2G, 3G, 4G, 5G mobile data made some sense as it represents generational leaps in the technology itself but then Xfinity wants to advertise "10g" internet... - eviltoast

Comcast says it represents a 10 Gigabit cable internet network they are building (it doesn’t exist) so they are basically changing the meaning of the g from generation to gig to act like 10g is 5 generations better (or twice as fast)…or that they have a 10 gigabit network. Neither is accurate. It’s still just cable internet that people have to use because they have no other option.

Fuck Comcast.

I read online they are abandoning the “confusing” 10g branding but I just saw a commercial for it. They think all of their customers are morons and count on folks having no other choices in a lot of cases.

Apologies to anyone outside the United States, this is just complaining about our poor internet options and deceptive advertising by greedy corporations.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    412·
    9 months ago

    Pretty sure they’re getting sued on 10g.

    But 5g is bullshit too.

    The telecoms agreed what threshold of improvement warranted a “new g” but they sell more funa when the number goes up.

    So they started making up sub versions of 4g and then all agreed to have 5g before meeting the threshold for it.

    • burrito@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      Yep, this is exactly it. When 3g was going away and 4g was starting up, T-Mobile pulled the same thing trying to brand their UMTS stuff as 4g when it’s clearly a 3g protocol. You can always rely on the marketers to lie until the end of time.