Will iPhone 4 also benefit from HSDPA data speeds max out at 14Mb ???

[Menel]

So if I have an iPhone 4 now in Chicago and I get an average download speed of only 2.0 mbps on a theoretical max of 7.2 mbps, would an iPhone 4S make my 2.2 mbps actual speed faster just because it has a theoretical max of 14.4 mbps? Or is there a bottleneck that still would limit me to 2.0 mbps?

Tony

Do you have coverage for their new 4G/HSPA+ (not 4G/LTE) network in Chicago? If so, you would be connecting onto a different network and should see a speed bump.

If not... no.

 

[metsjetsfan]

4S is upgraded to using HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+. 14.4MBPS.

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I get 3-5mbps on my 4 in my area. That's plenty, broadband speed, on my handset. Thus one of the many reasons I'm not upgrading to 4S. But that's a personal decision.

Does the 4S have HSPA+? don't see it here

http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

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You are wrong.

It uses the MDM6600 chipset, feel free to look up it's spec sheet.

If that is the case why don't they advertise as HSPA+?? maybe since they don't want to piss off VZ and S?

 

[Tones2]

Do you have coverage for their new 4G/HSPA+ (not 4G/LTE) network in Chicago? If so, you would be connecting onto a different network and should see a speed bump.

If not... no.

Yes we do, so I guess that's good news. But I thought the 4S WASN'T HSPA+.


Tony

 

[Kaenon]

On my iPhone 4 I'm getting 80ms Ping, 22.46 Mbps Download and 3.21 Mbps Upload.

Oh wait, that's from Wifi

On 3G in my area I'm getting 265ms Ping, 1.43 Mbps Download and 0.85 Mbps Upload.

If I bought the Verizon iPhone 4S, would I see a benefit in 3G speeds?

 

[rjohnstone]

Just rewatched the keynote, re-read a few articles, and checked again on Apple's website and they all specifically state it is HSDPA. No mention of HSPA+ at all. Makes sense too because if it was HSPA+ capable, it would support speeds up to 21mbps instead of 14mbps.

HSPA+ starts at 14Mbps
HSDPA Release 5 is HSPA. (tops out at 14Mbps)
HSDPA Release 7 is HSPA+ (starts at 14Mbps)

If Apple used the MDM6600 radio, it will support HSPA+ (HSDPA Release 7)
I wouldn't be surprised to see if Apple chose to cripple it with HSDPA Release 5.

 

[YaBoiD]

Accoring to this article, it looks as if the 4S DOES support HSPA+

http://www.tipb.com/2011/10/06/iphone-4s-hspa/

 

[rjohnstone]

Accoring to this article, it looks as if the 4S DOES support HSPA+

http://www.tipb.com/2011/10/06/iphone-4s-hspa/

There's a difference between "supports" and implemented.

*If* the 4S has the MDM6600 radio, then yes it supports HSPA+.
The question is did Apple implement Release 5 HSDPA or Release 7.

My Atrix "supports" HSPA+, but didn't ship with it enabled.
It shipped with Release 5 HSDPA.
It took a firmware update to the radio from Motorola to enable this feature.

We'll have to wait and see what Apple ships the 4S with.