10-12-2021, 11:02 PM
I recently rebuilt my desktop computer using a business class motherboard. It includes TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and Secure Boot firmware, for whatever either/both of those are worth. Probably a new way for Micro$oft to track what you're doing. It's fully Windows 11 compliant, allegedly. From what I've read about Win 11, if you don't have an internet connection, it doesn't work. Well, my Internet connection was down for better than 2 weeks after Hurricane Ida. It's still a bit flaky. When Windows 10 dies in 2023, I'll probably switch to a Linux distro full time.
Phones? "Real" 5G, i.e. millimeter wave connectivity is only available in the U.S. within the 70 major metropolitan areas, e.g. New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and so on. It's strictly line of sight, so you pretty much need to be able to see the antennas for it to work. If you're in the middle of a windowless building, forget it. Everywhere else, you have make-believe 5G. They repurposed the 850 MHz bands and former UHF TV channels 36 and up. They moved a lot of the 4G and any remaining legacy voice to to the 2 GHz range.
