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Smithtown, NY | reply to djdanska
Re: does it really matter what we call it? said by djdanska:They where calling handsets with max speeds of 3.6Mbps 3.5G a few years ago. Now that HSPA+ has moved to 21Mb connections, i would clearly say it has improved 3g technology. Hell, even my t-mobile 3g connection went from 600kbps down to just under 7Mbps down.
And to be honest, i can really care less what they call it. Call it panther speed. whatever. lol Just like i don't care what comcast calls it's docsis 3 tiers. Tell me the details tell me the latency, the max speed, the cap, will i be throttled. And right now i will take my 3g t-mobile connection with 7.2Mb max speeds (my own hardwares max capability, not network) on its existing network vs. verizon's lte. If i want to match verizons 4g speeds, all it takes is one phone call to t-mobile. I'm eligible for a upgrade, to a 4g data card. done.
I agree with this. Although people here at DSLR love to kick and scream how these services aren't "technically" 4G, does it really matter? There should be a term to show that they are substantially better than 3G (and they are), so why not use 4G? The big, scary carriers needed a term, and the ITU failed to provide one, so they picked it themselves. Oh the humanity! |
