[mac4theblind] Re: How can you tell your connection type?
- From: Jonathan Mosen <jmosen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:15:04 +1300
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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