This only means the data gets to you faster not that it uses it up faster. A 2gb cap is the same on either network speed. I guess you could imagine that the faster you get stuff the faster you'll eat through it but still.
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'iPhone 5' to Support 21 Mbps HSPA+ '4G' Technology
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This only means the data gets to you faster not that it uses it up faster. A 2gb cap is the same on either network speed. I guess you could imagine that the faster you get stuff the faster you'll eat through it but still.
Here's a quick and very dirty edit of the picture for a size comparison.
I did a perspective crop to (mostly) adjust for the perspective, then adjusted the contrast to make the outline stand out a little more, then copied over the iPhone 4 picture. The iPhone 5 outline is clearly slightly taller, and a bit wider, than the 4. The cutout of the 4 overlay is just something I did to make it a little easier to line up, since the outline of the 5 is so light.
Edit: My opinion is that we shouldn't read too much in to this. I think it's more likely that someone just clicked the rounded rectangle tool and dragged a shape about the size of an iPhone to get it done quickly, as opposed to actually bringing in an iPhone 5 photo and tracing it's exact dimensions.
I did a perspective crop to (mostly) adjust for the perspective, then adjusted the contrast to make the outline stand out a little more, then copied over the iPhone 4 picture. The iPhone 5 outline is clearly slightly taller, and a bit wider, than the 4. The cutout of the 4 overlay is just something I did to make it a little easier to line up, since the outline of the 5 is so light.
Edit: My opinion is that we shouldn't read too much in to this. I think it's more likely that someone just clicked the rounded rectangle tool and dragged a shape about the size of an iPhone to get it done quickly, as opposed to actually bringing in an iPhone 5 photo and tracing it's exact dimensions.
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Hopefully this will help somewhat, as a former ATT(Cingular and Baby Bell before that) Rep. many people with multiple lines but upgrade eligibility on only 1 of the lines that isn't their own simply upgrade the eligible line to iPhone 5, let them set it all up for you and swap the sim cards. Call customer service afterwards to make any necessary changes to data plans. If you want to stay on the safe side let the upgraded line be billed for 1 month with the iPhone data plan as well, but this truly should make no difference. Ultimately the carriers want you to have the new phone 1 way or another, my district manager told me of this method during training as a way to make sure no one went home without the new phone that they wanted.
I would buy it for HSPA+, I already get 6Mbps over HSPA, so I'll expect to get 17+ over HSPA+
Mobile Users in Europe would love this, our networks are easily coping with HSPA and unmetered caps, and HSPA+ would please everyone since its nearly already fully rolled out.
Apple wouldn't be allowed to sell a 4G in the UK, the 4G frequencies will not be sold till 2013
Mobile Users in Europe would love this, our networks are easily coping with HSPA and unmetered caps, and HSPA+ would please everyone since its nearly already fully rolled out.
Apple wouldn't be allowed to sell a 4G in the UK, the 4G frequencies will not be sold till 2013
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Exactly what 'metric' are you using to determine Samsung is more successful than Apple?
Exactly what 'metric' are you using to determine Samsung is more successful than Apple?
That Samsung has the art of photo copying perfected
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This is why I have repeatedly stated that HSPA+, not LTE, would be the likely network upgrade for the fifth-generation iPhone.
The rest of the world has good HSPA+ coverage; it's probably even better in southeast Asia.
LTE is not a likely candidate in 2011, there are simply too many international markets that haven't rolled out LTE.
Wait... you've been pushing for 4G when you already have 7.2 Mbps? -_- That's faster than 50% of home connections.
The only think that I could see to cause this would be streaming video. Many of today's video streaming services provide variable quality based on available bandwidth to the client.
Higher Quality video stream = greater bandwidth usage.
So in theory watching the same episode of your favorite tv show on hulu\netflix may use more bandwidth on an LTE connection then a 3G connection.
I for one do NOT want to lose my unlimited internet, but just as mrial said above "browsing habits change".
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This is going to be the longest week ever!
ha just wait, the announcement is only a week away. You will have to wait even longer to get one in your hands.
I'd probably use it just as much but it would load faster so that would be great. I just hope there'll be an option to turn it off like 3G because on 3G my iPhone 4's battery drains fast as it is so it's probably gonna be even worse with this "4G"
Even if I tethered, I'd still only be downloading the same content I would be downloading even if I had the 3G connection. So I don't see how "4G" would make me rage about my cap?!?
Theres a lot of work involved in managing a tethered connection and its harder with higher speeds. Of course I turn off Dropbox syncing and Backblaze backups when Im tethered.
But with lower speeds, its doesnt matter so much if I forget Backblaze, because I will notice the full red upload bars in Little Snitchs network monitor and remember to turn off Backblaze, and it probably only uploaded a few MB. Same with random iTunes downloads. But if the connection is much higher, something might have uploaded tens or hundreds of megabytes before I notice.
(I still want a faster connection, of course.)
Any reasonable person would never believe the iPhone 5 was getting LTE, especially with AT&Ts network so small. Apple wouldn't sacrifice form and battery life to satisfy Verizon customers, and LTE isn't that widely available in any other country in the world.
Please someone enlighten me and tell me what do we need 4G speed for and what applications will you use it with that sort of speed?
Most of people here they don't even have access to 4G but yet they want it in iPhone and they can't explain even why that want it.
There where I live I got 3G most of the time and I am more than happy....for torrents I got desktop at home
Most of people here they don't even have access to 4G but yet they want it in iPhone and they can't explain even why that want it.
There where I live I got 3G most of the time and I am more than happy....for torrents I got desktop at home
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I hope the new itouch has 4g capabilities, 3g sure, but 4g woulg be awesome even if they make it thicker
I hope the new itouch has 4g capabilities, 3g sure, but 4g woulg be awesome even if they make it thicker
It would make no difference to a casual user. I would still stream my Spotify, watch my Netflix and browse my Facebook. Just because I get the data faster doesn't mean I'm sucking down more data.
Even if I tethered, I'd still only be downloading the same content I would be downloading even if I had the 3G connection. So I don't see how "4G" would make me rage about my cap?!?
People would be more inclined to download or stream more content if the "wait" went away - it's completely psychological. Usage patterns change when the bandwidth is there to support it.
Well obviously, the GSM iPhone is way more important to Apple then the CDMA iPhone,
CDMA makes perhaps 5% of Apples iPhone Buyers, with GSM taking up 95%,
While I don't doubt the CDMA numbers are low, are these real statistics or did you just make them up?
Please someone enlighten me and tell me what do we need 4G speed and what applications will you use it with that sort of speed?
Most of people here they don't even have access to 4G but yet they want it in iPhone and they can't explain even why that want it.
There where I live I got 3G most of the time and I am more than happy....for torrents I got desktop at home
It's pretty much a scam on the part of the telecommunication companies. They've all prepared for it by instituting lower and lower data caps while increasing bandwidth. They're attempting to trap their customers in costlier monthly bills, since there's no other way to increase their profits. Originally they tried to force pay-for-services on their customers, but after the iPhone and AppStore gave users alternative choices to those services, most of them have disappeared and now they need to find another way to increase their revenue.
I find it ironic that my AT&T mobile connection is faster than my AT&T DSL connection. Just goes to show where AT&T is hoping to push their customers towards.