That's a really good point. It probably matters for someone jumping to broadband/LTE speed from something like DSL/2G speed. I agree, I'd suspect you'd see no change in usage for someone going from 7MB down to 100...especially on a smartphone.
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That's a really good point. It probably matters for someone jumping to broadband/LTE speed from something like DSL/2G speed. I agree, I'd suspect you'd see no change in usage for someone going from 7MB down to 100...especially on a smartphone.
I remember when Verizon turned on XLTE in Columbus as a trial. My iPhone 5s could pull 100 Mbps. Now Verizon has throttled data speeds to 30/30 Mbps to keep the network smooth. T-Mobile here I can pull 100 megs down and a 30Mbps up throttled.
I have 30gb of data available monthly.
I WANT to use more data as I only use about 6-7gb of that 30 on average.
And a 1 minute video, no matter how fast you download it, is still going to take 1 minute to watch. True download speeds at any given moment is also dependent on server speed. So this argument that we will blow through more data doesn't hold too much water.
In the end, these speeds aren't going to be constant and what they will do is allow a faster, more reliable connection while the cellular towers are loaded with users.
In Cleveland at an Indians game a few weeks ago, I had very good service compared to a few years ago when you could barely text people. I could actually watch Browns highlights with the football game going on simultaneously about a mile away.
I WANT to use more data as I only use about 6-7gb of that 30 on average.
And a 1 minute video, no matter how fast you download it, is still going to take 1 minute to watch. True download speeds at any given moment is also dependent on server speed. So this argument that we will blow through more data doesn't hold too much water.
In the end, these speeds aren't going to be constant and what they will do is allow a faster, more reliable connection while the cellular towers are loaded with users.
In Cleveland at an Indians game a few weeks ago, I had very good service compared to a few years ago when you could barely text people. I could actually watch Browns highlights with the football game going on simultaneously about a mile away.
There's no need for me to post a pic of my download speed because it's not that spectacular, but I'm still impressed with the improvement in AT&T the past day or so. Where I'm located, just outside Phoenix, I was accustom to 5-8Mb/s. Now I'm 47-50Mb/s, so could not be more pleased. I have the grandfathered unlimited data plan which I've yet to see throttled since the new policy went into place, and since my home service with Century Link is painfully erratic, so I may turn off my wifi connection for the time being and enjoy connection speeds I've only heard others talk about. I'm sure the amount of data I'll use will go up, as others have suggested.
the pages you visit dont magically use more data because your speeds are faster
That's 'cause there's no one there to use the bandwidth!Its all about Canada baby!!! #bell #iphone7plus
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That's 'cause there's no one there to use the bandwidth!
Funny funny! I live in Downtown #yyc and its not as busy as it once was but still, speeds like this were never this high on a 6/6S. LTE Advanced!
AT&T has had carrier aggregation since 2014 or so. Even the iPhone 6 could do 2xCA. iPhone7 does 3xCA.
AT&T/Verizon/TMo are all deploying it now.
Correct.
But it could work a little like 2 people going for lunch at an all you can eat buffet.
One guy eats slow and takes his time chewing and socializing. Within a half hour that he got for lunch he went up and got 2 plates of food and 1 plate of deserts at the end.
The other dude eats fast and within the same time he had 5 plates of food, 2 plates of desert, 1 plate of fruit and a big bowl of ice cream
The faster eater ended up costing the Chinese buffet way more for food cost compared to the price he and the other slow eater paid.
Correct.
But it could work a little like 2 people going for lunch at an all you can eat buffet.
One guy eats slow and takes his time chewing and socializing. Within a half hour that he got for lunch he went up and got 2 plates of food and 1 plate of deserts at the end.
The other dude eats fast and within the same time he had 5 plates of food, 2 plates of desert, 1 plate of fruit and a big bowl of ice cream
The faster eater ended up costing the Chinese buffet way more for food cost compared to the price he and the other slow eater paid.
Still takes me the same amount of time to read an article or watch a video, is the argument against that POV.
Also, Speedtest doesn't translate into a host's true sustained download speeds.
Correct.
But if the pages took a while to load or video was buffering with stop and go then you could consume more content than before in the same time. Also connection speed sometimes determines the quality of video. If on slow connection lower bit rate, if fast it can go up to 720p.
Better quality video more data used etc...
but honestly, how many people are going to change their habits and use exponentially more data because of higher speeds. I venture to say most users who don't check their speeds are using their phones as any other user would. They aren't going to all of the sudden start speed surfing because they have faster speeds which in most cases wouldn't even be noticeable without testing.
You'd have to discern "fast" and "slow" speeds and where in that range do videos affect resolution. Here in Miami, I am always above 20mbps.
Remember, we are basing this point of discussion on a post claiming users would use "way more data". A gig or two a month wouldn't fall under way more in my eyes.
I was getting higher speeds on my 6s+ a year ago -- 225mbit.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/1399745896
Oddly the 7+ with the craptacular intel modem can't keep up despite being a 3x CA component.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/1399745896
Oddly the 7+ with the craptacular intel modem can't keep up despite being a 3x CA component.
Yup. Especially when you have carriers, like TMobile, that zero-rate speed test data, host their own test servers, and selectively throttle data down like Youtube/Netflix, so the speed test numbers look higher than everyone else's.
I hear you, if you're getting good speeds like that then great speeds like 100mbps from 20mbps wont make any difference.