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HotHotHeat · 07-05-2012, 02:19 PM

Just stumbled across this. Generally speaking, my conspiracy theory days are over, but this one has me legitimately concerned.

Apparently there is a mathematical (as in not technological) limitation on the number of wireless data transfers that can happen on planet Earth, due to the wavelength required to transmit such a signal and the radiation from the sun.

I'll stop trying to explain this and just direct you here:

http://extra-credits.net/episodes/spectrum-crunch/

If nothing else, this helps me better understand why unlimited data plans on smartphones are seemingly disappearing. The stat about AT&T's traffic going up 20,000% since 2007 is plain stupid.

I'm also going to put this article here for anyone interested. Discusses the reasons for lacking innovation in the smartphone industry.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/5/313...tion-editorial

07-05-2012, 02:19 PM	#1
HotHotHeat Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Victoria, BC Exp:	The Spectrum Crunch. Just stumbled across this. Generally speaking, my conspiracy theory days are over, but this one has me legitimately concerned. Apparently there is a mathematical (as in not technological) limitation on the number of wireless data transfers that can happen on planet Earth, due to the wavelength required to transmit such a signal and the radiation from the sun. I'll stop trying to explain this and just direct you here: http://extra-credits.net/episodes/spectrum-crunch/ If nothing else, this helps me better understand why unlimited data plans on smartphones are seemingly disappearing. The stat about AT&T's traffic going up 20,000% since 2007 is plain stupid. I'm also going to put this article here for anyone interested. Discusses the reasons for lacking innovation in the smartphone industry. http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/5/313...tion-editorial Last edited by HotHotHeat; 07-05-2012 at 02:22 PM.