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[Lord Method Man]

http://bgr.com/2013/...t-wi-fi-279474/

As though that isn't intentionally confusing enough, people will now start thinking Apple invented it.

Edited by John S., 03 January 2013 - 04:32.
title edited for accuracy rather than flamebait

[+Jdawg683]

idk why they had to come up w/ that monicker... just called it 'wireless-ac' or 'ac-wireless'

[+Crisp]

Patent pending

[SierraSonic]

I bet this will be the big new feature too, plastered all across the box to make idiots think its on the now better than 4g network 5g!

[neufuse]

so this is just to make idiots think the next iPhone which is "5G" is somehow better then 4G LTE phones? sure seems like it... even though this is for 802.11ac not a cellular spec

[Stetson]

Where does it say that Apple will use that as the marketing name?

The image which says "5G WiFi" is a marketing image from Broadcom, not Apple.

[neufuse]

Jdawg683, on 02 January 2013 - 19:28, said:

idk why they had to come up w/ that monicker... just called it 'wireless-ac' or 'ac-wireless'

that'd just confuse stupid people and make them think its wireless electricity

[SierraSonic]

Stetson, on 02 January 2013 - 19:32, said:

Where does it say that Apple will use that as the marketing name?

The image which says "5G WiFi" is a marketing image from Broadcom, not Apple.

Either way whoever came up with it needs to pick something else, this will just confuse people later.

I have a 5g and a 4g phone, is that 4g or 4g-lte, no no its 5g and wireless n, wait what?

[Nothing Here]

neufuse, on 02 January 2013 - 19:33, said:

that'd just confuse stupid people and make them think its wireless electricity

Stupid ppl don't even know wtf ac or dc means. So they would just think wireless air conditioning. LOL!

[(Spork)]

Crisp, on 02 January 2013 - 19:28, said:

Patent pending

im sure its in the work

[Astra.Xtreme]

Pretty sad there are some people in here flipping off the hook about this...

Nowhere does it show that Apple is referring to it as such.
In fact, it's actually Broadcom that came up with the term... http://www.5gwifi.org/

Try again?...

[ir0nw0lf]

Crisp, on 02 January 2013 - 19:28, said:

Patent lawsuit pending

More like that LOL.

[Buttus]

is it really 5th generation? i thought it would be up around 8 or 10th?

[Nothing Here]

Astra.Xtreme, on 02 January 2013 - 19:43, said:

Pretty sad there are some people in here flipping off the hook about this...

Nowhere does it show that Apple is referring to it as such.
In fact, it's actually Broadcom that came up with the term... http://www.5gwifi.org/

Try again?...

I don't care who came up with it. I just thought it was funny about the wireless-ac and stupid people comment. So I responded to that.

[Jason Stillion]

So there trying to confuse Wifi Speed with there Mobile Data Speeds with this....