[mac4theblind] Re: How can you tell your connection type?
- From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:28:05 -0500
Actually, Sprint is the slowest using their 3G (EVDO service). You'll get at
most 2 megs down and about .5 to .8 up.
When they deploy LTE that will improve.
On Feb 15, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> yeah with at&t even 3g I got at best 65kbps down and about 19 up. Sprint is a
> lot better. Vz with lte you will get about 14 down and 6 up but that's the
> LTE.
>
> Take care.
> On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jonathan,
>> This is a perfect point and a real sticking point with me. AT&T is the
>> worst offender of this but T-Mobile also brands their HSPA variant as
>> nationwide 4G. In the US, the marketing for 4G does not match reality well
>> at all. Even the revision of LTE we're using now is barely considered 4G
>> and doesn't provide true 4G performance. Our friends in Europe and Asia for
>> example have options available north of 100 megabits. The 4G indicator on
>> the AT&T branded devices is complete bunk.
>>
>> Good catch and super point.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> On Feb 15, 2013, at 5:15 AM, Jonathan Mosen <jmosen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes but interestingly enough, as a marketing gimmick, AT&T requires Apple
>>> to display "4g" when you have an HSPA+ connection. On networks in the rest
>>> of the world, such a connection causes the phone to display 3G. You're
>>> right. LTE is true 4G.
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>> On 15/02/2013, at 10:02 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So just for clarification.
>>>>
>>>> 3G in the truest sense is the technologies like CDMA / EVDO Rev a and B or
>>>> HSPA and it's variants. This is a 3rd gen technology that supports up to
>>>> about 14 megabits per second or up to about 2 megabits per second in the
>>>> case of EVDO.
>>>> The 4G or 4th gen uses LTE (long term evolution) which is a GSM
>>>> extension that supports data speeds of up to 65 MBPS for the initial form
>>>> of LTE deployed in the US. LTE1 or the next rev will deployed on AT&T and
>>>> VZ by the end of Q2 and supports up to 100 MBPS.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 14, 2013, at 1:21 PM, John Harden <jharden01@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know an awful lot about LTE 4G 3G or whatever. However, I live in
>>>>> Daytona Beach Florida and have LTE.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 13, 2013, at 12:23 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wondering if anyone has an AT&T or any for that matter LTE enabled
>>>>>> device like the iPad or iPhone 5? Is there an indicator for LTE or does
>>>>>> it just say 4G? I have an AT&T iPad and was in LTE enabled cities and
>>>>>> the indicator was always 4G which is shown for HSPA+ / HSPA connections.
>>>>>> Wonder if anyone lives in an LTE enabled area and knows whether the
>>>>>> status bar shows something for LTE or if the indicator is just 4G.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>
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