LTE Speeds / accessibility

[Jim March]

I'm on Tmobile's 4G - which isn't LTE.  I hope Tmob stays with the way
they're going.

While their peak speed isn't as high as LTE can be, it's still not bad and
they've done several other things right:

* They're hot-rodding their older 3G network, basically - going from HSPA
to HSPA+.  This has let them expand 3G service for those users in lockstep
with 4G expansion.  Anybody on Verizon/Sprint/ATT 3G CDMA is seeing their
coverage frozen while those guys add 4G LTE support.  Not so Tmobile.

* Phones on Tmob don't have to have separate radios for voice and data, so
battery life is often better - esp. on lower-end devices.

* This "add versus replace" concept has let Tmob expand 4G faster and
cheaper.  I'm paying $70/mo for data (5gigs) and voice.  If I run out of
data I get slowed down (yeah, a lot) but it's still usable.  I can also
tether for that price and do voice calls while the data is still on,
tethered or otherwise.

* Tmob is by far the most tether-tolerant of the major carriers.

Note: to save money I bought my latest phone (HTC MyTouch 4G, Android 2.3)
for $100 at a pawn shop.  Damned good phone, actually.  This shaved $20 off
my bill for two years!  Used on Tmobile is the cheap way to go.

Jim

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> So far i have loved the 4g experience in the phx metro area. I get
> better reception in areas where i had iffy 3g coverage. and the speeds
> have ranged from 2-10x better depending on where i was. if i get 3 or
> more bars i can usually get 15-20MB up and down.
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Derek Trotter
> <expat.arizonan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It looks like that if you want to brag to people that you're on the
> fastest
> > network, go with AT&T.  If you want reliability, go with Verizon.
> >
> > On 4/16/2012 7:58, Lyle Tuttle wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gigaom.com/2012/04/14/solving-the-lte-puzzle-comparing-lte-performance/?utm_source=General+Users&utm_campaign=367387a6d7-c%3Amob%2Ctec%2Cvid%2Ccld%2Ccol%2Cbbd+d%3A04-16&utm_medium=email
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