[Dylan16807]

> But it adds a dedicated frequency range for emergency services, so when shit hits the fan, and everybody is calling everybody, the emergency workers can still communicate.

Cool. Now if only Verizon's commercials were about that, and not claiming that the short-distance part of the network is going to revolutionize emergency services on an everyday basis.

But the fast part is what they want to advertise, so who cares about accuracy.

[blaser-waffle]

The average end user, or even a technical user paying half-assed attention, is not going to pick up on, or care, about those nuances.

We're nerds on a tech nerd forum, so we care. But HN isn't a good reflection of society, or even STEM.

[Dylan16807]

Frequencies are a nuance. The claim that the new network is making ambulances more effective is not a nuance, it's a lie.