@Keskin wrote:
I suppose I was misguided but my understanding was that 3g could better penetrate buildings and other obstructions and therefore work in more places. If that's not the case than I guess there's no reason not to at least try the plan for a month. You also say I'd still be able to choose the more reliable network which is good.
While we're here, I'd ask a few more questions if that's ok. I'm not knowledgeable on this so apologies if they're dumb:
1. There may be no impact to reliability but how severe of an impact could it have on data usage and battery life, if any?
2. Would the plan still be able to connect to/and or would I be able to manually swap to 3g if needed, for example if 4g is not available in the area?
It's actually the other way around. LTE in Canada is available on lower frequency band in some locations than the HSPA network is. That itself will lead to better in-building coverage. There also locations that only have LTE coverage. LTE is more capcity efficient than HSPA meaning that LTE is less prone to cell breathing, something that shrinks the coverage area when the network is being used at full capacity. As said earlier, whether you are on a 3g or a 4g Public Mobile plan doesn't change the type of network that you can connect to.
When it comes to the network used for voice service, phone calls can only be done on the 3g network. Yes, you can manually select the 3g netowrk if you wish, but that's usually not necessary. As for battery life, in most cases, you'll probably want to let your phone decide which network is best to connect to.
