Beta 3: 'LTE' to '4G' change

[-BigMac-]

As far as i have searched, dont thin kanyone has mentioned this yet.

When 4G connection asvailble. the LTE is not displayed anymore, rather 4G is displayed.

As far as i know, this has never been the case, with any iOS Release.

Sorry if this has been covered before, but i thought its worth a new thread post just incase

xo

 

[cmatuk]

It happened to me too. On an iPad Mini. Not only it says 4G on the top bar but also on the cellular data settings. It now says "Enable 4G". I'm in Mexico on Telcel's network. (14.5.5). Maybe it will change back to LTE when the carrier update their settings?.

I liked LTE much more. In fact I manually changed that on an Android phone theme to display LTE instead of 4G just because it seems like the "4G" name it's just a marketing stunt by the carriers.

Who know's the reason behind this but I'd really like to figure it out.

 

[TC25]

As far as i have searched, dont thin kanyone has mentioned this yet.

Yes, it has already been mentioned. Click Here. I searched on.....lte.

...but i thought its worth a new thread post just incase

No, it wasn't worth a new thread. Worth a search, but not a new thread.

 

[daijholt]

I've still got "enable LTE" on mine, although I've yet to check whether I get 4G or LTE in my status bar because I've not been in LTE coverage since downloading beta 3. I'm in the UK though so mine may have been kept the same.

I hope so anyway, I prefer LTE to 4G, it's something that has helped distinguish iOS from android.

 

[KentuckyHouse]

I hope so anyway, I prefer LTE to 4G, it's something that has helped distinguish iOS from android.

Um, how so? How in the world does LTE distinguish iOS from Android???

 

[batting1000]

My Verizon iPhone still displays LTE.

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I hope so anyway, I prefer LTE to 4G, it's something that has helped distinguish iOS from android.

Lmao

 

[jeremiah239]

On Sprint it still says LTE on my iPhone 5.

So it goes 1x, 3G, LTE there is no "4G" on the Sprint iPhone 5, it goes from 3G to LTE.

 

[alexforget82]

Bell in Canada still displays LTE.

 

[tmanto02]

Mine went to 4g! I'm Telstra in Sydney for any Aussies out there

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Yes, it has already been mentioned. Click Here. I searched on.....lte.


No, it wasn't worth a new thread. Worth a search, but not a new thread.

Vote down.

 

[batting1000]

Sounds like a Telstra thing. Maybe beta 3 brought a carrier update which changed how it displays the connection or something.

 

[VSMacOne]

At&T still shows LTE.

 

[bad03xtreme]

Still LTE for me on iPhone 5 w/ Verizon.

 

[daijholt]

Um, how so? How in the world does LTE distinguish iOS from Android???

Not the technology, the symbol. I've yet to see an android handset that shows LTE instead of 4G in the status bar. I know they're both correct, but LTE feels like the technical abbreviation while 4G feels lazy to me.

 

[batting1000]

Not the technology, the symbol. I've yet to see an android handset that shows LTE instead of 4G in the status bar. I know they're both correct, but LTE feels like the technical abbreviation while 4G feels lazy to me.

Here's one. Sure it says both, but it's the same thing.

And another:

 

[0000757]

GSM Networks use HSPA+, which companies like AT&T and T-Mobile called "4G", even though it was not true 4G but just upgraded 3G. The speeds were faster than 3G but slower than LTE.

On AT&T, T-Mobile, and many other GSM carriers, all the 3G systems were upgraded to HSPA+. After the upgrade the iPhone would say 3G until a software update (6.1 I think) that changed the 3G symbol to 4G when on an HSPA+ network.

When you see the 4G icon (instead of LTE) it means you are not on LTE, but on HSPA+. It is the equivelant to the CDMA phone's "3G" symbol (since CDMA does not support HSPA+, the symbol was not changed). When you connect to LTE, the symbol will come back.

 

[daijholt]

Here's one. Sure it says both, but it's the same thing.

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And another:

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Those handsets in the UK only show 4G, without the LTE bit underneath. I've heard about the whole 4G really being hsdpa+ thing in the US though, that'd never fly in Britain!

 

[0000757]

Those handsets in the UK only show 4G, without the LTE bit underneath. I've heard about the whole 4G really being hsdpa+ thing in the US though, that'd never fly in Britain!

It did, actually. Britian had "4G" long before it had LTE.

 

[Smith288]

Mine shows LTE for AT&T.

 

[daijholt]

It did, actually. Britian had "4G" long before it had LTE.

I stand corrected.
I've never had a phone that said 4G on it though, it's always been H+ on android and 3G on iPhone.

 

[aDRock1154]

Verizon iPhone 5 and mine shows "LTE".

I'd rather it say "4G", as it takes up less space in the status bar.

 

[0000757]

I stand corrected.
I've never had a phone that said 4G on it though, it's always been H+ on android and 3G on iPhone.

It was changed on the iPhone in one of the 6.1 software upgrades on the 4S and 5 (since they are the only iPhones that support it)

 

[locoboi187]

On my sprint iphone 5 it shows LTE on the status bar and the settings

 

[apollo1444]

this policy change is due to regulators

I remember when the iPad 3 came out the apple website advertised it as a 4G device and the aussie regulators got apple to change their advertising in the australian website because LTE wasn't compatible in australia with that model.

 

[DDustiNN]

I'm on Verizon and nothing has changed. Still showing LTE.

I don't really see how it's a big deal either way though...?

 

[fabytmHD]

Those handsets in the UK only show 4G, without the LTE bit underneath. I've heard about the whole 4G really being hsdpa+ thing in the US though, that'd never fly in Britain!

Might never fly, but the US had 4G LTE much before the UK!AT&T and Verizon have a great LTE network over in the US, whereas EE in the UK is kind of lacking!