Comments on: The Importance of Verizon LTE and 4G Networks http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Wed, 09 May 2012 02:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matthew http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-87040 Matthew Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:39:05 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-87040 It’s *not* 4G: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

4G is defined as GIGABIT speeds, and no one is even CLOSE to that. This is 3.5G at best, but marketing departments can’t sell that. Let’s just call it what it is!

]]> By: Johnnie http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-85663 Johnnie Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:53:41 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-85663 looking forward to cheaper data. I’ll believe it when I see it though. Never known a company to give up a cash cow unless forced to.

]]> By: Johnny http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-85088 Johnny Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:38:49 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-85088 LTE isn’t going to be cheaper in my opinion, at least during initial launch for the consumer. If the 5GB caps are removed and you are allowed a truely unlimited amount of data per billing cycle then it may be worth it as it is mobile. But being mobile they would have to have significant LTE coverage to make it worth the price tag in my opinion.

]]> By: peter http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-83548 peter Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:28:07 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-83548 14.9 down and 8.7 up…
that’s what i get on my verizon 4g lte modem.
just having some compatibility issues with my polycom pvx software. they can see and hear me, but i can’t see or hear them.

]]> By: eze http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-83496 eze Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:30:44 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-83496 I’m not excited at all. Considering that the current 3G network struggles to perform anywhere close to 2G’s advertised speed, I doubt that users will get anywhere near the speeds promised for LTE service.

I have an AT&T microcell that uses your broadband connection instead of going through the tower, and I still get 3G speeds that make dial-up look fast. It’s not the towers. It’s their internal network that is slammed. Considering that independent tests show AT&T is still faster than Verizon, adding towers that consume more bandwidth can’t possibly improve their overall performance.

They sure like to market high numbers, but have trouble delivering anywhere near the speeds they promise. Well sir, our ads clearly state “UP TO”, but we make

]]> By: J. Harper http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-77023 J. Harper Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:07:47 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-77023 Unfortunately more speed won’t do us much good. I locked in two unlimited connections from Clear last year, because we’re moving towards tiered services. In that case, 4G will just allow you to hit your cap all the faster. Thanks worthless service providers… you’re the worst.

]]> By: Fanfoot http://www.slashgear.com/the-importance-of-verizon-lte-and-4g-networks-01117133/#comment-74822 Fanfoot Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:27:52 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=117133#comment-74822 Good article.

Multi-party video is the killer app though? Seriously? How about just decent quality video streaming? How about that? It will be a FAR larger percentage of this traffic than video conferencing.

Similarly, tethering becomes far more realistic with the speeds being quoted, except for that whole ridiculous pricing, capped like crazy issue. If that weren’t a problem, this might be a realistic alternative for a lot of people to something like Comcast. And given how Comcast has been acting lately that is A GOOD THING.

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