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3G vs. 4G...does anyone see a difference
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My iPhone 4S usually always downloads faster than my Girlfriend's iPhone 4 on AT&T. I am tempted to switch to Verizon for LTE, but I have a ATT 21% FAN discount. and the share everything stuff is way more than my plan now since I have an individual plan.
Someone mentioned you can still request the older style individual plans. I will look into it when the new phone is announced. LTE from ATT is supposed to be coming to, or already in my area (STL)
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Just checked, AT&T has LTE in StL.
Someone mentioned you can still request the older style individual plans. I will look into it when the new phone is announced. LTE from ATT is supposed to be coming to, or already in my area (STL)
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Just checked, AT&T has LTE in StL.
Right. There is clearly a difference. HSPA+ will, however, become irrelevant soon, as the areas with HSPA+ are (generally) the first that will be covered by LTE.
There's GGG for 3G and GGGG for HSPA+
JB forever
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Pic or it didn't happen/doesn't exist
Lol
Its very simple to go in and replace the E, 3G and other stock icons up there.
I was just joking earlier but sounds like a fun idea
Lol
Its very simple to go in and replace the E, 3G and other stock icons up there.
I was just joking earlier but sounds like a fun idea
Do it, put it on Cydia... I don't know how too; otherwise, I would have placed the old 3G style icon up there.
For new customers switching to Verizon you can have any plan you want as long as it's a Share Everything plan.
Huge difference, I am currently using a Verizon S3 just to tide me over until the iphone 6th gen comes out next month.
I have unilimted data, and added the unlimited mobile hotspot for $30($24 after my discount) and i am tethering, two PC's, laptop, and two other phones off my S3. Works perfect and is just as good or better than my old comcast connection i had.
With LTE i am averaging around 30mb down and 15up all day and all night around here in Southern NH
I have unilimted data, and added the unlimited mobile hotspot for $30($24 after my discount) and i am tethering, two PC's, laptop, and two other phones off my S3. Works perfect and is just as good or better than my old comcast connection i had.
With LTE i am averaging around 30mb down and 15up all day and all night around here in Southern NH
Anyone here from outside of the US?
When will Europe incorporate LTE as their standard network?
And how does an iPad LTE perform with Verizon LTE?
When will Europe incorporate LTE as their standard network?
And how does an iPad LTE perform with Verizon LTE?
Are there any LTE networks out there for the iPhone yet?
Just as good as any other LTE device...
I get great HSPA+ ("4G") speeds in some areas, and nothing better than regular HSPA (3G) in other areas, despite the 4G logo. It all just depends. Some areas you will get 6Mb/s which is much faster than the 3G. Other places you will get 2Mb/s which is about on par with 3G.
HSPA+ will exist. Think of it as what Edge was to 3G. When 3G was spread out, Edge still existed, your phone just used the 3G unless you disabled 3G. AT&T is getting rid of Edge by 2017, and will have likely upgraded all their 3G (HSPA) towers to be HSPA+ by then. So essentailly the HSPA+ will be your backup to LTE instead of 3G or 2G.
So HSPA+ will be gone? I hope T-Mobile doesn't do this.
HSPA+ will exist. Think of it as what Edge was to 3G. When 3G was spread out, Edge still existed, your phone just used the 3G unless you disabled 3G. AT&T is getting rid of Edge by 2017, and will have likely upgraded all their 3G (HSPA) towers to be HSPA+ by then. So essentailly the HSPA+ will be your backup to LTE instead of 3G or 2G.
It's been mentioned but not stated explicitly: the main issue here is that there is no industry standard for what 3G or 4G (or LTE or EDGE) really mean in terms of downloading and uploading.
We can talk about it until we're blue in the face, and we'd still be comparing apples to oranges when it comes to what AT&T and VZW are offering.
We can talk about it until we're blue in the face, and we'd still be comparing apples to oranges when it comes to what AT&T and VZW are offering.
By US Carrier's definition and what they seem to be displaying on their devices
2G - 2G/E (Edge)
3G - HSPA, WCDMA
4G - HSPA+, WiMax (Sprint)
4G LTE - LTE, LTE-A
I'm guessing that in order to avoid confusion with HSPA+ 4G and WiMax, the network indicator on the next iPhone will either read "LTE" or "4G LTE".
2G - 2G/E (Edge)
3G - HSPA, WCDMA
4G - HSPA+, WiMax (Sprint)
4G LTE - LTE, LTE-A
I'm guessing that in order to avoid confusion with HSPA+ 4G and WiMax, the network indicator on the next iPhone will either read "LTE" or "4G LTE".
