Galaxy Nexus - Page 6

EpyonXero · 12-20-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Fuck T-Mobile... My work phone is 4g... best DL speed I ever got was 8MB/s, but most of the time it's in the 2-2.5MB/s range... Guy at the Verizon store ran a speed test in front of me... 31.8MB/s... "hmm... it's usually faster than that..." GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE...

Its pretty awesome. Faster than my home cable modem.

Homeslice · 12-20-2011, 03:30 PM

31.8mb/s?

The best I've gotten with my Verizon portable hotspot is 15-16 (in the city)....and in the burbs it's always under 10........wtf

Trip · 12-20-2011, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

31.8mb/s?

The best I've gotten with my Verizon portable hotspot is 15-16 (in the city)....and in the burbs it's always under 10........wtf

I have been seeing in the low 20s outside of knoxville. It's about 10-15 in downtown Chattanooga.

Homeslice · 12-20-2011, 05:54 PM

Maybe a difference in measurement methodology. I'm basing it off the connection software they gave me, not a speed website.

dubbs · 12-20-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Maybe a difference in measurement methodology. I'm basing it off the connection software they gave me, not a speed website.

A big difference is MB vs mb

MB = megabytes - this typically represents how big a file is.
mb = megabits (8 bits to a byte) so this number is 8 times higher than MB/s

example - my home internet has a 50+ mb bandwidth - I'm able to download at 7+ MB/s

Trip · 12-20-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dubbs

A big difference is MB vs mb

MB = megabytes - this typically represents how big a file is.
mb = megabits (8 bits to a byte) so this number is 8 times higher than MB/s

example - my home internet has a 50 mb bandwidth - I'm able to download at 7+ MB/s

Unless we are all using the commonly accepted method of measuring data transfer....

Megabits, not all data transfer comes in neat little 8 bit packages, so everyone just uses bits when speaking of data transfer.

dubbs · 12-20-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Unless we are all using the commonly accepted method of measuring data transfer....

Megabits, not all data transfer comes in neat little 8 bit packages, so everyone just uses bits when speaking of data transfer.

Figured it would be easier to associate lowercase with megabits.. excuse me for not being 100% technically correct.. You're an engineer right?

Sixxxxer · 12-20-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

T-Mobile isn't true 4G. It's 3.5G. They scammed their way into being able to advertise their HSPA+ as 4G.

Neither is Verizon, ATT, and Sprint

Trip · 12-20-2011, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

Neither is Verizon, ATT, and Sprint

Refer to my earlier post on the matter, it depends on who you talk to... Verizon, ATT, and Sprint are all using the fourth generation of cell networks, but not at the speed values some engineers have associated with the term 4G.

Sixxxxer · 12-20-2011, 09:08 PM

Yeah I read it,

I'm just saying..One could argue no company actually has "True 4g"

It's all marketing jib jab to me though.

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