I am going to say this one more time. Show me where it is that Hesse said:
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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg
4G would not have an extra charge...
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He didn't, he said that 4G is cheaper than 3G. Reason being is that WiMAX cell sites are smaller thus costing less to build and maintain than CDMA cell sites. See my other post about this with a link to a video showing the differences for the cell sites of the different technologies.
If there is a device that just runs on 4G than the cost to run the network that powers that device would be cheaper than an identical 3G device with an identical network.
But that is not what we are dealing with huh? We are talking about a device that will operate on a 3G network and will operate on 4G network. It is using double the capacity, double electricity, double manpower for maintenance, etc. So of course the cost to run a 3G/4G device would be more to run just a 3G device or just a 4G device.
It's like having an import racecar. You can put in a better engine, turbo charger, etc. The cost of fuel to run that car would be cost of gas. Now, if you have those things and decide you would like to add a Nitrous line and tank. To run it at optimum you would need to pay for regular gas and the nitrous gas.
How would someone think adding something to something else would cost less than the original something?