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frandroid on Oct 20, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: LTE Has Slowed by 50% in the US This Year

> With the onset of functionality like 4K video streaming, this number is set to increase to as much as 22GB/month.

Oh god why would anyone want to watch 4K on a cellphone. Go for 60fps instead, you'll get some value out of that on your 5" screen.

asenna on Oct 20, 2016 [–]

That's what I thought too. 4K doesn't make any sense on that small a screen.

I think streaming VR content is what is going to contribute to a much larger data usage.

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