I'm getting similar improvements in Metrowest, Mass. My ip4 saw speeds around 1-2mbps while my ip4S is getting up to 6. Me likey.
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Some AT&T Users Seeing Much Improved 3G Speeds with iPhone 4S
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2.53/1.44 here in quaint old Wexford, PA. For those who don't know, we're a small town outside of Pittsburgh that lacks a government.
Definitely a step up from the 0.10/0.02 that I was getting before with my 4.
I had and have AT&T.
2.53/1.44 here in quaint old Wexford, PA. For those who don't know, we're a small town outside of Pittsburgh that lacks a government.
Definitely a step up from the 0.10/0.02 that I was getting before with my 4.
I had and have AT&T.
On the iPhone. Verizon pretty much kicks everyone's butt with real 4G LTE phones. 20+ mb/sec easy. Better than my charter internet.
Uh what?
http://www.macstories.net/news/veri...ompress-images-videos-to-keep-its-network-up/
https://ecache.vzw.com/imageFiles/Myacct/nda/images/docs/VerizonWirelessServiceInformation.pdf
http://support.verizonwireless.com/terms/network_optimization.html
TL;DR Verizon compresses the images and videos...
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I'm getting 5-5.5mbps where I live in the Atlanta metro area (Cobb County). I've seen a substantial improvement in ping time, too, usually around 60-80ms now on the 4s. Very impressed. I used to get about half the throughput and twice the ping on the 4.
I'm getting 5-5.5mbps where I live in the Atlanta metro area (Cobb County). I've seen a substantial improvement in ping time, too, usually around 60-80ms now on the 4s. Very impressed. I used to get about half the throughput and twice the ping on the 4.
Verizon v. AT&T
I suspect that there will always be regional differences to factor in, but I am one who, with the arrival of the 4S, have switched from AT&T to Verizon. Here in the Bay Area, comparing the two is perfectly exemplified by the story of the tortoise and the hare. AT&T's network, in places, is indeed capable of multi-megabit speed, but it has so many holes in it that it's almost useless. And Verizon has LTE *today*, and it works really, really well. I'm going with an LTE MiFi instead of tethering for now. I suspect I'll be much happier than I was.
I suspect that there will always be regional differences to factor in, but I am one who, with the arrival of the 4S, have switched from AT&T to Verizon. Here in the Bay Area, comparing the two is perfectly exemplified by the story of the tortoise and the hare. AT&T's network, in places, is indeed capable of multi-megabit speed, but it has so many holes in it that it's almost useless. And Verizon has LTE *today*, and it works really, really well. I'm going with an LTE MiFi instead of tethering for now. I suspect I'll be much happier than I was.
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I wish I remembered where I saw this, but there was even an article comparing graphics downloaded on sites on Verizon and AT&T, each on an iPhone 4. The Verizon side had noticeable color banding and compression artifacts in the images.
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I wish I remembered where I saw this, but there was even an article comparing graphics downloaded on sites on Verizon and AT&T, each on an iPhone 4. The Verizon side had noticeable color banding and compression artifacts in the images.
It's latency. The number of ms it takes for a packet to go from your device to the other end, and then for the reply to come back.
Lower is better.
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Dc area speed boost is huge! But my phone just told me 20% battery remaining. So I'm not happy about that. I'm sure they'll fix the battery life soon though.
Dc area speed boost is huge! But my phone just told me 20% battery remaining. So I'm not happy about that. I'm sure they'll fix the battery life soon though.
PLEASE stop quoting this video.. look at the 2-3 bars signal on the AT&T phone in this test. Please.. you're gonna compare that to a Verizon and Sprint iPhone 4S getting 4-5 bars? Sure, all areas are going to differ depending which network you are on, but to post that video with 2 bars on one of the phones and claim the network is slower overall is pathetic. Even with the lower signal, the AT&T iPhone 4S loads youtube videos and some tests faster. Ha.
Verizion & Sprint = Slow
I never really thought to check, but your right. I live across the river near glen carbon and get nearly the same speeds; 1.29 down, and 1.35 up. (iPhone 4) Sadly, Verizon and Sprint aren't any better here.
Same problem here, just got my fastest speed yet, 1.23 down and 1.24 up... THATS ON A IPHONE 4S, on At&t!
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Not bad but Unavailable in the uk, stupid 2005 networks!
That said I've seen 4.85mb+ on my 4
Be great once the uk gets the faster networks widespread. Heck the cell tower I connect to at home sees about 2mb down, 0.1 up
Not bad but Unavailable in the uk, stupid 2005 networks!
That said I've seen 4.85mb+ on my 4
Be great once the uk gets the faster networks widespread. Heck the cell tower I connect to at home sees about 2mb down, 0.1 up
1mbps to 3 mbps now north of Philly
I'm not getting very spectacular improvements. From 1mbps on AT&T with my 4 to 3mbps now on my 4S.
I'm not getting very spectacular improvements. From 1mbps on AT&T with my 4 to 3mbps now on my 4S.