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(Note that Android One is different from An- need new 5G cell phones to take full ad-
droid Go. The Android Go program is targeted vantage of 5G wireless capabilities.
toward developing countries, whose citizens The moral? If you are thinking about pur-
cannot afford robust cell phones. Hence, chasing a cell phone in the next year or so, I
Google has partnered with manufacturers to suggest that you wait to see how these two
offer inexpensive cell phones with lower hard- initiatives roll out – especially if you intend to
ware specs, that will run a stripped-down ver- buy an Android phone.
sion of Android designed specifically to run
well on under-powered phones.)
The other major development is 5G wireless.
This new technology even has its own logo:
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Developed to replace current 4G If you don't need the entire video file, Downie
LTE wireless, 5G offers a higher data rate, re- can save only the audio track from that file.
duced latency, energy saving, cost reduction, Or, if you want all your videos in the MP4 for-
higher system capacity and massive device mat, you can set Downie to convert them au-
connectivity. Because of the potential inherent tomatically.
in this new technology, it will not only enhance
cell phone experience, but it is also expected Using [Downie] (https://
to provide a viable alternative to cable and software.charliemonroe.net/downie.php) is a
DSL Internet service to homes and business- breeze. Select a video to download. There are
es. then several ways to proceed; you can drag
and drop the link into the app, install the
Here is a brand-new article from PC Magazine Downie browser extension for your browser of
that explains 5G in more detail: https:// choice and click on that, you can drag the vid-
www.pcmag.com/article/345387/what-is-5g. eo onto the Downie icon in your dock, or use
Telecommunication manufacturers are already File\>Open URLs … from the Menu Bar.
producing 5G-capable cell phone modems and If you’d rather, you can type your search que-
other network gear, in anticipation of 2019 ry into the app’s search field and it will prompt-
start-up. For a preliminary roll-out plan, check ly locate the video for you. Even if there’s text
out the Wikipedia chart at https:// or other content on the page, Downie will de-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G#United_States. tect the video and save it for you.
To give you an idea of how 5G might work as
your home Internet provider, visit the Verizon
FAQ page at https://
www.verizonwireless.com/support/5g-home-
faqs/. (Keep in mind that each competitor will
have their own specs, pricing, features, etc.)
At this point I am not clear about whether we
will still be able to use our current 4G LTE cell You can download high-quality, high-definition
phones on the new 5G wireless networks. (I videos from across the web. Downie can even
assume so.) However, we will presumably (Continued on page 5)
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