobabe(f): 1:17am On Sep 02, 2019
NaijaTechGuy:
5G technology. Everyone is hyped up about 5G technology and the crazy data speeds it would come with, even the NCC Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved tests for the 5G spectrum in Nigeria but the question is this – Is Nigeria Ready For 5G technology





I know all the paid marketing platforms has been heating up considerably over the past few weeks, pushing out different spectacular theories on how 5G is going to change the way we work, live, and copulate.(Again, at least one of those items is my own nonsensical creation, but I’d argue that all of them are equally absurd.)

I’ll tell you this, you can safely ignore all these regardless of who or what is saying anything about it. So as an ardent lover of tech. I strongly advise you observe from a distance with a hot cup of cappuccino and box of chocolates for now without investing an ounce of your own money or mobile tech energy in the effort.


Let’s get to the reasons


5G Technology Is A Short Range Network Spectrum And Very Limited



If you remember clearly 4G only started functioning in Nigeria around 2015-2016 when it was available in other parts of the world for years. It was like a dream come true before it dawned on us that we have one of the slowest 4G speeds in the world. Globacom even had to put their bandwidth on one that isn’t available on most devices to make sure their 4G doesn’t slow down as much as their 2G masked as 3G.

No matter how much our network providers might hype it, 5G is going to be extraordinarily limited in real-world application in Nigeria right now in 2019 unless it’s limitations are actually fixed before launch in Nigeria

Unlike 4G that signals can be received from over 30 miles, 5G cannot go more than a mile and if you’re in a building it’s very likely the speeds would drop drastically. For 5G to work in Nigeria their needs to be multiple network towers and the only logical way to have that is to fix them on electricity poles just like Verizon is doing in the United States but this is Nigeria, there’s an adept lack of maintenance culture.

I can’t count the number of things that could go horribly wrong here if those towers are mounted on electric poles, be my guest and help out with a list.



Also the nature of these new 5G towers is raising fresh concerns over cancer risks, We don’t have a functional health care system here. So until there’s assurance from network providers and it is verified that it’s safe for use, those towers shouldn’t be mounted 3m close to anybody’s house



5G Network is Horribly Expensive

You know how data finishes extremely quickly on 4G especially on MTN, on 5G you can finish your data bundle within 30 seconds, ignoring all the limitations.



Network providers are willing to do anything to make more money, who wouldn’t anyway… 5G technology just happens to be a perfect way to charge customers more money something I know won’t go down well with many Nigerians.

The phones that support 5G don’t come cheap either. Samsung’s 5G S10 variant costs almost $1000. Keeping 5G services a premium service that’s not going to be available for everyone unless we end up getting affordable phones from brands like Xiaomi that support 5G.



Possible Lack Of Cross Carrier Compatibility

I’m talking about this with information based on countries that already have 5G being tested. Now unlike 3G or 4G that have bands supported by a wide range of smartphones. 5G isn’t going to give us that luxury. We know our network providers go mad once in a while and we can easily switch to another SIM easily but 5G might just make us change that. Carriers in the United States are adopting their own personal 5G standards and I believe other networks in the world might do the same.

Unless there’s a certain 5G standard each network provider here would use. You would end up stuck with a device that supports only one network’s 5G band.

https://www.naijatechguy.com/2019/09/nigeria-isnt-ready-for-5g-technology.html

Abeg they should leave us at this 4G oooo, this one is draining people already.5G koo 20G ni
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by faithfull18(f): 1:46am On Sep 02, 2019
alezzy13:


See this babe ooo. Na me ur faithful data patronizer u dey yab like this? Okays oooo. cry
Just greeting you na wink
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by tck2000(m): 9:33am On Sep 02, 2019
5G
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by Nurumaxy: 12:38am On Sep 03, 2019
abdulazeez1002:
Which village you dey live?
sambisa villa
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by abdulazeez1002(m): 11:09am On Sep 03, 2019
Nurumaxy:
sambisa villa
Re: 3 Reasons Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready For 5G Technology In 2019 by tck2000(m): 11:49am On Jan 01, 2020
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