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'iPhone 5' to Support 21 Mbps HSPA+ '4G' Technology
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Actually it won't matter to 99% of the market. People would still by the iPhone even it was a repackaged iPhone 3. We're not talking about rocket scientists here. We're talking, Oh boy!! The iPhone!! I want one!!!
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It takes the same length of time to watch a video, or listen to a song, no matter how fast it downloads. That is now, and will be in the future, the limit. Not the download speed.
JangoFett124 said:
It takes the same length of time to watch a video, or listen to a song, no matter how fast it downloads. That is now, and will be in the future, the limit. Not the download speed.
If you look at the placeholder for the iPhone 5, you can see that it's bigger than the other current iPhones. (
They must already know it has a 4inch screen. Or maybe they just did that because they read the same rumors we do. Or, it's all an accident.
Just something I noticed.
They must already know it has a 4inch screen. Or maybe they just did that because they read the same rumors we do. Or, it's all an accident.
Just something I noticed.
Is it me, forced perspective, or wishful thinking that the place holder image in the photo looks as if iPhone 5 is larger and resembles the leaked i5 cases?
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Dude, great minds think alike! See my post below yours.
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Dude, great minds think alike! See my post below yours.
So move, or switch carriers, or take AT&T on their never ending offer to send out MicroCells.
I mean you're telling us you pay for Unlimited Data, and get those speeds?
Do you realize you're being taken?
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You won't reach your cap faster just because speeds are faster but when speeds are improved and streaming, downloading, and browsing are more convenient it's likely to be something you do a little more of. Obviously this won't effect everybody.
dewski said:
You won't reach your cap faster just because speeds are faster but when speeds are improved and streaming, downloading, and browsing are more convenient it's likely to be something you do a little more of. Obviously this won't effect everybody.
True, but I'm talking more about the time waiting to download. Plus you have to factor in that quality increases over time, which means an increase in file size.
Finally. Not until the 6th page did someone mention it. I was reading it all before I did.
It may or may not mean anything... but check out that size and shape. Matches up with all those rumors.
Not sure how people ever reach caps on iPhones. Without tethering, none of the 5 people on my plan ever go over 2 GB per month. They all have Unlimited Plans. And they use the hell out of their iPhones.
That's incorrect. It depends on what the user is doing. If they are transferring files, they absolutely will. If they are streaming, then they may not.
Which means at 3Mbps you can reach it in 39 minutes. Doubt anyone is really doing that though.
A 8 Mb file is still a 8 Mb file and a 3 minute video is still a 3 minute video
True, but if you finish that 8MB file faster, then you might DL another since you now have more time.
Thanks for posting your experience, as I had the same questions being a current unlimited plan holder. I do notice on AT&T's website that they have different plans for 4G data but they list the same prices as the 3G plans...for now.
As to this news, I was hoping that the iPhone 5 would have at least HSPA+ and would frankly be very surprised if it doesn't, since it seems trivial (based on what I know) to add support for it. LTE is a whole different animal, but given my limited use of 3G data in the first place I would rather stick with HSPA+ for now and get better battery life until LTE hardware has evolved further.
Who cares?
Right now AT&T iPhones max out at about 3.5 - 5 Mbps.
21 Mbps HSPA+ will see real speeds of 10 Mbps.
I'll take it.
Yeah, I imagine the big data consumers are mostly streaming video and/or music (the latter possibly all day).
OOC, do you watch video like that at home? Why not use WiFi? Do you commute?
Not trying to _stalk_ you or anything, just curious ...
Not sure if this helps, but someone may have already answered this. I'm in the same predicament - somewhat but without upgrade date dilemma. I have two lines (account is in my name) and one of the two lines (the line/phone I'm not using) is eligible for upgrade. I spoke to two different ATT store associates at two completely different times about how I could upgrade to the new hardware and I got the same answer from both.
I was told that since the account is in my name, I can upgrade the hardware on the eligible line and once the new phone (iPhone 4S/5) is in my possession, I can bring my iP4 (non-upgrade eligible line/phone) in to the ATT store and have my existing number ported to the new device. My old iP4 would then become an iPhone 4 Touch ~ so to speak.
It's also strangely translucent. So maybe three variants: black, white, clear.
I know, I know. It may mean nothing. Just hoping whoever created this slide pays as much attention to detail as apple.
Deellow- nice catch!
You are talking about theoretical max bandwidth here...uploading a 5-minute 720p video (over 200MB of data) would take over 2 hours on 3G, think about it.