Comments on: 4G or not 4G, that is the question

By: Mäkkihöperö

Mäkkihöperö — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:13:59 +0000

Problem is in the frequencies supported.
It just happens that EU has standardized on different frequencies than USA.
How hard is it for Apple to support both? Software update?
I think that some Android devices support both…

By: Derek Currie

Derek Currie — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:18:32 +0000

4G = LTE Advanced or WirelessMAN-Advanced (IEEE 802.16m). (My usual rant).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

Until real 4G standard services are available somewhere in the world, I can’t stop LAUGHING at all the contention about fake ’4G’.

By: Mr. Peabody

Mr. Peabody — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:03:13 +0000

I was in St. Louis this last weekend and was getting between 8 and 12 mb/s on my iPod Touch using a Verizon MiFi (LTE). Was that 4G?

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:38:59 +0000

It has always been the carriers ripping us off. They’re the ones selling us the 4g service that’s not 4g. Everyone always has some **** to say, I heard t-mobile is offering $200 debit card when you trade in your iPhone for a droid or other smartphone, just shows you how desperate even they are to ride apples bandwagon.

By: vanfruniken

vanfruniken — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:01:24 +0000

Simple: All iOS should do is dynamically display 4G when ACTUAL speeds exceed a certain limit, irrespective of carrier. If a 4G of 3G HS*PA+ network doesn’t reach this limit, don’t display 4G, just display 3G+.
That way, Apple can truly claim that it is using its own, consistent criterion for 4G.

By: beinghuman

beinghuman — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:24:22 +0000

Terminology used by Apple is somehow accurate. Though the technology offered by Providers Down Under are not compatible with the 4G, one of the 3rd generation iPad features is having a 4G capability. Meaning, if the Aussies take the “iPad” out to the US, Scandinavian or South Korea per se, that “iPad” which was bought in Australia would surely align with the speed of 4G terminology. In a way, Apple has done nothing wrong if it put a fineprint of “please check with your local service provider for compatibility.” That’s what I look at this.

By: Rorschach

Rorschach — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:04:28 +0000

Well, here in the UK, they’re only just releasing the TV frequencies that 4G devices will use, so by the time the iPhone 7 and fifth gen iPad hit the market we might have some sort of 4G network.

By: bandicoot

bandicoot — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:06:05 +0000

One can only imagine the headaches Apple has dealing with the Telstra knuckleheads in Australia.

According to Apple Insider, Apple defended itself in federal court in Australia and claimed that, “Apple’s argument calls out the semantics surrounding “4G” and claims that Australia’s networks are mislabeled, not the iPad.”

Seems like there’s another side (Apple’s) to this story that didn’t rate a mention in this article. Shame.

By: alex

alex — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:52:32 +0000

at times I get over 7Mbs on my 4s in Columbus, Ohio…overall the 4s is much better than the 4 when it come to data…I really don’t get below 1Mbs like did I regularly.

By: Thelonious Mac

Thelonious Mac — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:07:38 +0000

I bet between 1Mb/sec and 5Mb/s.
Downtown Los Angeles. Was hoping for better.