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Apple May Be Throttling Verizon iPhone 7 LTE Performance
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None of this has anything to do with the issue here.
So I assume the Sim-free phones would be throttled as well?
What a crock!
What a crock!
The maximum speeds are not important as no one needs that speed, the signal strength / quality and the performance at low strength is what matters. Unfortunately I seem to recall reading in a previous MR article that sadly also said the Intel performed worse in these conditions. I'd be interested in real world tests
If I could get to 15Mbps I would take that. I used to see it in Orlando...on my iPhone 4S. Haven't seen it once since getting LTE. Orlando, FL. Thanks AT&T.
Anyone else in Orlando? I seriously think (based on travel) that Orlando's AT&T LTE may be the worst of semi-major to major cities in the US.
Its probably like the 6S chipgate, real world its not an issue.
Apple's spokesperson's statement says nothing to deny they are throttling performance.
If this is true, **** Apple. I don't pay for verizon to be throttled by my phone company trying to save face/cash.
I'm already putting up with spinning beach ball on MacOS by just clicking the address bar in Safari...and countless other MacOS issues...If I dump MacOS or my iPhone i'm dumping both. ****'em
(i've been using mac since my dad bought a mac classic for like $6K in the mid eighties.)
I'm already putting up with spinning beach ball on MacOS by just clicking the address bar in Safari...and countless other MacOS issues...If I dump MacOS or my iPhone i'm dumping both. ****'em
(i've been using mac since my dad bought a mac classic for like $6K in the mid eighties.)
This "study" makes no sense at all. There are too many variables. How can they reach this conclusion by using two different modem/carrier combinations?
The only way to really tell if the Qualcomm model is being "throttled" is to use the same provider in both models. They should use TMo/AT&T (since they work with both models) and see if the Intel model is really getting slower speeds. Until then, the study is ********.
The only way to really tell if the Qualcomm model is being "throttled" is to use the same provider in both models. They should use TMo/AT&T (since they work with both models) and see if the Intel model is really getting slower speeds. Until then, the study is ********.
Do you remeber the iPhone 4s? It was a true "world phone". The last iPhone before Apple adopted LTE, which led them to create different models for different markets again because of a tremendous amount of LTE bands worldwide. So until the iPhone 4 and since the iPhone 5, we are having different iPhone models for different networks/markets.
Seems crazy they would do this...why not reward Verizon subscribers for choosing a superior network?
I hate when companies issue BS non-answers like this:
"Every iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus meets or exceeds all of Apple's wireless performance standards, quality metrics, and reliability testing," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. "In all of our rigorous lab tests based on wireless industry standards, in thousands of hours of real-world field testing, and in extensive carrier partner testing, the data shows there is no discernible difference in the wireless performance of any of the models."
The statement above does not confirm or deny anything from Cellular Insights. Apple would have been better off not commenting at all. Politicians and little kids answer questions in that manner.
/looks at Jr. with icing on face and crumbs on shirt
ME: "Mustang Jr. Did you eat that piece of cake?"
MJr: "I saw the cake. It was the cake. Cake was it is. Was it what I saw? Yes, I did see it there."
/strangles kid with his own intestines
"Every iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus meets or exceeds all of Apple's wireless performance standards, quality metrics, and reliability testing," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. "In all of our rigorous lab tests based on wireless industry standards, in thousands of hours of real-world field testing, and in extensive carrier partner testing, the data shows there is no discernible difference in the wireless performance of any of the models."
The statement above does not confirm or deny anything from Cellular Insights. Apple would have been better off not commenting at all. Politicians and little kids answer questions in that manner.
/looks at Jr. with icing on face and crumbs on shirt
ME: "Mustang Jr. Did you eat that piece of cake?"
MJr: "I saw the cake. It was the cake. Cake was it is. Was it what I saw? Yes, I did see it there."
/strangles kid with his own intestines
And watch bands. Don't forget the watch bands.
What do you expect, when people whine and complain about having amazing-yet-not-as-good-as-my-friend speeds, and continuously return phones to try to get parts that make no day to day impact on performance?
I'm in the Disney area of Orlando and yes my Att service really fell apart over the last few years. They would always blame it on congestion, but even in the tourist off season my speed was dreadful. During the holidays I'd be lucky to get 2mbps. I switched to T-Mobile back in spetember and usually get between 30-90mbps in the busy areas. The only problem is that's not reliable everywhere. Parts of Kissimmee and eastern Orange County it really drops off.
This will be a non-issue once Verizon finally dismantles their CDMA/EVDO network around 2019.
Yes, Sprint will probably still have CDMA in 2019, but who cares about them
Spokesperson Trudy Muller does sound like she understands technology. She just copy and pasted this answer from a file called 'what if someone asked about our different cellular chips'.
Whoops.
my opinion of Apple has dropped precipitously
Whoops.
my opinion of Apple has dropped precipitously
Unless you are actually comparing the different dBm values, there is no proof to this.
For example, Android "bars" seem to exaggerate signal versus iOS devices, even though the dBm values might be similar.