Friend's 4S shows a 4G symbol.

[Dumbledorelives]

I was looking at my friend's phone today and I noticed the weirdest thing. He had a 4G symbol instead of a 3G one. Can anyone explain this?

 

[Spink10]

Yes he is on iOS 5.1 - he DOES NOT receive faster speeds.

 

[-aggie-]

It's just AT&T's fake 4G (HSPA). Here for better explanation:

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/14774537/

 

[lifeguard]

Yes he is on iOS 5.1 on AT&T- he DOES NOT receive faster speeds.

fixed that for you

 

[Moyank24]

It's just AT&T's fake 4G (HSPA). Here for better explanation:

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/14774537/

Lies....

My phone is at least 1G faster since the change. I can tell. Really.

 

[rdowns]

Lucky dude, I heard there were certain users who received a 4G upgrade with 5.1. It was based on when your iPhone was produced I think.

 

[Applejuiced]

Hello and welcome to 2 months ago

 

[0000757]

Lucky dude, I heard there were certain users who received a 4G upgrade with 5.1. It was based on when your iPhone was produced I think.

No. Not at all. Every iPhone 4S is the same.

AT&T and T-Mobile call their HSPA+ network "4G" but in reality it's just a faster 3G system. AT&T and T-Mobile did this because Sprint and Verizon already had actual legit 4G (WiMax and LTE Respectively). There is no 4G iPhone or any iPhone that supports 4G.

 

[Menel]

No. Not at all. Every iPhone 4S is the same.

AT&T and T-Mobile call their HSPA+ network "4G" but in reality it's just a faster 3G system. AT&T and T-Mobile did this because Sprint and Verizon already had actual legit 4G (WiMax and LTE Respectively). There is no 4G iPhone or any iPhone that supports 4G.

The 5mbps I get on my 3G iPhone 4 is consistently better performance than I see on Sprint WiiMax phones.

I'll take 3G/HSPA (and definitely 4G/HSPA+) over 4G/WiMax any day.

What value is there in a 'name' or a 'technology'... if it doesn't perform?
And vise versa. What does the name/technology matter if the performance is there.

iPhone 4S users on ATT 4G/HSPA+ network scoring 8-9mbps, on a mobile. That rocks most people's broadband. at what the actual tech is.

 

[rdowns]

No. Not at all. Every iPhone 4S is the same.

AT&T and T-Mobile call their HSPA+ network "4G" but in reality it's just a faster 3G system. AT&T and T-Mobile did this because Sprint and Verizon already had actual legit 4G (WiMax and LTE Respectively). There is no 4G iPhone or any iPhone that supports 4G.

That's what they want you to think.

 

[Kyotoma]

No. Not at all. Every iPhone 4S is the same.

AT&T and T-Mobile call their HSPA+ network "4G" but in reality it's just a faster 3G system. AT&T and T-Mobile did this because Sprint and Verizon already had actual legit 4G (WiMax and LTE Respectively). There is no 4G iPhone or any iPhone that supports 4G.

You obviously don't understand sarcasm.

Anyway, you're wrong. LTE and WiMax are not 4G. WiMax 2.0 and LTE-Advanced are. All of the mobile phone companies that advertise 4G actually don't have it yet.