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3G or 4g

Krystal_D
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
Is public mobile 3G or 4G now. As I am only getting 3G service on my iPhone 5
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benwarez
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
Wikipedia is elaborating on that in their 3/4/5G page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

Martin
Legend
Legend
*you people should be people.

Martin
Legend
Legend
*Long-Terms should be Long-Term.

Martin
Legend
Legend
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
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
Ok thanks you. Appreciate the quick responses 🙂

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

chukdefatey
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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.

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
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire
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
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

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

Krystal_D
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
Thought *

Krystal_D
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen
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
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

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.

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