 MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
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Tulsa, OK | reply to FBGuy
Re: idunno said by FBGuy:I didn't know that there were iPhones that had 4g/LTE
In the statement, AT&T outlined how the new policy will work:
· Customers with a 3G or 4G smartphone – who also still have our unlimited data plan – will see speeds reduced if they use 3GB (gigabytes) of data or more in a billing cycle. Speeds will return to normal at the start of the next billing cycle. For context, less than 5 percent of smartphone customers use more than 3GB per month.
· For customers with a 4G LTE smartphone – who also still have our unlimited data plan – data speeds will be reduced if usage is 5GB (gigabytes) or more in a billing cycle. Speeds will return to normal at the start of the next billing cycle.
»blog.chron.com/techblog/2012/03/···-policy/
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| But, what that doesn't say is if customers with a 3G smartphone can upgrade to a 4G smartphone without losing unlimited data
In' AT&T's system 3G, HSPA+ and LTE are all different plans that operate on different APN's |
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MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
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Tulsa, OK | said by MovieLover76:But, what that doesn't say is if customers with a 3G smartphone can upgrade to a 4G smartphone without losing unlimited data
In' AT&T's system 3G, HSPA+ and LTE are all different plans that operate on different APN's
I thought LTE was 4G and that is what the iPhone 4s and iPad 3 is?
You guys know more about this sort of thing than I do. I just buy the smartphone and use it.
I read somewhere that you can maintain the AT&T grandfathered unlimited on the new Galaxy S3
If not I will get the iPhone 4S to keep the grandfathered plan if I have to.
We will see.
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 RRedlineRated RPremium
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Williamsport, PA | No iPhone supports LTE. AT&T refer to their HSPA+ network as "4G", and the iPhone supports that. The confusion is due to AT&T's deceptive marketing.
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MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
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Tulsa, OK | said by RRedline:No iPhone supports LTE. AT&T refer to their HSPA+ network as "4G", and the iPhone supports that. The confusion is due to AT&T's deceptive marketing.
But it's faster than 3G?
I know you can get over 10Mbps down and 3Mbps up on the AT&T iPad 3 with 4G LTE with $30/mo grandfathered unlimited.
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RRedlineRated RPremium
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Williamsport, PA | The problem has to due with how loosely the terms are being used. It all comes down to marketing.
Camera manufacturers do this too. There are 8 MP cameras that take MUCH BETTER photos than most 12+ MP cameras do.
I am not saying HSPA+ isn't fast, or even faster than what we are used to calling 3G. I just think that AT&T intentionally confuses people with how they label it as 4G, which most people associate with LTE (which has a much higher potential than HSPA+).
I still think it's funny that AT&T is moving forward with LTE when they still have a very large portion of their coverage area on horribly slow EDGE. Verizon is putting them to shame with their commitment to LTE deployment and coverage consistency.
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MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
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Tulsa, OK | Probably another year or more before these speeds are in Tulsa.
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 jmn1207Premium
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said by Majestik:said by RRedline:No iPhone supports LTE. AT&T refer to their HSPA+ network as "4G", and the iPhone supports that. The confusion is due to AT&T's deceptive marketing.
But it's faster than 3G? I know you can get over 10Mbps down and 3Mbps up on the AT&T iPad 3 with 4G LTE with $30/mo grandfathered unlimited. The newest iPad, yes, but not the iPhone in any current model. |
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