I noticed that there is an Age Group forum for 30s and 40s. What about one for 50s? Just a suggestion.

Didn't James Carville, when addressing Democrats, boldly say, "It's the economy, Stupid?"

The reason 5G is bad is because the carriers aren't being honest in marketing. Verizon is the worst offender. Despite the claims of the blonde airhead hobbling around on the six-inch heels, the only true 5G Verizon is selling is high band, which is 23 and 39 GHz. Ar that frequency range, the coverage per cell site is less than 2000 feet. Plus, walls or sometimes even glass can block the signal. For this reason, it is only available in the urban core of some major cities.

What Verizon claims is 5G is actually an enhanced version of 4G LTE. So, that expensive iPhone 12 is actually performing about the same as a $100 Blu Phone from Best Buy. But the blonde won't tell you this.

There are three 5G bands: Low Band (600 MHz), Mid Band (2.5 GHz), and High Band (23/39 GHz).

Low Band is what used to be a large swath of the UHF television band, which the FCC reclaimed from the broadcasters and sold at auction to the cellular and PCS carriers. T-Mobile bought much of it, and has been actively building-out nationwide. But speed is limited by the limited bandwidth available, so even though the signals can carry for many miles, there is room for only so much data.

I live in a rural area, close to a major metropolitan area but not close enough. Consequently, the only options I have for home Internet are the cable company, two satellite companies, and T-Mobile 5G. I now subscribe to T-Mobile, and I'm using low band. My speed out of my router is about 75 MB, which is more than enough for my needs but may not be for someone else. I had 200 MB on Spectrum Cable, but the price per month kept escalating to the point where it was no longer a fair deal.

Mid Band is 2.5 GHz, which is just above the 2.4 GHz routers most people use. This is also known as Band 41, and was acquired when T-Mobile purchased Sprint. It is 150 Mhz wide, which is 150% of the spectrum of Low Band (600 MHz). So, speeds will be faster and capacity will be greater. Plus, since the tuned antennas are already there, upgrading service is much easier.

High Band is the highest of the three 5G bands, and it offers the most bandwidth and fastest speeds. Speeds of 1 GB are typical, as long as you can physically "see" the cell site. But the path loss is so great that the cells only cover several hundred feet, which means you need a lot of them. So at present, only the downtown area of large cities, some sporting venues, and some airports, are so equipped.

So, the question was, is 5G bad? No, not really. There are many advantages to 5G, most of which we won't fully realize until technology matures. But the marketing of 5G sucks, because it plays on the ignorance of the consumer, who will willingly rush out to buy a $1,200 iPhone, only to find out it performs no better than the 4G LTE phone he just surrendered. But the blonde in the ill-fitting suit and high heels was so convincing.

I have a cat named Lucas. He is a shorthair mixed tabby, weighs 15 pounds, and is about 8 years old. I am not sure, because he is a rescue. When I lived in Houston, he was one of the community cats at a condominium community where I lived. His previous owner had abandoned him there when he moved out, and we became friends. When I sold my condominium and moved out myself, I decided he would come with me. We moved from Houston to Beaumont, then to Lumberton, back to Houston, and back to Lumberton again. We rode out Hurricane Harvey together. He is a 100% indoor cat.

The Palestinians were given the land known as the Gaza Strip in exchange for peace. The Palestinians have not honored their part of the bargain. Therefore, Israel should terminate the agreement, evict the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and another country can put up with this nonsense.

I have a big cat, who was oblivious to the fact that it was World Cat Day.

Excellent advice. But of course, Trixie -always- has excellent advice.

Who is your favorite character?

Having [a] man again, doesn't necessarily mean having porn again. Unless both of you are adult performers who don't mind receiving no residuals and often being paid with rubber checks.

Having porn in a relationship is a choice. It's not like you're dating Bill Compton and saying, "I'll love you only if we can lay on the beach at midday." It also sets a standard that few men or women can actually achieve. It's a drug-induced (think Viagra) fantasy that raises the bar beyond what is achievable.

If you're going to have some man in your life, tell him to leave his porn collection (if he curates one) out of your relationship. If you're not willing to set that boundary, then find someone else.

I actually have a degree in English Literature. Unfortunately, the OP has disappeared.

I think it's more about marketing, Crystal. They just reopened restaurants and diners here in Houston, and I was only one of three people in Denny's. I think it will take awhile before people start patronizing otherwise open businesses. There is also a significant amount of backlash by consumers, who are angry that the businesses were closed in the first place,

Finding someone true, much less finding someone real, on singles dating sites seems to be a challenge. I feel you.

Sounds he's looking for a massage. From an experienced woman.

Is there a way that I can reconfigure my account so it rejects women under a certain age? I seem to be attracting Twentysomethings like a vacuum cleaner, and I want to concentrate on women my own age (if they genuinely exist).

Not spam. More like solicitation. Sugar is a euphemism for lettuce.

As long as you keep looking, you will find it, Grasshopper.

How do I search for a user on the system by username?

Is there a function on this system that allows a search for keywords within an essay? I was looking at a young woman on the system who said that she is hearing impaired but has the ability to read lips. Is there any way I can globally search those two fields?

Robert

The Mormons are polygamous (despite Official Declaration 1), but here's the rub. Although a man can have several wives (Joseph Smith had 28, Brigham Young had somewhat less), each one of his wives could have only ONE husband, the lucky priesthood holder himself.