3G or 4g

[Krystal_D]

Is public mobile 3G or 4G now. As I am only getting 3G service on my iPhone 5

[benwarez]

Wikipedia is elaborating on that in their 3/4/5G page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

[Martin]

*you people should be people.

[Martin]

*Long-Terms should be Long-Term.

[Martin]

LTE stands for Long-Terms Evolution. With a descriptor like that, I think it will be a LONG time before real 5G is introduced.

As implied above, 4G is not 4G. HSPA+ is more akin to 3.5G or 3.75G.

Due to a lack of a regulatory body to define, for example, what 4G entails, carriers decided to use 4G for marketing purposes, though their technology is not at that standard.

If Telus advertised that it was using 3.5G or 3.75G (truthful advertising) and Rogers advertised 4G ("embellished" advertising, you people would leave Telus for Rogers in droves.

[Krystal_D]

Ok thanks you. Appreciate the quick responses 🙂

[makkahn28]

I have it. MTE, the next wave of Frequency telecommunications

[chukdefatey]

Technology is always moving ahead. Most likely for the next ten year is going to be focusing on 4G LTE. Remember we don't even have voice calling on 4G LTE, which however should be happening sometime this year.

[makkahn28]

Just wait. When 5G comes, HSPA+ will be Put down, leaving only HSPA+4G, 4G LTE, and then 5G. Then when 6G comes, HSPA+4G will be retired, leaving 4G LTE, 5G and 6G.

[chukdefatey]

If you have no Data it makes no difference if you are on 3G/so called 4G or even 4G LTE. 4G is actually LTE. carrier just started to calling 3G HSPA+ 4G but it's not.

[Griff]

If you have a plan without data then it doesn't really matter, may as well leave it off. 

[Krystal_D]

Thought *

[Krystal_D]

Should I turns LTE on? I bought LTE was oy for people who have a data package. Which I don't not have lol.

[Griff · Accepted solution]

4G/HSPA+/LTE.
The iPhone doesn't display "4G" if not connected to LTE, it'll just say "3G" even if it is on what is considered a 4G connection.