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Help with Question: What is 4G
Mikewillenbring
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‎03-22-2011 06:29 PM

I have a presentation that I am giving where I have to discuss what the difference between 3G and 4G is. I need to simplify this idea down to the basics and I need to first know what 3G and 4G are in the first place. I have a very vague knowledge about this area and would love some help from people who know what they are talking about. Any Help would be appreciated.

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Re: Help with Question: What is 4G
Neander
Contributor - Level 2
‎03-23-2011 02:13 AM

Howcum I'm the first one to open his mouth around here?            Maybe I should get a life?

 

Go to www.speedtest.net, and measure your connection speed.    The unit of measure is Mbps  MegaBits per Second.  What does it mean in the real world?   One mgbps is barely adiquate to watch a YouTube or Hulu without interminable BUFFERING breaks.


My current 3G just measured  .83 download,  .58 upload.    (that'sPOINT 83! Not even a whole ONE) Thank You Verizon for this very SUBSTANDARD rate.


The 4G is in the realm of 18 whole mbps.  or more.    It's like magic.  I download enormous files in seconds - minutes at the most, that would take hours (if not days    - even if we could stay connected, at 3G. ) 


If you're not in an established 4G area, don't waste your money.   Wait for 4G to come to you.

 

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Re: Help with Question: What is 4G
TBhouston
Specialist - Level 1
‎03-23-2011 02:44 AM

How much are you downloading with/to your phone??

 

Wow.. the steps we've made as a community in a short time

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Re: Help with Question: What is 4G
enyalius
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‎03-23-2011 09:47 AM

I actually download over 5GB/month on my phone right now (podcasts, apps, etc), and that's just on the 3G netowrk!  These smartphones are micro-computers that we can shove in our pockets, and I use my Droid X as such :smileyhappy:

 

Essentially, 4G will bring faster data speeds (like Neander said, I get up to 1.5Mb/s on 3G, and get anywhere between 12Mb/s to 33Mb/s over my 4G modem.  Also, a standard is going to be put in place, eventually, that will allow voice to travel over 4G (VoLTE), potentially allowing for a unified high-speed data and voice service.  This would be fantastic, considering that the majority of the world is moving to LTE, so global phones/modems could be significantly easier to make.  In fact, even Sprint is considering rolling out LTE and dumping their current WiMAX 4G standard.

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