Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/01/08/atts-fake-5ge-network.html
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sooo, the “E” is for ersatz?
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E-maginary
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Most people won’t get real 5G anyway.
Extreme 
I was wondering why Verizon took out a full paid ad in the WSJ about how their 5G would be real 5G
They should add an XL or LUX before it.
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They (and the other US carriers) did the same thing with 4G, branding faster 3G as 4G.
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Have those designations ever been more than a vague notion and marketing hype?
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5Ge is one louder.
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Thought ‘e’ stands for ersatz. Opened comments, and discovered I was late…
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Clear intent to decieve. Change in font (diiferent angles) for the E and deliberately kerned wrong. Made to appear as a stylised antenna icon, not as part of 5GE. Attourneys general, take note!
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Well… “4G”, “5G” etc. were marketing terms in the first place, bracketing all kinds of standards like UMTS, HSPA, E-UTRA and so forth… soooo I guess it’s not really out of a big telco’s “baseline of evil” 
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